Just wondering what the general consensus is.
Some all-time favorites include Balderdash, Grave Robbers from Outer Space, Bang!, Descent, Munchkin, Lunch Money, and my present favorite -- Arkham Horror.
I don't think I've heard of any of those games. Are you making them up?
For me it's Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit. As for the rest out there, it's more like bored games, amiright?
Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 09:40:58 PM
I don't think I've heard of any of those games. Are you making them up?
For me it's Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit. As for the rest out there, it's more like bored games, amiright?
Scrabble's fun. I usually lose.
For Trivial Pursuit, it takes too long to play with too little happening between the start and finish. In general the older, classic games kind of bore me (sorry, Monopoly fans).
Risk. Played it over new years with my drunk father who berated my brothers and I the entire time. It was excellent. Not being facetious.
Quote from: Slaky on April 06, 2010, 09:47:37 PM
Risk. Played it over new years with my drunk father who berated my brothers and I the entire time. It was excellent. Not being facetious.
Ever play Axis & Allies?
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Quote from: Slaky on April 06, 2010, 09:47:37 PM
Risk. Played it over new years with my drunk father who berated my brothers and I the entire time. It was excellent. Not being facetious.
Ever play Axis & Allies?
A long time ago and very briefly.
I only played Risk a couple times but I do remember it being pretty bad-ass.
Some of my favorites: Scabble, Risk, Battleship, Trivial Pursuit, Scene It (Board or Xbox version), Clue, Stratego, and Mahjong (the rummy-esque game, not the tile match one).. Speaking of rummy, I usually will play any card game that someone offers up. WAR! (not really, that game gets boring..) But anyway, we do a lot of Hold 'Em, Omaha, Between the Sheets, 3-5-7 (This one takes some balls if you don't set limits), 7 card no peek, to name a few
I love that Yeti misspelled "Scrabble". Perfect.
DPD.
As for card games, I'm up for anything, so long as alcohol is present. I've grown partial to euchre.
Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 10:42:23 PM
I love that Yeti misspelled "Scrabble". Perfect.
Scabble is a very real game in Yeti's town.
Anyone ever played Hockey (http://www.webtender.com/handbook/games/hockey.game)? It's truly the finest of drinking card games.
Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 10:43:30 PM
DPD.
As for card games, I'm up for anything, so long as alcohol is present. I've grown partial to euchre.
How very Hoosier of you. After 20 years of throwing down, I only enjoy euchre with copious amounts of alcohol. It's mostly a game of luck. Only ridiculous fuckups such as misreading one's hand can offset the almighty shuffle, cut, deal when you get four people together who know what they're doing. So the more you drink, the dumber you play and the more hilarious this game becomes.
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 07, 2010, 08:21:36 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 10:43:30 PM
DPD.
As for card games, I'm up for anything, so long as alcohol is present. I've grown partial to euchre.
How very Hoosier of you. After 20 years of throwing down, I only enjoy euchre with copious amounts of alcohol. It's mostly a game of luck. Only ridiculous fuckups such as misreading one's hand can offset the almighty shuffle, cut, deal when you get four people together who know what they're doing. So the more you drink, the dumber you play and the more hilarious this game becomes.
I should point out that I typically get so drunk that I need someone to go over the rules with me every time I play.
Speaking of SCABBLE, how do you guys handle deciding if a word is real? Do they get to look it up before the put it down? If the put it down and it's wrong, then what? In the world of freedictionary.com, you can find the most obscure words that even Wheezer doesn't know.
You fucking guys also say "in bed" at the end of every fucking fortune you pull out of a cookie, don't you?
Quote from: Fork on April 07, 2010, 08:43:47 AM
You fucking guys also say "in bed" at the end of every fucking fortune you pull out of a cookie, don't you?
I was going to mention how I play a game called "Things" (or maybe it's called "A game of Things") with some friends where you have a topic (i.e. "Things you don't play with") and it usually turns into a game of "who can come up with the dirtiest/sickest/funniest/most secksually related thing to write down" but I won't now.
Quote from: Fork on April 07, 2010, 08:43:47 AM
You fucking guys also say "in bed" at the end of every fucking fortune you pull out of a cookie, don't you?
I don't get this SheckyInsult at all.
Quote from: Yeti on April 07, 2010, 08:32:14 AM
Speaking of SCABBLE, how do you guys handle deciding if a word is real? Do they get to look it up before the put it down? If the put it down and it's wrong, then what? In the world of freedictionary.com, you can find the most obscure words that even Wheezer doesn't know.
I play on the phone so it tells me. You could easily find a scrabble dictionary either in a book store or online.
Here: http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/en_US/search.cfm
Problem solved.
