Your favorite board games...

[Defend Tacoma]

My wife and I recently bought our dream house, and as a result we are entertaining more and more friends. Generally these are dinner and drinks affairs. Recently we thought we might change it up a bit, we had 6 people over and thought we'd try a game. We played 'Apples to Apples' and everyone had an absolute blast! We are interested in expanding out stable of board games, but I thought I'd check in with the brain trust here at B&B for some fun suggestions! If it helps, the gang is early 30's, as far as age group.

What are your favorite board games/ social games while entertaining?

 

[hifigeezer]

I recommend "Time's Up". You have to make your partner guess the name of a person such as Abraham Lincoln or James T. Kirk. In the first round you can say anything that is not part of the name; in the second round you can use a single word or pantomime or hum or whistle a tune; the third round has no words and requires great creativity. Also "Encore" where you have to sing a song with a key word such as "California". Both lots of fun.

 

[Dennis]

Try here: http://boardgamegeek.com/

My gaming partner is my wife so I have a lot of 2p games. We like Agricola, San Juan, Mr Jack, and Lost Cities. Plus games with the kids like Gulo Gulo rock too.

 

[xillion]

The Settlers of Catan

 

[Ghostwriter]

Not a board game exactly, but take a look at Killer Bunnies. Kind of zany, off the wall humor, plenty of fun with a group. Can take a while to play if you really want (like a couple of hours).

 

[Lux_Aeternitas]

Scrabble!

 

[shavervinnie]

"Pit" and "Dutch Blitz". Both are crazy, fast paced card games that keep you on your toes. Lots of fun for 4 or more players. Pit is commodities trading and Dutch Blitz is, well, hard to describe.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Trivial Pursuit is always fun.

 

[Confuzius]

Assuming you're talking casual boardgames and not the "5000 pieces and 48 hours to learn the rules" type of boardgame that many people play, I love Cranium. It's a good party game.

 

[King Bongo]

Not so much a sitting around after dinner game, but I like 'Risk", you know world domination and stuff.

 

[Amer]

As far as party games, I like Apples to Apples and Cranium. Honestly I don't play a lot of party games.

Also on my shelf:
Battles of Westeros (Song of Ice and Fire themed Battlelore game, haven't tried it yet, still putting together)
A Game of Thrones
Arkham Horror
Memoir '44
Battlestar Galactica w/ Pegasus Expansion
Axis and Allies: D-Day
Heroclix
Starcraft: The Board Game
Blokus
Pandemic
Puerto Rico
Settlers of Catan
Carcassone

 

[maxman]

We love board games in our house.
+1 for Pit. It can get to be a huge ruckus when it's going. You need the right group, but it's a hoot.
Stock Ticker is one of my favourites. But I don't know if they produced it outside of Canada.
Catch Phrase is the one I'd recommend for your group.
Cranium (and it's variants) is fun too.

 

[whitemeat640]

I've played mille bornes a bunch of times. It's a fun card game.

 

[jpb286]

Uno can be quite challenging and fun!

 

[dmm26]

Boggle, not a board game but fun anyway. Or I really like banzai:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25968/banzai

 

[Johnny Dale]

Scrabble has always been our favorite.

 

[csmorris]

Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly were my favorites, although have never tried many different games. Do not get to play often as SWMBO is a poor looser (and generally a worse player) which does not turn out well for me. Currently, she refuses to plan ANY board games or similar with me.

 

[_MementoMori_]

The Settlers of Catan

Yep. I love this game... except for when it sends me into seething blind rages.

 

[Duamuteffe]

Munchkin

 

[azmark]

Scrabble!

Uno can be quite challenging and fun!

Some of my favorites.

I'll suggest Cranium and Taboo if it is night of fun with some adults.