alysee Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Just curious! We are more of a card game/puzzles family but as my kids age they are getting into more complex board games which I love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 15+ is an understatement. This is maybe a third of our games. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Oh, I did include card games into that. I have some game shelves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, hjffkj said: 15+ is an understatement. This is maybe a third of our games. Ok, now I need to see more of those names to get ideas. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, PeterPan said: Ok, now I need to see more of those names to get ideas. 😂 Less blurry to make it easier Edited December 2, 2023 by hjffkj 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 And the other row. Can't take pictures of the rest because they're in cabinets on the other side of the room and I'm currently enjoying my coffee too much to get up 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I started to count, then I saw that the poll only went to 15+, so I stopped counting and chose that one. I grew up in a house full of board games and we have a lot now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Not all board games, but Christmas generally brings 5 or more new games each year, so lots and lots! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Hundreds of board and card games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysee Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) I'm literally laughing because it really is all or nothing when it comes to board Games. We have - Sneaky snacky Squirrel - Candyland - Scattergories - Monopoly Jr. - Clue Jr. - bananagrams - Boggle - Ticket to Ride Jr. - Catan Jr. - Sum Swamp Edited December 2, 2023 by alysee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Zillions. But a lot of them we got/gave as gifts, tried 3-5 times, and they just sit there. When the kids were here, we actually *played* the same ~10 or so over and over; and my husband and I only play ~3-5 or so when it's just us. We do Spelling Bee (online wordgame game designed for 1 person) collaboratively just about every day, a habit we started during lockdown. Before we discovered that one, we never played anything online together. (He plays a Very Great Deal of online backgammon and regularly played online poker with an extended family group during the worst of COVID.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I think we have three - Scrabble, Hong Kong Monopoly and Backgammon. We might play one once a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 21 minutes ago, alysee said: I'm literally laughing because it really is all or nothing when it comes to board Games. We have - Sneaky snacky Squirrel - Candyland - Scattergories - Monopoly Jr. - Clue Jr. - bananagrams - Boggle - Ticket to Ride Jr. - Catan Jr. - Sum Swamp How old are you kids? From the games listed it seems pretty young. Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters is a great cooperative game for the younger age group. Another good game that is a press your luck while helping with math skills is Can't Stop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysee Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 Just now, hjffkj said: How old are you kids? From the games listed it seems pretty young. Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters is a great cooperative game for the younger age group. Another good game that is a press your luck while helping with math skills is Can't Stop. I have 6 kids ages are from 1-13. I would love more board games for ages 5-13! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Simply suspects is a good one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I would just like to thank you for making this thread because dh and I have been playing one of our favorite two player games since you posted. It's called 60 second City and is good for kids 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I hang out in a board game group on FB, and before I opened the thread, I thought the poll choices might go up to 100+, 200+, , etc based on polls in that group. 😁. I'm sure we must have at least 100 games but I've never cataloged or counted them all. We are pretty in to games here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 My personal favorite game is Wingspan, which probably can easily be learned by kids 10+, maybe younger if they are good at games. We also like 7 Wonders, Isle of Cats, Bargain Quest, Azul, Calico, Dominion (well, my boys like that one!), Above and Below, and the Fluxx games. And of course classics like Catan, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 We have about 60-70. We tend to play the same 5ish over and over. Various forms of Uno Various forms of Chess Quixx Various forms of Fluxx Ticket to Ride DH doesn't ever want to play any of the longer, more involved games, so even though I would love them, he's a no go. Oldest DD doesn't like any board/card games, so then we're down to 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 50plus at one time. When my older two moved out ( or when they visit) I tell them to take what they want. Im down to make be 20 or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 We have at least 40. We don't play them as much as we used to. The last time we played any was when our middle was home on leave in Sept. His favorite is playing Trivial Pursuit mixing sets. We roll a die to decide each turn which set to use (Dr. Who, Harry Potter, World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings, "normal", young player, Star Wars, etc.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I wouldn't be surprised if I have 100. I have not counted. We have not played them all yet, because I grab them up when I see them on sale. Also, no one here likes playing them as much as I do; otherwise I would play more often. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 We don’t have space so we have Scrabble, Risk, Diskwars and Pandemic. We also have battleship and pyramix but those aren’t board games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbard Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 We have a fair few (not as many as those above!) and the kids will go through a stage of playing regularly and then nothing. They're getting more for Christmas though. My daughter and husband are competitive (or struggle with losing really) so I find it a bit exhausting playing with them. I think they are good as education - socially as much as anything - so I do try to embed them into homeschool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 We have 100s- 10 bookshelves full. But, it is starting to seem a little much because we really do play the same games mostly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I asked this in the Wordle thread but will try here, too. A question ~ Do you know this board game which I saw at a store? If you've played it, I would enjoy getting some feedback. Fiction Board Game - A Wordle Inspired Game of Deception - 2 to 8 Players Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 0 We do not play games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) We have way more than 15 but most are confined to a single bookcase. I got small plastic bins with drawers. I put the game pieces in there and label them (as pictured). I put the empty boxes in the basement and shelved all the boards together with a label on the outside. You can get three times as many games onto a single bookcase this way. Edited December 2, 2023 by KungFuPanda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 I've never counted. My kids say over 100, but I don't think so. My older kids have definite preferences for games, so we I have games for Dd20 (party games, word games, light strategy) and Ds19 games (complex, deep strategy), and for Ds17, who has no taste we have several Monopolies. lol The little girls, especially Dd13, are more willing to play all the games. Maybe because they liked playing with older siblings. I will play most games - no MTG, no Monopoly. I just like spending time with my kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 So, I did a rough count. Some are boxed up and being stored at a friends house, but including expansions (that came in other boxes, not big boxes) which can be a debated topic in board game circles I am probably over 200. I would guess that around 40 of them get regular play and another 40 get pulled out often enough to justify the space they take up. I'm not in a hurry to get rid of the rest though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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