I want to get my friend a board game for christmas, even though she's 20, any ideas?

Question

She's got clue, crainium, sorry, all the basics. I need something a little different that's still 20 year old friendly.

Answer 1

Settlers of Catan... It's an awesome strategy game where the board always changes... very addictive.

Answer 2

well what kind of board games does she like how about domino checkers chess something like that

Answer 3

Try http://www.boardgamegeek.com  There are many, many boardgames out there that she might like.  It all depends on what she's into.  Spend 1/2 hour there and you'll have a much better idea of what to get & you'll probably surprise her with something she's never heard of before.

BTW...Ticket to Ride is a game about trains & it's pretty popular.

Good luck...

Answer 4

Scene it. They have disney, friends, 90's versions in addition to the original.

Blockus is pretty fun too. Its hard to explain but really fun and easy to play.

Answer 5

they have tv show- based games like lost, s*x and the city, etc. just go to like k b toys and check them out

Answer 6

monopoly electronic edition- I have it and I am hooked! It's so much fun!

Answer 7

monopoly is a good game for all ages

Answer 8

Twister

Answer 9

Have you tried the game Taboo?  That is a neat game for a group of people.  Does she like the basic games like Scrabble?  How about Mancala?  That's a great old game.  Trivial Pursuit is always popular.  While I was shopping tonight I saw a wooden chest of about 6 traditional games - backgammon, chess, checkers, mancala and a couple of others.  Each game was a wooden board that slid out from the chest - I didn't buy it because I didn't have anyone who might like it as a gift, but if you can find something like that she might like it.  That was at Home Sense - part of Winners, and cost only $20.  I thought it was an excellent price and looked very good quality.

Answer 10

Settlers of Catan is the best board game if you want to move away from the "basic games" and move towards the "more strategic and unique games".

That was the game that first got me hooked on boardgames!

Answer 11

Im not sure what she is into to but here is a list of games and their type that might help you

Two-player games involving chance or hidden information

Backgammon

Battleship

The Cross and Circle game family

Crash Tackle

Daldøs

Dracula's Revenge

Frankenstein's Children

Ghosts

Guess Who?

Isis & Osiris

Kingdoms

Liu po

Magestones

Mastermind

Mozaic

Nabuko Generals and Conquerors

Obsession

Sáhkku

Senet

Space Hulk

Star Wars Epic Duels

Strata5

Stratego

Sugoroku

Tâb

Tantrix

Wari

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[edit] Multi-player elimination games

Participants are typically eliminated before game end.

1313 Dead End Drive (game)

Anti-Monopoly

Attack!

Axis & Allies

Blokus

Blue Max

Bookchase

Class Struggle

Crash! The bankrupt game

Deflexion

Diplomacy

Explorium: a Gold Rush game

Finance

Ghettopoly

King Oil

Las Vegas The Board Game

Monopoly

Poleconomy

Privateer

Risk

Solarquest

Spy Alley

Star Wars Epic Duels

Strange Synergy

Summit

TEG - Plan Táctico y Estratégico de la Guerra

Titan

War on Terror

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[edit] European race games

Circle of Knowledge

Detroit-Cleveland Grand Prix

Formula Dé

Galopp Royal

Game of the Goose

Game of Japan

Great Balloon Race

Hare and Tortoise

Jeu du Grand-Homme

Mississippi Queen

Peter Rabbit's Race Game

Round the World with Nellie Bly

Streetcar

The Sun of Brunswick

Tour of Europe

Um Reifenbreite

Warhamster Rally

Yucata'

[edit] Multiplayer games without elimination

Everyone can play along to the end. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children.

18XX

221B Baker Street

30 Seconds

À la carte

Acquire

Acronymble

Adel Verpflichtet

Afrikan tähti

Aladdin's Dragons

Alhambra

Amun-Re

Atlantis

Attika

Attribute

Auf Achse

Australia

Barbarossa

Basari

Bauernschlau

Billabong

(This Game Is) Bonkers!

Brain Chain

Break the Safe

The Bridges of Shangri-La

Buccaneer

Buzzle

Café International

Campanile

Can't Stop

Canyon

Capitol

Carcassonne

Careers

Carolus Magnus

Cartagena

Casablanca

Caylus

Chameleon

Chinatown

Chinese checkers

Civilization

Clans

Cluedo (also known as Clue)

Columbus

Cosmic Encounter

Cranium

Crayon Rails

Crosstrack

Da Vinci Game, The

Dark Tower

Das Amulett

Debate This!

Deflexion

Dicke Kartoffeln

Domaine

Don't Quote Me

Drunter und Drüber

Dschunke

Duftende Spuren

Dune

Ein Solches Ding...

