A few months ago I played Heroscape. While setting it up, I was thinking “What am I doing? This seems like a game for ages 8 to 16 max.” But the person I was going to play with assured me it was really fun, so I played… and loved it.
The best way for me to describe it to those who have never played is it’s a cross between Risk and Chess.
Does anyone else play this game? And if not, what are some fun board games you’ve ran across?
My favorite games to play include: Heroscape Monopoly Chess Risk Carcassonne
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Never heard of it.
Once upon a time, I was a Trivial Pursuit junkie. Then people stopped playing against me. Now I rarely play board games, unless it's Scrabble with my mother (who kicks my rear).
Posted by scholarette (Member # 11540) on :
Settlers of Catan is a standard German game most people like (though I think settlers of zarahemla is actually a better designed version- the board is faster to set up and moves less). Zooloretto is a fun one, a little more accessible for kids, but still enjoyable for adults. Aquaretto is very similar to zooleretto but a bit morecomplicated. We played that last night.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Fluxx is the FUNNEST game ever. Apples to Apples and Chrononauts are fun too.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(Oh, I really like Cathedral, too.)
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Heroscape's a great introductory level wargame. I've got a couple sets, and Sophie really enjoys just playing with the pieces (since she's not quite sophisticated enough to understand the rules yet).
I'm a HUGE board/card game fan. Here's my (current) top fifteen:
Carcassonne Settlers of Catan Tsuro Pillars of the Earth Ticket to Ride Citadels Guillotine Puerto Rico Once Upon A Time Shadows Over Camelot Lost Cities Jyhad/Vampire Pecking Order Illuminati Infernal Contraption
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