Gaming Forums => General Gaming => Topic started by: KDR_11k on December 13, 2008, 04:43:46 AM
Title: Board Gaming
Post by: KDR_11k on December 13, 2008, 04:43:46 AM
Anyone here got the system known as "a table"? There's some pretty good games for it though it seems to be typecast as a party game system. Online play is also seriously lacking, none of the games for it have a built-in online mode and if you want that you have to buy one of the ports to other systems.
Er, more seriously, lately we've been playing Agricola (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/31260) a lot, before that we've been using Puerto Rico (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3076) mostly. After those games it was impossible to go back to the mainstream Settlers of Catan (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/13) as the randomness becomes a total chore once you're used to games with more deterministic gameplay.
Anyone else playing board games that go beyond the standard fare?
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: bustin98 on December 13, 2008, 06:23:39 PM
Nope. Monopoly, Risk, Clue, Chess, Checkers, Pictionary, and a handful of card games. Just the classics.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: UncleBob on December 13, 2008, 08:54:05 PM
Does Stratego count as "beyond the standard fare"?
I love that game. :)
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: Caliban on December 13, 2008, 11:11:31 PM
Not me, but I have been wanting to be initiated into the realm of boardgames... damn you GeeksOn, damn you and your ubergeekness.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: Morari on December 13, 2008, 11:21:03 PM
Arkham Horror and its expansion packs are great.
I also partake in a few good card games, such as "Call of Cthulhu" and "Give Me The Brain".
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: KDR_11k on December 14, 2008, 03:09:44 AM
Not me, but I have been wanting to be initiated into the realm of boardgames... damn you GeeksOn, damn you and your ubergeekness.
For initiation I'd say go with Puerto Rico or even just Settlers first (PR is much better but Settlers might be easier for an introduction, may not be necessary though). Agricola's manual is total crap and would probably scare you off pretty quickly.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on December 14, 2008, 02:00:35 PM
I have Settlers, Carcassonne, and Ticket to Ride. That last one is my family's favorite, so I don't often get a chance to play the others. Friends of mine have introduced me to a few others, including Tigris & Euphrates. I thought I liked that one at first, but eventually I realized that I hated it instead. Nothing else especially notable comes to mind.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: KDR_11k on December 14, 2008, 03:40:07 PM
Try Puerto Rico on them, it's awesome.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: Caliban on December 15, 2008, 12:06:32 AM
Not me, but I have been wanting to be initiated into the realm of boardgames... damn you GeeksOn, damn you and your ubergeekness.
For initiation I'd say go with Puerto Rico or even just Settlers first (PR is much better but Settlers might be easier for an introduction, may not be necessary though). Agricola's manual is total crap and would probably scare you off pretty quickly.
Except I would need more people to play with other than me haha. My closest geeky/nerdy friends are more into videogames, so it's pretty much a dead end.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on December 15, 2008, 01:51:07 AM
I love board games of all kinds. There is still something about sitting down with family to play a game without a TV. Some of my favorites are:
-Monopoly -Cranium -Malarkey -Pictionary
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: ShyGuy on December 15, 2008, 02:40:46 AM
The greatest board game ever made is Clue Master Detective.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 15, 2008, 02:55:33 AM
I absolutely love Risk but I never have anyone to play it with.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: ShyGuy on December 15, 2008, 03:37:55 AM
What about that midget you live with?
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: KDR_11k on December 15, 2008, 04:13:02 AM
Not me, but I have been wanting to be initiated into the realm of boardgames... damn you GeeksOn, damn you and your ubergeekness.
For initiation I'd say go with Puerto Rico or even just Settlers first (PR is much better but Settlers might be easier for an introduction, may not be necessary though). Agricola's manual is total crap and would probably scare you off pretty quickly.
Except I would need more people to play with other than me haha. My closest geeky/nerdy friends are more into videogames, so it's pretty much a dead end.
Well, there's a PC version of Puerto Rico, it even comes with extra buildings for the main game.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 15, 2008, 05:00:13 AM
I'd like to. I was hesitant in the past because I was concerned about references to slavery in the game, but I looked at it again thanks to this thread and learned that that's just some crude slang some players use.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: Morari on December 15, 2008, 07:24:50 PM
I was hesitant in the past because I was concerned about references to slavery in the game, but I looked at it again thanks to this thread and learned that that's just some crude slang some players use.
How politically correct of you...
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: NuclearSpeed on December 16, 2008, 10:12:52 PM
I have played quite a bit of Settlers over the past year and a half, I also have Carcassonne and a couple of expansions, which I enjoy more than Settlers, also have Power Grid but I haven't had a chance to play and will be getting Pandemic for Christmas.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: Mikintosh on December 17, 2008, 04:01:36 AM
Scattergories, Scattergories, yo.
Title: Re: Board Gaming
Post by: ThePerm on December 18, 2008, 05:18:19 PM
i play risk and stratego pretty often, we started playing Risk 2110
