Backgammon
Monopoly (I also have the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and QVC versions)
Battleship
Risk (I sucked at it, gave my board to a friend's kid when I moved)
Chess (not a good chess player, but I'm smart so I think I should play this. I do fairly well at chess problems not so well at actual play)
Scrabble
Parcheesi
Pente

I never had a lot of the really well-known games as a kid, only played Sorry, Life, and Trouble at other kid's houses, but I did have Toss-Across.

I'm sure there are tons of others, but I can't think of them right now.

In shoots and ladders, when you get penalized, you REALLY get penalized! :blush:
Scattergories? Facts in Five?

Bookshelf games were fun.

*snort*

Alrighty then...mudderplucking sassafrassa crap shit board games. I SPIT on you. I SPIT on you all. :lol:

Here's a game you might like...stand right over.........THERE.

Ha d a Monopoly-type game, which used all the peices from Monopoly, called Heads and Feds. It had a pot theme.

I still like battleship.

Looking for Feely Meely.

Stage II trivia...all the answers lead to another answer.

We currently play TransAmerica quite a bit -similar principle -level playing field. Will look up Ticket to Ride, thanks.

chutes 'n' ladders = snakes and ladders
parcheesi = ludo

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We don't play Monopoly often, but we have fun when we do. I guess it must depend on your mindset going in? For a "luck-based" game with an "inevitability" factor (if those aren't mutually exclusive), it is surprising that some people always seem to do well regardless of their starting position/position early in their game, and some do not.

I'm guessing perhaps you and the article's author are not two of Monopoly's winners?

I rather think that if one needs to read detailed blogs about how to hold a gaming evening, one is almost automatically doomed to failure. maybe I'm gameist.

What version of Monopoly? Is there a French one? Paris?

We Brits all grew up with the London version, but now there are versions for most major British cities.

Did anyone ever work out why the rent on Piccadilly wasn't 24 quid instead of 22?

Oh wow, this is awesome! Thanks monster, for years I wondered what the game was but just now was prompted to look for it online.

I had a detective game when I was a kid, where I actually kept records of everything, who was the culprit how the clues worked out. Documenting that like I did, it's not surprising I landed in a field where it's all documentation all the time. I was pretty young as I recall, when I had the game. I tried to google it and I'm sure this was the game! What memories. I played this one by myself a lot. I wish I still had it.

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4969/manhunt

edit: it came out in 72 so I was like 8 or 9.

Cellaropoly. If you pass go collect 200 posts.

tax and super-tax = tip jar and super tip jar.
Free Parking features cellar car
Jail = banning
bankrupcy = permabanning
utilities = internet services, beer
Chance examples: Shawnee123 changes username, miss one turn; Taunt Happy Fun Wolf -go directly to ban; compliment dwellar who hates your guts, move to free parking.......

The sets (I'll use the Brit colors)

hmmm. I think you'll need to fill in some of the gaps here, i might ruffle feathers.... I'll start you off ;)

Brown: infinite monkey, monster
light blue: cloud, sky, ____
pink: brianna, sundae girl, shawnee123
orange: ____, ____, ____
red: UG, Merc, ____
yellow: ____, ____, ____
green: footfootfoot, griff, glinda
Dark Blue: wolf and glatt

hmmmmm :lol:

Brilliant idea!

I know some yellows but the kinder gentler poster won't say.

Game pieces?

Beer mug
Monkey
Troll
Some Amish Guy

?????? more?