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    I bought an old copy of the game "Life" yesterday (for $1.00) at a yard sale, and we played it last night. We are big board game players, and probably have over 50 in the collection. It got me thinking about what are my favorites, and everyone else's.

    I would say:

    Clue
    Probe (old word game out of production)
    Personal Preference (old game out of production)
    Betrayal at House on the Hill

    How about you?
    If this is not your thing, it's ok; no need to tell us that.
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    The life game we played when I was a kid had a unique spinner that was bad ass.

    I like life. I always wanted to be a tycoon. :smile:

    I liked stratego. But I don't remember how to play it. I Think Gunny would like it.

    I like parcheesi and monopoly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Diamond View Post
    The life game we played when I was a kid had a unique spinner that was bad ass.

    I like life. I always wanted to be a tycoon. :smile:

    I liked stratego. But I don't remember how to play it. I Think Gunny would like it.

    I like parcheesi and monopoly.
    The spinner is pretty cool.

    Russ likes Stratego, too. Must be a guy thing?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Diamond View Post
    The life game we played when I was a kid had a unique spinner that was bad ass.

    I like life. I always wanted to be a tycoon. :smile:

    I liked stratego. But I don't remember how to play it. I Think Gunny would like it.

    I like parcheesi and monopoly.
    Gunny STILL knows how to play Stratego. I The first board game I learned to play was Chess.

    I used to love Life when I was a bout 13. Had just discovered girls existed and were more than nuisances ( was wrong about the latter). Odd what dumb things kids will do at 13. I'd go to this girl's carport in housing (a whole 3 duplexes away and I'd ride my bike ) and we'd play Life every day. And I'd ask her to go with me every day, She'd say no every day. Then I discovered another girl in housing and I was informed most ricky-tick just EXACTLY whose boyfriend I was. I said but you told me no every day all summer. She just walked back into her carport shaking her head while the other girl informed me what a clueless dumbass I was.

    I also like Monopoly for a few years, but it got too monotonous for me. That game can go for days.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    Gunny STILL knows how to play Stratego. I The first board game I learned to play was Chess.

    I used to love Life when I was a bout 13. Had just discovered girls existed and were more than nuisances ( was wrong about the latter). Odd what dumb things kids will do at 13. I'd go to this girl's carport in housing (a whole 3 duplexes away and I'd ride my bike ) and we'd play Life every day. And I'd ask her to go with me every day, She'd say no every day. Then I discovered another girl in housing and I was informed most ricky-tick just EXACTLY whose boyfriend I was. I said but you told me no every day all summer. She just walked back into her carport shaking her head while the other girl informed me what a clueless dumbass I was.

    I also like Monopoly for a few years, but it got too monotonous for me. That game can go for days.
    I feel the same about Monopoly. It never had enough variation or real strategy for me.

    When our daughter was still very young, she asked to play Monopoly with us. I agreed, and played the same way I would with an adult. She of course lost. And burst into tears. I felt badly but did not coddle her over it. I still think it was a valuable life lesson. No "participation trophies" in this household, lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Abbey View Post
    The spinner is pretty cool.

    Russ likes Stratego, too. Must be a guy thing?
    I like Life, Stratego, Risk (one of the top 3 favorites), Monopoly, Battleship, Stratego, Apples-to-Apples, Ticket to Ride, Trivial Pursuit, many more. Those listed are like the best for playing with family.


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    It is not really a board game, but I still like Triple Yahtzee.

    Yeah....I do like The Lord of The Rings Trivial Pursuit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    It is not really a board game, but I still like Triple Yahtzee.

    Yeah....I do like The Lord of The Rings Trivial Pursuit.
    LOTR Trivia was another great yard sale find, from years ago. It isn't easy...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
    I like Life, Stratego, Risk (one of the top 3 favorites), Monopoly, Battleship, Stratego, Apples-to-Apples, Ticket to Ride, Trivial Pursuit, many more. Those listed are like the best for playing with family.
    I've played all of those except Ticket to Ride. Have no idea what it's about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Abbey View Post
    LOTR Trivia was another great yard sale find, from years ago. It isn't easy...
    It is NOT easy at all! Even for one who has read the books 'several' times.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    It is NOT easy at all! Even for one who has read the books 'several' times.
    Seriously, I've read them at least 20 times, many years ago, and I had a tough time!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
    I like Life, Stratego, Risk (one of the top 3 favorites), Monopoly, Battleship, Stratego, Apples-to-Apples, Ticket to Ride, Trivial Pursuit, many more. Those listed are like the best for playing with family.
    I loved Trivia Pursuit. I know more useless factoids than anyone I know.

