This has ZERO to do with fandom, but...

[themostepotente]

A friend and I were just discussing this over IM. What are your top ten tabletop games?

10.) Life; So like there's me in my pink plastic car (excuse me, cars plural) filled with kids heading into the poor house. WTF -- can I fucking spin again?

9.) Operation; The ONLY explanation for my having fucked up nerves. Buzzzzzz!

8.) Uno; Draw four MOTHERFUCKAH!

7.) Mille Bournes; It's French. It makes no fucking sense until you've read the directions FIVE times. What's not to love?

6.) Monopoly (LotR edition); Because who wouldn't want to own Rivendell and Lothlorien?

5.) Battleship; I totally used to cheat and move my ships :P

4.) Clue (Too bad there was no HP edition); Snape did it in the Potions lab...with Harry!

3.) Stratego; Fuck chess! I'll bet Ron would be good at this.

2.) Trivial Pursuit; 80's edition fersure! Like totally.

1.) Candyland; Simplistic as fuck but still so cool.

--P

Comments

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

I have not heard of one of these games, dear.

[shagsthedustmop.livejournal.com]

There are lots of great online game stores you can get these from. These are the kinds of games that people who play boardgames as a hobby (rather than an occasional family thing) play. No more roll-dice-move-pawn, these have some thinking involved. (Some more than others!)

If you're interested in trying something new - I would suggest starting with either Carcassonne or Ticket To Ride. Both of those are very easy to learn, quick to play (under an hour) and a whole lot of fun. Try one - I'm very sure you'll be glad you did!

Some stores that carry this kind of stuff are:
www.fairplaygames.com
www.bouldergames.com
www.funagain.com