Help Me Choose Some Games

Clodfobble · 07-07-2011, 06:03 PM

Okay, so my mom is taking us to the beach for a week in August--our first vacation in 5 years, and something we could not have afforded without her. To avoid any direct guilt on our part, she's wrapped it up as sort of an extended family reunion type thing, with various people coming and going during the week as they can.

I need some good games that the adults can play in the evenings after the kids go to bed.

1.) Several of my relatives are not so much into deep strategy and long playing times. My MIL definitely would not enjoy, for example, Settlers of Cataan.

2.) The games need to be on the quiet side, as anything with animated shouting, like Charades, would wake up the kids.

3.) The classics are nice and all, but a.) I've already considered them, and b.) a lot of them have been played to death. I want something newer and more interesting than Scrabble.

Ready? Go!

monster · 07-07-2011, 06:25 PM

TransAmerica

monster · 07-07-2011, 06:27 PM

Is Sequence considered a "classic"?

We recently enjoyed playing Bananagrams

infinite monkey · 07-07-2011, 06:42 PM

Rook (but make the rook, the highest point trump card, a value between the nine and the ten, increases strategy.)

Rummikub

Left Right Center (if anyone doesn't mind putting in three quarters for a game)

Sperlock · 07-07-2011, 09:52 PM

Apples to Apples. It's an addiction.

Rrrraven · 07-07-2011, 11:21 PM

Phase 10 is a favorite, and you can play every other level so the game doesn't take as long.

limey · 07-08-2011, 02:46 AM

Would variations on Scrabble be acceptable? If so, Upwards and Snatch-it are word based and challenging ...

richlevy · 07-08-2011, 06:44 AM

Can't go wrong with Stratego, but it's only two players.

glatt · 07-08-2011, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

TransAmerica

Very similar, Ticket To Ride. It's geared towards adults, but a 1st grader can play too and actually take part as a serious contender.

My wife and I like Lost Cities, which is a card game for two players. It's addictive. Won't work for groups, but I recommend it anyway.

glatt · 07-08-2011, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rrrraven

Phase 10 is a favorite, and you can play every other level so the game doesn't take as long.

Phase 10 is a good one. Easy to pack too.

Spexxvet · 07-08-2011, 08:08 AM

If packing room or cost is an issue, take a deck of cards and play:

Oh Pshaw

Crazy eights

Hearts

If not:

Mexican Train Dominoes

Pete Zicato · 07-08-2011, 09:22 AM

+1 for Apples to Apples - a great game especially if your group has a good sense of humor

Loaded Questions - this is also a family favorite.

Sundae · 07-08-2011, 11:04 AM

Consequences!
Lots of reasonably short rounds if people want to dip in and out.
And no-one is embarrassed by not being able to keep up.

Can cause loud laughter in ribald company though.

Happy Monkey · 07-08-2011, 11:10 AM

Mao!

wolf · 07-08-2011, 12:01 PM

Seconding Apples to Apples. But there may end up being more arguing and shouting than you want.

Rummikub is an absolute favorite.

Taboo is good, but tends to be loud, especially with team play.

You can't go wrong with a couple of decks of cards. There is a South American game that expands to fit the number of players. You need a deck for every two people playing. It's a type of contract rummy ... Telefunken. I play the Ecuadoran variation.

I've lately been teaching my friends to play Farkle. There are numerous variations on the rules. There are also numerous variations on the name. I learned it merely as "The Dice Game," have also heard it called "Fuck Me," "10,000," and "Greed." Equipment is simple ... six standard dice, paper, and a pen. You can buy Farkle sets that include a dice cup. I have one, but only because the game with the dice cup was cheaper than buying two sets of five dice.

there is a variation of Farkle called Cosmic Wimpout that is also a lot of fun.

Classic games like Scrabble and Monopoly usually do well ... and I had fun recently playing The Game of Life with my friend's kids.

Front Porch Games has some really cool games, including Dread Pirate (not a fav but my pirate obsessed friends like it), and Valley of the Pharaohs (which I do genuinely enjoy).

07-07-2011, 06:03 PM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Help Me Choose Some Games Okay, so my mom is taking us to the beach for a week in August--our first vacation in 5 years, and something we could not have afforded without her. To avoid any direct guilt on our part, she's wrapped it up as sort of an extended family reunion type thing, with various people coming and going during the week as they can. I need some good games that the adults can play in the evenings after the kids go to bed. 1.) Several of my relatives are not so much into deep strategy and long playing times. My MIL definitely would not enjoy, for example, Settlers of Cataan. 2.) The games need to be on the quiet side, as anything with animated shouting, like Charades, would wake up the kids. 3.) The classics are nice and all, but a.) I've already considered them, and b.) a lot of them have been played to death. I want something newer and more interesting than Scrabble. Ready? Go! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-07-2011, 06:25 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	TransAmerica __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-07-2011, 06:27 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Is Sequence considered a "classic"? We recently enjoyed playing Bananagrams __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-07-2011, 09:52 PM	#5
Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	Apples to Apples. It's an addiction. __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

07-08-2011, 02:46 AM	#7
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Would variations on Scrabble be acceptable? If so, Upwards and Snatch-it are word based and challenging ... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-07-2011, 06:42 PM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Rook (but make the rook, the highest point trump card, a value between the nine and the ten, increases strategy.) Rummikub Left Right Center (if anyone doesn't mind putting in three quarters for a game)

07-07-2011, 11:21 PM	#6
Rrrraven Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 87	Phase 10 is a favorite, and you can play every other level so the game doesn't take as long.

07-08-2011, 06:44 AM	#8
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Can't go wrong with Stratego, but it's only two players. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

07-08-2011, 08:08 AM	#11
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	If packing room or cost is an issue, take a deck of cards and play: Oh Pshaw Crazy eights Hearts If not: Mexican Train Dominoes __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

07-08-2011, 09:22 AM	#12
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	+1 for Apples to Apples - a great game especially if your group has a good sense of humor Loaded Questions - this is also a family favorite. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

07-08-2011, 11:04 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Consequences! Lots of reasonably short rounds if people want to dip in and out. And no-one is embarrassed by not being able to keep up. Can cause loud laughter in ribald company though. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-08-2011, 11:10 AM	#14
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07-08-2011, 12:01 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Seconding Apples to Apples. But there may end up being more arguing and shouting than you want. Rummikub is an absolute favorite. Taboo is good, but tends to be loud, especially with team play. You can't go wrong with a couple of decks of cards. There is a South American game that expands to fit the number of players. You need a deck for every two people playing. It's a type of contract rummy ... Telefunken. I play the Ecuadoran variation. I've lately been teaching my friends to play Farkle. There are numerous variations on the rules. There are also numerous variations on the name. I learned it merely as "The Dice Game," have also heard it called "Fuck Me," "10,000," and "Greed." Equipment is simple ... six standard dice, paper, and a pen. You can buy Farkle sets that include a dice cup. I have one, but only because the game with the dice cup was cheaper than buying two sets of five dice. there is a variation of Farkle called Cosmic Wimpout that is also a lot of fun. Classic games like Scrabble and Monopoly usually do well ... and I had fun recently playing The Game of Life with my friend's kids. Front Porch Games has some really cool games, including Dread Pirate (not a fav but my pirate obsessed friends like it), and Valley of the Pharaohs (which I do genuinely enjoy). __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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