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Apples to Apples and Catchphrase are both great. *NM* Aemon Send a noteboard - 17/01/2010 10:38:23 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! :)
This message last edited by Aemon on 17/01/2010 at 10:38:34 PM
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Can you sugest some good board games for adults? Antigone - 17/01/2010 02:09:21 PM 880 Views
Sorry Animosity - 17/01/2010 02:34:05 PM 697 Views
Sorry is a great game. *NM* Gher - 17/01/2010 06:26:23 PM 273 Views
Scattergories is a fun one. Darth_Katie - 17/01/2010 02:57:44 PM 690 Views
seconded moondog - 17/01/2010 07:02:54 PM 578 Views
Thirded. Favorite game of all. *NM* Craig - 17/01/2010 10:25:15 PM 264 Views
Apples to Apples and Catchphrase are both great. *NM* Aemon - 17/01/2010 10:38:23 PM 671 Views
Gah, double post. *NM* Darth_Katie - 17/01/2010 02:58:26 PM 323 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 306 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 268 Views
I don't know about "light" and "easy to play", though. *NM* Legolas - 17/01/2010 09:38:56 PM 299 Views
Very much agreed. Ghavrel - 17/01/2010 10:26:43 PM 633 Views
Jesus Christ, you don't play many games, do you? Tom - 18/01/2010 03:28:28 AM 718 Views
Not entirely fair. Ghavrel - 18/01/2010 09:02:41 AM 643 Views
I wasn't talking about myself. Legolas - 18/01/2010 12:36:21 PM 692 Views
It's a bit "kiddier," but Bonkers is also great fun and replayable. *NM* Craig - 17/01/2010 10:26:10 PM 276 Views
Anything by Cheapass Games tends to be quick, easy and good fun. Morgawse - 17/01/2010 03:49:11 PM 743 Views
I love these games *NM* Mad Malkavian - 18/01/2010 03:35:48 AM 364 Views
Scattergories. Wits and Wagers. Stratego? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/01/2010 06:02:40 PM 265 Views
Taboo! *NM* beetnemesis - 17/01/2010 06:16:32 PM 614 Views
Apples to Apples is fun. *NM* Mossman - 17/01/2010 06:18:19 PM 291 Views
This is good. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/01/2010 09:06:45 PM 258 Views
Haha, yes.... *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/01/2010 10:39:21 PM 258 Views
Risk Hieshyn - 17/01/2010 06:37:59 PM 609 Views
I second this *NM* Blaine - 17/01/2010 09:42:34 PM 353 Views
Me too. *NM* Bergioyn - 19/01/2010 07:49:26 PM 261 Views
Risk gets boring and predictable after a while. Tom - 18/01/2010 03:30:26 AM 662 Views
pictionary moondog - 17/01/2010 07:03:45 PM 624 Views
Lord of the Rings Trivia Game? Camilla - 17/01/2010 09:08:02 PM 599 Views
About the wonderful movies or boring books? trzaska2000 - 18/01/2010 03:40:20 PM 568 Views
My family has been playing a lot of board games since Christmas, like.... anjumfaz - 17/01/2010 10:43:04 PM 585 Views
Oops, double post *NM* anjumfaz - 17/01/2010 10:43:35 PM 272 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 330 Views
i hardly see how it matters. *NM* LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 04:14:16 AM 264 Views
Taking into consideration the topic categories of the GMB... Raserei - 18/01/2010 06:48:05 PM 619 Views
Or the way that people refuse to change them when I complain about it... *NM* Tom - 18/01/2010 07:05:39 PM 246 Views
Well, you're not complaining to the right people... *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 19/01/2010 01:22:19 AM 281 Views
Not really, no Floffe - 18/01/2010 08:06:42 PM 709 Views
I disagree... Raserei - 19/01/2010 06:53:26 PM 705 Views
There are a couple of good ones... MightyYT - 18/01/2010 04:44:21 AM 585 Views
Uno is excellent for short time periods LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 05:00:39 AM 563 Views
Uno is a vicious, vicious game. Darth_Katie - 18/01/2010 05:29:37 AM 587 Views
Checkers. Seriously, she probably grew up on it. Dominos too. *NM* everynametaken - 18/01/2010 06:50:04 AM 254 Views
Go. everynametaken - 18/01/2010 06:53:45 AM 583 Views
Diplomacy *NM* BlackAdder - 18/01/2010 07:05:07 AM 268 Views
This. *NM* Master Radishes - 18/01/2010 08:04:42 AM 275 Views
Thanks for all the great suggestions! Antigone - 18/01/2010 07:46:53 AM 667 Views
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