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Todem
Footballguy
Statis pro baseball, football, basketball. All are highly addictive. baseball is my fav though.
Also Avalon hill made a superb boxing game called Title Bout.
I actually busted out all these a few months ago and played some baseball and boxing. Both are great solitare games while football and basketball make for awesome head to head play.
Also Avalon hill made a superb boxing game called Title Bout.
I actually busted out all these a few months ago and played some baseball and boxing. Both are great solitare games while football and basketball make for awesome head to head play.
Sand
Footballguy
Regular Risk sucks (sorry, no other way to put it). However, the new version coming out is supposed to be pretty darn good.Risk Black Ops - available only to reviewers (unfortunately).
Review of Risk Black Ops.
Pictures of new Risk (same rules as Black Ops, different board and bits).
Aggie 86
Footballguy
Falconeyed:Great big thanks to you and everyone else that recommended these games.
My wife and I have one child - daughter, age 7. Bought three of these games:1. Carcossonne - played it a few times. So far so good.2. Settlers of Catan - haven't played it yet.3. Ticket to Ride - wow. All three of us love this game. We play it several times a week. Absolutely fantastic.
Irish
Footballguy
I loved Statis Pro Baseball, Bowl Bound and Title Bout. I have the new CD version of Title Bout for my computer.
Chiwawa
Footballguy
Went to a 'board game' type toy store and picked up a game called Gobblet. At first it seems simple enough, but you soon find out it is complex with a touch of maddening frustration. Has won multiple international awards for game play, design, etc...
Imagine crossing chess, go and connect four.
Imagine crossing chess, go and connect four.
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SierraKiloBravo
Footballguy
Space Hulk.
Gigantomachia
Footballguy
One of the best games eva. Make sure you get a line into the Southeast!!!Too bad AH sold the company, Acquire was a good Avalon Hill's game too.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Speaking of this, anyone play the new version of A&A, Spring 1942? They've rebalanced the game a bunch. I like it a lot. I've only played it twice, but the Axis won both times without any rule modification. Definitely a new feel to the game.
SierraKiloBravo
Footballguy
Is this the one where the split the game by theaters? Or is it something else?
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
No, it is still the entire world. They've made a few revisions to the basic rules over the years. They've had the second edition rules, the 25th anniversary edition, and maybe one more. This is the most recent that combines some of them all.
TexanFan02
Footballguy
I've found that the Axis still loses most of the time, just not as fast. It's still fun though.Unless they've changed the rules in the last couple of years, haven't played it in a while.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
I believe the Spring 1942 edition is new this year. I could be wrong though.TexanFan02 said:
SierraKiloBravo
Footballguy
Is the key still to cut off the initial supplies from the US to the UK?
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
I'm definitely not an expert. I've only played the new one a couple of times, and the old one a dozen or so. I've always felt there were a few different routes to Axis victory, but that how Japan was played was the most important key. I don't think I've ever seen the Axis win in spite of Japan, but I've seen the Axis win in spite of Germany.
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Good thread. Kingmaker has always been my favorite and I was glad to see it draw a mention.
Also chess, Go, Stratego, Feudal . . . .
Also chess, Go, Stratego, Feudal . . . .
videoguy505
Footballguy
SCRABBLE IS DEAD.
A few years back, they added two words to the Scrabble word list: Qi and Za.
Qi is an alternative spelling of Chi, the lifeforce of eastern philosophy. Weak, but ok.
Za is a shortening of "pizza". Lame. First of, it should be punctuated. 'za. But whatever. Still lame.
NOW COMES THE DEATH OF SCRABBLE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8604625.stm
I'm gonna go get my torch and pitchfork and storm the Mattel HQ. Who's with me?
Follows Closely
Footballguy
Another great game. Gobblet Jr. is nice for the kids.
Bob Loblaw
Footballguy
Pass Out!
DaVinci
FairTaxguy
DevilsTrifecta
Footballguy
Acquire and Titan are my favorites ever.
Every time I go to my hometown to visit, me and 2 other buddies get a game or two of Acquire in. Huge bragging rights on the line every time.
Every time I go to my hometown to visit, me and 2 other buddies get a game or two of Acquire in. Huge bragging rights on the line every time.
DaVinci
FairTaxguy
TexanFan02
Footballguy
That is a good game. You can play it online, too.
Addai's Adidas
Footballguy
Either D&D or Don't Wake Daddy.
videoguy505
Footballguy
Thank god. Those wacky brits can have whatever game they want, but if they mess with Scrabble in the Western Hemisphere, I'm personally going to burn the place down. Call it the Monroe Doctrine of Board Games. "Qi" and "Za" are bad enough. Borderline treasonous. That far and no further! I'm drawing the line right there.
St. Louis Bob
Footballguy
I NEVER GET LAID!
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Has anyone here ever played Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game?
