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1. GrimmancerSalvaged from archive4 Feb 2006, 23:47
   LOL I was playing sorry with my son today, I remember that game from when I was little. I can't believe that they still have lots of the same board games out still. Stratego! we also play that alot. I remembering growing up and all there was, was board games the video games we had was pong. LOL anybody else still play board games?
2. godschildSalvaged from archive5 Feb 2006, 10:40
   Trivial pursuit life monoploly chess(my six year old kicks my ass) trouble scrabble
3. OverlordSalvaged from archive6 Feb 2006, 02:05
   I LOVE BOARD GAMES There's something about being there that you can't recreate on the internet. I really love some of the new strategy games. Have you played Carcassone yet? Incredible. Axis & Allies plus any expansions? If you can get five people together the old school Dipolomacy from Avalon Hill is tremendous. I also still like Scrabble, Chess, Othello, Trivial Pursuit and all that goodness.
4. GrimmancerSalvaged from archive6 Feb 2006, 02:27
   Axis and Allies! kicks ass! I loved that game! I have not seen that around, wonder if they still make it. Carcassone? no I have not played you say it's worth it, so I will have to look into that
5. sahrelSalvaged from archive8 Mar 2006, 04:51
   That might interest you, 2 weeks ago I was traveling through spain and saw in a sports newspaper (I think it was "Marca") a game called VOTTO. It is sort of trivial pursuit met sudoku,and took me ours to resolve, you can search on www.vottowow.com, it looks good, I can wait ill the put more games on there gallery. Cheers, ER
6. VanguardSalvaged from archive8 Mar 2006, 06:34
   Back in highschool, during school, I'd play Risk :Futurue Wars or whatever it was called. You it was basically risk, but u could either control the land, the water or the moon for battles. Pretty fun... since highschool thou, nothing of the sort. Played a game called Atmosfear once thou I was quiet drunk. It was one of em TV game boards (watch Tv and have a gameboard as well)
7. That DudeSalvaged from archive8 Mar 2006, 07:14
   I like chess, scrabble, and clue. I loved Risk too, but no one would play with me. They always said they never understood the rules. That saddened me.
8. andrexoteSalvaged from archive8 Mar 2006, 10:12
   there is a peruvian chess, where involves spanish conquers vs the inca empire i luv that chess, im also a great fan of risk! any1 know where i can play risk by internet? or a game like risk?
9. Rajit25Salvaged from archive10 Mar 2006, 09:57
   i have tons of board games... my sister is a collector of board games, i probably have all of them... :lol: 8)
10. babadiSalvaged from archive20 Mar 2006, 05:42
    google risk games online a couple of downloads and trials come up
11. john23Salvaged from archive14 Apr 2006, 14:37
    I played a lot of board games when I was a kid, Monopoly and Scrabble especially were my favorites.
12. Commando80Salvaged from archive4 Jul 2006, 02:16
    CHUTES AND LADDERS PWNS U ALL!
13. verticalkillerSalvaged from archive5 Jul 2006, 13:28
    I love board games but alas I am an only child, thus no one to play with. That matter was soon solved once I found monopoly, life, and clue on cd-rom. Now I kick everyones ass, all the time on a real board in any of those 3. Fuck, I still play them. I think i'll play clue right now!
14. Shadow_RecognitionSalvaged from archive6 Jul 2006, 16:57
    Stay young verticalkiller stay happy!
15. cheese muffinSalvaged from archive26 Jul 2006, 21:00
    i pwn at chess. i once went into a tournament. but then in the final match i got pwnt in 8 moves.... -_-.
16. verticalkillerSalvaged from archive29 Jul 2006, 09:16
    I used to play chess when I was a kid, I picked up on it super well. Now, puhlease I don't even remember what the pieces are called let alone where they go. I'm more of an old man checkers kinda gal.
17. Tho-MliASTERSalvaged from archive1 Aug 2006, 22:45
    I am the chess ninja!
18. bob the fishSalvaged from archive28 Oct 2006, 04:54
    three board games i can never get enough of are othello (which is all about the corners dude... XD) gomoku, (five in a row on a go board) and pente (a variation of gomoku where you can also win by capturing five pairs of pieces as well as the usual five in a row. this game is still sold in many gaming stores and i urge you to pick up one of them)
19. UnnamedNewbieSalvaged from archive6 Nov 2006, 18:58
    I've played chess since I was 6, but not that actively all the time. I've participated in competitions around Finland. Also played a little monopoly, trivial pursuit, kimble and such, but mainly just for fun. :)
20. invisible_jonSalvaged from archive8 Jan 2007, 15:51
    I'm a huge fan of board games. Computer & home console games are nice too, but you get a different experience from playing face-to-face. It makes me especially glad to read about some of y'all playing games with your kids. Games in general, but sports and board games especially, are great teaching tools. They help us learn critical evaluation and thinking, basic socialization and negotiation skills, and give us opportunities to experience scenarios we wouldn't otherwise be exposed to. There's a lot of really good games out there right now, thanks to the "German invasion" that started a few years back. You may not know this, but German culture has a strong family boardgaming tradition. In Germany, it's just expected that families and friends will play boardgames together. Some of the good games that are out now (imported and not) are: * Carcassonne (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/822): A tile-laying, city-building game. * Settlers of Catan (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/13): A city-building, resource-trading game. * Ticket To Ride (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/9209): A fun little railroad-building game. (It's better than you might think from the description!) * Blokus (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2453): Like Tetris, but without a computer and for up to 4 players. * Shadows Over Camelot (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/15062): A co-operative game where one player *might* be a betrayer, trying to make everyone else lose. * Bohnanza (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/11): A quick little bean-trading game. Lots of bartering and negotiation. * Cosmic Encounter (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/15): A quick-playing game of galactic war where each player has a special power that warps the rules of the game. * Fluxx (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/258): A quick card game where the rules and goals keep changing as players play new cards. ...There's lots more. You can check out Board Game Geek (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/) and find lots of suggestions. Back in highschool, during school, I'd play Risk :Futurue Wars or whatever it was called. You it was basically risk, but u could either control the land, the water or the moon for battles. Pretty fun... since highschool thou, nothing of the sort. Played a game called Atmosfear once thou I was quiet drunk. It was one of em TV game boards (watch Tv and have a gameboard as well) You're thinking of Risk 2210 (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1829), which is a pretty cool game. Hasbro also put out Risk: Godstorm (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10383), which is the same idea, but with Greek gods, quests you can accomplish to get special powers, the possibility of sinking Atlantis, and your dead pieces fight in the Underworld. Last comment: I'm so into board and card games that I've been making up one game every month and putting up for free download on the web. They're at http://www.invisible-city.com/play/. I'm pretty proud of 'em. If you're looking for something to do with friends or your kids, you could do worse than to download a few, print 'em out, and give 'em a spin. Keep on Gamin', Jonathan L. Games Advocate Invisible City Productions (http://www.invisible-city.com/play/)[/url]

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