sweetaz 0 Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 I read this http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2702696a4560,00.html and it got me to thinking..... there are truckload of board games out there....some real classics what's yer fav? Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro 0 Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 RISK - I love this game!! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 That article is funny. We had huge monopoly sessions at university. It got quite serious and I would always crack the shits and storm off. Snakes and Ladders was manipulated into a drinking game as well. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 Monoply is just a classic. I think everyone gets fired up over a game of that! When I was a youngun I played Escape From Atlantis a bit. Really dug that game. Wish I still had it but I've got no idea where it is, or even if I have it all. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 Does Twister count as a board game. A good drunken game of Twister can be fun. Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Hell yeah. I used to like Mousetrap. Link to post Share on other sites
sweetaz 0 Posted November 10, 2003 Author Share Posted November 10, 2003 how bout Yatzee??? that was heaps of fun....that fit in with board games? Oh, actually, how bout Cluedo...col mustard in the library with the candlestick..hee hee Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Nah it was Professor Plum in the conservatory with the rope. Great game! Can't believe I forgot that one! Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 CLuedo yeah, I must get that here in Japan,. great game Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 chess email chess checkers if you're feeling lazy. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 "email chess" ??? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 One of the beauties of chess is that it has a code notation that describes the moves (this notation predates computers as far as I know). There are chess programs that undertand the notation and so with cut and paste you can play games of chess over the Internet with people you haven't even met. Imagine the excitement and trepidation of waiting for and then opening the email with what might be your opponent's last move... Link to post Share on other sites
u 0 Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 You really like chess? It always made me fall asleep. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Well the thing about chess is that it's no fun if you don't think about it, and many people clearly find that thinking is boring. A nice game of Buccaneer anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 i love trivial pursuit and charades. played cranium a few weeks back and that was pretty fun. but card games are my fav- shithead, gin, cribbage, bridge. i'm like an ole lady. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I like the card game Asshole. It could well be the same as shithead. Is it the one where the "asshole" or "shithead" has ot shuffle and give away their finest cards? Great game. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 "Jinnsei Game!!" I lose my money to buy hairpiece or get money having 5kids, something like this. Funny game! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 How do you vulgar people tell your drinks and your entertainments apart? Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 sf- asshole and shithead are two different, but kinda similiar games- asshole being a drinking game, shithead a more fun but sober game. i think circle of death is the drinking card game whammy. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I have never played asshole as a drinking game before. We used to have drinking games when Jerry Springer came on. That was always interesting. How did you include drinking in asshole? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Chess is just so boring. Perhaps I just wasn't good at it or was playing against the wrong people whatever. I could never see the attraction. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 I like chess a lot but its so intense, that I dont really consider it a game. for me, the ultimate game is... BACKGAMMON This game rules! Its a nice balance of skill and chance and calculation, which still allows you to chat and chill out while you play. In fact if anyone wants to play online give me a buzz via my profile. Another great game: POKER This game is also totally amazing, but its hard to find people who want to play it. Also, its can get a bit serious cos of the gambling aspect. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Backgammon is a game for accountants. People with accountancy in their past love it. The only thing that counts in backgammon is prudence. And what fun is that?? Definitely a sub-chess board game that. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 BG allows one to employ probabilities in very interesting manners. It should not be discounted. Inferior to chess it may be, but it is a unique game that stand up quite well in its own right. Besides, it can be a very relaxing lounge game and serves as an excellent exercise in theories of randomness. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 i love backgammon, but like many other games it loses its appeal unless something is riding on the outcome. there's nothing like a small wager (even drinks or icecreams) to make something that is fairly repetitive quite interesting Link to post Share on other sites
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