Favorite non-electronic game(s)?

[SilentPanda]

What games do you people play that aren't on the computer/console? Point the MacRumors squad to some games that we might not have heard of before!

Some games that I'm rather fond of at the moment are:

Killer Bunnies (http://www.killerbunnies.com) - Great fun for a good number of people. It's semi-random who wins so some might not like it. You try to get the magic carrot (randomly picked before the game starts). Once all the carrots have been gotten by the players the "magic" carrot is revealed and the player having that carrot wins! So having the most carrots at the end doesn't guarantee you a win, just better odds. Plus the artwork and cards are great.

Steve Jackson Games (http://www.sjgames.com) - I just started playing Munchkin and it's quite fun, especially if you've played D&D before. There are a few other games from this company I want to try in the future but I need to get through all the games I bought from this next company first!

Cheap Ass Games (http://www.cheapass.com) - Super cheap and yet very fun, unique games. Browse the selection to see what's what. They also tend to send you other games with your order for free which is nice of them. I would highly recommend the $25 bits package if you don't already have the stuff sitting around the house and if you get a lot of their games. They have free games too with my favorite probably being Nothing Beats Rock (http://www.cheapass.com/free/games/rock.html).

Any other games (or game companies) that people recommend?

[sonofslim]

scrabble, scrabble, scrabble!

[FriarCrazy]

Risk - I've had 14 hour games before.

[idkew]

another vote for risk.


also- monopoly.


and- in general, drinking games.

[yellow]

Poker & Craps!

[craigdawg]

Big Two (http://www.pagat.com/climbing/bigtwo.html)

[stevehaslip]

FOOTBALL! sorry Soccer for all you Americans! :D :D :D :D

or how about Foosball/Table Football!!!!!! :D :D :D :D

[krimson]

monopoly, trivial pursuit, poker, paintball, tagball, target shooting

Big Two (http://www.pagat.com/climbing/bigtwo.html)
my causcasian friend could never say Cho Dai De or Pu Sui Dos properly, so they called it Super Poker.

[idkew]

seven card stud

football (bears play tonight!!!)

five card draw

and, most definitely: euchre, hearts and spades.

[mouchoir]

seven card stud

football (bears play tonight!!!)

five card draw

and, most definitely: euchre, hearts and spades.


c'mon – if you're playing poker, it has to be texas hold'em!

the best of them all.

[friarbayliff]

C'mon, can I get a shout for Hockey?

Risk and Texas Hold'em are also good

[comictimes]

For large groups of people, I'm all for Apples to Apples (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JZKW/102-7881361-3143310). It can be really entertaining if people are in the right frame of mind...

[SilentPanda]

For large groups of people, I'm all for Apples to Apples (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JZKW/102-7881361-3143310). It can be really entertaining if people are in the right frame of mind...

Sometimes it's even more entertaining when people aren't... :)

[rainman::|:|]

I've wanted to play that killer bunny game, maybe i'll pick it up the next time i'm at a gaming store.

i'm big into monopoly, *drinking* monopoly, tho usually everyone just winds up getting drunk in the first 15 minutes and getting naked. Funny how that works.

Card games, i do most casino games, strip poker, etc. Blackjack is "my" game.

The most important thing to remember is, any game can be a drinking (or stripping) game if you have the right crowd...

paul

[yellow]

Once upon a time (college years), my favorite game was "Zonk". Anyone ever heard of it?

[FoxyKaye]

* Monoply
* Poker
* Risk
* Scrabble

[SilentPanda]

I've wanted to play that killer bunny game, maybe i'll pick it up the next time i'm at a gaming store.

Try eBay if you want to get it. I got it plus all the expansions (normally $80 something) for $40 plus $13 shipping... although I could understand not wanting to invest that much having never played it...

[kgarner]

recently, it has been a card game called hand and foot. But Scrabble and Monopoly (Star Wars Edition :D) are always popular. I would love to play more risk, but I lack similarly minded people.

[Krizoitz]

Settlers of Cattan (http://www.coolgames.com/mfg-cat/soc/0483-00.htm)

Seriously one of the most awesome games ever, its pricey but well worth it. A java version (http://settlers.cs.northwestern.edu/) is available online, but its not the same as playing it live.

[Veldek]

Settlers of Cattan (http://www.coolgames.com/mfg-cat/soc/0483-00.htm)

Seriously one of the most awesome games ever, its pricey but well worth it. A java version (http://settlers.cs.northwestern.edu/) is available online, but its not the same as playing it live.

