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Re: Board Games
[Re: Blibbleblabble]
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03/16/09 03:15 AM
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I used to love Candy Land when I was little because I thought the characters looked so cool. I still think so, actually. My friend introduced me to Sorry a long time ago, which I liked because it was fun to get revenge on the other players. I remember absolutely loving any games when I was little, and I always would try to get my family to play, and they'd either never want to, or they'd do so very unhappily. I'd declare it "Family Game Night," but I was the only one in the family having fun. One I just was introduced to recently, by my friend who's studying to become a teacher, is Apples to Apples. Hmm...I don't guess it's really a board game, but it's tons of fun - have you heard of it, BL? Everyone gets in a circle and you take turns getting to draw a card that has a certain descriptive word on it, then the others pick one of the cards that they have, that they think you would feel matches the word you have. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apples_to_applesIt's a lot of fun to see how well you know the people you're playing with, that is, until they start choosing silly answers which make no sense...not that I'm holding a grudge over a past game...
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Re: Board Games
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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03/16/09 08:40 AM
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I used to play Monopoly, Risk and Clue. The first two, as stated above, are time consuming. In Risk the strategy I remember was not to start out in China as it seemed that could always be attacked from all directions.
A simple game that I had always liked is Chutes and Ladders.
A game that our family and friends will play occasionally is Apples to Apples. Players are given seven cards that have different people, places or things on them, like sandals, the Civil War, waterfalls, Chicago, Gene Hacman, tacos,etc. A separate series of cards contain descriptive words, like courageous, moist, sensational, irrelevant, and everyone (except the judge) has to submit one of their cards that best matches the description. The judge selects what he thinks is the best match, and the person with the best match then judges the next round. It's actually a lot of laughs.
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Re: Board Games
[Re: Don Cardi]
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03/16/09 09:28 AM
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[quote=Sicilian Babe] My dad and I spent many a night playing a game called Cadaco All Star Baseball. For me it was Strat-O-Matic Baseball that replicated the performance of every major league player and team. I had the 1975 and 1978 series and a friend of mine had the 1980 version, which we consolidated and had a draft and league of all-stars. This has been replaced largely by rotisserie leagues and video games of baseball, but those old Strat-O-Matic games got pretty exciting.
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Re: Board Games
[Re: klydon1]
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03/16/09 09:43 AM
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Don Cardi
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Yes Klyd, I used to play Strat-O-Matic also. As a matter of fact I still own the game and played it steadily up until a couple of years ago. Now every once in a while, if I get a chance, I'll pull it out and play a game or two. I liked how it took into consideration the lefty, righty factor, pitcher fatigue, etc. And not in a complicated way! It definitely was one of the most accurate sports games ever made. It's still a very popular game. I played Strat-O-Matic baseball for years, back in the 80's. Lou, did you ever play Strat-O-Matic Hockey? Excellent game especially if you are a true blue hockey fan.
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: Board Games
[Re: Don Cardi]
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03/16/09 10:02 AM
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Sicilian Babe
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My brother has this horse game that he always wants us to play. I think it's called Win, Place and Show. It has an oval track, and the horses actually run around or something. Nobody ever wants to play, though. DC, thanks for coming up with the name Trouble. It was driving me crazy, especially since my daughter was totally addicted for a while. I also remember playing Simon with the girls when they were younger. Because I love Boggle so much, my husband bought me Scrabble. However, I don't have the patience for strategy, and tend to prefer games with fast rounds.
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Re: Board Games
[Re: Sicilian Babe]
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03/16/09 10:22 AM
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Don Cardi
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My brother has this horse game that he always wants us to play. I think it's called Win, Place and Show. It has an oval track, and the horses actually run around or something. Nobody ever wants to play, though. OMG! I used to have that game and could not, for the life of me, remember the name of it! Tell your brother that I will be over this weekend to play. If I remember correctly there was fake money involved, odds, etc. and you could actually bet on the horses in each race. Great game! Ok, who remembers these games : DON'T BREAK THE ICE THE LAST STRAW (I remember it as Don't Break The Camel's Back)
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: Board Games
[Re: Don Cardi]
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03/16/09 12:23 PM
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klydon1
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[quote=Sicilian Babe] Ok, who remembers these games : DON'T BREAK THE ICE THE LAST STRAW (I remember it as Don't Break The Camel's Back) I remember both. In fact, we bought Don't Break the Ice for our kids, and I remember playing it a few years ago. Like the camel game, another game was Don't Spill the Beans, which is probably still out there. There was another game that involved snakes with springs that would jump up. I remember the distinctive smell of the soft, rubbery plastic heads of the different color snakes, and the bodies were covered by fabric. I think the game had an Asian Indian theme.
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Re: Board Games
[Re: DE NIRO]
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03/16/09 02:44 PM
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I love card games, okay fine they aren't board games. Clue is fun, I hate Candyland and Sorry. I like Monopoly, Life. They have started doing away with paper money in some of these games. I have a version of Life where everyone gets a plastic card and when they need to get money or pay money they swipe their card in this thing and done. Makes banking much easier, would be great for Monopoly. I haven't even bought Risk even though I'd love it, because no one would play it with me. I like yahtzee but I love a game called Shut The BoxIt's a very fun game and anyone from 5-500 can play it. You roll 2 dice and lay down certain number tiles based on what you roll. For example if you roll a 12, you lay down the 9 and 3, or the 8 and 4, or the 7 and 5. If you roll a 3 you would lay down either the 1 and 2, or the 3. And so on. It's very fun, games are short and the winner is the one who has the lowest number after they have rolled and can't lay down any more tiles (say you roll a 5 but your 5, 3, and 1 are all down already). If you have a 3, 7, and 9 left your total would be 19. Whoever has the lowest total wins.
Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
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