Do you play board games?

@Happy2BeMe (99380)
Canada
January 2, 2019 5:17pm CST
If you play board games what is your favorite or what was your favorite as a kid? I played Chutes and Ladders with my grandkids the other day. It was a lot of fun. I use to love playing Pictionary. Use to be good for a lot of laughs. I know lots of people play Monopoly but it wasn't a game I really got into. As a kid we use to play Don't Break The Ice, Trouble, Scrabble and Sorry just to name a few. I know both of kids have game night's with their children and the kids always look forward to it. It a good way to spend some quality family time together.
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@moffittjc (121621)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jan 19
All of us neighborhood kids would get together on long, hot summer days and play board games. Popular ones were Trouble, Aggravation, and Sorry. At home, we would have incredible marathon family Monopoly games on Friday nights, sometimes lasting for hours on end. As an adult, some of my favorite include Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary. Always fun times when the board games come out.
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@moffittjc (121621)
• Gainesville, Florida
6 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe I either loved or hated the length of the Monopoly game, depending on if I was winning or losing! haha
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
Yes for sure..makes for good times. I guess that is why I never really got into Monopoly because it would last for hours on end. My son and his wife play it quite often.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
6 Jan 19
@moffittjc I suppose..That makes perfect sense lol
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@Juliaacv (51082)
• Canada
2 Jan 19
When our son was a little boy we used to play board games. But I don't play them anymore.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
I can understand that.
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• United Kingdom
3 Jan 19
@playertwo I have played Hero Quest but it can last a bit too long for me
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• Valdosta, Georgia
2 Jan 19
I love all the ones you mentioned (not so much a monopoly fan either) but my favorite has to be Scattegories. =)
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• Valdosta, Georgia
3 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe Oh it's so much fun! You have to come up with things in a category only using a certain letter. For example, things at the beach and you roll the letter "C". You are also timed so it's tricky but fun!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
@LovingMyBabies That sounds like a lot of fun!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
I can't remember that one.
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@LadyDuck (471573)
• Switzerland
3 Jan 19
We still play Monopoly, Yahtzee, Domino, Scrabble and some cards games.
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@LadyDuck (471573)
• Switzerland
3 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe I also love Yathzee a lot, we also play with friends.
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@LadyDuck (471573)
• Switzerland
4 Jan 19
@playertwo It's an interesting game, you should try it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
I like Yahtzee. My ex and I use to play that game all the time.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
3 Jan 19
Once in a while we play Cards Against Humanity with friends, relatives, and our older son. We scream from laughter.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
3 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe It can become very wild!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
That's a fun game.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
@DianneN yes that is true especially after a couple of drinks
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• United Kingdom
2 Jan 19
I never used to be much for board games but since I've become a grandad I find myself playing all sorts of games with our grandchildren from board games to tiddlywinks!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
That is wonderful
@youless (112511)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Jan 19
When our son was little, we played more board games. I also like Pictionary, it is lots of fun.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
It is and makes for a lot of laughs
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@wolfgirl569 (106607)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Jan 19
We dont too much anymore but used too.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
For some it is a thing of the past
@JudyEv (340489)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 19
Board games really seem to be coming back into popularity. Some newer ones I like are Ticket To Ride, Forbidden Island and Qwirkle. I never enjoyed Monopoly either.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
I never heard of those ones. I know board games were very popular this Christmas. They shelves were always empty. I bought a few with my children for their family game nights.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
3 Jan 19
my parents usually played scrabble with us. also, my father played chess with my brothers and Chinese checkers with me.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
Those are all enjoyable games too and good quality family time.
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@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
3 Jan 19
We played alot of games when i was growing up. Chutes and ladders, monopoly, scrabble, Parcheesi, candylane, operation, yahtzee, uno, etc. My favorite though was probably candyland. I love game nights, which is why mom and i still have them while listening to music. Though we even play games while watching our shows. We also made sure all the kids always played games when theyd sleep over, as their parents dpnt play with them.
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@Courtlynn (67083)
• United States
4 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe same here. we usually play memory or bingo with the kids, but have been playing candyland too lately.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
4 Jan 19
I think it is a lot of fun and something all kids should do. I use to like candyland too. I would play it with my kids.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
3 Jan 19
I like to play Scrabble
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
Scrabble is always a favorite
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@hillhjill (23717)
• United States
3 Jan 19
I still play board games, not as much but if we are going to a friend's house he has this game called What's yours like, such a good game.. but my favorite game as a kid was playing sorry.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
I will have to look that game up. I never heard of it.
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@hillhjill (23717)
• United States
3 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe it's so much fun, the only place I know to find it is online.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Jan 19
Growing up we plane d a lot of board games especially Monopoly.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
Lot of people did and still do.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe Yes and I also remember the others.... Sorry, Trouble, and Trivial Pursuit.
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
2 Jan 19
As a kid, I had a bunch, some of them are actually hard to even recollect the names for some reason. Trouble, Operation, Monopoly, Game of Life, those are just some examples. Oh, when I was a bit of an older child, I know Risk was one, but I probably only played it a few times, but it was quite fun, I do remember. Anyways, these days, it is always about Scrabble, that is the absolute favourite, and I usually play it with my parents every now and then, sometimes my brother as well. Maybe once or twice a year, I would also play it with my grandma. Another favourite is Trivial Pursuit!
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@mawdest (1587)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe Most definitely! Yeah, I am/was pretty big in to Trivial Pursuit (but it's) not for everyone, I know some people got sick of playing it with me because I had a good memory for remembering some of the answers on a certain version of it that is neat you are a fan of it too, though
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
@mawdest Use to play it a lot but haven't played it in awhile. It pays to have a good memory at a game like that.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
Operation was fun. I use to play Game of Life and Risk too. I forgot about Trivial Pursuit. That's a good game too.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jan 19
Strangely enough, I have never played board games considering my advanced age.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
Oh really...
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@aureliah (24316)
• Kenya
30 Jan 19
I rarely play any games. My offline life has been quite busy
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@WiseGhots (14606)
3 Jan 19
Oh, yeah! Chess and Monopoly (but the 1st is my favorite one)!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
4 Jan 19
I've never played chess.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
4 Jan 19
@WiseGhots just never knew anybody who played it
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@WiseGhots (14606)
4 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe Oh, really? Why?
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