And I already thought I have to be the one to say that (though it's Catan, not Cattan). It's a great game IMO, so I second that.

Edit: I followed your link and neither saw the "Städte und Ritter" (Towns and Knights) nor the "Seefahrer" (Seafarer?) expansion. I think especially "Städte und Ritter" makes the game twice as good. Don't they exist in the US?

[Aeolius]

D&D

[medea]

Trivial Pursuit, Chess, some card games (talking blackjack etc not Killer Bunnies or Magic) & Monopoly.

[iShater]

Magic The Gathering
Clue
Monopoloy
Taboo

Used to play risk, and I can't think of anything else now. I try to get Simpsons themed games :D

[Nermal]

Risk, and Poleconomy (which may never have been released outside NZ)

[idkew]

c'mon – if you're playing poker, it has to be texas hold'em!

the best of them all.

actually, that is what i meant, not sure what i was thinking....

[Chmeeee]

And I already thought I have to be the one to say that (though it's Catan, not Cattan). It's a great game IMO, so I second that.

Edit: I followed your link and neither saw the "Städte und Ritter" (Towns and Knights) nor the "Seefahrer" (Seafarer?) expansion. I think especially "Städte und Ritter" makes the game twice as good. Don't they exist in the US?

Settlers is my personal favorite boardgame ever. One of the best things about it is that you need a different strategy everytime you play, since the board layout is random.

As for the expansions, yes, we have them in the US. The Cities and Knights is definitely awesome, it adds a lot more strategy to the mix. :D

[idkew]

I would love to play more risk, but I lack similarly minded people.

same problem here. miss living in the fraternity, and playing hours of risk. regular risk with heavy drinking on the side. not *all* fraternity things are parties, alcohol and naked women, though we do try to make sure one or another is in there.

[ejb190]

Eucher! I always have a deck of cards with me. Also comes in handy for doing magic tricks!

I would also vote for chess, Trivial Pursuit, and Axis & Allies (had a game go almost 24 hours!)

[Phobophobia]

Scrabble all the way. Becoming more popular all the time, and you can win money with it fairly easily.

[trebblekicked]

Cranium (http://www.cranium.com/cranium_games/cranium/index.htm) cheesy but fun


cribbage (http://www.pagat.com/adders/crib6.html) one awesome card game.

there's a good old fashioned game that harpo marx and alexander woolcot used to play with other famous hipsters of the depression era; a simple murder mystery game where you start your evening with cocktails, and everyone draws a card, all of which are blank save one which says "murderer". you then go about your evening eating, conversing (these were the days before tv and radio, mind you) and at some point, the murderer "kills" someone by telling them they are dead. the stiff has to remain motionless until they are discovered, and by examining who was where, when, and with whom (much like an interactive version of clue) the remaining live people have to figure out who the murderer was. i don't know if we have estates vast enough to make this game as much fun as marx made it sound in his autobiography, but god willing, one day we'll all get a shot.

"assassins" is also fun. something we did when we were doing summer stock theatre. everyone puts their name in a bowl. mix it up, then everyone draws one name. that name is your target, and the objective is to a) "kill" your target w/ a water gun and b) survive until the next redraw (usually when 50% of the players are killed. You then redraw names and keep doing it until you're left with three people. then you have a winner. we had one girl, a techie, who hid in her target's bushes for 12 hours. she got her mark. this game runs it's course in about two weeks.

[Veldek]

I would also vote for chess, Trivial Pursuit, and Axis & Allies (had a game go almost 24 hours!)

I like A&A, too. Do you play the original or revised edition?

[Jovian9]

Spades
Risk
Texas Hold'em
Monopoly
Scrabble
Chess
Backgammon

[gallagb]

my roommate recently turned me on to Acquire - the original version from the 60's - amazingly fun game- very similar to a Monopoly type game-
http://www.34dartdrive.freeserve.co.uk/acquire/

else- i dig Monopoly, Risk, Clue, and Trump

[NusuniAdmin]

lets see wut is my favorite non electric game.....

id say monopoly.

[FriarTuck]

WILL SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!

I will. Since I have two little guys in the house, my favorite non-electronic games are Battleship, Rescue Heroes Pet Rescue, Clue Jr., and the Veggie Tales Jonah board game.

[ejb190]

I like A&A, too. Do you play the original or revised edition?

Original - it has been a while since I played. A few friends from high school used to get together every New Year's and play all night. Now that we are scattered across the face of the Earth...

