What's a good adult family game (board game)? Anybody know of anything new and exciting?

Question

We have all the old standards ... Scrabble, Monolopy, Risk, Pictionary, Trivial Pursuit, yadda, yadda .... any suggestions for something good?

Answer 1

Now that you've gotten a fill of some great Milton Bradley/Hasbro games, I would highly recommend looking into some of the beautiful games made by smaller independent companies.

Ravensburger makes some fun ones (the Amazeing Labyrinth is great), and also look for others by other companies (we have Dread Pirate, Ticket to Ride, and some others).

Often, these games can be complex, beautiful, and great fun for a family depending on the ages.

I recommend going to a fantastic internet resource the Board Game Geek, or pick one of the unique games above, google the manufacturer, and start following the internet bread crumb trail until you strike paydirt!!

Answer 2

If you like word games, I really enjoy VisualEyes.  It's kind of a mix between Boggle and Scattergories.  My whole family loves Apples to Apples (another word game) which has different sets and expansion packets.

Answer 3

The Bean Game

Outburst

Taboo

Scene It? (they have many different versions of this one)

Life (they have a much newer version)

Tripoly

Therapy (this one gets interesting)

Answer 4

I really like Wits and Wagers.

It's in the mass market (Target, Toys-R-Us, etc.) this year.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/20100

Answer 5

Gamewright makes a great game called "Luck of the Draw" - a bit like Pictionary but funnier - Everyone draws the same subject and then votes on whose drawing wins in randomly drawn categories like "least artistic" and "most likely to hang on a refrigerator"

Really funny - has won a bunch of awards too.

Answer 6

Not a board game, but a great card game is the Great Dalmuti. Anybody over 10 can play this game. It's a trumping game where everyone's out to get rid of their cards first. The winner becomes "the Great Dalmuti" and gets the advantage for the next turn. It's a lot of fun for 4-8 players.

Answer 7

What about twisting the rules of some of your favorites?

Here are some Scrabble Twists

House Rules - http://www.puzzle-place.net/scrabble-hou...

Advanced Scrabble Techniques - http://www.puzzle-place.net/advanced-scr...

Or here are the rules to some oldies but goodies - http://www.puzzle-place.net/puzzle-game-...

Goodluck!

Answer 8

HI dory my name is Dorrie too and a great family game is clue up to 8 people can play.

Answer 9

There's a card trading game called "Pit" which is a hoot! Up to 7 people can play and the more, the merrier. We've played and had people throwing cards and smacking each other's hands to get cards! Warning - take everything off the table, else it'll end up on the floor! I know ToysRUs carries it.

Answer 10

Depends on what you are looking for in a game:

1. If you are looking for fun party games I'd say you should try: Apples to Apples, Cranium, Chez Geek, Munkin, Lunch Money, or Zombies.

2. If you are looking for a game that requires more strategy but not too advanced I'd say try Mystery of the Abbey, Ticket to Ride, The Underground, St. Petersberg, Carcasone, Evo, or I'm the boss.

3. If you are looking for a more advanced strategy game I'd suggest Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico, Caylus, or Tigris and Euprhadies.

You can check out Boardgamegeek.com for more information on all of these games to get more information about them if you are interested.

Answer 11

are you smarter than a tenth grader

Answer 12

Quelf: it's sorta a kids game, but my friends and i who are in high skool think it's pretty sweet. You draw cards and do a bunch of random stuff and answer random questions.

Answer 13

i love love love taboo! its not exactly a board game but its my fav for game nights

Answer 14

Try Taboo.  It is a great game for a group of people, a lot of fun.  We played it at a friend's house a while ago - a group of about 13 people.  You can play it with a smalll group or a large group.