It's got good reviews and a board game based on killing zombies sounds like fun but I am not a game geek and would have a hard time finding anyone to play a long complicated game. Supposedly this one isn't too nerdy.
It's got good reviews and a board game based on killing zombies sounds like fun but I am not a game geek and would have a hard time finding anyone to play a long complicated game. Supposedly this one isn't too nerdy.
Smoo
Fear the Beaver
Yeah, I own it (and the Growing Hunger expansion set). This game is neither long nor complicated (at least not compared to the games I usually play). However, it is longer and more complicated than most of the Zombie-themed games (like Zombies!!! or Mall of Horrors). And it comes with a soundtrack that you can put on while playing. It sucks, but still, how awesome is that?Some new games that have hit my "awesome" list since the last time I visited this thread:
Dominion
Through The Ages
Tales of the Arabian Knights
Middle Earth Quest
Chaos in the Old World (possibly my favourite new game)
Runewars
Dungeon Lords
Battlestar Galactica
Also, for all you fans of old Avalon Hill games, they are re-making Betrayal At House On The Hill. For those who haven't played this game, it's a great little haunted house exploration game where one of the players becomes the bad guy halfway through the game, but you never know until that point who it will be. Very fun.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
So you would rcommend it to non-hardcore gamers?
Smoo
Fear the Beaver
Only if they're zombie fans.If you want to watch a video review so you can judge for yourself, try this one:
That's just part 1 of 4, but you should be able to find the links to the others parts on that page. Warning: the two reviewers are very geeky. But it gives you a decent sense of the game.
Happy Ragnarok
Footballguy
So let's say I'm out of the game loop.
I used to like chess, and I used to like Risk.
Chess, because it's a complex strategy game based on simple concepts, where the outcome is entirely based on your skill vis a vis your opponent. And it didn't take all day to play one game.
Risk, because it's a good game that combines strategy with chance in very simple ways, yet requires just enough brainpower that you don't feel like you're playing Candyland (NTTAWWT). Also, it's good for any number of players, and it too doesn't take all day to play one game.
What modern games might I like?
I used to like chess, and I used to like Risk.
Chess, because it's a complex strategy game based on simple concepts, where the outcome is entirely based on your skill vis a vis your opponent. And it didn't take all day to play one game.
Risk, because it's a good game that combines strategy with chance in very simple ways, yet requires just enough brainpower that you don't feel like you're playing Candyland (NTTAWWT). Also, it's good for any number of players, and it too doesn't take all day to play one game.
What modern games might I like?
EYLive
Footballguy
scoobygang
Footballguy
I'm going to jump in too and ask for suggestions that are good to play with two or three people. I'm afraid game night means just the wife and me. If we're really cutting loose, her sister will be over.
Carasconne is supposed to be OK with two, right?
Carasconne is supposed to be OK with two, right?
Veni Vidi Vici
Footballguy
TexanFan02
Footballguy
I play a lot of serious wargames that women would never play. But one that many hardcore gamers have said their wives enjoyed is Twilight Struggle . It's an interesting game that's not overly complicated.
PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
I'll add yet another vote for Diplomacy. I'm sorry I missed the FFA games.
I did use to love those Avalon Hill war games too. Tobruk, Starship Troopers, and Rise and Decline of the Third Reich were probably my favorites.
I did use to love those Avalon Hill war games too. Tobruk, Starship Troopers, and Rise and Decline of the Third Reich were probably my favorites.
Smoo
Fear the Beaver
Well first of all, this is not a modern game by any stretch. But if you like Chess, you should really learn Go. The concepts are even simpler than Chess, it's entirely skill based, it doesn't take any longer to play than Chess, but it's so much more complex. Because (1) the board is bigger and (2) you aren't restricted by specific piece movement rules, as Chess is. Very deep game.Second, I'm going to recommend one game that borrows its theme heavily from Risk, but does it in a more Eurogamey way. Basically, this is a modern board game company doing an "interpretation" of Risk, sort of like "this is how Risk would have been done if we had all these board game advances back then". The game is called Dust. Read about it, watch some reviews. What I'm saying is that if you like Dust more than Risk, then you're ready for more. If not, then stick with Risk.
Smoo
Fear the Beaver
Carcassonne is very good with 2. I would also recommend Lost Cities and Hive as excellent two-player games (but neither of those two will work with 3, whereas Carcassonne will). My final recommendation for a great game for 2-4 players is Dominion. A little hard to explain, but it's very elegant, plays very quickly, and isn't tough to learn once you sit down with it. It's an extremely popular game, so a YouTube search of "Dominion review" will probably give you a bunch of hits, if you want to check it out.
optionmaven
Footballguy
Games I miss from my childhood: "Careers" and I think it was called "Masterpiece". Anybody remember or play these still?
Happy Ragnarok
Footballguy
I certainly know Go. Was hoping for something modern-gamier I didn't know of yet. If you've got any suggestions, much appreciated.Will check out Dust. Thx for the recommendation.
