TammyinTN Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm looking to beef up our game selection...tell me what you love to play with family and friends. :D Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Clue Monopoly Guesstures Battle of the Sexes Pictionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Does anyone like Dutch Blitz? Would that be good for 6 adults to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Clue is our favorite right now. We also play boggle and uno pretty regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 We recently bought Likewise and The Game of Things and love them both! We've played Bubble Talk and it's pretty fun--like Apples to Apples except you choose captions to go with funny/bizarre photos. We've started playing "Besties" which is just a make-up-your-own-questions version of The Newlywed Game except with 2-person teams of friends and family. lol For a longer, cooperative game, we like Pandemic! We're looking forward to getting Forbidden Island and The Resistance, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Ticket to Ride Scattergories (sp?) Taboo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Monopoly Deal is a huge hit around here. After we bought it at Christmas a few years ago, all of our family bought one too! We play a lot at extended family gatherings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russiantwins Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 yatzee, skipbo and candyland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingCat Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Ticket to Ride Monopoly Deal (card game based on monopoly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnificent_baby Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Balderdash Mad Gab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Sequence. Zee got it as a gift from his papa for Christmas, and it's been played almost every day since. Fun for kids and adults. Moose is just a tad too young at 6, but Zee is a formidable opponent at almost 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 For how many people? For just the 3 of us: Pirates of the Caribbean Life (Indy loves this game) Indiana Jones Monopoly (obviously!) Blokus Carcosonne Sequence Set (I don't like this one though-probably because I stink at it) Left Center Right (RIDICULOUSLY easy and so fun-also cheap $6.99) this can be played with a bunch of people too For groups of 6 or more: Gestetures (sp?) Pictionary Scattergories Phase 10 Five Crowns Apples to Apples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvina Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Sequence. Zee got it as a gift from his papa for Christmas, and it's been played almost every day since. Fun for kids and adults. Moose is just a tad too young at 6, but Zee is a formidable opponent at almost 9. We got Sequence for Christmas too!! My oldest has just turn 6 though, so he is playing the "basics" without yet grasping all the blocking strategies...but I think it is an awesome game!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 We got Sequence for Christmas too!! My oldest has just turn 6 though, so he is playing the "basics" without yet grasping all the blocking strategies...but I think it is an awesome game!! :) I'm reeeeeeally not a board game person, so the fact that I love to play Sequence is saying a lot. We usually play it three times every evening, after dinner. It's our family bonding time. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thanks everyone...off to place a large order. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Does anyone like Dutch Blitz? Would that be good for 6 adults to play? You could play it with six if you used six different styles of playing cards, but the Dutch Blitz game is only for 4. We play a lot of Catan, Ticket to Ride, Shadows Over Camelot, and Spades with both kids and adults. The kids like Charades for Kids, Clue Jr., Forbidden Island and Dutch Blitz right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 yahtzee. charades. monopoly. sorry. hi ho cherrio. uno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 My kids are into co-operative board games at the moment. They are so basic though only any good for younger kids. They like Max the cat and Secret door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 For how many people?For just the 3 of us: Set (I don't like this one though-probably because I stink at it) Heh. I was going to say almost exactly this. SET is a great game, but my ego just can't take the constant drubbing. Oddly, it isn't much fun to sit silently while somebody else yells, "Set. Set! SET!" until he wins. Again. :) Our family is in a Killer Bunnies phase right now. It's rather ridiculous, but it is entertaining (besides, I have to get behind a game that uses the words "congenial" and "irascible" and employs a kitchen whisk as a weapon). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Apples to Apples Settlers of Catan Puerto Rico Uno Killer Bunnies Munchkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iucounu Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Our favorites for two players lately include backgammon and chess. Games for more people that we enjoy include Risk; Monopoly; Blokus; Carcassonne; Zombies!!!; Texas Hold 'Em; and Oh, Hell, a whist-variant card game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMDRAD Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 My husband and I LOVE Settlers of Catan. It's expensive but so, so worth it. My 8 year old is catching on how to play too. We also enjoy Empire Builder, also by Mayfair Games. I can't get my husband to play many games but he loves these two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abigail4476 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Stratego Chess Rummy Rook Farkle Pass the Pigs Taboo Scattergories Mad Gab Dominoes Spoons Monopoly--except for me. I hate Monopoly. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Pit Spot it Wits and wagers family Hide my car keys Where's that library book? The Great Math Stall And probably the biggest favorite... Who didnt flush? (Man. I love that one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Blockus Chess Set Bananagrams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsh626 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 TIcket to Ride Take Off Small World Payday Stare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danybug Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 We love playing games, some favorites are: Settlers of Catan (we have the original and 2 other add ons) Dominion Ticket to Ride Bananagrams Zingo And my ds collects monopoly versions and he and my dh could play one everyday. Me not so much ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 2-player games Archaeology (will work for more) Pick and Pack Lost Cities Biblios (will work for more) Crokinole For Sale (will work for more, good for groups who feel intimidated by games) Games with Kids Flash Point (cooperative, fire-fighting/rescue 9+) Pandemic (cooperative, disease curing 9+) Zooloretto (zoo building 7+) The Adventurers (like the first 10m of Indiana Jones 8+) Ascending Empires (flicking, colonizing planets 