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What is your favorite boardgame? (Original Post) mysteryowl Dec 2022 OP
We used to love a game called '24' when we were mentoring kids rurallib Dec 2022 #1
Thanks! mysteryowl Dec 2022 #2
Scrabble & Rumicube SheltieLover Dec 2022 #3
I don't know what Rumicube is. mysteryowl Dec 2022 #4
Here is description. SheltieLover Dec 2022 #7
Sort of like card game rummy, but more involved SheltieLover Dec 2022 #8
It has great reviews! mysteryowl Dec 2022 #6
It does have great reviews. SheltieLover Dec 2022 #10
Scrabble and monopoly. we can do it Dec 2022 #5
Parcheesi leftieNanner Dec 2022 #9
Parcheesi is certainly relaxing Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #17
My family really enjoys the Ticket To Ride series. Wuddles440 Dec 2022 #11
Chess thomski64 Dec 2022 #12
It's a card game, Cards Against Humanity. Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #13
CAH is an absolute riot to play. Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #31
Maybe it's time has mostly past but Prairie_Seagull Dec 2022 #14
I second that! consider_this Dec 2022 #40
We always played Scrabble. My grandmother and aunt Eleanor would kick our ass Walleye Dec 2022 #15
The card game Set Alpeduez21 Dec 2022 #16
I don't know any of these. I will look them up. mysteryowl Dec 2022 #21
Love Set! cilla4progress Dec 2022 #26
Twister IcyPeas Dec 2022 #18
Fantastic! mysteryowl Dec 2022 #20
+1! BluesRunTheGame Dec 2022 #28
If I have enough time, Mr.Bill Dec 2022 #19
Monopoly makes the players hate each other IMHO MiniMe Dec 2022 #45
Used to have a thing for Kismet/Yahtzee. Grokenstein Dec 2022 #22
For sure a game of Yahtzee mysteryowl Dec 2022 #23
A few favorites YDogg Dec 2022 #24
Wow, I have not heard of any of those. mysteryowl Dec 2022 #25
Just bought this one - found it well-reviewed on-line. cilla4progress Dec 2022 #27
This is beautiful! mysteryowl Dec 2022 #30
You cilla4progress Dec 2022 #36
My boys and I loved playing 2 games gblady Dec 2022 #29
That is lovely, Christmas family game tradition. mysteryowl Dec 2022 #32
I liked the boardgame that had the pop up dice in the middle. You had to get all your pieces around debm55 Dec 2022 #33
Thanks mysteryowl Dec 2022 #34
Owl--Apples to Apples can also be used for any sized crowd. Also, if you don't feel like buying a debm55 Dec 2022 #44
Trouble? ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #49
Littlemiss, yes that was it. debm55 Dec 2022 #53
Settlers of Catan. Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #35
OMG! mysteryowl Dec 2022 #37
Look, if I can play it, anyone can. Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #38
Okay mysteryowl Dec 2022 #39
Balderdash consider_this Dec 2022 #41
Balderdash is a blast. Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #51
Blokus consider_this Dec 2022 #42
Wizard consider_this Dec 2022 #43
I've always found Pictionary fun to play MiniMe Dec 2022 #46
Clue and Trivial Pursuit. LakeArenal Dec 2022 #47
I like those games too. debm55 Dec 2022 #48
Therapy. But it takes a minimum of three players. littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #50
Card game -- Weed -- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9227/weed Higherarky Dec 2022 #52
Ouija Board berniesandersmittens Dec 2022 #54
Luv it! Higherarky Dec 2022 #55

rurallib

(62,455 posts)
1. We used to love a game called '24' when we were mentoring kids
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:39 PM
Dec 2022

everyone plays the card drawn. The card has four numbers that by using addition, multiplication or division equals 24. Great for kids over 8 up to adult.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
7. Here is description.
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 08:51 PM
Dec 2022

The object of the game is to place all your tiles on the table as part of a set. Once someone does that, that person can proclaim "Rummikub." The losers add up the value of the tiles they're still holding on their racks, and that score is written as a negative number.Feb 17, 2021

https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/leisure/brain-games/rummikub1.htm

Laffy Kat

(16,387 posts)
31. CAH is an absolute riot to play.
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:09 PM
Dec 2022

It's, a little, ah, risque. May not want to play with your Meemaw. OTOH, she'd probably love it, too.

