JSA Aude Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Anyone know of some good board games I can order for Christmas from 'you know who' - not monopoly pleeeeeese - age range not important but not too taxing! (i.e. after lunch/dinner stuff). Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I like Cluedo (i always win) and Trivial Pursuit (coz of the cheeses).Can't beat monopoly though, but I'm not allowed to play very often as himself gets in a proper bad mood if i beat him [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 If you're including card games, then Uno is very good. Risk is supposed to be very good (according to my son who has it on his Xmas wish list). What ages are you intending them for? What about a Poker set for after dinner parties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 How about a bit of drunken Twister! Great fun [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I was introduced to a drunken game of Articulate the other night. Great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Cranium is good if there is a lot of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 [quote user="Dotty "]Cranium is good if there is a lot of you.[/quote]But they all have to be from the same country! There's only 3 of us here, so we have to wait till we have visitors from the UK. There's no way your average French person could hum the tune of Eastenders, nor could your average Brit do an impersonation of Dalida.Good game when it works though! [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayennaise Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Did someone mention Twister ????? At my daughter's wedding last year, the Best Man mentioned in his speech that he, his partner, the Groom and the Bride (OUR DAUGHTER!!) had played a very drunken game of nearly NAKED Twister one night!!!I thought MOH was going to explode!! I just buried my head in my wine glass!!! Mr & Mrs Newly Wed were mortified but fortunately the rest of the guests thought it hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 [quote user="SaligoBay"]. There's no way your average French person could hum the tune of Eastenders, nor could your average Brit do an impersonation of Dalida.[/quote]Same problem with trivial pursuit.Well, maybe not the impersonations but the general knowledge just isn't the same.Son and husband are both risk fans but it goes on for a long time (until world domination) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Extend it to card games and a cribbage set is good. It took my childrenabout 30 minutes to get the basic idea (and its probably good for theirmaths). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 There is one that I would NOT recommend - AtmosfearWhat can I say, it looks promising with an interactive video etc but takes an age to set up and the rules are many and complicated (well they were to me after a digestive or two) Lost interest halfway through playing. And its quite expensive. In fact, you can have mine if you want, I don't think I'll ever play it again.I would recommend Tri-onimos though, easy to set up and learn, hours of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Taboo is always a bit of a laugh, especially after a drink or two. More so if playing the French version, which is easier than you might think, as having to find ways of explaining words that we don't know is something that a lot of us do on a regular basis.Example: The word I'm trying to reach is slug (Ok, I know it's a limace NOW, but didn't then)."Erm, elle est comme un escargot qui a perdu sa maison"!Or a bat... "c'est une souris qui vols et qui habite dans une grotte".It's good fun, and I get to learn new words too, as long as I'm allowed unlimited passes for the words that I just can't do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey2 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Totally agree on Cluedo - my personal favourite - but its not popular with some of my family.Pictionary, however, always goes down well and causes much hilarity. Also, it is quite fast and furious, and you can play for as long or short a time as you want, so people don't get bored waiting for their turn - a major advantage in my book!The other one I would recommend for just two or three players is Boggle. It's small, easily transportable, very simple and incredibly addictive. And I guess you could play in any language you like, or even bilingually, now I come to think about it......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejc Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 There's a game which we played at a friends house which was great fun and went on for quite a while - it consisted of 2 small pigs - that had dots on one side but not the other and you had to throw them and....... well I know we laughed a great deal and had to add up points at one stage and do have a mental note to try and buy this game if I see it again, if only to understand what we were doing.Risk is also a great game as long as you don't mind being double crossed by your nearest & dearest.We also enjoy "Lets buy Holywood" about making films, SceneIt's good for movie buffs - but needs a DVD player. Operation is also an old favourite. Topple - that wooden brick game where you move pieces from the bottom to the top is another old favourite.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 If I say 'the game' then lots of you have just lost the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSA Aude Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 Many thanks for all the suggestions - will order a couple for Christmas. Yes, we've got the pigs (Pass the pig), good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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