Recently started to get into Board Games, anyone else???
 

Ok, this all started over Christmas as we had many family dinners. My cousin who is a huge board game freak brought over a bunch of board games for all the cousins to play. Simply put, I had an amazing time.

I'm pretty competitive and played a lot of sports growing up, so I think this really sparked something in me. I got super pumped and excited and just wanted to keep playing.

Anyway, I went to my group of friends and proposed a games night just to test the waters and BAMN! What a hit. We all had a great time and it was definitely something different than going to get bubble tea, timmies, or getting drinks.

I honestly never thought I would get into board games. To be honest, I thought they were boring or "dorky". Boy, was I presumptuous. These new era board games really engage everyone and you have to be strategic. It was great.

The first game we played was:
Ticket to Ride - Great game where no one is eliminated and takes about 60mins

Coup - Ohhhh man! I love this game. It is very simple and quick to play. It is very similar to "Mafia" if you have ever played that. It is also a bluffing game as well, so if you're good at bluffing you'll excel in this game.

I am also picking up Resistance - Avalon today as well. I'm super excited about this game too. Here is a youtube video of the gameplay for Resistance


Anyone have any recommendations on anymore board games? I'm hooked! I'm hooked, I tell ya!!!!

I played Taboo recently..not bad

The only game you need is Cards Against Humanity.. I have it plus all 5 expansion packs and its the best and most fun game ever.

Settlers of Catan is/was a popular board game for a long time. I think I have it, but I never played it.

This probably isn't your traditional board game, but I recently found this when we were moving a few months ago:
http://www.museumofplay.org/online-c...3/Z0025364.jpg

I'm pretty sure my mom bought that for my brother and I back when we were little kids. Not exactly sure when we got it, but judging by the box I'd say around the late 90s/early 2000s. Needless to say, that Jenga set got quite a bit of play time at Christmas/New Year get togethers this year after 10+ years of being untouched.

I play jenga as a drinking game. If you pull one out and place it clean you give a drink.. If you knock it over you have to finish a full drink!! Good times!!

Settlers of Catan, always a good time!

Start page | Catan.com

I like that game too


cards against humanity is my favourite



are there any good 2 player games?

settlers of catan is good. ive even got the 6 player extension

7 wonders is a complicated game, but once everyone gets how to play properly, its a quick and fun game to play

i played Risk for the first time with some buddies and that game gets pretty intense lol. Has the potential to ruin friendships

Not really a board game, but when I was young I played some D&D with some family friends and really enjoyed them. Growing up, it was hard to find any friends who played them (especially the stigma that comes with it). But lately, there seems to be a resurgence in these old school games and I've been following this one in particular for about 2 years:
https://www.youtube.com/user/itmeJP/..._id=11&sort=dd

Most of them are personalities that came from Starcraft which I also follow. But it's just a bunch of people playing D&D pretty much. Give it a try if that's your thing. :)

I have a buddy where whenever we go to his place, inevitably the Jenga gets broken out.

I've been playing a lot of Trouble with my kids. Easy for them and good family fun. We also have Disney's version of snakes and ladders amongst other games.

Never heard of Cards against Humanity. Wanna check it out now though!

Even moreso now :lol

Not a board game as well but still have lots of fun playing bomber man...also saw in the states that they are selling new 8/16 bit game consoles

i wrote rules on every brick like chicks drink or guys drink. its like jenga kings cup.

Cards Against Humanity is fun the first few times around...

then it got boring

Ouiji board

One Work... RISK

played for hours with a few buddies... awesome, smack talking fun!

Here ya go.

Try the online version.

Pretend You're Xyzzy

Like another poster mentioned, I found Cards Against Humanity really boring. It's more of an entertaining drinking game if you ask me.

These games I'm playing have strategy and you need to think. CAH is in a different class than these games.

If you guys want to try, I would highly suggest getting coup. It is an amazing game.

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How old are you? Did you not play board games while you were growing up??

Seriously?

Back on topic. I recommend the board game "Pandemic". It's the first time I've played a board game where nobody's the bad guy. Despite it being a co-op game, it gets really intense

i played Settlers for the first time this christmas, was really fun!

and yea, me and my buddies have gotten into fist fights/flipping the table playing risk before, havent played it in quite some time lol