Quote from: Slaky on April 07, 2010, 09:35:08 AM
Quote from: Yeti on April 07, 2010, 08:32:14 AM
Speaking of SCABBLE, how do you guys handle deciding if a word is real? Do they get to look it up before the put it down? If the put it down and it's wrong, then what? In the world of freedictionary.com, you can find the most obscure words that even Wheezer doesn't know.
I play on the phone so it tells me. You could easily find a scrabble dictionary either in a book store or online.
Here: http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/en_US/search.cfm
Problem solved.
Also, I once spelled "vagina" in a game. It was my crowning achievement.
Quote from: Slaky on April 07, 2010, 09:35:08 AM
Quote from: Yeti on April 07, 2010, 08:32:14 AM
Speaking of SCABBLE, how do you guys handle deciding if a word is real? Do they get to look it up before the put it down? If the put it down and it's wrong, then what? In the world of freedictionary.com, you can find the most obscure words that even Wheezer doesn't know.
I play on the phone so it tells me. You could easily find a scrabble dictionary either in a book store or online.
Here: http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/en_US/search.cfm
Problem solved.
How is "fart" not a word? Fucking Victorian snobs over at Hasbro.
Quote from: Yeti on April 07, 2010, 09:47:33 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 07, 2010, 09:35:08 AM
Quote from: Yeti on April 07, 2010, 08:32:14 AM
Speaking of SCABBLE, how do you guys handle deciding if a word is real? Do they get to look it up before the put it down? If the put it down and it's wrong, then what? In the world of freedictionary.com, you can find the most obscure words that even Wheezer doesn't know.
I play on the phone so it tells me. You could easily find a scrabble dictionary either in a book store or online.
Here: http://www.hasbro.com/scrabble/en_US/search.cfm
Problem solved.
Also, I once spelled "vagina" in a game. It was my crowning achievement.
I was able to use "Boner" last time I played.
Quote from: MAD on April 07, 2010, 08:29:43 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 07, 2010, 08:21:36 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 10:43:30 PM
DPD.
As for card games, I'm up for anything, so long as alcohol is present. I've grown partial to euchre.
How very Hoosier of you. After 20 years of throwing down, I only enjoy euchre with copious amounts of alcohol. It's mostly a game of luck. Only ridiculous fuckups such as misreading one's hand can offset the almighty shuffle, cut, deal when you get four people together who know what they're doing. So the more you drink, the dumber you play and the more hilarious this game becomes.
I should point out that I typically get so drunk that I need someone to go over the rules with me every time I play.
It's like pro bowling in that the game doesn't actually start until somebody doesn't bowl a strike. Getting euchred is worse than getting your pants pulled down at communion. Me and another dude swept a four-game set from two other dudes last Saturday and we were fucking CLOWNING, son.
Let's play soon. Your wife, does she go?
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 07, 2010, 10:11:24 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 07, 2010, 08:29:43 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 07, 2010, 08:21:36 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 10:43:30 PM
DPD.
As for card games, I'm up for anything, so long as alcohol is present. I've grown partial to euchre.
How very Hoosier of you. After 20 years of throwing down, I only enjoy euchre with copious amounts of alcohol. It's mostly a game of luck. Only ridiculous fuckups such as misreading one's hand can offset the almighty shuffle, cut, deal when you get four people together who know what they're doing. So the more you drink, the dumber you play and the more hilarious this game becomes.
I should point out that I typically get so drunk that I need someone to go over the rules with me every time I play.
It's like pro bowling in that the game doesn't actually start until somebody doesn't bowl a strike. Getting euchred is worse than getting your pants pulled down at communion. Me and another dude swept a four-game set from two other dudes last Saturday and we were fucking CLOWNING, son.
Let's play soon. Your wife, does she go?
She's the one that introduced me to it. It's big with her friends in Michigan.
Quote from: MAD on April 07, 2010, 10:18:11 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 07, 2010, 10:11:24 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 07, 2010, 08:29:43 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 07, 2010, 08:21:36 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 10:43:30 PM
DPD.
As for card games, I'm up for anything, so long as alcohol is present. I've grown partial to euchre.
How very Hoosier of you. After 20 years of throwing down, I only enjoy euchre with copious amounts of alcohol. It's mostly a game of luck. Only ridiculous fuckups such as misreading one's hand can offset the almighty shuffle, cut, deal when you get four people together who know what they're doing. So the more you drink, the dumber you play and the more hilarious this game becomes.
I should point out that I typically get so drunk that I need someone to go over the rules with me every time I play.
It's like pro bowling in that the game doesn't actually start until somebody doesn't bowl a strike. Getting euchred is worse than getting your pants pulled down at communion. Me and another dude swept a four-game set from two other dudes last Saturday and we were fucking CLOWNING, son.
Let's play soon. Your wife, does she go?
She's the one that introduced me to it. It's big with her friends in Michigan.
