What are some good boards games to play?

[playgirl]

I am looking for some fun board games to play. It has been a while since I played any. I liked to play monopoly but it takes forever with a group of people. I have played games like clue and the one with the brain but I wasn't too thrilled about it. Any suggestions?

[mollila]

Not that much experience on board games, but Carcassonne is very good.

[outofbreath]

RISK, just like Monopoly is a time tested classic.
Supports up to eight players, if I remember correctly.

Who doesn't want to conquer the world?

[chocolatee]

i think chess is a nice game...i'm not good at it though...

[hiski]

I'm really interested about Backgammon atm and totally newbie w/ it. Backgammon is defenetly one of my future "projects".

[matchbox20fan3]

the old classic monoply is always fun until someone buys my boardwalk.

[enigma]

haha... I'm not a big fan of monopoly... I find chess to be more fun than other games... but there is also the fact that I haven't got the chance to play other board games so I can't say much about them...

[Sabrina]

By the one with the brain, did you mean Cranium? That is one of my favorites... Boggle really isn't a board game, but it is fun

[enigma]

good point... since boggle doesn't use a board but a special container... of course it's fun since it's a test of wit...

[impy3]

I recommend getting you a yahtzee game.. there is not a lot of skill involved and it is great for all ages, no kidding.. and its fun anticipating that special dice roll that you need. Please go buy you a game of it.. they are only like ten bux! really

[queenofthetables]

I have been playing a lot of monopoly and yahtzee latley so it is really funny that these were mentioned. I decided a few weeks ago to break out some of the good old games. I also really like to play Scrabble and Parcheesi.

[blf2much]

I always had fun playing the board game "SORRY" .

[MasterMind]

My favorite board games are monopoly, risk and diplomacy.

btw, I got a Monopoly board from a special ran by McDonalds not long ago.

[kelkat]

For grown ups? Trivia pursuit (or one of the variants), mastermind, battleship, chinese checkers. Backgammon is lots of fun, and chess is challanging. Cribbage is actually a card game, but you do have to move those pegs. Yatzee is also lots of fun!

[AllEars]

Depending on your tastes I'd recommend Caylus or Puerto Rico (no chance involved in either, so not super casual, even though puerto at least is pretty easy to pick up). Ticket to Ride and the different versions are fun and will perhaps have a wider appeal. And then there's the modern classic "Settlers of Catan", which is a lighter strategy game than Caylus or Puerto. Try those out and don't get too hooked

[r8rpwr]

I loooove Monopoly; it's a classic.

Also Taboo and Scattergories. Those really make you think fast.

[heavery]

Why not try othello then? It's a simple but really challenging game. It takes two to play. In this game, you have to outthink your opponent until he gives up. But it's never that easy because one wrong move could turn the tide. Any othello fanatics out there?

[raid4poker]

I play chess quite long, i eager and interesting to play backgammon. Any info site for beginner like me ?

[Fictive]

I play Trivial pursuit quite often, really like the game. Gotta buy more question cards every now and then though because I end up remembering some of the questions after a while, and same with the gf. Monopoly too, it's always fun.

[CHIZELD]

How about connect 4?