Board games!

Hey guys, I tried searching for a thread dedicated to the tabletop cousin of our preferred pastime, and was surprised that I wasn't able to find any.  I'm curious to know if any of you ladies and gentlemen are into board gaming as well as video gaming.  Personally, I didn't get into board games until Catan was released on XBLA, but it has snowballed since then.  I bought the tabletop version of Settlers of Catan, several expansions and spinoffs for that series, and now I have a pretty substantial collection of other board games.  Some of my favorites include:
 
Shadows Over Camelot (It's a co-op board game, which is a weird concept until you play it.  It's everybody vs. the game, and it's actually pretty difficult sometimes.)
Quarto! (It's like a more complicated tic-tac-toe, and it's great because games only last five minutes, so it's a good game to play while everybody is deciding what big game to play.)
Memoir '44 (It's a really good World War II board game, which is a genre that isn't quite played out in the tabletop arena like it is in the video game universe.)
 
I'm also really interested in checking out the game Descent: Journeys in the Dark, but I currently lack the extra funds to make a major purchase like that (costs more than a new video game).  Anybody else out there into board gaming?

I've played Catan a few times with some friends, but I don't own it nor do I play any tabletop games with any degree of regularity (except for the occasional game of Warhammer 40k...but that's not a board game). I would love to play more of Catan or some other games but not many people I know who want to put that much time into a board game.

I own 2 Risk sets (one is missing pieces, hence the new one), multiple Monopoly sets, and 2 Stratego sets. Kickin' it old school.

i play board games like Monopoly / Risk (regular & LOTR which is actually pretty fun) / Sorry / Pictionary etc

" @example1013: LOTR risk is the only "spin-off" title i'v played, and its only good v bad but its suprisingly fun, but typically if i can manage to convince people to play risk with me its the regular free-for-all risk. Long Live Australia!! "

I have loads of Monopolies and Risks and other stuff including a Pokemon game

" Dude FUCK australia. Cheapest shit ever in any game of all time. "

I have played Monopoly before but not much or correctly. I used to play chess a decent amount as well and enjoyed it, but I haven't played in a few years now.

Dude you need a boardgame fix? Get ZOMBIES!!! and a case of beer; you'll be set.

Diplomacy is the beast board game ever.  If you don't like it, FUCK you.

Carcassonne is a good one, Arkham Horror is a fantastic one as well. Munchkin is a card game, but that one is fun to play in a group setting.

" Diplomacy is the beast board game ever.  If you don't like it, FUCK you. "

Blokus is a really fun puzzleish board game. 7 Wonders is also a pretty awesome game.

I think you've made a good start. So many good games to choose from that aren't Monopoly or Risk.

Let's see, board games I can think of that I own off the top of my head - Betrayal at House on the Hill, Risk Godstorm, Risk 2210, Risk, Monopoly, Stratego... I also really want to check out the Arkham Horror game(s) but, money's tight so haven't had the chance to pick it up lately.

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" Diplomacy is the beast board game ever.  If you don't like it, FUCK you. "

I just read on Amazon that is takes 6 hours to play. FUCK THAT "

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" @example1013: LOTR risk is the only "spin-off" title i'v played, and its only good v bad but its suprisingly fun, but typically if i can manage to convince people to play risk with me its the regular free-for-all risk. Long Live Australia!! "

Dude FUCK australia. Cheapest shit ever in any game of all time. "

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" @example1013: LOTR risk is the only "spin-off" title i'v played, and its only good v bad but its suprisingly fun, but typically if i can manage to convince people to play risk with me its the regular free-for-all risk. Long Live Australia!! "

Dude FUCK australia. Cheapest shit ever in any game of all time. "

Its a solid tactic...4 territories, 1 entrance, 2 bonus army men. its not a huge help but its still a sweet advantage. If it wasn't meant to be utilized then you think they'd take it out of the game... Risk has been around long enough lol "

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" @example1013: LOTR risk is the only "spin-off" title i'v played, and its only good v bad but its suprisingly fun, but typically if i can manage to convince people to play risk with me its the regular free-for-all risk. Long Live Australia!! "

Dude FUCK australia. Cheapest shit ever in any game of all time. "

Its a solid tactic...4 territories, 1 entrance, 2 bonus army men. its not a huge help but its still a sweet advantage. If it wasn't meant to be utilized then you think they'd take it out of the game... Risk has been around long enough lol "

They have taken it out. Multiple times. I just happened to receive a board where they put it back in.  I wouldn't have gotten another risk game if I hadn't lost my Risk II CD-ROM, though. That was a good version. "

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" @example1013: LOTR risk is the only "spin-off" title i'v played, and its only good v bad but its suprisingly fun, but typically if i can manage to convince people to play risk with me its the regular free-for-all risk. Long Live Australia!! "

Dude FUCK australia. Cheapest shit ever in any game of all time. "

Its a solid tactic...4 territories, 1 entrance, 2 bonus army men. its not a huge help but its still a sweet advantage. If it wasn't meant to be utilized then you think they'd take it out of the game... Risk has been around long enough lol "

They have taken it out. Multiple times. I just happened to receive a board where they put it back in.  I wouldn't have gotten another risk game if I hadn't lost my Risk II CD-ROM, though. That was a good version. "

So on the australia Topic- it's only a real obstacle to domination if you're playing with cards and the value of the trade in goes up and the player who has australia uses his cards later in the game- i find Australia too conquerable otherwise and just stay away from that shit.  Europe or africa/South America for me! "

Settlers of Catan
Munchkin
Risk 
 
Also Quarto is one of the most strategic games I've ever played.

I've just been informed that there is a Battlestar Galactica board game and it sounds awesome.  semi-cooperative, with accusations flying like in Shadows Over Camelot.  I want it.

CROSSFIRE!
 
  

" @example1013: LOTR risk is the only "spin-off" title i'v played, and its only good v bad but its suprisingly fun, but typically if i can manage to convince people to play risk with me its the regular free-for-all risk. Long Live Australia!! "

" CROSSFIRE!
 
  

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Been enjoying Space Hulk - Death Angel card game, Call of Cthulhu card game, Cut Throat Caverns, Munchkin and a few others. I Recommend checking out Smirk and Dagger Games, Spartan Games, Fantasy Flight Games.
 

I can recommend the board game Talisman, it takes awhile to finish thou :P

@ESREVER looks interesting i might have to pick up a copy :)

There need to be better ways to play Board Games online.  Still upset about that Arkham Horror game we had here on the forums that broke down about halfway through.  I'd just gotten deputized.

I love me some Risk, but I never had friends to play it with so I have never gotten to play a real game of it. Other then that though, playing trouble, checkers, and monopoly with my mom as a kid is the most varied I have gotten with board games. I love playing board games and would play every one going, but they cost too much and they all require friends to play against. Two things I have never had access to. 
 
I love me some chess too, but sadly I never got to play much of it. My High School started lunch Chess games that got really popular for a while, literally half the school was playing it at one point, but it died off real fast because we never had the time to finish a lot of the games.