Board games
My favourite game as a kid was trouble,
What us your favourite board games?
JJR
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7 Wonders. I love deck building games with multiple strategies. You play at the same time as everyone else so you aren't sitting around waiting for your turn. Your actions still affect everyone else though. It's long enough to get invested, but not so long that if you mess up, you're screwed for the next 2-3 hours (ahem, Eclipse). There are interesting expansion packs available that introduce new strategies.
With self-isolation and rainy weather happening lately, I thought it would be a good idea to revive this thread. 🙂
What board games have people been playing this year?
We've been playing a lot of Cluedo and Monopoly lately. 🙂
TRIVIAL PURSUIT!!!!
Board games kinda contribute to my bane of existence, as a kid and as an allegedly responsible adult 
I used to play snakes and ladders, chess, Monopoly, the usual roll-the-dice-and-move-around-the-board boardgames and mancala-type games (involves picking up and moving coloured pebbles in small pits). These days, I play Uno (haha, technically not a board game but still fun!) and The Settlers of Catan c:
When I was younger, the usual board games were Monopoly, Game of Life, Scrabble and so on. Very family-oriented games and ones that, as you got older, you or your friends started to call them boring or dumb.
I was sad when that stage arrived. I loved board games.
More recently, however, I've noticed a strong resurgence in the popularity of board games. Not the old ones like those I mentioned above but new ones, some of them pretty complex. Some of my friends now regularly play games like Settlers of Catan, Carcassone and Ticket to Ride. Card-based games are popular, too, like Munchkin or Dutch Blitz. At least once a month someone buys a *new* game and everyone tries that out. I think the "oldest" game anyone I know still plays with regularity is RISK.
I'm glad that there's a resurgence like this. I love these games!
i think games are not just for kids, backgammon and chess, trivia and other games that are not made for kids and are very popular worldwide
Also loved Cluedo as a kid though 😄
I love Trouble and Cluedo! Some other of my fave board games include:
- Scrabble: I'm not great at it but it's a good one to play while watching telly or something, it can just be a relaxing way of playing a game without everyone having to be 100% on the ball the whole time.
- Cranium: Includes the best of so many games like charades, pictionary etc and is often a game where each person can find something they excel in. It's a great way of breaking the ice and getting comfortable in a group, you kind of have to give up on looking cool and just be silly.
-The Game of Life: This game lacks tactical complexity but I still like it. Interesting to see what people prioritise and what people see as frivilous.
