[Fygar]

You know the ones. They are generally made of materials such as plastic, cardboard, and paper. There is typically no use for a computer (beyond research) for boardgames, just a couple real life compadres and a few snacks. I've always had a weak spot for boardgames, but lately I've been seriously getting into them, more than I ever thought was possible. Here's what I've been playing:

Carcassonne
Ticket to Ride
Puerto Rico (which by the way, is rated #1 board game of all time on BoardGameGeek.com)
Citadels
Settlers of Catan
Magic the Gathering (Yikes, Cardboard crack)

I highly suggest looking into these. This past month they have come to make me realise a whole new era in my geeky kingdom. Do all'yall have any favourites when you get together with family and friends?

[no2pencil]

Fygar, on 30 Jan, 2008 - 03:27 PM, said:

Do all'yall have any favourites when you get together with family and friends?

Axis & Allies
Chess

[Nykc]

Definitely Chess (I play this a lot on FICS though.)

- Risk
- Backgammon
- Monopoly

[jjhaag]

2nd backgammon.

And I'll sneak cribbage in on a technicality.

[Fygar]

My neighbor LOVES cribbage and will often rope me in. I don't mind the game too much. Wife and I are a pretty good team, actually.

[jjhaag]

It was always our fireside game when taking family camping trips. For a number of years, there was always a board stuck in one of the pockets in the vehicle. Haven't played as much recently, as my wife just isn't that into it. And for some reason the rest of my family never plays unless we're out in the woods.

[supersloth]

i just bought a chess set the other weekend. love it. other than that don't have too many board games around. i used to love risk though.

[Fygar]

Finding a chess player is seemingly very hard to come by around these parts, despite it's global recognition. I've been itching to play a real life game with someone.

[Nykc]

Fygar, on 31 Jan, 2008 - 04:22 PM, said:

Finding a chess player is seemingly very hard to come by around these parts, despite it's global recognition. I've been itching to play a real life game with someone.

Goto Free Internet Chess Server great games, rating system and competitors all over the world. Different interfaces to choose from as well. I use babaschess.

[Fygar]

Defeats the purpose of boooarrdd games though. :-(

I need a person that will play in parks and stuff. Like Magneto or something.

[Nykc]

Fygar, on 1 Feb, 2008 - 12:22 PM, said:

Defeats the purpose of boooarrdd games though. :-(

I need a person that will play in parks and stuff. Like Magneto or something.

Yeah I know the feeling. The thing is in my case I just movede to new city and don't know any chess players.

But there are a ton of chess groups.

[skyhawk133]

Chicken Foot is fun, it's a dominoes game.
Puerto Rico
Ticket to Ride
Rah ( http://en.wikipedia....Ra_(board_game) )

[Fygar]

Chris, I think you are the first person I know that has played (or heard of) Puerto Rico that I have not played with. Lucky duck.

You guys are pretty close to game central, though. Rio Grande and all, I suppose.

[skyhawk133]

I had never heard of them until my kind of nutty future-father-in-law started getting them.

It's still a very underground group of games. Euro Board Games I believe

[chuck87]

I love chess and Risk.Also an old game called Heroquest