Author Topic: Board Games (Read 3036 times)

Manotea · « **on:** 29 December, 2020, 08:23:19 am »

We spent the last year playing Pandemic (winning strategy: monitor the whole board, wargame scenarios, mobilise all resources from the offset and keep a lid on outbreaks. Who knew?). Why this board game hasn't been plastered over the media, I don't know....

This year Santa brought Ticket To Ride, another winner!

rob · « **Reply #1 on:** 29 December, 2020, 08:24:58 am »

Ticket to Ride is a family favourite.

ElyDave · « **Reply #2 on:** 29 December, 2020, 08:39:31 am »

Not Christmas-oriented, but Scotland Yard has become something of a favourite in our house.

That and Yahtzee played over zoom - each location has their own set of dice

bhoot · « **Reply #3 on:** 29 December, 2020, 08:55:12 am »

Another Ticket to Ride fan here. We have just got the on line version so that family members in different parts of the country can play together. It works really well, and was not expensive.

Jaded · « **Reply #4 on:** 29 December, 2020, 09:04:04 am »

Taskmaster.

Was fun, as long as we agreed some tasks were not appropriate (e.g. outdoor ones)

drossall · « **Reply #5 on:** 29 December, 2020, 09:18:43 am »

I've been given Flamme Rouge for Christmas - a board game with a cycling theme. I have a few others of those. Not tried it yet, may do so today.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #6 on:** 29 December, 2020, 10:48:28 am »

Quote from: bhoot on 29 December, 2020, 08:55:12 am

Another Ticket to Ride fan here. We have just got the on line version so that family members in different parts of the country can play together. It works really well, and was not expensive.

How does that work? Does everyone who wants to play need to buy the app?

hatler · « **Reply #7 on:** 29 December, 2020, 12:27:57 pm »

Ticket to Ride fans here too. Might be breaking that one out this evening.

Ingenious is very good too, and can be played by two, three or four.

bhoot · « **Reply #8 on:** 29 December, 2020, 09:22:55 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 29 December, 2020, 10:48:28 am

Quote from: bhoot on 29 December, 2020, 08:55:12 am
Another Ticket to Ride fan here. We have just got the on line version so that family members in different parts of the country can play together. It works really well, and was not expensive.

How does that work? Does everyone who wants to play need to buy the app?

Yes - everyone needs to buy the app but it's possible to have different devices - eg someone using an ipad can play in the same game as someone using a PC. We have the PC version which you can get from Steam - it's currently (till 05 Jan) on offer at only £2.79 for the basic which is the USA, and then we also all bought the Europe extension (£1.73) and the UK extension (also £1.73).

drgannet · « **Reply #9 on:** 29 December, 2020, 11:46:37 pm »

Quote from: Manotea on 29 December, 2020, 08:23:19 am

We spent the last year playing Pandemic (winning strategy: monitor the whole board, wargame scenarios, mobilise all resources from the offset and keep a lid on outbreaks. Who knew?). Why this board game hasn't been plastered over the media, I don't know....

This year Santa brought Ticket To Ride, another winner!

We have also rather overdosed on pandemic this year. Some of the expansions are very good too.

However, it was almost surpassed this Christmas by the Quacks of Quedlinburg.

bhoot · « **Reply #10 on:** 30 December, 2020, 12:19:32 am »

Quote from: drgannet on 29 December, 2020, 11:46:37 pm

However, it was almost surpassed this Christmas by the Quacks of Quedlinburg.

We cycled to Quedlinburg but saw no quacks!

Ben T · « **Reply #11 on:** 30 December, 2020, 12:38:01 am »

Quote from: Manotea on 29 December, 2020, 08:23:19 am

We spent the last year playing Pandemic (winning strategy: monitor the whole board, wargame scenarios, mobilise all resources from the offset and keep a lid on outbreaks. Who knew?). Why this board game hasn't been plastered over the media, I don't know....

This year Santa brought Ticket To Ride, another winner!

Something involving railways will be the big thing nationally in 2021.

rob · « **Reply #12 on:** 30 December, 2020, 08:57:59 am »

We did buy the UK add-on to the European version of Ticket to Ride but found it unnecessarily complicated. We probably need to give it another try.

mattc · « **Reply #13 on:** 30 December, 2020, 10:42:34 am »

footage from Manotea's christmas has snuck out

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #14 on:** 30 December, 2020, 11:42:55 pm »

We are playing Ticket To Ride and Pingu is assembling a rail related playlist...

MattH · « **Reply #15 on:** 31 December, 2020, 02:11:36 am »

Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers

Eldest son and his girlfriend did offer to bring some of their Monopoly variants over to play at Christmas. We declined to allow the Squabble Board into the house.

ElyDave · « **Reply #16 on:** 31 December, 2020, 05:50:50 am »

Joe Bonomassa - This Train?

hatler · « **Reply #17 on:** 31 December, 2020, 10:19:41 am »

Neil Young: Southern Pacific

ElyDave · « **Reply #18 on:** 31 December, 2020, 10:30:26 am »

Johnny Cash - The 309
Elton John - This train don't stop here any more

MattH · « **Reply #19 on:** 31 December, 2020, 10:37:10 am »

Public Service Broadcasting - Night Mail

drossall · « **Reply #20 on:** 31 December, 2020, 11:46:23 am »

Flanders and Swann - The Slow Train - for those of us who travel at a more relaxed pace?

ElyDave · « **Reply #21 on:** 31 December, 2020, 12:46:08 pm »

The Notting Hillbillies - Railboard Worksong

yorkie · « **Reply #22 on:** 31 December, 2020, 02:40:38 pm »

Night Train - Guns 'n' Roses
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne

Pingu · « **Reply #23 on:** 31 December, 2020, 02:55:44 pm »

It started with Jumping Someone Else's Train by The Cure.

hellymedic · « **Reply #24 on:** 31 December, 2020, 06:32:08 pm »

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