# Best and Worst Board Games **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 13, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798 "2018-02-13T23:47:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/62 "2018-02-22T01:48:42Z")
Hm. I’ve never played Dominion, but given that those quirky interactions are my favorite part of Magic: the Gathering, it sounds like I’d probably like it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/63 "2018-02-22T02:06:57Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Anyone else enjoy _Acquire_? (I don’t really recommend it though.) I do. Do straight up dice games count as board games? If they do, then I can list [Cosmic Wimpout](http://cosmicwimpout.com) as one of my favorites. Easy to teach, easy to learn and lots of fun. And if straight up card games count then I can mention [Illuminati](http://www.sjgames.com/illuminati/), [Nuclear War](http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/nucwar.htm) and [Grass](https://www.amazon.com/Grass-Card-Game-by-Euro-Games/dp/B0006HCA64). Aye; I’m a big fan of ‘beer & pretzel’ games. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/64 "2018-02-22T04:22:31Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I do. > > Do straight up dice games count as board games? If they do, then I can list [Cosmic Wimpout](http://cosmicwimpout.com) as one of my favorites. Easy to teach, easy to learn and lots of fun. > > And if straight up card games count then I can mention [Illuminati](http://www.sjgames.com/illuminati/), [Nuclear War](http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/nucwar.htm) and [Grass](https://www.amazon.com/Grass-Card-Game-by-Euro-Games/dp/B0006HCA64). > > Aye; I’m a big fan of ‘beer & pretzel’ games. Spent much time playing Cosmic Wimpout in my youth. I didn’t think it still existed. My son got me a zombie dice game that had a similar feel. I’ve heard of Nuclear War, but I’ve never played it.Sounds fun. BTW- anyone have a good board game for 6 people (3 couples)? A lot of the games we have are for 4 or 5. We played Pandemic with six, but it felt pretty different from the usual 4 person play. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/65 "2018-02-22T09:20:14Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I do. > > Do straight up dice games count as board games? If they do, then I can list [Cosmic Wimpout](http://cosmicwimpout.com) as one of my favorites. Easy to teach, easy to learn and lots of fun. > > And if straight up card games count then I can mention [Illuminati](http://www.sjgames.com/illuminati/), [Nuclear War](http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/nucwar.htm) and [Grass](https://www.amazon.com/Grass-Card-Game-by-Euro-Games/dp/B0006HCA64). > > Aye; I’m a big fan of ‘beer & pretzel’ games. I thought Illuminati was meh, but I loved the card names. Nuke War is killer; I just hated sitting on a 100 Megaton card and searching in vain for a Saturn missile. Never played Grass before. Way back when I was also very much into Cosmic Encounter. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/66 "2018-02-23T17:43:14Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > Best: Diplomacy. > Worst: Gotta go with Advanced Squad Leader. ☹ I love Advanced Squad Leader… ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/67 "2018-02-23T17:58:38Z")
Best beer and pretzel game: [Red November](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36946/red-november) “Red November is a cooperative game in a gnomish attack submarine where everything is going wrong. The sub is descending and the water pressure increasing, the nuclear reactor is overheating, the nuclear missile launchers are pre-igniting, fires and water leaks are everywhere, there’s a giant Kraken looming nearby and there’s very little oxygen and vodka left.” The goal of the game is to somehow survive for an hour. Every action you take to fix something takes time, and as time advances, random draws can make more things go wrong. It’s a ton of fun, and you can wrap up a game in an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/68 "2018-02-23T18:06:50Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > Best beer and pretzel game: [Red November](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36946/red-november) > > “Red November is a cooperative game in a gnomish attack submarine where everything is going wrong. The sub is descending and the water pressure increasing, the nuclear reactor is overheating, the nuclear missile launchers are pre-igniting, fires and water leaks are everywhere, there’s a giant Kraken looming nearby and there’s very little oxygen and vodka left.” > > The goal of the game is to somehow survive for an hour. Every action you take to fix something takes time, and as time advances, random draws can make more things go wrong. It’s a ton of fun, and you can wrap up a game in an hour. That does indeed sound like a ton of fun, but I don’t know that it’s [$80 worth of fun](https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1589944348). From what I can gather, the game is OOP despite only being 9 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/69 "2018-02-23T19:55:44Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Do straight up dice games count as board games? If they do, then I can list [Cosmic Wimpout](http://cosmicwimpout.com) as one of my favorites. Easy to teach, easy to learn and lots of fun. You and I are way too close on things, it’s like you’re me sometimes. Now if we ever meet up we’ll have to play some Wimpout. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/70 "2018-02-23T19:59:55Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > You and I are way too close on things, it’s like you’re me sometimes. Now if we ever meet up we’ll have to play some Wimpout. Can do; I keep the dice bag handy on a bookshelf. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/71 "2018-02-24T02:50:13Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That does indeed sound like a ton of fun, but I don’t know that it’s [$80 worth of fun](https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1589944348). From what I can gather, the game is OOP despite only being 9 years old. Dang. At least it’s cheaper on Ebay. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798/72 "2018-02-24T02:53:33Z")
Not by much. A new one is listed for $70. I do see used ones for as little as $20, but I’d hate to get one and find out after it showed up that it was missing parts or something. It’s cool; I can wait for a re-issue. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-board-games/808798.md?page=3)