What's the best board game according to you?

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For me it's chess and monopoly.

abc3643 · Accepted Answer

Backgammon

Chess is good, but, since there's no luck involved, it is mostly just pattern detection among good players. Machines can now beat the best human players which shows you that there's only so much you can do.

So, games which require intelligence, but also have some luck are both more realistic and can both give the weaker player a chance to grow and the strong player to be humbled.

Monopoly is such a game because dice are involved and the randomness of the Chance and Community Chest cards. Monopoly is definitely a fun interesting game, but you can often see when you are losing yet it takes you a long time to lose. This is so because, despite your rolls and those of your opponents, once you are behind, you will grow further and further behind.

It's just like the real world and the income and wealth gaps. Generally, in any competition, at any point in time, if you a starting at that point with more than your opponent, then you have a head start and will likely defeat your opponent.

Unfortunately, in Monopoly, the initial luck in the dice is going to hint at what will happen even if the two players are equally intelligent.

While Backgammon also involves dice, there's a lot of thinking involved regarding probabilities, so you can definitely become a much better player. Backgammon is like chess with dice involved. So, it is really the best of both worlds.

Still-alive · Accepted Answer

For me it is and always will be Talisman! The magical quest game. for anyone wanting to scratch that fantasy itch but don't wanna play a full on dungeons and dragons campaign this usually does the trick. i grew up with it.

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Ez-Bri-Z_v2 · Accepted Answer

I really personally love a game called Nightmare (although in other iterations its known as Atmosfear). Basically you can play up to 6 players that one person has an hour to beat the game or everyone loses. You go around the board collecting 6 keys then go to the middle of the board and hope not to draw your own personal nightmare. If you do, you are out of the game.

While this is all happening, a video is playing that has the timer counting to 60 minutes. Occasionally the games host will stop the rolls to make people play mini games that delays the action but the timer still runs.

If that's not enough, players can also draw Time cards that let's them do certain things at a specific time on the clock. This can range from getting keys to scaring your opponents for a reward.

The game is completely hectic but I have a blast everytime we play.

Genie23 · Accepted Answer

I beat my guy at Monopoly yesterday. 😁 I haven't played chess in the last few years, but there was a time I used to play it very often, way more than I played Monopoly.. I think I started playing when I was a toddler, lol. I went from being bad and clueless to beating the brothers who taught me how to play when I was a little. 😛

So, I was going to say Monopoly and chess, then I saw you said it first. I have one more reason to like you now, lol. 😇🫶

Cinematic Lily · Accepted Answer

For me it’s Catan and Dixit. 🎲

Catan because I love the mix of strategy, negotiation, and a bit of luck, it feels like a social puzzle every time. Dixit because it’s pure art and imagination, like playing inside a surreal movie or painting. Those dreamy cards are insanely inspiring for drawing and character design. 🎨✨

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Smess (The Ninny's Chess), Backgammon, Mousetrap, Shoots And Ladders, Parchisi, Sorry, Trivial Pursuit (I have The Beatles edition), Stadium Checkers, Po-Ke-No, Chinese Checkers, Battleship (true, it's not exactly a board game but, when dad taught it to us years BEFORE Milton Bradley made it into the game it is, we'd cut open a cereal box and draw the game boards onto the blank insides of the box and play it with just a pen), and, when I was a kid, I always liked Candyland and there was some other game having to do with Cherries that I liked a lot.

Maybe_Maybe_not · Answer

I can't stand Monopoly, I can't, I can't, I can't, this game is like torture. An impossibly slow and boring torture. I'm certain the damned souls are forced to play Monopoly by whatever Hell's mafia boss.

Abbycado · Answer

I love monopoly. There’s an iOS app that you can play with multiple people on your phones.

NathanDavis · Answer

I like card games instead... chess, I've never learned it... I don't like to overthink, I try my best not to, lol

RandomGirl42 · Answer

Brandyland! 🤣

LC75LC71 · Answer

Damn Monopoly!  Yes, this is me in 2008, probably before you were born lol.

HighValue · Answer

Catan for groups of 4. I also like Armadora, Carcassone, and Clue.

For two players I like Stratego the most, followed by Battleship.

For solo, I like Final Girl.

I do have a special 10 player edition of Clue, but I never got the opportunity to play that version.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

There are way too many in Germany. I like The Settlers and anything similar. :-)

katiesmuff · Answer

In our home it is Monopoly and Cribbage, however with the 3 boys we must have 20 - 25 different games from stuff that can go on for days and some that are completely dumb.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

I like chess but you're probably way better than me.

Nikki1989 · Answer

We invented our own version of Scrabble, which you have to be a total music nerd to be able to play.

slatyb · Answer

You forgot backgammon. Monopoly is pretty boring when you know what the properties are worth. The orange group is the most valuable.

Xawyx-2 · Answer

I love parcheesi and chess... and some card games.

888theGreat · Answer

Axis and Allies and Stratego and Whosit. We played Whosit more as a family than any other game.

molonski2 · Answer

Monopoly and if in the mood Chess. For an Aussie one.. Squatter

Tefix53 · Answer

I haven't played chess for so long that I might have forgotten some things, but my preference is always for chess; strategy is always good.

RavVid · Answer

I'm with you - chess and monopoly.

WhitneySnow · Answer

Chess. Also Talisman.

Darkest-Knight · Answer

Either Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit.

najekim · Answer

Chess, Cribbage, & Stratego

msc545 · Answer

Absolutely just monopoly

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Chess and Ludo

thegreenyogi · Answer

Chess.

Simslover92 · Answer

Monopoly for me too.

Shiprex · Answer

Chess

exitseven · Answer

Monopoly

MrChinaski · Answer

Catan.

jamesgoldman · Answer

Monopoly

loveyouoak · Answer

Backgammon

Staximus · Answer

Battleship

Skyros · Answer

Clue

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