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Mumsnet Discussions: Christmas '08 : Can someone please help me with ideas for a good board game for adults (31 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By travellingwilbury on Tue 02-Dec-08 10:38:27
I was thinking about the new Chalenj one but as its new I don't know if its any good or not .

It is for my parents and two sisters and they have the usual suspects

I wanted to order it on line and get it delivered

Thank you grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By gagamama on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:05:15
Not sure what counts as the 'usual suspects' but these games are a big hit with the adult kids in my family:

Absolute Balderdash
Scattergories
Articulate

They're easy enough to adapt to kids too.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By nailpolish on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:11:07
cranium is hilarious

or waht about a dvd game like scene it
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Blinglovin on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:12:18
Articulate is excellent, I agree.

We're also loving Snatch-It. It isn't a board game as such in that there's no board! grin. It's got tiles like for scrabble. And it's cheap and easily deliverable on Amazon.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By kiwibella on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:14:07
I popped in to say Cranium too - it's such a fun, family game!!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By MiaWallace on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:23:39
Taboo
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By christMAScomesbutonceayear on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:26:30
Mah Jong is fab but complicated - I can't remember any rules but loved playing it years ago...the tiles are lovely
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By llareggub on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:27:11
I second Balderdash. It always goes down well. I find Cranimum a bit complicated. I like to keep games simple!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By mummyplonk on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:30:54
Cranium is great I third it! a bit of everything for everyone, questions, miming, singing, blindfolded drawing...(got mine cheap on e-bay)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Wallace on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:34:16
Articulate
Cranium

not a board game, but Boggle
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By christMAScomesbutonceayear on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:35:55
I loved Balderdash ! also Boggle...
Does Ex Libris still exist ? it's where you write the beginning lines or endings of real books to convince people that yours is the true writing - fantastic fun !
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By youknownothingofthecrunch on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:36:10
"The Very Nasty Horse Racing Game" is brilliant - although very nasty grin
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By christMAScomesbutonceayear on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:37:03
ex libris here
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Nagapie on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:37:36
Another vote for Articulate and Balderdash
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By travellingwilbury on Tue 02-Dec-08 15:50:29
Thank you , sorry by the usual suspects I meant monolopy , scrabble , cranium

I am talking to you all like I talk to my OH , I think he is a mind reader too .

I like the idea of the nasty horse racing game . They can be quite spiteful in their game playing so sounds up their street .grin

No one bought chalenj yet then ?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By wideratthehips on Tue 02-Dec-08 16:02:00
cranium....!
gets my mother laughing and shes the most sour faced prune on the earth (i am allowed to say that cause its true)

everyone always has a great time and theres no 'intelligence' level required (always my anxiety!)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By flatmouse on Tue 02-Dec-08 16:14:41
We enjoyed "Da Vinci Code" - harder than some other games
Also enjoy "really nasty horse racing game"
and Cranium
Played "spot the intro" (the one wiht board and cards as well as CD) at the weekend, really enjoyed that (but need musical knowledge)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By pooka on Tue 02-Dec-08 16:15:11
Articulate. Is brill.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By pooka on Tue 02-Dec-08 16:15:55
Rapidough is good too - like pictionary but with playdough.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Pinktastic on Tue 02-Dec-08 17:03:13
We find Uno is always a hit when the family gets together....it's also a game that I never win!!!
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By DBXmum on Tue 02-Dec-08 17:27:15
Risk, Backgammon (boring suggestion I know but you'll be surprised just how addictive it is!).
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Blinglovin on Tue 02-Dec-08 18:16:43
Backgammon - addictive? No no, can't be true. I do not crow wildly while kicking DP's butt. No, I don't. Neither does he. We've never got so involved we're fighting it out for best of 50....! grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Lizzylou on Tue 02-Dec-08 18:18:56
Balderdash and Boggle are my faves
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By mumwhereareyou on Tue 02-Dec-08 20:06:17
Rummkib (Sp) a fanatastic number game that is brillant whenever we have friends we get it our and play for hours with it.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Littlefish on Tue 02-Dec-08 20:14:04
Pass the bomb is great. It says from age 8 or something like that, but we always play it on New Years Eve when all the children have gone to bed! Particularly great if you have drinking forfeits!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Lukesmammy on Tue 02-Dec-08 20:48:11
Definitely articulate
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By apollo11 on Tue 02-Dec-08 21:57:23
i love balderdash and pictionary. was really crap at risk (think i only bought it cos michael stipe sings about it in an rem song)

another great one for music lovers is hummbug (or is it humbug, cant remember). you have to hum tunes for people to guess.

the only thing is, i bought mine about 10 or more years ago when i was listening to music all the time, so it went from the 60's to the 90's (or something like that), and my contempories and i(!) knew the majority of the songs.

however if i was to buy it now it would be up to date and i wouldnt know any songs from about 2002 onwards probably (kids eh, not interested in the dandy warhols, only want to listen to bloody cbeebies)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By quint on Tue 02-Dec-08 22:04:47
Another one for balderdash here - great fun.

One of the best board games I've ever played is the really nasty horse racing game - bloody brilliant
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By fraggletits on Tue 02-Dec-08 22:29:15
Chalenj is brilliant! I hadn't heard of it but played it at my sisters at the weekend and have never laughed so much in my life playing a boardgame. I'm getting one for xmas day for the in-laws grin
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ramonaquimby on Tue 02-Dec-08 22:31:20
Blokus is fun, not really a board game tho
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By swerve on Wed 03-Dec-08 14:40:39
gifttrap is entertaining. I'm not much of a board game player but it made everyone laugh quite a lot.


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