Best new games

[HeatherC]

Just ordered my daughter Oh Fruck on Amazon.

 

[Skywalker]

Played Scattergories once and refused to ever play it again. More than 25 years later and I’m still bitter.

What's the story on this one?

 

[Uncle Coaster]

Yeah, sorry for leaving it vague.

Category was “states”. Letter was “C”. My answer was “confusion”. Other players would not give me credit. I walked away and never looked at the game again.

 

[RUDisney]

@Uncle Coaster, you were robbed!

 

[RamblingMad]

Nobody mentioned Arkham Horror or Catan. Mind blown.

 

[Lumpy1106]

Yeah, sorry for leaving it vague.

Category was “states”. Letter was “C”. My answer was “confusion”. Other players would not give me credit. I walked away and never looked at the game again.

Agree with RUDisney - that's a great answer!

 

[fly girl]

Codenames, but you need a good group.
Wits and Wagers, it's funny when everyone thinks your answer is crazy only to find out you were the closest one.
Outburst, always a winner in our house.

and the old fashioned, SORRY! game. We still play it and love it.

 

[Immadismom]

I’m looking for a game that’s fun for teens that can also include a 6 yr old. We’re going to spend the holidays with my brother’s family. My kids are 17, 18, 19. And my brother’s are 4 & 6. We know the 4 yr old likely won’t play, but the 6 yr old loves to be included with her older cousins, so a game that could include her would be perfect, since we’ll all be quarantined together in the same bubble at that point.

 

[moniqueand2]

Maybe Headbandz or Apples to Apples?

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Rack-o, Sorry, and Hidden Picture/Spot the Difference books are fun around here.

 

[1GoldenSun]

Yeah, sorry for leaving it vague.

Category was “states”. Letter was “C”. My answer was “confusion”. Other players would not give me credit. I walked away and never looked at the game again.

Something similar happened to me when the category was "Occupations" and the letter was "F." I said "fancy lady" and my family refused to give me credit. Just because their "farmers" couldn't afford to patronize my "fancy lady" didn't mean she wasn't out there earning a living.

No offense to farmers.

 

[starvenger]

We typically go with Ticket to Ride or Machi Koro.

I'm trying to get my kids into Settlers. We'll see how that goes.

 

[mmbrad02]

We played Kids Against Maturity this summer with family ranging from mid 20's to mid 60's and had a ton of laughs!

 

[mumto3girls]

Codenames, but you need a good group.
Wits and Wagers, it's funny when everyone thinks your answer is crazy only to find out you were the closest one.
Outburst, always a winner in our house.

and the old fashioned, SORRY! game. We still play it and love it.

Wits and Wagers is a favorite here, even with my one daughter who isn’t that crazy about board games.

Oldest DD and I love Ticket to Ride, but my other girls aren’t fans.

 

[fivikse]

I’m looking for a game that’s fun for teens that can also include a 6 yr old. We’re going to spend the holidays with my brother’s family. My kids are 17, 18, 19. And my brother’s are 4 & 6. We know the 4 yr old likely won’t play, but the 6 yr old loves to be included with her older cousins, so a game that could include her would be perfect, since we’ll all be quarantined together in the same bubble at that point.

Apples to Apples
Spot It

 

[Mysterian]

I used to love Pictionary. I was the only player that could draw, so that made it even more fun.

I currently only have Horrified, the Universal Monsters game, it's pretty decent. It can even be played with one player. Which works for me since nobody I know wants to play these sorts of things.

Saw they just released a Disney Haunted Mansion game that looks interesting. There's also a game based on John Carpenter's The Thing, which works on fueling paranoia between the players.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

Uno Flipz. Horribly confusing at first and totally fun once you get the hang of it.

Munchkin. Not new, but absolutely a great game for 3+ people. We have so many sets, and it's fun to mix them together. Cheating isn't allowed /wink

For the 7+ age set, Labryinth. https://www.amazon.com/Ravensburger-Labyrinth-Board-Game-Adults/dp/B00000J0JF?ref_=ast_sto_dp Like chess, you have to think steps ahead, but with less confusing moves. Seven years later, still DS's favorite game.