What is the Best Board Game Ever?

[Sober]

Does Hungry, Hungry Hippo count?

 

[Dryden]

Risk
Axis and Allies
Stratego

Damn. I have competition for biggest boardgame geek on BP.

 

[PrincessPeach]

Balderdash was in my first post I think.

You're right. Missed that.

The cribbage board is solely to keep score, though... Still doesn't qualify it as a board game in my book... :)

 

[PrincessPeach]

Damn. I have competition for biggest boardgame geek on BP.

I bet you have more competition than you think. I didn't bother mentioning anything made by Avalon Hill.

 

[Dryden]

I bet you have more competition than you think. I didn't bother mentioning anything made by Avalon Hill.

Problem with that statement is that I know exactly what it means. :)

 

[scooter1369]

Damn. Geeks we are.

 

[PrincessPeach]

Ok... a little off the board game topic, but right on the geek game topic:

Have any of you ever played the collectible card game Illuminati: New World Order by Steve Jackson?

Fun times. Has to be on the my top games list.

 

[BB73]

Not mentioned yet:

Aggravation
Sorry
Connect Four ('vertical board game')
Chinese Checkers

I agree with Risk, Clue, Monopoly, Statego, and Chutes and Ladders

 

[SanAntonioBuck]

Damn. Geeks we are.

I concur.

 

[Dryden]

Yes, I tried Illuminati -- not bad, but it never caught on in our college clique when we tried it out 15 years ago because we all were too heavily invested in Magic. :tongue2:

We've moved on to non-collectible card games. Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot is the top game right now.

 

[vrbryant]

Best card game that doesn't involve standard playing cards is and always will be Milles Bornes.

 

[Dryden]

I would've said UNO.

 

[wdg01]

Othello/Reversi
Go
Stratego
Monopoly
Risk

 

[scooter1369]

Ok... a little off the board game topic, but right on the geek game topic:

Have any of you ever played the collectible card game Illuminati: New World Order by Steve Jackson?

Fun times. Has to be on the my top games list.

Illuminati? Illuminati? There is no Illuminati. :crazy:


We're all

I still have my original set of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons books from the early 80's.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Okay, I only named one, which I consider to be the 'best' due to relative ease in learning, relatively quick gameplay (<2 hrs) and balance. All of you self proclaimed 'board game geeks' (which I would also classify as) need to get Settlers of Catan. Seriously, it's an excellent game.

Now, as for a few others which I've enjoyed over the years:

Axis and Allies (the original 'whole world' version)
Shogun
Civilization (the original, not the Sid Meiers game based on the comp. game)
King Maker (classic 'bookcase' game, imo)