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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 970 Views
Sorry Animosity - 17/01/2010 02:34:05 PM 800 Views
Sorry is a great game. *NM* Gher - 17/01/2010 06:26:23 PM 318 Views
Scattergories is a fun one. Darth_Katie - 17/01/2010 02:57:44 PM 788 Views
seconded moondog - 17/01/2010 07:02:54 PM 675 Views
Thirded. Favorite game of all. *NM* Craig - 17/01/2010 10:25:15 PM 300 Views
Apples to Apples and Catchphrase are both great. *NM* Aemon - 17/01/2010 10:38:23 PM 762 Views
Gah, double post. *NM* Darth_Katie - 17/01/2010 02:58:26 PM 366 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 349 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 309 Views
I don't know about "light" and "easy to play", though. *NM* Legolas - 17/01/2010 09:38:56 PM 337 Views
Very much agreed. Ghavrel - 17/01/2010 10:26:43 PM 730 Views
Jesus Christ, you don't play many games, do you? Tom - 18/01/2010 03:28:28 AM 829 Views
Not entirely fair. Ghavrel - 18/01/2010 09:02:41 AM 735 Views
I wasn't talking about myself. Legolas - 18/01/2010 12:36:21 PM 791 Views
It's a bit "kiddier," but Bonkers is also great fun and replayable. *NM* Craig - 17/01/2010 10:26:10 PM 319 Views
Anything by Cheapass Games tends to be quick, easy and good fun. Morgawse - 17/01/2010 03:49:11 PM 853 Views
I love these games *NM* Mad Malkavian - 18/01/2010 03:35:48 AM 411 Views
Scattergories. Wits and Wagers. Stratego? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/01/2010 06:02:40 PM 307 Views
Taboo! *NM* beetnemesis - 17/01/2010 06:16:32 PM 654 Views
Apples to Apples is fun. *NM* Mossman - 17/01/2010 06:18:19 PM 342 Views
This is good. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/01/2010 09:06:45 PM 298 Views
Haha, yes.... *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/01/2010 10:39:21 PM 300 Views
Risk Hieshyn - 17/01/2010 06:37:59 PM 711 Views
I second this *NM* Blaine - 17/01/2010 09:42:34 PM 403 Views
Me too. *NM* Bergioyn - 19/01/2010 07:49:26 PM 305 Views
Risk gets boring and predictable after a while. Tom - 18/01/2010 03:30:26 AM 755 Views
pictionary moondog - 17/01/2010 07:03:45 PM 711 Views
Lord of the Rings Trivia Game? Camilla - 17/01/2010 09:08:02 PM 697 Views
About the wonderful movies or boring books? trzaska2000 - 18/01/2010 03:40:20 PM 669 Views
My family has been playing a lot of board games since Christmas, like.... anjumfaz - 17/01/2010 10:43:04 PM 686 Views
Oops, double post *NM* anjumfaz - 17/01/2010 10:43:35 PM 318 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 372 Views
i hardly see how it matters. *NM* LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 04:14:16 AM 304 Views
Taking into consideration the topic categories of the GMB... Raserei - 18/01/2010 06:48:05 PM 709 Views
Or the way that people refuse to change them when I complain about it... *NM* Tom - 18/01/2010 07:05:39 PM 287 Views
Well, you're not complaining to the right people... *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 19/01/2010 01:22:19 AM 325 Views
Not really, no Floffe - 18/01/2010 08:06:42 PM 808 Views
I disagree... Raserei - 19/01/2010 06:53:26 PM 802 Views
There are a couple of good ones... MightyYT - 18/01/2010 04:44:21 AM 677 Views
Uno is excellent for short time periods LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 05:00:39 AM 672 Views
Uno is a vicious, vicious game. Darth_Katie - 18/01/2010 05:29:37 AM 688 Views
Checkers. Seriously, she probably grew up on it. Dominos too. *NM* everynametaken - 18/01/2010 06:50:04 AM 292 Views
Go. everynametaken - 18/01/2010 06:53:45 AM 680 Views
Diplomacy *NM* BlackAdder - 18/01/2010 07:05:07 AM 310 Views
This. *NM* Master Radishes - 18/01/2010 08:04:42 AM 324 Views
Thanks for all the great suggestions! Antigone - 18/01/2010 07:46:53 AM 755 Views
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