Whens the last time......
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Whens the last time...... 27 votes
Played with your family
88%
24 votes
Don't remember non digital games
3%
1 vote
Play any thing other than Gauntlet
3%
1 vote
Other
3%
1 vote
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Sounds like you need a couple saw horses and a 4X8 sheet of plywood. Lol :-)
mine craft with son
daily word banter with daughter, son, and any one who is daring
daily chat game with cousin on FB
traffic dodgem and cuss with any one riding in the jeep with me, we avoid the idiots causing accidents and yell at the one just not going. it makes us feel better to yell. hey we are weird.
my daughter tryed doing a puzzle a few months back,
she had just been taking her time doing one piece here or there,
she got supper mad at me after second week because i sat and helped her.
20,000 all just dropped into place, its a puzzle, what was i suppose to do, just look at it in pieces, my OCD was driving me crazy, and i lasted 2 weeks with out touching it. she would be lucky to get 2 days.
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I like it. My kids love it.
Also check out the JackBox Games. Also like to do the Jack Box games. Put the game up on the big screen and players play using their phones.
Haven’t tried Forbidden Island but I will second the others, including JackBox. Other favorites of ours are Dominion, Anomia, Superfight, Catan, Fluxx, We Didn’t Playtest This At All, Codenames, Risk, and Ticket to Ride. Although it’s tough to get everyone excited for them as often, Monopoly and Firefly: The Game are also fun. Also also, some of our more recent additions to the board game closet have been fun on their first play through: Suburbia, Gloom, Charterstone, and Shadows in the Forest.
Not to mention, I got in on the Kickstarter for U-Boot, which should be arrive later this month or maybe next month. I’m not sure how I will stuff it into the closet, though - the shelves in there are already straining under the games I’ve listed and many more.
I spent the first 10 days of September in inpatient treatment at a mental health facility (suicidal depression). In one of the two day rooms, they actually had Uno. We all remarked how dangerous that seemed to put in the hands of people with mood disorders and behavioral health issues. So far as I'm aware, there were no incidents during my stay, but just thinking about all those Draw Fours out there made me squeamish.
I did, however, play some Spades with other patients one night, and after two players retired for the evening, I stayed up playing War with the remaining one. It was nice.
I also played a game of chess against a guy who was there with substance abuse issues. He talked openly about being in a gang, and he had a filled-in teardrop tattoo. I felt a little like Artoo playing against Chewie, aware that Wookiees can be sore losers and rip their opponents' arms out of their sockets. I ended up losing, but I can say it wasn't on purpose.
Jackbox is great for parties and the kids love it. I also love Pandemic.
I'll agree and promote Ticket to Ride, as well.
Secret Hitler is a blast. Such a fun game in a group.
I also like Settlers of Catan. I also recommend a game called Guillotine "the game where you win by getting a head."
Oh wow ... I haven't played AD&D for years (played back when it was AD&D 2nd Edition rules ... did buy some later edition books to to leaf through and stir up sentiment, but never played the later versions - heh, had no one to play with). Still have it all in a box in the basement ... who knows, if my kids get into it ...
Anyway, thanks for pointing me towards the Lords of Waterdeep (Forgotten Realms was my favourite world, but my fiends liked Dark Sun more so we played that more often) ... will have to pick it up for sure to play with my kids.
On topic ... we play board games all the time.
My oldest (just turned 5) got Life and Junior Clue for Xmas ... we also play Monopoly and Uno (usually at the beach, or at a bar to keep the boys busy and not asking for a cell phone all the time to watch videos or play mobile games) and a host of other card games ... I have to play with the kids as the bank but they understand what has to be done.
Other games we like are Catan, but this is still a touch too complicated for my oldest.
There are lots of games I still want to try ... Ticket to Ride has been on my wish list for eons ... but only so mcc time in a day.
I hear you on that one, you really get to know your nieghbors (and faithful church folk) playing those board games. Had no idea that a glowing old lady that sells real estate praising Jesus would turn into a bohemian monster with a few dice in hand. :-)
Thanks for enlightening on the on screen games, I'll check with the kids on how to set it up for the TV.
I remember being in Chicago at my friend's uncle's house. My friend's grandmother was also there. She got three of us guys playing poker. My friend, however, refused to even sit at the table, let alone play. It didn't take long before we learned what he already knew about his grandmother being a ruthless card sharp. Thank God we weren't playing for any real money!
Lol :-)
Now with a baby I get in the "not over a year" category 😐. I still buy them. Maybe they are the equivalent of 10x10 boosters. I want them, but I know I will not use them. 😋
Also, congrats on the smol one!
I was going to post a picture of our board game closet but you’ve put us to shame.
Ah, well, I'll do it anyway (not depicted are Suburbia, Cards Against Humanity, or Dominion and the three expansions we have for it):
Carcassonne is one I've also always enjoyed ... but don't have myself.