Originally posted by: Zombie
We try to play short board games here at work during lunch and recently we have been playing Bohnanza and Carcassonne.
We have a Axis and Allies Revised edition session scheduled for next weekend. It should lots of fun
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here are couple intresting websites if you wanna look at some new board games (not cookie cutter games)
game store.
review site.
Carcassonne kinda got old quickly, but Bohnanza (aka The Bean Game) has been a mainstay at my family gatherings for many years now. It's almost maddening...for instance on Christmas, we'll come away with 2-3 new board games, but popular demand will have us trading beans anyway.
Some other mainstays/favorites of mine are:
Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit - When you step back and look at the big picture, it's a 3-hour die-rolling-fest. Yet everytime I've played it, it's been a nailbiter right up to the final die roll.
Settlers Of Catan: You've probably played this.
Citadels/Ohne Furcht Und Adel
Where's Bob's Hat: Trick taking card game.
Tichu: Another trick taking card game.
San Marco: I just love this game. It's rather abstract.
Call My Bluff
Acquire: The old school stock game
Cosmic Encounter
The Lord Of The Rings: Not the one based on the movie, but the cooperative game. The co-op element is very refreshing. It's fascinating to play a game where instead of trying to screw the other players, you're trying to help them. The expansions do a lot to ruin this game.
Time's Up: Kinda like charades
Age Of Renaissance: I seem to be in the minority for not being a fan of this 6-8 hour exploratory epic. Give it a try on a rainy Saturday. Have lots of beer and snack foods on hand. Don't start past 8PM unless you like pulling all-nighters.
