We all know that Board Games mean Bored Games

[OmniTense]

So which ones did you play as a small child? Do you remember? And for a bonus feel free to throw in any card games you played as well.

I know that I terrified my parents with threats until they sat down and played at least four games of Clue with me. I always hated when I found out that may character was the Murderer.

I hated Monopoly. ^^

Clue, Scrabble and Trivia Pursuit.

As for card games, I am a human prodigy at Progressive Rummy or Liverpool. Deep Blue couldn't beat me at it, especially seeing it was programmed for Chess.



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[Halie]

I used to play Monopoly with my family, but then my eldest brother and I grew out of it and became quite the killjoys for the rest of the family.

Snakes and ladders was anothr one. And scrabble. And chess. (I was a genius at chess But now for some reason I'm not too good).

I still play scrable with my dad sometimes, or at least I did not too long ago.

I loved playing cards with my friends. Snap, Pairs, Switch, Fish, Beaver, 21 Pontune, Trumps, and the like. I could go on forever...heh.

[Unknown Entity]

Well, its been a while since I've sat down to a board game with anyone. I can remember playing Chess with my brother when I was about 8-9. We developed a craze for it - played it all the time!

At primary school, I liked to play Guess Who? and Connect 4... OH! And that game where you have to guide this little silver ball through all those obstacles - I don't remember what it was called its been so long!

I like playing card games, though I don't know that many of the good ones. I can only really play Blackjack or 21 as some call it. And Snap,lol...

I also like playing Roulette - though its been a while since I've actually played that on a table... I've been playing it on San Andreas and Yakuza lol...

Thats about it...

[Djinn]

Always played a game called Stratego (i think that was it). It was like a massive game of chess and took ages to play a game haha. I can't really describe it too well, so here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratego =). I loved that game so much ^^.

Monopoly and Cluedo (which is think is what Sinister called Clue) were fun aswell. I still play the Game of Life though haha, last time i played it was with a friend and his girlfriend over some wine haha... such an awesome game, no-one thinks they'll be competitive over it but in the end everyone is XD. Scrabble was a frequently played game when we visited relatives up in Newcastle, fun times.

I played chess a lot aswell, that's a board game right XD. I love chess, don't get to play it nearly as much as i'd like though.

[OmniTense]

Haha, that's true. Can't say I've ever thought of Chess as a board game, personally. For me it's under the exalted title of obsession. But I mean more like Parker Brothers. But if Chess is to be included, then it is my favorite board game without any contest.

[You]

When I was a kid I used to play snakes and ladders a lot and woe behold anyone if they beat me. Thank god i grew out of the sore loser phase.

I also remember playing Monopoly and Scrabble alot. Several Finnish games also, which I think are available in English, such as African Star and Pyramids and Labarinth. Strangly I dont remember playing Cluedo at all.

I never played that much cards as a kid. Nowadays though I play poker alot...

[winterborn86]

Me an my family never sat down together and played games, we wernt close like that.
but i use 2 play alot of games wen i was younger i also hated monopoly, it starts of ok but then it get boring cos who i play against shove those stupid hotels on everything an i go bankrupt i NEVER win i am a bad loser lol
I hate scrabble cos not that bright with big words, and i hate general knowledge games cos i not that smart either.
Ive always wanted to play cludo
Im not much of a bored game person as you can prob tell lol, but i do love some card games and games you play on your dvd player like now thats what i call music triva and friends, i rock at that

[Andromeda]

I've always been more interested in games that are a long, maybe that is why I enjoy playing RPGs. But Risk remains one of my favorite games to play. Though I'm surprised anyone else played Stratego, I thought I was the only one. I loved that it was so much about a careful setup and using your pieces wisely and keeping a good memory. Its been ages since I've played that game.

Other games that are not strictly board games are Twixt and Othello that I also enjoy playing. Though sadly Twixt is a discontinued game, so I don't think that many people actually ever played.

If the game require thought and planning rather than the acts of randomized luck I enjoy it a lot more. Which is why I love playing Chess and I have an interest in trying out Go sometime if it was not for the prohibitive cost of a good Go board. Though it would also be difficult to find someone to play Go with since outside of Japan I don't think it is nearly as a popular, namely the US.

[Squall333]

Originally Posted by Andromeda

If the game require thought and planning rather than the acts of randomized luck I enjoy it a lot more.

It is the same with me. I would much rather play a game that requires skill and thought, than one that is just based on luck.

When I was younger I used to play board games all the time. My grandparents collected board games, so I would play with them a lot. I used to play Risk, Monopoly, Stratego, Chess, Yahtzee, and many others. I can't remember half of their names. Recently I haven't been playing that many board games. I think it's because I've been playing too many video games. Also it isn't easy finding enough people to play some of these games.

As for card games, I really liked to play Cribbage, Sheapshead, and Pitch. I still play cards from time to time with some of my friends, but I don't play as much as I used to when I was younger.

Originally Posted by Andromeda

I have an interest in trying out Go sometime if it was not for the prohibitive cost of a good Go board. Though it would also be difficult to find someone to play Go with since outside of Japan I don't think it is nearly as a popular, namely the US.

I've wanted to try Go too, but I don't know anyone else who would know how to play. From what I read, it looks pretty fun. I'm kind of hesitant, but I might try it one day.

[Crazy Chocobo]

I was a big fan of Monopoly as a kid, it was a lot of fun. I don't like it as much as I used to but I still own a few versions of the game. I also had a board game from a television show over here called 'Hey Hey it's Saturday' which was canceled quite a few years ago but I loved it as a child, it was loads of fun and that show was a definite favorite when growing up. Guess Who was a good one as well, we still play it here and there when we are bored haha.

Mum and I still sometimes play board games when we're bored. >< We have a lot of new ones now so it's good to play different stuff. Trivial Pursuit is a favorite of mine, we have the Lord of the Rings edition. FUN! We also have a Harry Potter trivia game (can't remember the name) but it has a DVD and everything with it. I love it!

[~FANTASY-ENDER~]

Board games that I played when I was a child were the games like Sorry, Monopoly, Trouble, checkers, Yahtzee, Scrabble, Life and chess. There's many others, but I can't remember them at the moment. Sad to say I don't play any game board games anymore though.

[Rocky]

I absolutely LOVE card games, and I will be hitting up the casinos in my town once I turn 21, the legal age to gamble for my state. Before I went off to kindergarten, I pretty much learned how to come out ahead in Blackjack from my grandpa, lol! I also loved to play Sorry, Clue, Stratego, Chess, and a bunch of other games as well. To this day I am still up for a good game of risk or monopoly if others are as well.