What board game are you playing - chat thread

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I thought it would be nice to continue on the discussion about board games.

Our favourite game is 7 wonders.

Our favourite card game is Bohnanza.

We are currently learning to play Puerto Rico.

Anyone else.

Thanks we've played labyrinth and he really enjoyed it. Not heard of zeus on the loose but I'll have a look. His countings ok but not perfect!

Anyone have Welcome to the Dungeon? I am looking for a small card game for my 8yo DD. 10yo DD is much happier with trivia type stuff and I found a cheap copy of BrainBites Tudors for her, she loves history.

Played Go Nuts for Donuts the other day - nice and simple. Fun mechanic where if more than one person goes for the same card, nobody gets it! Scoring wise it's sort of like Sushi Go (big favourite here) in that sometimes one donut on its own is worthless, or it depends on other cards etc.

Cagliostro, I was considering Welcome to the Dungeon as well but was put off by mixed reviews... I have got DD9 Too Many Cinderellas which looks quite good (she loves Love Letter), and DS11 will get Deep Sea Adventure (tiny box, not cards though).

Actually, Too Many Cinderellas gets quite mixed reviews too...just checked!

I've got into the habit of finding PDFs of the rules online to read. The Dungeon one I think may be ok for DS. I think.

DH usually chooses the game for Christmas (I buy them all year round so no skin off my nose) and I have helpfully suggested Potion Explosion :o DD struggles with complex games but this looks simple and engaging enough for her.

I looked up too many cinderellas but don't like the illustrations and I'm an utter snob about that sort of thing 😳😳😳

Has anyone played:
Dice Forge
Torres
Seikatsu
?
They were the three I was looking at most at our FLGS yesterday. They all look lovely

Have just been playing Pandemic Legacy Season Two. It is fantastic. If you like Pandemic, you’ll love it

We would like to find a game which DD5 can try to join in with and wondered about Labyrinth. If DD9 plays things like Dominion and Agricola, would this one be too simple (ie 'that's boring') for her or can it work as a family game?

We all love labyrinth here. It's one of those games where the rules are so simple, but you can gradually build up more strategy, block others etc. Certainly my adult DSCs and even more adult DH still get very competitive over it :o

You could have a look at Indigo as well, similar need for spatial awareness and planning etc but a more grown up look/feel

ChoccyJules, I think that my DS(soon 12) would still enjoy Labyrinth, he received it when he was about 5. DD9, however, has never liked it, so I think the level of interest would depend on the individual player's inclination towards spatial planning.

I am also looking for a family board game that all four of us can enjoy. Dixit is the only game we have that occupies that space at the moment. We tend to either play 2-3 player games of Machi Koro, Carcassonne, Battle Line, Memoir 44, TTR Europe (myself, DH and DS11), or else simpler Gamewright games (Sleeping Queens, Dragonwood, Duck Duck Bruce), Uno, Jaipur or Port Royal with DD9. I think that she would be ready for slightly more involved games, she just can't summon the interest to learn new rules if the theme doesn't grab her (she has no interest in playing TTR, for example, although I'm sure she could handle it). I think she might enjoy the theme and be able to handle the complexity of something like Stone Age, but it seems to play for a bit longer than we normally have time for. Any ideas of something reasonably light, plays under an hour, is thematic and has nice artwork and a board would be welcome!

Otherwise, I look forward to the following games being added to the collection for Christmas (and DS's upcoming birthday):

Dominion
7 Wonders Duel
Little Prince Make Me a Planet
Ticket to Ride Europe: 1912 expansion
Parade
Deep Sea Adventure
Too Many Cinderellas

I am also considering Exploding Kittens but am not sure if it would be a waste of money or great fun...! Any experience of this?

Has anyone played any of these and if so would you recommend it as a family game (DC 9 and almost 12)?

Dream Home
CV
Broom Service
Ice Cool

Vikjul we have exploding kittens and DD9 really enjoys it, she also appreciates the graphics and jokes on the cards, which I admit I have tended to ignore. Three of us can get straight into it and it isn't a long game. Plus as it's about the luck of the draw as well as a bit of strategic thinking, anyone can win.

I have little spatial awareness so I will probably fail at Labyrinth but I think that's definitely going on the list, thanks.