Walleye

(31,063 posts)
15. We always played Scrabble. My grandmother and aunt Eleanor would kick our ass
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:03 PM
Dec 2022

It’s funny because neither of them ever finish high school. I also enjoyed Risk, but just one time

Alpeduez21

(1,757 posts)
16. The card game Set
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:04 PM
Dec 2022

Which uses a special deck

Banagrams

And, my very personal favorite, Axis and Allies. Could take 8hrs,though

mysteryowl

(7,398 posts)
23. For sure a game of Yahtzee
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:27 PM
Dec 2022

Yahtzee was the last game mom played on Christmas Eve with us.
We will play around for her.

YDogg

(6,683 posts)
24. A few favorites
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 09:35 PM
Dec 2022

Ticket to Ride (already mentioned)
Settlers of Catan (aka Catan)
Guillotine
Bob Ross: The Art of Chill
Scythe
Calico
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Azul
Tokaido
Kill Doctor Lucky

gblady

(3,541 posts)
29. My boys and I loved playing 2 games
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:07 PM
Dec 2022

Labyrinth and Sequence. Even though they're in their mid 30s now, we still play them every Christmas.

debm55

(25,471 posts)
33. I liked the boardgame that had the pop up dice in the middle. You had to get all your pieces around
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:13 PM
Dec 2022

the board and back to home base. For a large crowd there is Pictionary, Trival Pursuit, and charades. Have fun.

mysteryowl

(7,398 posts)
34. Thanks
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:17 PM
Dec 2022

Your list is our usual, except for the pop up dice game. Those are fun, but we are going to try some new ones.

debm55

(25,471 posts)
44. Owl--Apples to Apples can also be used for any sized crowd. Also, if you don't feel like buying a
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:56 PM
Dec 2022

game try this.
1. Get a large sheet of paper and a maker and pen.

2. Divide up into two teams.

3 Draw 6 dots across leaving about 3 inches apart, and 6 dots down leaving 3 inches apart.

4. First player up draws a line connecting the dots-side to side, or up and down. Once line is drawn, the next team draws a line.Players keep doing this while trying to block the other team from building a box, while they try building a box

5 You may use a line drawn to form your box, but watch out as it may be helping the other team build their box

6. Once the box is built, the team puts their team name in the box and gets another turn. Everytime a box is built, the team gets another turn . If a bpx isn't built, play turns to other team.

7. When there are no more boxes to build, count the number of boxes won by each time. High number wins.

I played this with my kids at school. We called it Outwit and Outsmart. You can vary the number of dots--the more dots the longer it takes to play. You can test it out with you and a friend on a piece of copypaper, Remember no diagonal lines. You can also vary the space between the dots.

consider_this

(2,203 posts)
41. Balderdash
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:46 PM
Dec 2022

Fun game to have everyone make up definitions of words that are predominantly weird words most have never heard of before. Rules keep the game lively, and you can imagine it can get super hilarious!

consider_this

(2,203 posts)
42. Blokus
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:49 PM
Dec 2022

Max 4 player, though I suppose you could team up. Each player gets an identical set of little square puzzle pieces in various configurations. There's rules about how to lay them on the board, The goal being the one to end the game with zero puzzle pieces remaining, but the fun comes in knowing those rules to block others from making their progress in the game. lots of fun!

consider_this

(2,203 posts)
43. Wizard
Tue Dec 13, 2022, 10:51 PM
Dec 2022

This is our new favorite. It's a crazy card game that involves betting and a few extra cards beyond a normal deck. It's a little confusing to learn at the beginning but once you get it people have a total riot and it can last quite a long time.

littlemissmartypants

(22,831 posts)
50. Therapy. But it takes a minimum of three players.
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 01:27 AM
Dec 2022
A party game combining luck, knowledge, and group therapy best describes Therapy: The Second Session. Strange but fun. The goal is to be the first player to move your token (shaped like a therapist's couch) across the finish line. You do so by rolling the dice, answering questions about each stage of life, and escaping "all-better" from therapy with another player. Can an opponent correctly guess your answer to a therapist's question? Can you correctly analyze the inkblots (answering what most people think when they see that blot)? What about your knowledge about the age at which women are most sentimental (age 60), combined with your ability to guess (declare) that your friend holds a grudge? The right answer could get you out of the shrink's office fast. Isn't that always the goal? In the process, you'll learn surprising facts about people in general and your friends in particular. --Richard Farr




Also, scrabble. ❤️

Higherarky

(637 posts)
52. Card game -- Weed -- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9227/weed
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 03:42 AM
Dec 2022

Board game -- Dealer McDope -- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10783/official-dealer-mcdope-dealing-game

OR

Dirty Scrabble -- same as regular Scrabble, but uses "naughty" words


All above suggested for mature players

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