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Scattergories is a fun one. Darth_Katie Send a noteboard - 17/01/2010 02:57:44 PM
...and by adult, I don't mean sex or drinking games. I just mean not kiddy games.

My mother's partner had a mild heart attack on Xmas. Two days later, she had quintuple by-pass surgery. She's home from the hospital now, but she's bored out of her mind. She just can't do very much yet - doctor's orders.

I thought I would get some board games to take to their house and play. My mom and her partner wouldn't like the same games that I already have...like trivial pursuit, scrabble, etc.

I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of party games? Light, fun, easy-to-play games.

Any suggestions?


Balderdash is another good one where you have to guess who's lying. Umm ... Scene It can be fun if you all like movies. We have a kind of obscure game called Gift Trap that's pretty fun where you have to choose who would like what gift best from the bizarre selection given. Pictionary is nice, but you need four people minimum. Apples to Apples is not really a board game, but it's pretty fun and very easy to play. Taboo and Catchphrase are both a "guess the word" type of game, they're pretty fun.

I hope she feels better soon!
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Can you sugest some good board games for adults? Antigone - 17/01/2010 02:09:21 PM 927 Views
Sorry Animosity - 17/01/2010 02:34:05 PM 748 Views
Sorry is a great game. *NM* Gher - 17/01/2010 06:26:23 PM 294 Views
Scattergories is a fun one. Darth_Katie - 17/01/2010 02:57:44 PM 741 Views
seconded moondog - 17/01/2010 07:02:54 PM 628 Views
Thirded. Favorite game of all. *NM* Craig - 17/01/2010 10:25:15 PM 283 Views
Apples to Apples and Catchphrase are both great. *NM* Aemon - 17/01/2010 10:38:23 PM 716 Views
Gah, double post. *NM* Darth_Katie - 17/01/2010 02:58:26 PM 346 Views
Monopoly, Parcheesi, Pente, Risk, Life, Settlers of Catan, Clue...there are tons of games like that. *NM* Tom - 17/01/2010 03:27:38 PM 330 Views
Settlers is a great game. It's a little unorthodox, but a lot of fun. High replayability, too. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/01/2010 09:07:45 PM 290 Views
I don't know about "light" and "easy to play", though. *NM* Legolas - 17/01/2010 09:38:56 PM 323 Views
Very much agreed. Ghavrel - 17/01/2010 10:26:43 PM 682 Views
Jesus Christ, you don't play many games, do you? Tom - 18/01/2010 03:28:28 AM 788 Views
Not entirely fair. Ghavrel - 18/01/2010 09:02:41 AM 691 Views
I wasn't talking about myself. Legolas - 18/01/2010 12:36:21 PM 741 Views
It's a bit "kiddier," but Bonkers is also great fun and replayable. *NM* Craig - 17/01/2010 10:26:10 PM 299 Views
Anything by Cheapass Games tends to be quick, easy and good fun. Morgawse - 17/01/2010 03:49:11 PM 798 Views
I love these games *NM* Mad Malkavian - 18/01/2010 03:35:48 AM 389 Views
Scattergories. Wits and Wagers. Stratego? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/01/2010 06:02:40 PM 289 Views
Taboo! *NM* beetnemesis - 17/01/2010 06:16:32 PM 635 Views
Apples to Apples is fun. *NM* Mossman - 17/01/2010 06:18:19 PM 315 Views
This is good. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/01/2010 09:06:45 PM 280 Views
Haha, yes.... *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/01/2010 10:39:21 PM 280 Views
Risk Hieshyn - 17/01/2010 06:37:59 PM 658 Views
I second this *NM* Blaine - 17/01/2010 09:42:34 PM 379 Views
Me too. *NM* Bergioyn - 19/01/2010 07:49:26 PM 283 Views
Risk gets boring and predictable after a while. Tom - 18/01/2010 03:30:26 AM 711 Views
pictionary moondog - 17/01/2010 07:03:45 PM 671 Views
Lord of the Rings Trivia Game? Camilla - 17/01/2010 09:08:02 PM 647 Views
About the wonderful movies or boring books? trzaska2000 - 18/01/2010 03:40:20 PM 621 Views
My family has been playing a lot of board games since Christmas, like.... anjumfaz - 17/01/2010 10:43:04 PM 636 Views
Oops, double post *NM* anjumfaz - 17/01/2010 10:43:35 PM 297 Views
It's amazing how no one has yet suggested this belongs on the Games Board *NM* Floffe - 18/01/2010 03:58:33 AM 351 Views
i hardly see how it matters. *NM* LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 04:14:16 AM 286 Views
Taking into consideration the topic categories of the GMB... Raserei - 18/01/2010 06:48:05 PM 667 Views
Or the way that people refuse to change them when I complain about it... *NM* Tom - 18/01/2010 07:05:39 PM 271 Views
Well, you're not complaining to the right people... *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 19/01/2010 01:22:19 AM 305 Views
Not really, no Floffe - 18/01/2010 08:06:42 PM 764 Views
I disagree... Raserei - 19/01/2010 06:53:26 PM 756 Views
There are a couple of good ones... MightyYT - 18/01/2010 04:44:21 AM 636 Views
Uno is excellent for short time periods LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 05:00:39 AM 615 Views
Uno is a vicious, vicious game. Darth_Katie - 18/01/2010 05:29:37 AM 639 Views
Checkers. Seriously, she probably grew up on it. Dominos too. *NM* everynametaken - 18/01/2010 06:50:04 AM 275 Views
Go. everynametaken - 18/01/2010 06:53:45 AM 633 Views
Diplomacy *NM* BlackAdder - 18/01/2010 07:05:07 AM 292 Views
This. *NM* Master Radishes - 18/01/2010 08:04:42 AM 298 Views
Thanks for all the great suggestions! Antigone - 18/01/2010 07:46:53 AM 714 Views
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