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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Dec 15, 2009 2:29:38 GMT -5
 Diplomacy. The game of pre WW1 European diplomatic treaties. |
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Post by Well, Youre Wrong on Dec 15, 2009 2:42:22 GMT -5
 Mouse Trap... Hell yeah! Mouse Trap is the right answer. |
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Post by ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul on Dec 15, 2009 2:46:26 GMT -5
Mouse Trap... Hell yeah! Mouse Trap is the right answer. Well crap, then Key to the Kingdom counts, don't it? Or, for a rarer version: Space Quest, and Junta were both amazing games. |
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Dragonfly
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Post by Dragonfly on Dec 15, 2009 4:29:26 GMT -5
This thread begins and ends with Gambler, a little known Parker Brothers game from the late 70's. Think Monopoly, only with more retro debauchery. There were apparently two versions made: One in 1975 with an "Old West" feel, and a 1977 version that is pure 70's cheese. I had the latter. When I finally have kids, this will be the first "real" board game I buy for them. Yes, I'm being serious.  |
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Post by thesam07 on Dec 15, 2009 7:28:37 GMT -5
Escape the Blob - It was a pretty cool board game. You have up to 4 players. Each player has 5 little mcguffins with specific colors to the player (red, blue, green, yellow) and in the middle of the board is The Blob. Who eats the mcguffins when he lands on them. You have 2 die. One has numbers. The other has "Mcguffins" and "Blob" logos. You roll the dice and lets say for example you got "2" and "Mcguffin". You could move a Mcguffin 2 paces. If however you got "6" and "Blob" you could move the Blob 6 paces. You win the game by eating the other players Mcguffins.
Also they weren't called Mcguffins officially, I just wanted to give them a name shorter than "little plastic lumps".
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 15, 2009 8:50:27 GMT -5
It's not obscure, but I am often surprised at the number of friends I have who have never played Stratego.
I love Stratego much more than, say, Risk, because it's fun, it's simple, and like Battleship, it can be completed quickly, so you can play multiple times without wanting to hang yourself.
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Dec 15, 2009 9:02:06 GMT -5
I've played Fluxx. I thought it was cool. Really liked Stocks and Bonds. It's a Capitalist board game.
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Post by psychotix5000 on Dec 15, 2009 15:22:53 GMT -5
I used to have Acquire (awesome game) and have both Settlers of Catan and Munchkin & Star Munchkin.
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Post by Stu on Dec 15, 2009 15:29:01 GMT -5
For the classics, I gotta go with Uncle Wiggly. For later games, FIREBALL 'FREAKIN' ISLAND!!!!!!!
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Post by Gopher Mod on Dec 15, 2009 15:31:24 GMT -5
Diplomacy. The game of pre WW1 European diplomatic treaties. Or the game that, in the end, will guarantee that your friendships will be dissolved. |
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Allie Kitsune
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Always Feelin' Foxy.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Dec 15, 2009 17:08:07 GMT -5
As far as actual, real board games, I'm going to give Medici a mention. I only got to play it once, and watch it twice, but it really was an interesting game, especially to watch. www.gamecabinet.com/reviews/Medici.html |
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Post by VenomFang on Dec 15, 2009 18:20:23 GMT -5
Headache  |
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Post by I Like Your Poetry on Dec 15, 2009 18:24:46 GMT -5
YES!!!!! I still hum this tune from time to time. Even got a bud of mine to sing along when he actually recognized what I was singing. |
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Post by Goldenbane on Dec 15, 2009 19:12:50 GMT -5
I enjoyed Crossfire, I thought it was a great game! ^_^
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Post by Johawn on Dec 15, 2009 19:20:29 GMT -5
Headache That looks awfully like Frustration. Maybe the names differ between US and UK. I agree, though, that's a good'n. My pick:  ATMOSFEAR. I dunno if it's underrated, but hardly anyone I know has heard of it. But it's an awesome game. The first (and only, I think) video boardgame I heard of or played. When you're 11, it's some scary stuff. |
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Post by Biggtone23 on Dec 15, 2009 21:01:56 GMT -5
I remember I got 13 Dead End Drive for Christmas, probably about 15 years ago now, and it was one of the few games me and my sisters would actually sit down and play together without arguing or fighting.
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Post by Bullhead on Dec 15, 2009 21:41:10 GMT -5
I always thought Crossfire would have been more fun if you could pull the guns off the board and shoot stuff with them.
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Dirty Hazy
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Post by Dirty Hazy on Dec 15, 2009 23:11:58 GMT -5
Headache What a TROUBLE ripoff! Know what I wanna have though, DOUBLE TROUBLE. Where the heck did THAT game ever go to? It was WAY better than regular Trouble. |
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Post by humanoid on Dec 15, 2009 23:28:58 GMT -5
Well I am glad to see all of the Mouse Trap love...
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Dec 15, 2009 23:31:43 GMT -5
Headache What a TROUBLE ripoff! Know what I wanna have though, DOUBLE TROUBLE. Where the heck did THAT game ever go to? It was WAY better than regular Trouble. best thing was the popmatic thing ment you couldnt lose the dice |
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