Ask HN: What Card/Board Games Are You Playing?

11 points by gprisament 15 years ago | 13 comments

Dominion (with expansions) and contract bridge seem to be my mainstays lately (with some Catan thrown in). Wondering what non-computerized board & card games others are enjoying these days.

showerst 15 years ago |

Puerto Rico is a bit slow to learn, but pretty great once it gets going.

I have Agricola on the shelf because I've been hearing how great it is, but haven't had time to learn it yet =P.

ajdecon 15 years ago |

My favorite lately has been Pandemic. If you haven't played it, you should try it out: it's a collaborative board game (players vs game) that feels like a faster-playing Risk, you playing vs diseases across the world.

Other games I play when I get together with friends include Nuclear War, Race for the Galaxy, Agricola and Robo Ralley.

dminor 15 years ago |

I couldn't really get my family interested in Dominion - a little hardcore for them. Catan & poker seem to be the best bets, and Ticket to Ride works well.

I kind of want to try making my own game, although with so many unfinished side projects I'm not sure if I'll find the time.

codepoet 15 years ago |

Puerto Rico and Powergrid are my favorites. Some other great games: Dominion, Cosmic Encounter, Space Alert, Risk

Also take a look at: http://boardgamegeek.com

kxs 15 years ago |

I enjoy playing Skat, though I only play a few times a year, we usually need some relative visiting to get a game going. I also like playing Catan and Backgammon.

thereddestruby 15 years ago |

Descent: journey into the dark, road to legend expansion. The ultimate hack'n'slash. Goes well wih doritos, mountain dew, and all-nighters.

jtbigwoo 15 years ago |

With small children, my list doesn't look that much like the other responses. We play Gulo Gulo, Snails Pace Race, and Cosmic Cows mostly.

When (adult) friends come over, we play Bohnanza, Formula De, Quiddler, and Ticket To Ride.

tayip9 15 years ago |

Settlers of Catan with Cities and Knights of Catan expansion

throw_away 15 years ago |

San Juan, Puerto Rico, Race for the Galaxy. Similar mechanic for all of them, but sufficiently different to be fun in different contexts.

krisneuharth 15 years ago |

Scrabble is a favorite in our house.

thehodge 15 years ago |

Carcassonne (It's especially great now that an excellent iPhone app is out (carcassonneapp.com))

famfam 15 years ago |

Roll Through the Ages - Yahtzee meets Civilization. My wife AND parents both like it.

rick_2047 15 years ago |

If anybody is upto it I think there is a huge market for these board games implemented for touch screen phones (because of the big screen).

PS: Why do I get the feeling that such a thing has been done on Apple App store