Vikjul how about King of Tokyo? Rules are quite easy to pick up, plays in about 30-45 minutes but involves enough strategy to interest adults too. My 4 year old enjoys it, needs some help with reading the cards and some strategy but we would play it happily as adults!

Agree king of Tokyo is fab, I found the rules really confusing when I first looked but it's worth sticking to.

Exploding kittens on Amazon lightning deal today £15. I've not got it myself. DH has chosen Harry Potter scrabble for our Christmas game - he was looking at some strategy games but they'd be too complex for DD, I'm hoping that the HP element will draw her into playing word games more! I also got Sequence Numbers on lightning deal, I keep hearing great things about Sequence on a home ed group page, and the number one appeals as I am a maths tutor

DS is really loving go nuts for donuts. I really need to play it with 4 or 5 people though as the cards get more varied!

Desperatelyseekingcaffeine, yes, King of Tokyo is great fun, already in our collection though!

We've ordered exploding kittens (for DD1) Labyrinth (currently £12.35 on Amazon) and Colt express for Christmas.

I've also order the expansion pack for Camel Up which I'm very excited about as it is one of our favourite games.

Only played colt express once but really liked it.

Played a new game today, Sequence Num6ers, great for a little mental maths although not sure of the longevity really. Will be used with my pupils as well as my DCs though

Some unforeseen additions to our collections seem to be on their way... (I can't really help myself this time of year):

Lords of Waterdeep (I think DS will love this!)
Ra (I am hoping that this will provide the same addictive flavour as Battle Line, same designer)

Also, I am planning to bring out Finca that I bought years ago but that we have never played. I just hope the family won't be overwhelmed by all these new games!

Labyrinth reduced to £10 something on Amazon today, so I've finally remembered to order it!

I'm getting a game for my birthday tomorrow. DH let slip but I don't know what one it is... excited!

OK well it was a relatively new one called Dice Forge! You have to gradually improve your dice (like Lego dice with removable faces) to get more resources and buy cards etc. It's brilliant!

We played our first game of Lords of Waterdeep this evening (DS got it for his 12th birthday last weekend). Wow! What a wonderful game! A new favourite for us both, so intuitive and fun! Thank you to those of you on this thread who have recommended it (chillywhippet and crankyagnes I think).

I have also added Century Spice Road to my wishlist. It is supposed to be similar to Splendor but is described as slightly more "fluid" and "breezy" than the latter, which sounds good to me. Like Splendor, it plays 2-4 (or possibly 2-5?).

Also, I am giving DH Hanamikoji for Christmas. It is supposed to be a fantastically tense and quick 2-player, so I am hoping that it will work as an occasional alternative to Battle Line which we play most evenings. I also have my eyes on Pinata for the same purpose, but it seems to be between prints at the moment. I love researching board games :-)

Happy Christmas everyone

We've added a few new games to our collection this Christmas - Isle of Skye, Institute of Magical Arts and 7 Wonders Duel.

So far we've played a few games of 7 Wonders Duel and altho we're still getting to grips with strategies I think it's a keeper. We haven't played the others yet, but we have played a lot of games of Port Royal and laughed a lot playing Camel Cup. And we finally learnt and played Patchwork which has been lurking in the cupboard for a while. It's quite short and sweet, we've enjoyed it so far.

Would love to hear about everyone else's new games once they've played them - interested in the Camel Cup expansion if that's any good, also Century Spice Road since we enjoy Splendour and the Deep Sea Adventure game for when the 3 of us can play together. Always good to get recommendations from someone who's played!

Hello! I'm aware that this is a zombie thread but I've enjoyed reading it so much! I've recently got into board games, after many years of playing baby games and because of the recommendations I've bought way too many
Ds13, ds12, dd5 and I (dh occasionally), like to play... Labyrinth, carcassonne, risk, Othello and axis. We've got TtR, dixit and catan to play.. Can't wait til they arrive...
Anymore recommendations for these age groups please?

Hi Just, like you I've bought lots of new games from the recommendations on this thread

Including Lords of Waterdeep which you might enjoy for a longer game, but it's not really suitable for a 5 year old. But your dd might be able to join in with you on Port Royale, its short and easy to learn and we really enjoy it, ds14, DH and I have all been playing a lot over half term.