El Grande

Elfenland

Enchanted Forest

Entdecker

Evo

Extrablatt

Farlander

Favoriten

Fearsome Floors

Figure It Out

Fireball Island

Fische Fluppen Frikadellen

Flying Dutchman

Flusspiraten

Forus

Freebooter (board game)

Funagle (board game)

The Game of Life

Get the Goods

GiftTRAP

Giganten

Girl Talk

Go (modern board game)

Go For Broke

Goa

Gold Rush

Goldland

GridIron Master

Die Händler

Hansa

Hattrick

High Society

Highlanders

History of the World

Holiday AG

Imperial

Ingenious

Intrigue

Jagd der Vampire

Java

Journey through Europe

JUMP

Junta

Kill Doctor Lucky

Kingdoms

Knock Out

Korg 70,000 B.C.

La Cittá

Landslide

The London Game

Lost

Löwenherz

Die Macher

Maharaja

Manhattan

Manitou

Marracash

Master Labyrinth

Medici

Medieval Merchant

Medina

Merchant of Venus

Merchants of Amsterdam

Mexica

Mine a million

Minos

The Mob

Modern Art

Mole in the Hole

Nautilus

Neolithibum

New England

Outrage!

Paris Paris

Parcheesi

Pay Day

Personal Preference

PervArtistry

Pfusch

Pictionary

Pirate's Cove

Pizarro & Co.

Power Grid

Prendi e porta a casa

Primordial Soup

Princes of Florence

Pueblo

Puerto Rico

Quo Vadis?

RA

Rail Baron

Ramses II

Razzia

Rette Sich wer Kann

Rheinlander

Ricochet Robots

Righteous Game

Rivers, Roads & Rails

RoboRally

Römer

Rummikub

Rummoli

Saint Petersburg

Samurai

San Marco

The Secret Door

Sequence

Settlers of Catan

Schraumeln

Schweinsgalopp

Scotland Yard

Scattergories

Scrabble

Serenissima

Seven Deadly Sins

Shadows over Camelot

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Showmanager

Sixth Sense

Skirrid

Sorry!

Spiel der Türme

Sternen Himmel

Sticheln

Stock Ticker

Super Quiz

Taj Mahal

Tal der Könige

Take It Easy

Terra X

Through the Desert

Ticket to Ride

Tigris & Euphrates

Tikal

Timberland

Top Secret Spies

Torres

Totopoly

Tracks to Telluride

Traders of Genoa

TransAmerica

Trivial Pursuit

Trouble

Tutankhamen

TV Mania (board game)

Tycoon (board game)

Union Pacific

Vanished Planet

Vernissage

Verräter

Vinci

Was Sticht?

Web of Power

Wind & Wetter

You Haven't Changed A Bit

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Zombies!!!

[edit] Games of physical skill

Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary. Also known as dexterity games.

Blockhead!

Buckaroo

Carabande

Carrom

Chapayev

Charmed - The Game based on the Hit TV Series.

Crokinole

Gnip Gnop

Hamsterrolle

Hungry Hungry Hippos

Jenga

Kerplunk

Operation

Perfection

Polarity

Rukshuk

Subbuteo

Topple

Twister

Villa Paletti

Beruit

[edit] Children's games

The rules are easy to learn and the outcome mostly or entirely due to chance.

Ab Die Post!

Candy Land

Chicken Cha Cha Cha

Don't Wake Daddy!

Hallo Dachs!

Hey Pa! There's a Goat on the Roof

Hi Ho! Cherry-O

Husch Husch kleine Hexe

Loopin' Louie

Ludo

Mouse Trap

Piepmatz

Die Ritter von der Haselnuß

Snakes and ladders (aka Chutes and Ladders)

Verflixt Gemixt

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Answer 12

my advice is to get the game called "Life",. Its Adult like.

Answer 13

im thinking maybe u could get her shopping spree,that's definitely a girls games, scataggories is a thinking game,or even uno attack...

Answer 14

What about Pictionary, Taboo or Scattegories?  Good luck and I think any aged person could enjoy these games.

Answer 15

As many others proposed "Settlers of Catan" and "ticket to ride" are 2 very good easy to learn and fun "adult" board games.

There are many other good board games today but those 2 are clearly the most popular (and have been popular for a few years).

I would stay away from the old Risk, Monopoly,...Those games have become quite boring according to today's standards

Answer 16

"Mad Gab" yo! its crazy good!

Answer 17

Apples to Apples. It's more of a card game than a board game but it looks more like a board game in its package. Fun for all ages, more fun with people about your own age.

Answer 18

The first games  that  come to mind are Spelling or word use games- RollAWord or Scabble of course.  All the Bookshelf ? Trivia games are fun but Special Editions are available-Silver Screen[Movies] etc.  Any warfare or Conflict  game may  be less than welcome but CHESS offers all sorts of Specialty Sets on themes and varieties of pieces. The last I might mention are antique or out of print games available  from Board Game networks-online- just for fun.