What are your favourite board games? (proper ones I mean)

[DeathAxe 10]

And by proper ones, I don't mean stuff like scrabble!

 

There are some great games out there, most people are just aware of what they see in argos etc, but if you like gathering around with friends and family, there are some really great ones.

 

Here are some of the more easy ones:

Ticket to ride (various boards available for this, standard edition is USA)

Carcassonne

Pandemic

Catan

small worlds

(pretty much anything by days of wonder, really)

 

More complicated ones such as:

mansions of madness

arkham horror

 

 

Many many more out there. So what are your favorites?

[harken77 10]

Pandemic definitely gets my vote. Me and my friends have had loads of fun with it. You're right about there being some great games around at the moment, if you're new to modern board games check this out

 

[JFKvsNixon 11]

I remember some intense games of Axis and Allies with my brother. We also played some sort of space colonial marine board game but I can't remember the name of it.

[harken77 10]

Space Crusade?

Edited May 4, 2014 by harken77

[JFKvsNixon 11]

Space Crusade?

 

Space Hulk maybe, Space Crusade probably. I've looked at the wiki page and the artwork does look familiar.

[Ghozer 112]

Bootleggers

PowerGrid

Munchkin (more Tabletop/card)

Citadels (more Tabletop/card)

Zombies (image... http://loseaturn.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/zombieboard.jpg )

 

There are more, but can't remember off the top of my head...

[JFKvsNixon 11]

Does Risk count? When I was at Uni I had some amazing games that would last throughout the night. For some reason I used to play it with international students more.

[harken77 10]

Check out Risk Legacy - its a campaign where you play a series Risk of games but the rules and scenarios change over time making it unique. It has sealed envelopes and compartments you open when you've played a set number of games.

[RichSiddall 10]

At the moment. my group's gone retro with Talisman and Kings and Things. Started playing Carcassonne, Munchkins and the card game Flux. Usually we role play but if we're missing a player, rather than cancel we now get the board games out.

 

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Check out Risk Legacy - its a campaign where you play a series Risk of games but the rules and scenarios change over time making it unique. It has sealed envelopes and compartments you open when you've played a set number of games.

 

Wil Wheaton mentioned this on his Tabletop Games vidcast. sounded interesting but a long term endeavour.

[cozy 10]

Talisman for sure , Green Things from Outer Space was a good after pub one too :-)

[heartshaped1 10]

Diplomacy

Britannia

Twilight Struggle

Kings and Things

Glass Road

Carcassonne

Ticket to Ride (Europe)

 

But my current fave is Agricola. Saving up for Caverna!

[Beakerzoid 10]

My favourites at present are:-

 

Alhambra (got the 'Big Box' edition, so enjoying trying out combinations of rules variations)

Catan

Castle Panic & Dead Panic

Munchkin

Ticket to Ride (mainly play Europe edition, but partial to any of the maps and rules variations)

Smash Up

Forbidden Desert (much prefer it over Island)

Arkham Horror

Betrayal at the House on the Hill