15-08-2003 07:59									#1
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What is your all-time favorite board game?

Mine is Axis and Allies.

Pros:great game, provides hours/days/weeks of entertainment and opportunities to draw blood.

Con: setting up takes time, and pieces can be easily lost.


A close second was Monopoly, the old-time classic.

Risk was an honourable mention. I just like A&A over it.

	15-08-2003 08:41									#2
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Axis and Allies is good if you can find players but if I just want to have fun I love Sorry!. I could play that game for days at a time.

	15-08-2003 09:25									#3
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Starfleet Battles

You people are lightweights

	15-08-2003 11:24									#4
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I was always careful not to lose pieces. I took good care of my board games.

But the answer if Axis and Allies hands down.

Risk comes in a distant second.

	15-08-2003 12:19									#5
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Talisman.
Pros: One game can last for weeks, and that's just my brother and I playing.

Cons: Requires a large amount of floor space. Not sold anymore.

Edit: forgot a con

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	15-08-2003 12:43									#6
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Chess

	15-08-2003 14:53									#7
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Never tried A&A (Sounds boring), and probably never will...

... can't find any Risk players, last time I played this as board game was 10 years ago... (Still have it on computer though )

... The best board game (I can get somebody to play against me) is Matador (I believe it's the same thing as Monopoly, but I'm not 100% sure...)

	15-08-2003 15:30									#8
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I'd say risk (with a few custom rules), not that there aren't any better games (A&A), but at least Risk is playable. IE you can find people to play it and you can finish a game.

	15-08-2003 15:43									#9
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I'd say chess as well.

	15-08-2003 16:42									#10
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Mouse Trap

	15-08-2003 17:48									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Maquiladora Mouse Trap

If UR thought the other games mentioned were lightweight I hate to think what he'll say about that.

	15-08-2003 18:12									#12
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I had Mouse Trap for a while. I wouldn't say it was my favorite even if it was the only one I'd played.

	15-08-2003 18:20									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Maquiladora Mouse Trap

Did you know there was once a TV show based on Mousetrap?

	15-08-2003 18:47									#14
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quote: Did you know there was once a TV show based on Mousetrap?

Oh god, that's horrible, I think I'll stand on my head for a few hours now....

	15-08-2003 18:55									#15
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Friends were lost, relationships were irreparably damaged and family members never spoke to you again what more do you want in a board game?

I do recall seeing a 70's gameshow based on it.

	15-08-2003 19:01									#16
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Mousetrap! I remember getting that from Santa for christmas when I was 7 or 8. My parents were not amused when My sister, cousin and I assembled it and started playing at 6:30am

I think my absolute favourite boardgame has to be Civilisation (not the Meier one), although I have very fond memories of Beastlord! Just don't have the time or floorspace to lay it all out and do the hidden movement and tactical battles these days.

	15-08-2003 19:04									#17
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I recall the TV show from the '60s. IIRC, they had a giant version of the game on the set, and kids moved around it in the role of the mouse. At the time I thought this was very cool, as I thought the game itself was.

Im pleased to note that one of Princess of the Mark's little friends has Mousetrap, and so PoM has had a chance to experience the wonder.

	15-08-2003 20:28									#18
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geeslaka

I remember Talisman. What a great board game. I had the dungeon, and the city and the vortex add-ons, so it required an enourmous amout of space. With 6 or 7 players it could last a whole weekend.

Noone to play with now though Is there a PC version?

-Jam

	15-08-2003 21:14									#19
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Not that I know of.
My brother has the city, dungeon, and timescape, plus a board he made. The board he made is the same physical size as the main board but has significantly more spaces. He also made a good number of characters and cards.

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Move to Germany and I'll give you a game, eh? It was a masterpiece of roleplaying board games, nothing has ever got close to it in comparison.

-Jam

	15-08-2003 21:46									#21
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quote: Originally posted by ADG Never tried A&A (Sounds boring), and probably never will... ... can't find any Risk players, last time I played this as board game was 10 years ago... (Still have it on computer though )

You're killing me, A&A was/is awesome!!! If you like Risk, my observation is that you'll love A&A. Unless you're like my wife and don't want to spend the time to learn the rules.

	15-08-2003 21:53									#22
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I did some Googleing and here's the good news

Talisman for PC - whoop!

-Jam

	15-08-2003 22:08									#23
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Axis & Allies, but its literally impossible to find anyone to play with. Everyone would rather play stupidpeoplewithnopatience games.
Cranium would be my second favorite game.

	15-08-2003 22:40									#24
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I don't have the concentration necessary to be good at it, but I like to watch a good game of chess.

	15-08-2003 22:41									#25
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here are some board games i recall playing (leaving aside AH/SPI wargames)

Candy land
Chutes and Ladders
Mousetrap
Monopoly
Risk
Stratego
Dogfight(?) an unrealistic WW1 air combat game with really cool little plastic planes
Clue
Scrabble

	15-08-2003 22:46									#26
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Twilight Imperium

Pro:
-New Map every Game
-Senate


Con:
-Action Cards can really screw u;
-Teams should be set before Game


in A&A the First Turns are so.. fixed
Besides that EndBattle's take quite a while.

	16-08-2003 00:16									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Jamski I did some Googleing and here's the good news Talisman for PC - whoop! -Jam

The bad news is that their actual site is down. Oh well, it's almost definitely windows only.

I do have good news for myself though, the room I'm in is big enough to play it. I'm going to ask my brother if he wants to play when he gets home.

	16-08-2003 06:17									#28
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Never seem to have time but in the past enjoyed (mainly wargames rather than board if thats a difference ?) ...

Empires of the Middle Ages. Cons - don't know anyone with a copy anymore.

Atlantic Wall - tried this as a four player game once, worked pretty well but its a big map and a long game.

1829 - Northern version but only becuase that was the one i played first.

Vietnam. Started a game sometime in the early 90s and get together to play a few turns each summer. Not very productive though as spend most of the time we set aside is for setting up again and trying to remember just what is going on.

About the only game i play now is Warrior Knights which can be finished in a weekend.

	16-08-2003 11:23									#29
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depends

multiplayer - Advanced Civilization
Twoplayer - ASL

Jon Miller

	16-08-2003 12:29									#30
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I also liked Car Wars, but that wasn't exactly a board game. That's closer to a rpg than a board game.

Stratego was decent. Monopoly was also great. Clue was pretty cool as well.

I think Dungeons and Dragons had a board game too . Fairly simplistic compared to the rpg.