Modern board/card games

[Sway]

Anyone else finding loads of awesome new games to play?


At home since Christmas we've discovered Carcasonne, Battlestar Galactica, Exploding Kittens, Cards against Humanity and have just bought Disappearing Island from the new game/comic/coffee shop nearby.


Seems the last few years has seen a big rise in new, high quality games pitched at all levels, ages, and tastes. We (two adults, two pre teen children) are loving the variety and improved dynamics compared to classics like Risk/Monopoly/Game of Life etc.

Who else is getting addicted to a quick game of an evening?

[Gorilla Boy]

Secret Hitler is a modern card game that ive seen on Twitch a few times, unsure if you can get physical copies of it though.

[jkh112]

Thanks for the recommendation. I have just purchased Exploding Kittens - I hope it is as god as the name.

[Sway]

EK and CaH are twisted as fk, it's brilliant...

The first, and last, time I want to hear my mother say the words 'I never understood revenge porn until I experienced 3 cocks at the same time'.

[Disastrous]

Is Disappearing Island the Forbidden Island?

I have a German copy of that if so. The cooperative one where the island floods?

[TorqueVR]

Have you tried Monopoly Deal? Based on the board game, but much faster and bloody good fun.

[Sway]

Disastrous said:

Is Disappearing Island the Forbidden Island?

I have a German copy of that if so. The cooperative one where the island floods?

Sorry, yep! Just played our first game - cheated a little to help the kids (honest!) yet still lost...

Enjoyable though, our first cooperative game and it's a nice change.

[Mr E]

Love letters gets heavy rotation in our house.
Coup is goo too.

[Du1point8]

ever tried the truly nerdy games from Games workshop?

Like space hulk, Space crusade, etc?

[Disastrous]

Sway said:

Disastrous said:

Is Disappearing Island the Forbidden Island?

I have a German copy of that if so. The cooperative one where the island floods?

Sorry, yep! Just played our first game - cheated a little to help the kids (honest!) yet still lost...

Enjoyable though, our first cooperative game and it's a nice change.

Yeah, it's ace. I also like Letters From Whitechapel which is a sort of Jack the Ripper 'em up cross between chess and murdering prostitutes.

[Sway]

Cheers for the suggestions.

Dupoint - not played any GW, although I did buy Dark Vengeance when it first came out as I wanted to give painting a try... You've just reminded me it's still in the garage so will dig it out and give it a go.

At the time, it seemed a bit too geeky/involved, however having looked through the BSG boardgame (not had a play yet due to numbers/time) we've become a bit more adventurous with the more complex mechanics.

The one thing that stands out for me is the production quality. All the games I've mentioned have superb quality cards/boards/tokens etc. It really is a noticeable step up from the 'traditional' games...

Few 2 player games of Forbidden Island last night - still not managed to beat the game yet which is quite enjoyable. Oh has decided she wants Pandemic to be next on the list.

[DoubleSix]

Cool thread, EK looks good...


Always enjoyed Trivial Pursuits with family as a boy. Is this still played or been brought up to date?

My eldest is only 3 so we're on Jenga a LOT.... lol

Any suggestions for younger ones?

[shirt]

Can't beat a good game of uno in my opinion!

[Sway]

I'll second Uno, only card game my two still play from their younger years. Quick and easy too so no worries about attention span.

Trivial Pursuit - we just bought the family edition as we realised our version was made the same year I was born! Two sets of questions, one for adults one for children. Would say that the kids questions are still pitched at 8+ though.

New mousetrap, whilst no where near as satisfying (or long-winded) as the original, is a lot of fun with younger players... Frustration is still a winner with the kids too.

[DMN]

Try King of Tokyo. Quick to learn and very fast paced when your into it. However as you get more into it, there is more depth.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iello-IEL-51032-King-Tokyo...

[Tonsko]

There's been a real boardgame renaissance in the last 10 years or so. There are some crackers out there. Cureent fave is the x-wing minatures game, although additions are over the top pricey.

[ferrariF50lover]

Out With The Jews and Darkies in the Melon Field are two of my favourites.

I've not played them, but I came across them online a while back. Apparently there's quite a gaggle of people who collect this old taboo stuff. Some of it looks quite good, y'know, if you disregard the subject matter.

[GetCarter]

Can't beat Stud or Brdige mind.

[sbird]

For card games, try Fluxx and Munchkin.

For non-card games,try Rummikub. You could play it with cards, but it takes up less space if you buy a set of the tiles.

[CardinalFang]

Another vote for Exploding Kittens - played at New Year with a mixture of teenagers & parents/godparents. Good fun.
Linkee? Also a New Year game. 4 x general knowledge questions per round & the answers are linked. guess the link before the other teams to win a letter. win enough letters to spell "linkee"
Cards Against Humanity - a riot for teenagers who want to be offensive & "push boundaries" without getting into trouble. Also excellent as a godparent explaining the bits they didn't understand, when the adults go completely over the top.
Enjoyed them all, but didn't think any had the longevity of, say, Trivial Pursuit which I remember being a dinner party fixture for bloody years in the late 80's/early 90's. Christ, what a riot we must've been...