I need a new board game

[mom2febgirls]

Our group is ready to play something new so I'm looking for suggestions.

Here are some of the games we have played and liked:

Eldritch Horror
Random Encounters
Terraforming Mars
Clank!
Legendary
Killer Bunnies
Munchkin
Race/Roll for the Galaxy

What are some of your favorites?

 

[Dead2009]

Trouble
Guess Who
Connect Four
Monopoly

 

[Skippy918]

Scythe
brass birmingham

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Knowing ages might help for suggestions.

I like Mancala. Easy to learn and games can be played in a few minutes. Good for any age. My 6 year old plays with me.

 

[TinkAgainU]

Telestrations

And not for a group - but I found a great "Chess" starter game called "No Stress Chess" which is super fun for kids just learning, or anyone who does not want a stressful long Chess game You can just take the cards with you (for example on a cruise) and use any Chess set. I suppose 4 could play if you wanted a team of 2 on each side ...

 

[NYCgrrl]

I’m a fan of the classics: go, chess, checkers, backgammon, Uno.

I think it’s called 3D Stratego if you can find it its fun. Boggle is great for word lovers. Have a love hate relationship with Monopoly. Great mentally but doesn’t bring out the best in many people.

 

[ralphie]

Ticket to Ride, any version.

 

[LoveToDisney]

Pass the Pig

 

[MamaMermaid]

Forbidden Island.

 

[SleeplessInTO]

Puerto Rico / San Juan
Dominion
Gloom
Everdell
Power Grid
Seven Wonders
Ticket to Ride
Settlers of Catan

 

[Disneefun]

If you want a step up from Terraforming Mars, try Ark Nova. On the same level as what some of what you listed, I'd go with Gizmos, Wingspan, Everdell, or Fantastic Factories. Slightly easier: Flamecraft is huge in this house right now, or Dog Park (we're all about the cuteness these days) or anything from the Welcome To line.

 

[tcufrog]

We really like pandemic. It's a cooperative game where goal is to stop a pandemic. Each game is different and it's exciting.

 

[Travel60]

Sushi Go - easy enough for 5yo but fun for adults too
Upwords (a take off of Scrabble)
Wavelength
Any Trivia game

 

[Brian Noble]

These are a different genre, but we've enjoyed both of them (and they are both very similar in game play):

Machi Koro
Evolution

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Project L was the best game that I have played in years. It can take up to four people and is the game I would rescue from a burning building or take to a deserted island as long as I had someone to play with. Highly recommend!

We also enjoy Splendor and have the Cities of Splendor expansion.

We are a gaming family that has hundreds of games spread between our households. I don't game as much anymore, but my son has picked up my enthusiasm and buys a lot and is willing to share. I ordered The Animals of Baker Street on Amazon's Black Friday sale and I am looking forward to playing it over the holidays.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Hogwarts Battle
Everdell
Pandemic
Telestrations - if a big enough group
Fluxx

Various Jackbox games are fun too...

 

[sailorstitch]

Funko Games has some cool Disney games. They even have one for A Goofy Movie.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Ticket to Ride, any version.

Second!

 

[PollyannaMom]

We like Carcassonne

 

[hertamaniac]

Brought back some great memories and a now funny memory of my brother hitting me with the board after I broke a verbal treaty to not attack him. I grew up in a neighborhood where our porches served as gatherings for board games. Since it was all males who played them, we were into war games.

Risk - often made "fruit loops" of the plastic pieces when someone lost badly.
Axis & Allies - My all-time favorite.
Stratego - one of our neighbors, would purposely drop his own piece so I could see it only to have me close my eyes so he could replace it after looking where my flag was.
Diplomacy - this one induced face slapping's.
Luftwaffe - too complex to play but loved the board layout and pieces.