Games I Always Enjoy (Even After Playing Them Waaaay Too Much)
Submitted by lbangs on Tue, 06/10/2003 - 11:07
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- Chess
- Clue
- James Bond (Role Playing Game)
- Marvel Super Heroes (Role Playing Game, though nobody ever wants to play these with me any more. And I made up the best adventures. Yeah, I'm a geek... :( )
- Mille Bornes
- Monopoly
- Napoleon (It's an old card game using a regular deck of cards. I learned it out of a Hoyle's rulebook, I believe...)
- Scrabble
- Risk
- Stratego
- Taboo (Just don't try doing that 'look, the buzzer is an electric shaver' trick. Believe me, I've already done it to death, and no, it sadly does not get funnier each time...)
- Trivial Pursuit
- Yahtzee (Amazing how a game made up almost entirely of luck can fool you into thinking loads of skill actually go into it. Plus, you get to shake tons of dice in that nifty cup and make some groovy, Vegas noise. Taunting and pleading, naturally, are mandatory during this step...)
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My fiance introduced me to Mille Bornes, and we really like it. It does allow for many games to be played without getting to bored with it. Is yours actually in French? (Ours is, but I don't know if they all are)
Actually, I played a game of Mille Bornes with my wife last night, and that combined with running across buber's list inspired this list. Great game.
My set is a bit old (it is used from a thrift shop). The cards are indeed in French, but the instruction book is in English.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
While it seems you favor the classics, I'd recommend Dvonn to the chess player in you. It's a wonderful abstract strategy game. For party games, I can't speak highly enough of Time's Up. The concept sounds simple (unexciting even), but the play value is terrific, and everyone we've exposed it to has loved it. As for putting a plain ol' deck of cards to good use, I've always favored Spades. It shares lots of the trick-taking strategy from Bridge, but without the high barrier to entry of all those damn bidding conventions.
Oh, I should mention that Dvonn and Time's Up are both available at Funagain.com, my games store of choice.
I have bought numerous Christmas gifts from the great funagain site!
I've actually notice Dvonn before, but the price was a bit out of my range. Time's Up looks very fun.
Thanks for the suggestions! Maybe I can afford Dvonn this time around, but then, I'll have to convince my wife to play it with me...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
Ah yes, finding an opponent for those abstract strategy games can be tricky. My wife is generally not a fan of the genre, although the few times we've played she's enjoyed the "Gipf Project" games (Gipf, Tamsk, Zertz, and Dvonn, all by Kris "I'd like to buy a vowel" Burm) more than other abstracts. Or maybe she's just humoring me.
I've had pretty good luck on eBay for games too. Not for Dvonn or the abstracts, but I've had good luck rounding out my party game collection there.
Great idea! I really hadn't even thought about searching for games on eBay. I'll have to give that a whirl.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
I didnt really read the replies, but I'd like to add tetris to the list. Sorry if someone already suggested it.
You need to talk to my wife. I like Tetris, but I certainly do hit a limit with it. She, however, is a recovering addict who will probably never lose her Tetris cravings, especially for the freeware 'acid' version...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
I'm using the computer to do my HOMEWORK (you know, like, important in helping me go to school?), I get up to go to the bathroom for just a minute, and when I come back, there's my mom. She has usurped the computer to play that... that thing again. She calls it a fun game, I call it the evil spawn of Satan. That's right. I'm talking about Snood.
Lest we not forget the evil clutches of "Marathon" in the mid '90's