    We mostly played Spades once I joined the Marines. Or Poker. Backgammon at times. The barracks and ship's berthing are boring. No board for the cards but they are games. I'd play checkers and Chinese checkers with my grandfather when I was a kid.
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    Absolutely the BEST board game ever is called 'Rail Baron'. My brother and I will still play that one at times with all our kids and it's still as fun as it was the first time we played it back in '82 or so. Really teaches the kids US geography along with actual railroads & routes as well.

    A close second is Stratego - and I'll whup Gunny's ass if I can find an online version!

    Chess for 3rd place. My Dad was very good at it and it took me about 6 years of regular playing before I could sometimes checkmate him - he could think further ahead than I was capable of, so my strategy turned to distractions when I recognized a setup he was maneuvering for that I couldn't see what he was up to. A sudden random move from the other side of the board would blow up his strategy and I had to keep him on his toes with the occasional random move. His favorites were the knights, where I would favor a lurking bishop / queen combo. We had some awesome games.

    Played a lot of monopoly when I was growing up out in the boonies as a kid, and my Dad used to really fry my ass with those sweetheart deals he'd make with my siblings... he was ruthless and knew he had to keep me away from the Oranges & light blues or I'd nail him. But I burned out on monopoly.. occasionally we'll play a game and I'm as ruthless with the kids (maybe not the wife, though!) as my old man was. They get pissed, but there's no freebies from me around here... you want to win, you have to earn it.

    Risk was always pretty good, but really, the winning ticket to Risk is biding your time, let the other knuckleheads beat each other up and come storming out of Australia to clean up. Never try to hold Asia, even with those 7 troops each turn. North & South America was a winner with only 3 points to defend, but everyone knew you had to be taken out within 3 turns or you'd dominate, so that didn't happen very often. Africa and Europe were losers pretty much every time with so many points to defend. A couple of times I won by retreating to Madagascar and just sitting there collecting 3 troops each turn while everyone else duked it out, turn in bonus cards and storm into a South America / Africa position with an eye to taking over North America next.
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    I'm surprised there are no other Clue lovers here. It's such a fun game, and deduction is always entertaining to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NightTrain View Post
    Absolutely the BEST board game ever is called 'Rail Baron'. My brother and I will still play that one at times with all our kids and it's still as fun as it was the first time we played it back in '82 or so. Really teaches the kids US geography along with actual railroads & routes as well.

    A close second is Stratego - and I'll whup Gunny's ass if I can find an online version!

    Chess for 3rd place. My Dad was very good at it and it took me about 6 years of regular playing before I could sometimes checkmate him - he could think further ahead than I was capable of, so my strategy turned to distractions when I recognized a setup he was maneuvering for that I couldn't see what he was up to. A sudden random move from the other side of the board would blow up his strategy and I had to keep him on his toes with the occasional random move. His favorites were the knights, where I would favor a lurking bishop / queen combo. We had some awesome games.

    Played a lot of monopoly when I was growing up out in the boonies as a kid, and my Dad used to really fry my ass with those sweetheart deals he'd make with my siblings... he was ruthless and knew he had to keep me away from the Oranges & light blues or I'd nail him. But I burned out on monopoly.. occasionally we'll play a game and I'm as ruthless with the kids (maybe not the wife, though!) as my old man was. They get pissed, but there's no freebies from me around here... you want to win, you have to earn it.

    Risk was always pretty good, but really, the winning ticket to Risk is biding your time, let the other knuckleheads beat each other up and come storming out of Australia to clean up. Never try to hold Asia, even with those 7 troops each turn. North & South America was a winner with only 3 points to defend, but everyone knew you had to be taken out within 3 turns or you'd dominate, so that didn't happen very often. Africa and Europe were losers pretty much every time with so many points to defend. A couple of times I won by retreating to Madagascar and just sitting there collecting 3 troops each turn while everyone else duked it out, turn in bonus cards and storm into a South America / Africa position with an eye to taking over North America next.

    I've never seen Rail Baron, but I love Stratego and Chess and Risk. If anyone finds any online versions of any of them, I'm in!

    Nice strategy on the Risk, NT. I agree, I think - best to start in South America and then expand to North America. Alternatively to Africa. No one gets worried about you until its too late. Starting in Australia is easy but can't go anywhere, and its impossible to start in North America, Europe, or especially Asia.
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