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Title: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: K-man on Monday, December 15, 2008, 07:56:09 AM
Amazon had an insanely good deal on Settlers of Catan yesterday (15 bucks!) so I picked it along with Carcassonne up.  I had been looking to pick up some more board games, and I've had my eye on these for a while.  I've got old standbys like Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, etc, but wanted something more along the lines of a strategy game. 

These games are something I've neglected for the past few years, mainly due to the fact that I never had anyone around that was interested in playing.  However, that's starting to change.

Anyhow, what are some of your favorites?  I for one enjoy the card game Rook immensely.  Rook seems to be almost exclusively a southern thing though.  Growing up, it was a staple with my family around the Holidays.  It was a sign I had "arrived" as a young adult when I was invited by the adults to play Rook after opening gifts Christmas Eve.
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: Pugnate on Monday, December 15, 2008, 08:05:51 AM
The games I used to play a lot of as a kid was Risk.
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: iPPi on Monday, December 15, 2008, 08:48:14 AM
I have a couple coworkers who play the WoW: TCG.  It's actually pretty fun.  Game is fairly short too so we can play it over lunch hour or something.
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: idolminds on Monday, December 15, 2008, 09:23:06 AM
Zombies!!!

Thats not excitement, it really has three exclamation points in the title.
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: Cobra951 on Monday, December 15, 2008, 09:37:30 AM
That reminds me of stats class.  "That is not NINE!!!!  That's 9 factorial . . ."
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Monday, December 15, 2008, 09:50:51 AM
Settlers of Catan is fucking awesome, my friends and I play that a lot, along with Starfarers of Catan (space themed Catan with slightly different rules), Zombies!!!, Munchkin, and Risk 2210.  We were doing almost weekly games with those but its slowed down a bit for some reason which I need to get resolved.  I want to get Power Grid or Puerto Rico next.
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: Cobra951 on Monday, December 15, 2008, 10:34:37 AM
Puerto Rico?!
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Monday, December 15, 2008, 11:38:11 AM
Yes, Puerto Rico. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_(board_game))
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: sirean_syan on Monday, December 15, 2008, 06:11:58 PM
Soon enough...

(http://www.mk1.co.nz/media/Pic%20Dump%206/assault%20on%20Black%20Reach%20splash.jpg)
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: Quemaqua on Monday, December 15, 2008, 08:40:22 PM
Get the Doom boardgame.  Seriously, it's amazing, and it will make you and your friends want to kill each other at the end of your sessions.

Also, chess (http://www.overwritten.net/forum/index.php?topic=4607.0).
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Monday, December 15, 2008, 08:43:59 PM
Get the Doom boardgame.  Seriously, it's amazing, and it will make you and your friends want to kill each other at the end of your sessions.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE!
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: Quemaqua on Monday, December 15, 2008, 08:44:56 PM
RIP AND TEAR.
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: PyroMenace on Monday, December 15, 2008, 08:53:59 PM
God fuck that game. Did we even make it out of the first scenario?
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: sirean_syan on Monday, December 15, 2008, 09:18:51 PM
We barely made it out of the second god damned room.
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: idolminds on Monday, December 15, 2008, 09:29:44 PM
Doom: The Boardgame - We pack pure evil into every box!
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: Cobra951 on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 02:40:34 AM
Yes, Puerto Rico. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_(board_game))

Now I think I've heard of that before.  I should remember better.   Weird.  Or just senility setting in.
Title: Re: Board Games/Tabletop Games/Card Games
Post by: K-man on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 07:52:21 AM
I've always wanted to try the Doom game.

I've been playing an unhealthy amount of Carcassonne on 360 these past few days.  I think I love the game.