9+) Bohnanza (fun, easy trading and collecting game 7+) Ice Flow (getting backpackers across the Bering Strait 10+) Ticket to Ride (set building to pay for tracks 6-7+) Party Games for a Crowd Dixit (very artistic, but hard for kids below 10/12) Wits and Wagers (betting/trivia game) Faces (a lot like Apples to Apples) Pit (trading, very non-threatening) Bang! (spaghetti western) Incan Gold (press your luck, treasure hunting) Saboteur (cooperative tunnel building/treasure hunt with a secret saboteur) A Bit More Complex or Strategic Thebes (archaeology) Agricola (farming during the Middle Ages) Stone Age (civilization building) Blokus Trigon or Ubongo (puzzle/shape games) Samurai (area control) Alien Frontiers (dice game, colonization) Space Alert (a cool RPG-like cooperative where everyone tries to survive space battles by negotiating and splitting up ship duties) My husband collects board games and these are our current favorites (although the boys like Pokemon and Killer Rabbits too). I could get it down to 2-4 choices if that's more helpful, but I like certain games in certain situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Ticket to Ride Apples to Apples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna Tomlinson Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 We are absolutely obsessed with Settlers of Catan. You need the extension pack to play with 6 players. I even told my 14yo he didn't have to do grammar last Tuesday afternoon so we could all play....:leaving: Others we enjoy: Quirkle Blokus Othello (2 players only) Scrabble Rook My teens and I decided that there is a special level of Dante's Inferno that involves playing Candyland, Hi Ho Cherrio, and Chutes & Ladders for eternity.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Settlers of Catan!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Some of our favorites: Clue The Game of Things With younger children: Secret door A two person game that my husband enjoys: Stratego Definite favorites: Set Bananagrams Our favorite game to play with company (with all players aged ten and up) is Wise and Otherwise. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPoppy Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Dutch Blitz is our extended family classic. We LOVE this game! If you want to play with more than 4 players, you can buy the same game as "Ligretto", and get extra sets in different colour schemes. http://www.amazon.com/Playroom-Ent-32200PLE-Ligretto-Red/dp/B002IFMA80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ahh, I thought of one more family favorite -- Fluxx. Fluxx is accurately described as a game with constantly changing rules; our experience has been that people seem either to really like it or to dislike it! There are also themed variants such as Zombie, Pirate, Monty Python, Eco, Family, and Martian Fluxx. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerl Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Outburst (We have the Bible version) Trivial Pursuit (classic version) Sequence Nertz, Hearts, and myriad other games with a plain ol' deck of cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 We got 10 Days in Africa for Christmas and it was an instant hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymom Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Another Settlers of Catan fan. We got it for Christmas, and it is the most highly request game of all members of the family. My 5 year old has even learned to play, and can play on his own now (he even beats the rest of us at times). I never thought it would be as huge of a hit as it is, but it is surely a family favorite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 DEAL is our new favorite!! It's a card game based on Monopoly but takes 1/4th the time of the board game!! Parcheesi is always fun around here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 My family loves Bananagrams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 You guys rock! Thank you for all the suggestions. I'm gonna be games rich and cash poor.:D:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 We are big fan of the European Games. Favorites around here are: Settlers of Catan Puerto Rico Thurns and Taxis Hansa Tuetonica Dominion Agricola Carcassone (although this isn't played as much because it's pretty easy in comparison to some of the above. We like complex strategy games) I know we have others but those are the ones I can remember off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ticket to Ride Ticket to Ride Europe Samurai Apples to Apples With the littler ones: Sequence Guess Who Zingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therese Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Favorites around here are: Settlers of Catan Puerto Rico Thurns and Taxis Hansa Tuetonica Dominion Agricola Carcassone (although this isn't played as much because it's pretty easy in comparison to some of the above. We like complex strategy games) Thank you for posting, especially the comment about Carcassone. We enjoy that game and would like something more challenging. I'll have to check out the other games on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) Does anyone like Dutch Blitz? Would that be good for 6 adults to play? Dutch Blitz is really amazing to play especially with competitive players. With six it may just get too frantic. But it's cheap, so why not try it? Other games we like. Honor of the Samurai Trans America Five Crowns Mahjong Sorry Scrabble Uno ~Moira Edited March 2, 2012 by Moira in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani3boys Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Right now Settlers of Catan is the game in our home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I wanted to add that since this post I dug out more of our games. Scattegories is our new favorite. My 8yo is a wiz at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Catan, Up and Down the River (a card game), and Dutch Blitz. We often played Dutch Blitz with our family of 7, but you need two decks to do it, and one deck will need to be marked with a small "x" or something. (So that one person has all the red cards, but another has all the red cards with the "x," for example.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 We like sorry and yahtzee. The boys like stratego and electronic monoploy. DD has monopoly jr and everyone takes turns playing with her. However, she is getting good at sorry and yahtzee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Catan, Up and Down the River (a card game), and Dutch Blitz. We often played Dutch Blitz with our family of 7, but you need two decks to do it, and one deck will need to be marked with a small "x" or something. (So that one person has all the red cards, but another has all the red cards with the "x," for example.) I've never heard of anyone else playing Up and Down the River. We played that with my grandparents a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Right now it's Apples to Apples! Our 9yo even plays with a bit of help. We also like Farming Game, Monopoly, Cadoo, Whunoo (sp), and classic card games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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