Anyone like board games?

[Bob Arctor 11]

I like Dune, Lord of the Rings, Ticket to Ride, stuff like that. really want to play Arkham Horror but haven't got it myself, anyone into playing these sorts of games who wants to play occasionally?

[chem1st 10]

I would be up for a game of RISK, I have the boardgame.

[ryancroker 10]

Yes I knew how to play and also love to play.

[catanfan 10]

There is a similar thread posted here [thread]516962[/thread]. Drop swaroberts a line if you're interested in joining a games night down the pub.

[Escafeldia 10]

Monopoly and Ludo are about my level. The more complex board games just aren't my bag. I'll have a go with chess and draughts but Cludo and the "Who Killed Aunt Hariett" sort of stuff leave me cold. I have a Mahjong game on my PC but I only win about 2 in every 10 games. I think I prefer "5's and 3's" or Cribbage.

[Gambler 10]

I've recently started playing a lot of backgammon. Good fun.

[swaroberts 12]

Hi,

I've also got a thread going about board games. Looks like you're into the kind of games that my thread is on about. We're trying to arrange an evening of games in a pub on a Monday or Tuesday.

Any idea how we merge the threads?

We're planning on bringing the following games (more to be announced) and then pick one or two that we all want to play:

Ticket To Ride

Talisman

Secret Tijuana Deathmatch

Chronos

Catan

(and probably others - the idea is everyone should bring their two favourite games)

[boatman1 10]

I've recently started playing a lot of backgammon. Good fun.

Welcome to the backgammon club...I,m also a great fan of backgammon:)

[Gambler 10]

Welcome to the backgammon club...I,m also a great fan of backgammon:)

 

I still can't get my head around the double up dice or how it's meant to work, I think it was used for gambling purposes as backgammon has a long and interesting history. Going to set up a games room at my new place, full size texas holdem table, one black table with some backgammon on the side recently taken delivery of a really pro 1000 chip poker set, really nice heavy quality feel to them.

[catanfan 10]

The doubling cube is used to raise the stakes in the game. You can play backgammon as a series of games for points. Ordinarily a game is worth one point and the doubling cube stays in the centre of the table with the 64 face-up. At any time a player can offer the other player the chance to double i.e. for the game to be worth double the number of points it was previously worth hence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 being on the cube (although there is no physical limit and you could keep going - 128, 256 etc).

 

The player makes this offer on their turn, but before they roll the dice. If the other player refuses the offer, the player who offered the double wins the game and scores whatever the game is currently worth. If however, the other player accepts the offer, the cube is turned to show the new value of the game and the player who accepts takes control of the cube i.e. only they may now offer to double. This can continue in a tight-fought game until a lot of points are at stake.

 

If the game continues until the final bearing-off of stones, more points are at stake. A gammon (bearing off your 15 stones before your opponent has got rid of any) is worth double points and a backgammon (bearing off all your stones before your opponent has got rid of any and whilst they still have stones on the bar or in your home area) is worth triple points.

 

It adds a whole new set of dynamics to the game. Definitely worth giving it a go!

[Gambler 10]

The doubling cube is used to raise the stakes in the game. You can play backgammon as a series of games for points. Ordinarily a game is worth one point and the doubling cube stays in the centre of the table with the 64 face-up. At any time a player can offer the other player the chance to double i.e. for the game to be worth double the number of points it was previously worth hence 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 being on the cube (although there is no physical limit and you could keep going - 128, 256 etc).

 

The player makes this offer on their turn, but before they roll the dice. If the other player refuses the offer, the player who offered the double wins the game and scores whatever the game is currently worth. If however, the other player accepts the offer, the cube is turned to show the new value of the game and the player who accepts takes control of the cube i.e. only they may now offer to double. This can continue in a tight-fought game until a lot of points are at stake.

 

If the game continues until the final bearing-off of stones, more points are at stake. A gammon (bearing off your 15 stones before your opponent has got rid of any) is worth double points and a backgammon (bearing off all your stones before your opponent has got rid of any and whilst they still have stones on the bar or in your home area) is worth triple points.

 

It adds a whole new set of dynamics to the game. Definitely worth giving it a go!

 

ahh, thanks for that.

 

So, am I right in thinking then that if 2 friends are playing for money, and they decide that one point is worth £5, a normal ending game makes the winner a £5 profit. But if one player wants to bring in the doubling cube halfway through the game, and with further play the winner ends up with the game on x 8, he walks away with £40 for one game?

 

Do the correct rules state that someone wanting to play the doubling cube has to start with the x 2?, or, if he was feeling cocky, could he go straight in at say x 8 to technically risk £40 for a £5 concede immediately, I guess like a big starting raise in poker? He could of course be bluffing. I suppose the name doubling cube answers the question lol but what do you think?

 

We want to play the correct rules really just for "pretend money" as we cetainly do not agree with gambling in any form.

[catanfan 10]

I've never played for money but yes, the general idea is that you decide what the initial stake is worth and the doubling cube acts on that stake. So if you completed a game where the cube was at x8 and your initial stake was £5 then the winner would pocket £40. You can't jump in with a higher double though. You must go through the bids in order.

 

I usually play simply for points - the first to 21 or whatever. It's rare for a game to be worth more than x8.