Apples to Apples.
It's fun for just about any age and you'll laugh until you cry.
Buy it, wrap it, give it for a gift and wait for your "thank you." I've never met anyone who didn't enjoy playing.
Apples to Apples is a riot and combined with your analytical mind Rambone, it will be hillarious!
I come from a game playing family. We've played nearly every game mentioned in this thread and I thoroughly enjoy most of them.Apples to Apples.
It's fun for just about any age and you'll laugh until you cry.
Buy it, wrap it, give it for a gift and wait for your "thank you." I've never met anyone who didn't enjoy playing.
I come from a game playing family. We've played nearly every game mentioned in this thread and I thoroughly enjoy most of them.
However, give a choice between Apples to Apples and any other activity, I will always choose other, even if that means a trip to the proctologist.
I hate that game and don't even like to be within ear shot while others play.
NOT battle of the sexes. that game is sexist, the girls question will be "whats bigger a soft ball or a baseball". the guys question will be "whats oprahs third cousin's sons middle name"
I come from a game playing family. We've played nearly every game mentioned in this thread and I thoroughly enjoy most of them.
However, give a choice between Apples to Apples and any other activity, I will always choose other, even if that means a trip to the proctologist.
I hate that game and don't even like to be within ear shot while others play.
Apples to Apples.
It's fun for just about any age and you'll laugh until you cry.
Buy it, wrap it, give it for a gift and wait for your "thank you." I've never met anyone who didn't enjoy playing.
Catchphrase is insanely fun, x10 if alcohol is involved.
I've found Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan, and Dominion all to be excellent strategy games, playable by either 2,3, or 4 players. (And I think Settlers might have an optional 5th and 6th player expansion). Having one child, the 2 or 3 is desirable, and now she frequently has her friend over, so the 4th player is a great way to engage everyone.
These games are simple once you have the rules down pat (remember how hard Euchre seemed before you played a few rounds?) but it might take a couple botched rounds to figure out the subtleties. So, they require just a bit of patience to study the rules or muddle through, or having someone else teach you how to play (which takes them all of about 30 seconds).
Also, there is a local store in Bloomington and Indianapolis called Game Preserve (The Game Preserve Stores: Hand-picked board games, cards, chess) that seem to be staffed by knowledgable gamers. Any time I've gone in and named a few games I like, they have been able to quickly recommend something that has been a big hit.
I'm dying to know how you draw this conclusion based on my saying that I enjoy a lot of games, but not one in particular. Based on?Then you're too competitive.
I'm dying to know how you draw this conclusion based on my saying that I enjoy a lot of games, but not one in particular. Based on?
you chase bad guys down the fire escape, or just a freudian slip? sorry for the grammar police post, but it made me laughWe've got a bunch of card and board games, but fall back on the old school ones like yahtzee, monopoly, life, scrabble, boggle, UNO and Phase 10. When the kids were little it was lots of shoots and ladders, candyland and chinese checkers.