What board games have you been playing
What board games have you been playing
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Leylandeye

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550 posts

84 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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It's the Christmas holidays do a great time to crack out the board games.

We didn't fancy any of the usual ones like Monopoly or Cluedo and I remembered picking up a game earlier in the year - Exit. The Abandoned Cabin. https://www.thamesandkosmos.com/index.php/product/...

Not a board game as such, more a group challenge to solve a number of puzzles.

It's the first time I've played anything like this and absolutely loved it.

It says it's suitable for ages 12+ but even the 6 year old was joining in and solved the domino puzzle on her own.

Some might not like the play only once nature of the game but even at £15 it would have been great value.

Loved it.

Exige77

6,523 posts

220 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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The Logo board game.

The only board game the whole family enjoyed playing together for a loooong time.

Great fun and nostalgic.

Can recommend.

SCEtoAUX

4,119 posts

110 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Ticket to Ride. Had the game a while now (Europe version).

Also have Carcasonne out to play again over the next few days. That's very good as well.

Leylandeye

Original Poster:

550 posts

84 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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SCEtoAUX said:
Ticket to Ride. Had the game a while now (Europe version).

Also have Carcasonne out to play again over the next few days. That's very good as well.
I got the Mrs Ticket to Ride (she's still here though).

Not opened it yet but have heard good things about it.

ZOLLAR

19,920 posts

202 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Leylandeye said:
It's the Christmas holidays do a great time to crack out the board games.

We didn't fancy any of the usual ones like Monopoly or Cluedo and I remembered picking up a game earlier in the year - Exit. The Abandoned Cabin. https://www.thamesandkosmos.com/index.php/product/...

Not a board game as such, more a group challenge to solve a number of puzzles.

It's the first time I've played anything like this and absolutely loved it.

It says it's suitable for ages 12+ but even the 6 year old was joining in and solved the domino puzzle on her own.

Some might not like the play only once nature of the game but even at £15 it would have been great value.

Loved it.
Not so much board games but on Christmas we played Dobblo, Rapidough and Jibber Jabber.

Great fun!

samdale

2,860 posts

213 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Articulate. Always good fun.

mike9009

10,875 posts

272 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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We have reinvigorated 'Sorceror's Cave'.

I used to play it as a kid all the time with my mates. Played with my kids (6 and 10 years) and they loved it....

Mike

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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I was given these two for Christmas and we played Grand Prix last night. They're like Snakes & Ladders in concept and good simple fun when you keep having to return to the start, spin off, have a puncture etc. etc.


Nickbrapp

5,277 posts

159 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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The good old 20 questions

And cranium is great too, a mix of Pictionary, articulate, sherades and a couple of others

Sterillium

22,371 posts

254 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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This...

Brilliant, but really bloody hard!


Hoofy

80,062 posts

311 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Exige77 said:
The Logo board game.

The only board game the whole family enjoyed playing together for a loooong time.

Great fun and nostalgic.

Can recommend.
Agreed. Had never heard of it before but it seemed to work for all but the under 10s.

DIW35

4,204 posts

229 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Carcassone
Cartagena
Tsuro
Hare and Tortoise

and card / board games

Exploding Kittens
Coup
Love Letters
Harbour

It was quite a board game oriented Christmas for our family.

Last Visit

3,686 posts

217 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Rummikub. Great for the kids and adults alike. My 13 yr old daughter is very good at it, as we found out on Boxing day.

Bill

58,665 posts

284 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Sterillium said:
This...

Brilliant, but really bloody hard!
yes

Plus ticket to ride, but it turns out my 9-y-o has been playing on his tablet and annihilated us. biggrin And Cluedo and various card games.

New one is Pandemic which I haven't got near as the kids have hogged it.

Butter Face

34,846 posts

189 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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This



It’s flipping ace.

Fleckers

2,880 posts

230 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Articulate

G111MDS

384 posts

120 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Not a board game, but UNO is a favourite in our family.

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

192 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Scattergories.

I was rubbish.....jester

Marginally better at Trivial Pursuit ,still didn't win though.

Puggit

49,800 posts

277 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Jumanji. Different as you have to work as a team.

Total crap though.

Tony Angelino

2,065 posts

142 months

Friday 27th December 2019
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Not exactly a board game but Ker-Plunk for us. Bought it to relive my childhood, I don't remember it taking anywhere near as long to set it up for a game and the parts are terribly flimsy.

6/10