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TheTecknician · 22/10/2023 19:30

Are these pastimes anything you ever do? I used to be quite good at Trivial Pursuit (provided I knew the answers to the questions) and I've won a few games of Scrabble in my time. Oddly enough, I could never get my head round Junior Scrabble. I've never learned to play chess, could manage draughts and backgammon. Never played Cluedo or Monopoly. I must have played snakes and ladders in the last fifty years but not ludo.

I occasionally break out the cards for a game of patience or solitaire, whatever it's called now. I used to like pontoon and straight draw poker but I can't remember the rules to the latter. Are games like bridge and whist still a thing now? Bridge clubs certainly used to be a big social draw. And the scoring information for contract bridge could be found in every pack of cards!

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Ragwort · 30/10/2023 14:11

Why not join a local Bridge Club OP? Great for playing Bridge (obviously!) and meeting new people.

stayathomer · 30/10/2023 14:13

There’s a great book called the board game cafe by Jennifer Page and in real life she’s creating/going to cafes for board game night! I love board games, especially good old snakes and ladders, ludo and chess!! latest are cards against humanity (family version!!) and labyrinth. Great way to get people off screens on a Friday and Saturday night!

stayathomer · 30/10/2023 14:14

Ps excuse the lack of capitals above, my phone is on the blink!!! And the little board game cafe book is a romantic comedy for anyone who likes them!!!

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Ponderingtosk · 30/10/2023 14:17

Quirkle and Mexican train are our favourites to play with my parents.

loved rumikub until everyone took about ten mins to have their turn even though rules say 1 min only. Refuse to play that now.

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TripleDaisySummer · 30/10/2023 14:19

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We found some good one here - saw them being played first - I think there are some on-line versions for some of them.

Sometime there may be local groups that play some - though one at community center were OAPs always doing scrabble and nothing else - and one in town was more role playing ones and teens.

I like ticket to ride - I think that's my favourite board game ever.

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George2514 · 20/12/2023 12:39

Great choice for an auction theme! Board games and card games can be popular items, especially among those who enjoy tabletop gaming

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Rogue1001MNer · 22/10/2023 20:42

I take it you don't have DC?

Ooh I remember the bickering over games , my youngest used to get in a complete sulk when he was losing, used to cause hassle to get thrown out of the games .
Guess he learned something though that he could see when he was losing .

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boromircalantir · 02/05/2024 10:54

I'm totally into board games and card games! Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble are classics, right? I've dabbled in a bit of Scrabble myself, but Junior Scrabble always threw me for a loop too.Chess and backgammon are cool, but I've never really gotten into them. Monopoly and Cluedo are on my to-play list though.As for card games, I'm all about patience and solitaire. Never tried pontoon or straight draw poker, but they sound like a blast.Bridge and whist might not be as big as they used to be, but they're still around. Personally, I've been getting into double deck pinochle lately.

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