Favorite Board Games

[slobake]

Had a great time last night playing Jenga with some friends. We got up to 30 complete layers. It came down at 31 layers. A new house record.

 

[Bocete]

I try to maintain a healthy diet of 3 board game nights per week. Android: Netrunner on Wednesdays, light games on Thursday nights, heavyweight and war games on Fridays.

My favorite is probably Eclipse. I also love Twilight Imperium, but don't play it nearly as often. As for lighter games, Resistance all the way.

 

[pie_man_25]

Have you played Carcassonne? That's one we like to play.[/QUOTE

I'm a bit of a board game geek, so my preferences are generally not for the more casual players.
I like Carcassonne as a fairly easy to learn introduction to more complex games. Similarly Smash Up and Settlers of Catan are fun and not too hard to learn.

On the more complex side, I've been enjoying Mage Wars, Level 7 Omega Protocol,and A Few Acres of Snow recently.

I've never played Carcassonne, I've heard good things though. I like munchkin, dungeon roll, risk and occasionally Zombies!!! and Super Dungeon Explore. I'd play the SDE more but I'm always the bad guys. That said, I don't think I'm going to be buying any more games like that, too much money.

 

[hrodbert696]

Chess.

I am reduced to playing with subpar players a lot, who tire of me saying, "you don't want to do that."

I used to have some KILLING chess buddies, but I moved away from them.

I love chess, but I have a hard time with it. I'm at this weird skill level, better than the usual casual player but not as good as the guys who go to the tournaments and actually study the game. When I play, I either completely destroy my opponent or am completely destroyed by them. The good news is that my son is right around where I am, he's about the only person around with whom it feels like a challenging game.

 

[mellowinman]

I love chess, but I have a hard time with it. I'm at this weird skill level, better than the usual casual player but not as good as the guys who go to the tournaments and actually study the game. When I play, I either completely destroy my opponent or am completely destroyed by them. The good news is that my son is right around where I am, he's about the only person around with whom it feels like a challenging game.

My favorite opponent used to beat me 25 games in a row, and then, when I beat him, I felt awfully good. I'm not as good as I once was, due to no top-notch opposition, but I'm right about 1/2 step below the average tournament guy, and can often give them a decent game. I'm no champion. It's the greatest game I've ever played. I never lose fascination with it.

 

[slobake]

My favorite opponent used to beat me 25 games in a row, and then, when I beat him, I felt awfully good. I'm not as good as I once was, due to no top-notch opposition, but I'm right about 1/2 step below the average tournament guy, and can often give them a decent game. I'm no champion. It's the greatest game I've ever played. I never lose fascination with it.

 

[groooooove]