#4419578 - 05/08/18 01:32 PM
Re: Board Games
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#4419592 - 05/08/18 02:06 PM
Re: Board Games
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PanzerMeyer
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Battle Chess (DOS) was pretty cool. Never played that one but I did have the Star Wars chess game that only ran on Windows 3.1.1!
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#4419600 - 05/08/18 03:21 PM
Re: Board Games
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With all due respect Panzer, just because you don't know anyone who plays board games does not mean it's now non-existent or on a decline. You just may have a different circle of friends My family and I try to have game night as often as we can and we play board games a lot. King of Tokyo, Power Grid, Caverna, etc. There's a local FLGS as well that has tons of games and I'd probably buy more if I knew how half of those board games played out Probably a good thing that I don't.
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#4419607 - 05/08/18 03:48 PM
Re: Board Games
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My grown kids and I have been playing Settlers of Catan for a decade. There are a couple of others that we play, but Settlers is first choice.
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#4419615 - 05/08/18 04:11 PM
Re: Board Games
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. How many still have games with all the pieces left? When I was in college I had the board game version of "Harpoon" and that game had easily over 200 cardboard counters and plastic pieces. I ended up giving the game to someone I knew after I bought the PC version of Harpoon. With the PC version I could concentrate on actually playing the game and letting the PC do all of the tedious number crunching.
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4419626 - 05/08/18 05:35 PM
Re: Board Games
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Board games are massive these days, because the old things like Scrabble, Monopoly, and whatnot have rightfully been replaced with things that are much much better. https://boardgamegeek.com/ is the place to go to find out stuff. Personally, in the last week I've played MBT (tank combat in 1987 Europe), Kemet (Egyptian themed game where you try to control various locations, as well as buying upgrade cards), and Battletech (classic big stompy robots). Modern board games tend to have playing times of 1-2 hours, and no player elimination. Also player choice is very important. People talk about this being a 'golden age' of boardgaming.
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#4419639 - 05/08/18 06:11 PM
Re: Board Games
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How many of you still play board games? I would imagine that sales of board games at least in the US have been dropping a lot for several years now. I don't know anyone personally who plays them and in this current day world of tablet/smartphone games I can't really see the appeal of board games at all to the mainstream public. It's been at least 7 years since I've played a board game (it was Scrabble).
My wife and I play board games at least once a week. When the kids come visit, we play all the time. Cataan (I call this game a "gateway game," because it will lead to more complex and bigger board games, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Ticket to Ride, even fun ones like Apples to Apples, etc. Also with my son we have ongoing games like Axis and Allies or even more complex ones that get continued over a month or more.....
"For I know the plans that I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Matthew 5:11
Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, because “the Lord is compassionate and merciful. James 5:11
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#4419640 - 05/08/18 06:11 PM
Re: Board Games
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My grown kids and I have been playing Settlers of Catan for a decade. There are a couple of others that we play, but Settlers is first choice. That game is so much fun.
"For I know the plans that I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Matthew 5:11
Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, because “the Lord is compassionate and merciful. James 5:11
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