[MacFan26]

Star Wars Trivial Pursuit :cool:
I also really love Monopoly, and Life is pretty fun too I think.

[job]

I like Settlers a lot, but I'm more into card games.

Lately I've been playing Bridge, Texas Hold 'Em, Canasta, and Spades with some friends.

I also enjoy the many different games of Pool/Billards.

[yellow]

I've not met a person yet who can match me in the Simpsons Trivia game..

[SilentPanda]

I've not met a person yet who can match me in the Simpsons Trivia game..

Too bad you don't live close to me... otherwise I'd have my roommate take you on.

[phonemonkey]

Trivial Pursuit
Cranium
Axis and Allies
Spades
Rook

[rueyeet]

Scrabble, except with my Mom 'cause she kicks my ass. :)
I end up playing Cranium more than I'd like....I'm very bad at all the pop-culture/entertainment questions.
I like Munchkin, Guillotine, Illuminati, Cheap-Ass games, and other such card-based things.
And for a good, up-to-your-hips-in-the-undead kinda time, nothing beats Zombies!

(I'm going to leave out roleplaying stuff here....different category, I think.)

[SilentPanda]

Ahhh yes... Guillotine... I don't think they make it anymore though... but man it's fun... :) "Guillotine - The revolutionary card game where you win by getting a head". ba dum dum (it's on the box so don't blame me for the bad joke)

[Steradian]

C'mon, can I get a shout for Hockey?

Shout

Hockey
Soccer
DnD
Rolemaster
MTG
Go
Chess

[Krizoitz]

And I already thought I have to be the one to say that (though it's Catan, not Cattan). It's a great game IMO, so I second that.

Edit: I followed your link and neither saw the "Städte und Ritter" (Towns and Knights) nor the "Seefahrer" (Seafarer?) expansion. I think especially "Städte und Ritter" makes the game twice as good. Don't they exist in the US?

Yep, they (http://www.coolgames.com/mfg-cat/soc/soc-dir.htm) are available here too, its Cities and Knights instead of Towns, and yep Seafarers, haven't gotten the chance to play the expansions yet unfortunately they are kinda pricey :-)

[hulugu]

Risk - I've had 14 hour games before.


Risk rules.

As does Stratego and Texas Hold'Em.

[King Cobra]

Billiards!!

All right, so we have this pretty boring 3.5 by 7 upstairs. I want one of those button racks, because the morphed black plastic things we have now don't work right.

Monopoly, Rummi 500, and sometimes Skippo, though a little long. Checkers is all right, I'm tough in that game. Othello is one that interests me quite a bit, and I'm usually tough to beat in that too.

I hate Scrabble and almost all word-related games, because I come in last, or 2nd to last, almost every time I play.

[OutThere]

Chess, Risk, Gin Rummy + Variations, Romanian Whist (Like Oh Hell) (http://www.pagat.com/whist/whist.html) , Blackjack, Some Magic (not much anymore, haven't bought cards in like 4 years), Monopoly (the absolute best game to play from (9:00 at night to 4:00 in the morning, no breaks!). I also enjoy Scrabble, Probe, Checkers, Dominoes, Battleships, and a lot of other games out there. I'm somewhat of a board game junkie / card shark. :eek: :) As well as Football or Soccer or whatever, Tennis, Rock Climbing and Golf (golf golf golf golf golf....golf.............GOLF!!!!!)Romanian Whist (Like Oh Hell) (http://www.pagat.com/whist/whist.html)

[yellow]

They weird thing is.. I'd much rather play a computer/console game than an interactive board game. Strange.

[MacFan782040]

CANDY LAND!!!!! :p

[idkew]

They weird thing is.. I'd much rather play a computer/console game than an interactive board game. Strange.

strange indeed.


drinking games are much more difficult when it is on a screen.

[Mav451]

Cards:

Texas Hold-em, hands down.
Gambling or just chips, it doesn't matter.

Non-poker related, Egyptian Ratscrew is a good 2nd.

In terms of board games, Cranium is jsut tons of fun (but especially with friends). Like someone else said, it is kind of cheesy, but that doesn't mean it won't be fun to play.

[idkew]

QUESTION


what is your normal buy in for poker?

me: $5-$15, play 'til someone has it all

[Mav451]

QUESTION

what is your normal buy in for poker?

me: $5-$15, play 'til someone has it all

$10...but I have to hold off playing for a while.

The $500 price tag on my fall semester books is gonna hit me like a ton of bricks. Um, moratorium on Hold-em for several weeks lol.