ITT We don't use consoles

[zingmaster]

Discuss board games, card games, etc. Could be something you recently played, some amazing phenomenon that happened, or plugging your favorites (or not-so-favorites).

I just played Axis and Allies for the first time tonight. Germany kicked ass, and the naval Team Awesome from Japan added excellent support. Note to self, though: next time, get your bombers out of range of others' bombers. Move range of 6 is sick.

[Arc-Royal]

Cosmic Encounter is pretty crazy. Kinda hard to describe, really.

[Peregrin]

I just played the first planned non-serious D&D game of the year.

We killed a Wartortle in Gary's sister's basement. The half-orc also got herpes. All-in-all, it was a successful first game.

[guillx]

I like risk

[zingmaster]

I like risk

My friends and I combined Risk and Monopoly to create Riskopoly. You can use your Monopoly money to buy extra Risk armies. 'Twas super fun.

[guillx]

I like risk

My friends and I combined Risk and Monopoly to create Riskopoly. You can use your Monopoly money to buy extra Risk armies. 'Twas super fun.

Not a bad idea :thumbup:

[kratos auron]

I actually have a good time playing D&D now and then. Started a new campaign that is far more laid back, creating my own monsters and what not, plan not to open a single rulebook other than the Players handbook, and maybe the DM guide. Large monks are fun to play!

I also really like the board game "Go." Of course, I can never find any real people to play against, and everyone on the interwebz kicks my ass.

[zingmaster]

I like risk

My friends and I combined Risk and Monopoly to create Riskopoly. You can use your Monopoly money to buy extra Risk armies. 'Twas super fun.

Not a bad idea :thumbup:

The only downside was that it took forever. I mean, Risk is already a long game, but add Monopoly to it, plus food and water breaks, and it can take a whole night.

The one game I want to play in the next couple days? Stratego. Can anyone say childhood?

[Peregrin]

I actually have a good time playing D&D now and then. Started a new campaign that is far more laid back, creating my own monsters and what not, plan not to open a single rulebook other than the Players handbook, and maybe the DM guide. Large monks are fun to play!

I also really like the board game "Go." Of course, I can never find any real people to play against, and everyone on the interwebz kicks my a**.

Yeah, I could never get people to play Go with me when I had it. Such a shame...

I am convinced now that D&D is an experience that gets better with a bunch of people who don't take it too seriously. As a makeshift DM, I made sure that we didn't die. It resulted in lulzy deus ex machina stuff. It also involved killing an Ivysaur and Charmeleon in a giant lightning bolt summoned by Professor Oak. Mmmmm...

Stratego is an awesome game. I wish I had a copy with me...

[zingmaster]

Stratego is an awesome game. I wish I had a copy with me...

You can imagine my excitement when I discovered my friend's copy. I never owned the game as a kid either. Stratego is definitely on the docket for this weekend.

Never actually played D&D. Decided it wasn't worth my time.

[Peregrin]

Stratego is an awesome game. I wish I had a copy with me...

You can imagine my excitement when I discovered my friend's copy. I never owned the game as a kid either. Stratego is definitely on the docket for this weekend.

Never actually played D&D. Decided it wasn't worth my time.

It's only worth your time if you can find some good friends to do it with. It's a pretty interesting set of mechanics and such, and the ability to insert deus ex machinae is second to none. Seriousness is a definite no-no, though. Getting girls to participate also helps. Did I mention that my character is T.S. Eliot? With a cat familiar named Mister Mistoffelees? That's the sort of tom-foolery that makes it worth your time.

[zingmaster]

Never actually played D&D. Decided it wasn't worth my time.

It's only worth your time if you can find some good friends to do it with. It's a pretty interesting set of mechanics and such, and the ability to insert deus ex machinae is second to none. Seriousness is a definite no-no, though. Getting girls to participate also helps. Did I mention that my character is T.S. Eliot? With a cat familiar named Mister Mistoffelees? That's the sort of tom-foolery that makes it worth your time.

Now, if only I had friends like that who were actually interested in setting up such a thing. But that's not the case. Still, we weave our own fun. Like playing Goldeneye with remote mines only. Or envisioning Madden-opoly, basically a combination of every board game ever created. (i.e. King me, I fired my rook at your Battleship for a double word score in the ballroom.

[DawnBandit]

Or envisioning Madden-opoly, basically a combination of every board game ever created. (i.e. King me, I fired my rook at your Battleship for a double word score in the ballroom.

My patrol boat landed on your Park Place, though. All the royal flushes on it make the rent a Yahtzee...

[zingmaster]

Or envisioning Madden-opoly, basically a combination of every board game ever created. (i.e. King me, I fired my rook at your Battleship for a double word score in the ballroom.

My patrol boat landed on your Park Place, though. All the royal flushes on it make the rent a Yahtzee...

It's like Calvinball, only mental. And remember the only rule of Calvinball: It cannot be played the same way twice. (Score is still Q to 12.)

[lugger91]

I played MTG for many a year. I had to quit because I was spending an ungodly amount of money on it (a new set comes out next month? HOLYSMOKESENTIRESETORDERED!). I went into recession within a few hours of quitting and was grumpy and sick for a really long time. I had multiple hissy fits and bouts of depression but now I've been clean for a year a half. My life is better because of it.