We should invite you guys over for a game soon. Or vice versa.
Quote from: MAD on April 07, 2010, 10:18:11 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 07, 2010, 10:11:24 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 07, 2010, 08:29:43 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 07, 2010, 08:21:36 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 10:43:30 PM
DPD.
As for card games, I'm up for anything, so long as alcohol is present. I've grown partial to euchre.
How very Hoosier of you. After 20 years of throwing down, I only enjoy euchre with copious amounts of alcohol. It's mostly a game of luck. Only ridiculous fuckups such as misreading one's hand can offset the almighty shuffle, cut, deal when you get four people together who know what they're doing. So the more you drink, the dumber you play and the more hilarious this game becomes.
I should point out that I typically get so drunk that I need someone to go over the rules with me every time I play.
It's like pro bowling in that the game doesn't actually start until somebody doesn't bowl a strike. Getting euchred is worse than getting your pants pulled down at communion. Me and another dude swept a four-game set from two other dudes last Saturday and we were fucking CLOWNING, son.
Let's play soon. Your wife, does she go?
She's the one that introduced me to it. It's big with her friends in Michigan.
A waste of a perfectly good Monty Python ref.
XBLA introduced me to Carcasonne and Settlers of Catan, which are both pretty fun games. I'm always up for a rollicking game of Fireball Island. I'll play pretty much any card games. Apex is right about euchre being almost entirely luck, but I still love that game.
Quote from: Kermit IV on April 07, 2010, 01:15:58 PM
XBLA introduced me to Carcasonne and Settlers of Catan, which are both pretty fun games. I'm always up for a rollicking game of Fireball Island. I'll play pretty much any card games. Apex is right about euchre being almost entirely luck, but I still love that game.
Euchre is a game most women can not suck at. So it cuts down on the eye-rolling-arms-folded-sigh-I'm-bored-you're-drunk-shut-up look I tend to get at some gatherings.
Quote from: Yeti on April 07, 2010, 08:32:14 AM
Speaking of SCABBLE, how do you guys handle deciding if a word is real? Do they get to look it up before the put it down? If the put it down and it's wrong, then what? In the world of freedictionary.com, you can find the most obscure words that even Wheezer doesn't know.
Perhaps this will help explain the challenge rules: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAHiAuiT_zM
Just played two new games this weekend; Zombie Flux and Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game.
Zombie Flux is a card game where the rules to win change almost every turn, as do the condition of the games (ie: how many cards you draw, how many cards you can play, how many cards you can hold in your hand, etc.). BSG is a pretty cool game in which you and your friends play to save the ship from the dreaded cylons, although one (or more) of the players might actually be a cylon.
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Quote from: MAD on April 06, 2010, 10:43:30 PM
DPD.
As for card games, I'm up for anything, so long as alcohol is present. I've grown partial to euchre.
How very Hoosier of you. After 20 years of throwing down, I only enjoy euchre with copious amounts of alcohol. It's mostly a game of luck. Only ridiculous fuckups such as misreading one's hand can offset the almighty shuffle, cut, deal when you get four people together who know what they're doing. So the more you drink, the dumber you play and the more hilarious this game becomes.
I should point out that I typically get so drunk that I need someone to go over the rules with me every time I play.
It's like pro bowling in that the game doesn't actually start until somebody doesn't bowl a strike. Getting euchred is worse than getting your pants pulled down at communion. Me and another dude swept a four-game set from two other dudes last Saturday and we were fucking CLOWNING, son.
Let's play soon. Your wife, does she go?
She's the one that introduced me to it. It's big with her friends in Michigan.
Yeah, I can't believe how everyone here plays Euchre in Michigan. The bulk of them have never even tried Hearts or Spades.
Have I mentioned the game "Bang!"? It's a card game with three or four character types -- the sheriff, his deputy, the outlaw, and renegade. You basically "duel" everybody until you meet your objective of victory. But if you are low on life, don't worry -- fortification comes in the way of drinking beer.
Not a bad game.
(http://www.gateplay.com/images/products/display/Bang_card_game_d.gif)
I just remembered that "Ace of Aces" was quite enjoyable.
That, however, is not my point, which is to lament that I've just heard of BattleLore (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/images/boardgame/25417/battlelore), which cannot be a good development.
(http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic720884_md.jpg)
Quote from: Wheezer on July 31, 2010, 11:56:22 PM
I just remembered that "Ace of Aces" was quite enjoyable.
That, however, is not my point, which is to lament that I've just heard of BattleLore (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/images/boardgame/25417/battlelore), which cannot be a good development.
(http://images.boardgamegeek.com/images/pic720884_md.jpg)
Game's got a pretty good rating.
I'm looking forward to the release of this game (http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/road_kill_rally.htm), btw. Hopefully it'll be at GenCon...