I've mentioned before that I like to play board games. Part of our Christmas Eve celebration is pulling out Holiday Bingo followed by other games once the gifts have been opened. Each New Year's Eve we gather with two other couples and play Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary. Occasionally we try a new game, but always come back to those two.
Here's my list of favorites. Note I'm not including any card games. That will be for another time.
1. Masterpiece - The Art Auction Game - I was amazed to find this game listed at Amazon and even more amazed at the price! I guess it's so expensive since it's out of print (according to Wiki). I have the original 1970 version which features paintings from the Chicago Art Institute. I visited the Art Institute while in college just so I could see the paintings from my game!
2. Scrabble - I've played this game since I was a kid. I remember what a thrill it was to beat my mother for the first time. Thanks to a marathon evening of Scrabble on one of my sister's visits, my kids hate the game! I'll admit, she was pretty vicious and cut-throat.
3. Pictionary - My strength lies in the drawing rather than the guessing part of this game. Either part is fun, though. Of course it helps to have a good partner!
4. Pente - I love this game so much that I devoted an entire blog entry to it here.
5. Hey Pa! There's a Goat on the Roof - This was my favorite board game as a kid, but unfortunately mine got lost or given away at some point. I would have enjoyed playing it with my kids when they were growing up. I could probably find it at E-Bay if I really wanted it, but it wouldn't be the same. Mine had a tin can stuck under the well. Sentimental value.
Worth mentioning: Facts in Five, Clue, Acquire, Trivial Pursuit.
- Kelly
- Making my way through the ups and downs of life, holding fast to my favorite Bible verse: "For we walk by faith, not by sight." ~2 Corinthians 5:7. I began blogging in earnest at Yahoo360 on October 24, 2005. (briefly using LiveJournal and blog-city prior to that) In June 2008 I moved to Blogger. I'm now at WordPress where I hope to remain.
11 comments:
I only play board games when I visit you. My list it short.
1. Scrabble
2. Pictionary
3. Masterpiece
4. Monopoly
5. Trivial Pursuit
I hate it, but I can't list 5 anymore, it has been so long. Scrabble remains a favorite. I'm better naming card games than board games. Oh well, at least I do jigsaw!!
Hugs, quid
no particular order
1. scrabble
2. LIFE
3. monopoly
4. scategories
5. cranium (any version)
I love the sound of hey pa there's a goat on the roof.
* Dixit - a word game not unlike scrabble.
* Scrabble.
* Triominoes - like dominoes but all the pieces are triangular.
* Trivial Pursuit.
* Scooby doo, the board game - a gift for nephew, I love it because you get a torch that is shaped like a ghost.
My faves are:
Scrabble- I play it on my iPhone a lot
Pente- with Kelly!
Clue
Dutch Blitz
Jungle Speed
It has been a long time since I played a board game. Monopoly used to be my favorite.
I love board games ... you mentioned Facts in Five ... I never met anyone else who ever heard about that game!!! I love it.
I'm a big fan of Pictionary too. Upwords is OK too.
I used to love Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, but with my concentration problems? Nope, it is far too easy to beat me!
Fun, Fun, Fun!
1. Disney Monopoly
2. Checkers (such a classic)
3. Cranium
4. LIFE
5. Scattergories
Monolopy
Scrabble
CLue
Trivial Persuit
Risk
Backgammon
Kelly,
In the past I enjoyed
board games very much.
Some of my favourites were:
Game of the Goose
Scrabble
Monopoly
A game which was based on Geography (but I can't remember
its name)
Mensch ärgere dich nicht (Do not get angry)
Raven
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