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Originally Posted by wolf (Post 743952)

Seconding Apples to Apples.

Actually, you were thirding. But who's counting?

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Originally Posted by wolf (Post 743952)

and I had fun recently playing The Game of Life with my friend's kids.

As much as I liked the old Game of Life, I really don't care for the revised version. I dunno. Just something about the changes took the fun out of it.

Farkle sounds similar to Blisters, which is another fun 6 dice game. And you can pretend you are Appalachian Trail veterans.

It's cool when you have something random like a dice roll combined with strategy and thinking. Do you want to risk what you have earned so far and keep going for more?

Scattergories is fun, and not loud.

The most fun loud game, IMHO, is Pit

Rummikub - if there can be only one ;)

Would Yahtzee be an option?

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet (Post 743955)

Scattergories is fun, and not loud.

I adore Scattergories! Another game I ended up not playing... because I was good at it. Also after an argument as to what constituted a Catchphrase. It wasn't about winning. I'm just a pedant. Just because something appeared on the televison show Catchphrase (common phrases, proverbs etc) is not proof. And I was winning without that anyway, so no need to be so bitchy.

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Originally Posted by wolf (Post 743952)

You can't go wrong with a couple of decks of cards. There is a South American game that expands to fit the number of players. You need a deck for every two people playing. It's a type of contract rummy ... Telefunken. I play the Ecuadoran variation.

I've lately been teaching my friends to play Farkle. There are numerous variations on the rules. There are also numerous variations on the name. I learned it merely as "The Dice Game," have also heard it called "Fuck Me," "10,000," and "Greed." Equipment is simple ... six standard dice, paper, and a pen. You can buy Farkle sets that include a dice cup. I have one, but only because the game with the dice cup was cheaper than buying two sets of five dice.

Sounds a bit like Bammalammafizzvaj.
Or..... Go Johnny Go Go Go GO!

In a pickle is pretty good...we play it with the kids. Apples to Apples is good. Uno, maybe?

Will throw in my votes supporting In a Pickle, Ticket to Ride, and Apples to Apples. My brother is up for a visit and we've played six or seven rounds of Ticket to Ride in the past two days.

I also really love Set -- it's a pattern-finding game that requires no strategy whatsoever, just a good eye. Small and compact, and can also be converted into a solitaire game.