Dominion (with expansions) and contract bridge seem to be my mainstays lately (with some Catan thrown in). Wondering what non-computerized board & card games others are enjoying these days.
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#2I enjoy playing Skat, though I only play a few times a year, we usually need some relative visiting to get a game going. I also like playing Catan and Backgammon.
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#3I couldn't really get my family interested in Dominion - a little hardcore for them. Catan & poker seem to be the best bets, and Ticket to Ride works well.
I kind of want to try making my own game, although with so many unfinished side projects I'm not sure if I'll find the time.
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#4Settlers of Catan with Cities and Knights of Catan expansion
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#5Puerto Rico is a bit slow to learn, but pretty great once it gets going.
I have Agricola on the shelf because I've been hearing how great it is, but haven't had time to learn it yet =P.
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#6Puerto Rico and Powergrid are my favorites.
Some other great games: Dominion, Cosmic Encounter, Space Alert, Risk
Also take a look at: http://boardgamegeek.com
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#7San Juan, Puerto Rico, Race for the Galaxy. Similar mechanic for all of them, but sufficiently different to be fun in different contexts.
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#8Carcassonne (It's especially great now that an excellent iPhone app is out (carcassonneapp.com))
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#9Scrabble is a favorite in our house.
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#10My favorite lately has been Pandemic. If you haven't played it, you should try it out: it's a collaborative board game (players vs game) that feels like a faster-playing Risk, you playing vs diseases across the world.
Other games I play when I get together with friends include Nuclear War, Race for the Galaxy, Agricola and Robo Ralley.