Another attempt [again] to sway people to board games
 

Check out these(however the ones I listed on average take 3 hours to finish but it doesn't mean it cannot be played). Remember holiday? Weekends? or just that night before bed?

It brings family and loved one together. It encourages social interaction and fair play. It SHARPENS the mind and help with memory. Some may require you to think, some other require you to make decision, some let you role play or play solo, some forces you to play against other players while others make you to work together to win.

Arkham Horror
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...c175966_md.jpg
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga.../arkham-horror



Battlestar Galactica
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...c354500_md.jpg
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga...star-galactica



(Fancy playing an evil God?)Chaos in the old world
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...c496014_md.jpg
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga...-the-old-world



Shogun(German made game actually)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...c145843_md.jpg
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20551/shogun

You may think they're expensive but they are actually cheap considering the money you would've spent had you been out on those hours. But more importantly they are SUPER FUN. Waaay funner than video games and you share your laughter with people you love and befriended. They are even educational and a brain cruncher too(which may not always be a bad thing)!

Now look at my eyes....I'm going to count 5 to 1 and on each count you're going to recede deeper into yourself. 5....4....3....2....1. Now you're at the deepest of your consciousness and I'm telling you now GO BUY BOARDGAMES. It;s good for your brain. It's good for your soul and it's good for everybody too not just yourself. When I say wake up you're going to come back and remember nothing of this hypnosis. . . . . .

.......
I can wait.

Go buy them :O:

Who's afraid of blizzard now?! or long hours of nothingness at home? Be brave jump into board gaming! Those magical box are just that, magical

WARNING. Playing these may alter the psychology of the players to be more socially adept and smarter PERMANENTLY!

From goofy young men lacking girlfriend :har:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3..._kudus/xxx.jpg

To brawn and brain(better to let the big guy win I mean just look at that arm)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/x.jpg

to young mom with baby bent on global communist domination!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/roh_kudus/xx.jpg

I approve his thread. My favorites:

Fjords
Thurn and Taxis

Wouldn't mind trying out the Warhammer one.

Does DnD count :O:

We still play board games as a family. We have several different Monoply sets with different themes. The Game of Life. The Pirates game of Life. Sorry! The list goes on. Board games are still fun as heck at my ranch. :up:

I never really got into board games as such, but tabletop miniatures have dominated my life for thirty years or more.

Can they be turned into drinking games?:hmmm:




:O:

Umm I'm sorry Sir but time to broaden your horizon :D. Monopoly may be a very popular and known board game but no where close as fun to what I suggest.
The board game which I list and I'm talking about is the kind of board games which are less popular to the mainstream public but which have gained niche market among board game players though they are gaining more mainstream public knowledge and popularity especially with some titles such as Settlers of Catan.

The only con is that these game require the players or at least one of the players to read the manual sometimes about 30 pages of them and internalize them before playing. But once that's through it's hell fun to play them. :yeah:

Sure there are party games as well which usually only need a small amount of time to finish and doesn't require deep thinking just plain more fun.
For example

Bang!
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3955/bang

Cash & Guns
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga...37/cash-n-guns

Not a bad choice. I don't have that one but I'm quite interested in it.
It's an Euro game instead of Ameritrash which means it's a thinking game where logic rules which is one of its main appeal to me aside from the fact that it allows you to play as one of several evil Gods. Playing evil is already so much fun not to mention playing an evil God :DL.

If you can find the people to play with with this game then go ahead try this one out but I suggest reading reviews of it on bgg(the definitive board gaming site) so you know what you're getting or what to expect, . There's even video reviews of it too.


Some people playing it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...udus/xxxxx.jpg

Some Indonesians with friends playing it.(No Im not in it as it's not even my picture, just took it from the internet, bgg site to be exact)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...kudus/xxxx.jpg

The map may look messy and the figures look plain but board gaming is all about the gameplay and atmosphere.

We play board games on New Year's eve with the kids. Kinda been a tradition the last few years since myself and mama are old fuddy duddies.....ok, I'm the fuddy duddy and can't stay awake 'til midnight anymore, but we have fun.

I still play Advanced Squad Leader occasionally and a few other wargames. Nothing can compare to moving tiny cardboard pieces around a board.

:)

:up: Sounds like a great tradition and a great family


Aaah ASL most people will be scared by the rules :O:
Haven't tried my hands on it but heard it was the grand daddy of all war games.

Ummm sorry but I have two young daughters. Monopoly Puppy Edition will win over Tolopod Lord of Uranus board game any day of the week. :O: But hey, thanks for trying! :up:

There are many many forms of board gaming temptation :arrgh!:


These are some of the most popular family games out there and girls(small or great, young or old) usually like them a lot too, they rank very very high in terms of popularity, don't judge them by their art cover :-P

Pandemic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3..._kudus/4-1.jpg
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549/pandemic


Agricola
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3..._kudus/1-2.jpg
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola


Race for the Galaxy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3..._kudus/2-5.jpg
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardga...for-the-galaxy


Power Grid
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3..._kudus/3-2.jpg
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid

Of course not! That's just geeky.:O: