What is your family's favorite board game?

**Edwin1961** · #1 Jul 2, '04, 4:18 pm

When the family gets together, what kind of board game do you play the most or the most favorite?

Since there are many kinds, I have tried to pick the most common, yet time tested.

I like to play just about all those mentioned... I just can't find many people who like these enteratinments.

Go with God!
Edwin
P.S. Singles feel free to vote too, not just for the family!

darcee · #2 Jul 2, '04, 6:44 pm

We play a lot of games. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/has informaiton about fun games.

-D

Weezir · #3 Jul 2, '04, 9:01 pm

Our family LOVES to play games and it was really hard to choose a favorite category...so I based it on what the children ask for over and over...which is Monopoly, Life, Pay Day, etc...
They will, however, play anything. They so enjoy that family interaction.

Weezir

tee_eff_em · #4 Jul 2, '04, 9:44 pm

Our family likes all those categories of games -- I realize I could have checked them all, but selected only the hands down (heh) favorite: card games.

Our most favoritest one, spanning generations, is a progressive rummy game not exactly like any of the ones described here, but that's one of the charming features of card games -- Regional variation.

Robert Simmons · #5 Jul 2, '04, 9:55 pm

It's hard to pick just one. We love all these games. Let's see, roll the dice and . . .

AmandaPS · #6 Jul 2, '04, 10:31 pm

Well.... since more than one option was available, I sorta cheated and picked most of them.

Maggie · #7 Jul 2, '04, 10:53 pm

In my life before the forums...

Let's see we play Scrabble when my brother wins the favored sibling status, Boggle when I win, Trivial Pursuit when we're being nice to mom, and none of the above when we're being nice to my little sister

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**Edwin1961** · #8 Jul 3, '04, 8:50 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmandaPS

Well.... since more than one option was available, I sorta cheated and picked most of them.

Yes, You can pick more than one, because I thought in my first comment, that I picked ALL of them, since I really like to get together with others and have a quiet evening playing good wholesome games. (Yet, I'm single and those days are few and far between).

Go with God!
Edwin

pnewton · #9 Jul 3, '04, 9:31 am

We play spoons, with sharp fingernails.

**Edwin1961** · #10 Jul 3, '04, 9:41 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by pnewton

We play spoons, with sharp fingernails.

LOL

Edwin

Bud Stewart · #11 Jul 3, '04, 9:49 am

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Originally Posted by pnewton

We play spoons, with sharp fingernails.

Just be careful not to "run with scissors" you might "loose an eye".

I picked "Trivia Pursuit", but I don't play much. My family isn't much into trivia and that think I'm 'kinda weird' for liking it so much LOL.

pnewton · #12 Jul 3, '04, 10:14 am

For extreme spoons, substitute steak knives.

thann · #13 Jul 3, '04, 6:57 pm

Had to choose ALL of them -- we love games and have a huge shelf of them. I like to play pinochle mostly because we can chat. For two players, I like backgammon or any of the neat Gigamic series of games. Sometimes my husband invents games on the spot and we play those -- usually centering around word play.

My son and husband are much more astute than I and prefer chess and go (traditional Japanese game).

'thann

TeAmo · #14 Jul 3, '04, 7:08 pm

I'm not seeing Parcheesi listed here!!!
And Canasta!!!!

Detroit Sue · #15 Jul 3, '04, 7:17 pm

Every Christmas Eve, we break out the RISK game at about 5pm, have dinner over the game and play cutthroat until it's time to get ready for Midnight Mass. We started this about 10 years ago, when the kids were old enough to start playing. Now, everyone looks for alliances to each other starting around Thanksgiving.

On the Feast of Mary, Mother of God, we invite a brilliant priest (seminary professor) for dinner & a game of Monopoly. They all cheat so much (even the priest!)

that I'm always the first one bankrupt. I think they plan that so I can serve dessert!