# Favorite Board Game?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 17, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335 "2000-10-17T23:44:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Timon\_of\_Athens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timon_of_Athens)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/1 "2000-10-17T23:44:08Z")
Is there a game that you have in your closet that comes out more than any other? Is it one of the standards like Monopoly, Clue or a classic like Chess or Go? Or is it some hidden treasure that nobody else seems to know about but everyone enjoys when you introduce it to them.
In a game I look for little downtime between your turns and enough strategy that it doesn’t degenerate into a die-rolling contest or a version of Candyland with less scary illustrations.
Around our house the champ is Klaus Tueber’s magnum opus The Settlers of Catan. This little German wonder has entertained everyone to whom we have taught it, including my grandparents. Lots of good interaction and a nice board to boot.
Any other nominees?
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### Author:  [@Bluemonchichi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluemonchichi)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2000, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/2 "2000-10-17T23:47:11Z")
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> Candyland with less scary illustrations
But I like Candyland because of the illustrations. It is my favorite boardgame.
::looks around:: Hey, stop laughing I’m serious!
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### Author:  [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/3 "2000-10-18T00:03:30Z")
Chess
and Mrs. Rastahomie and I sometimes play Monopoly.
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### Author:  [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/4 "2000-10-18T00:15:27Z")
Chess, followed closely by backgammon.
Although there’s a lot to be said for a good game of Mousetrap.
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### Author:  [@OrcaChow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OrcaChow)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/5 "2000-10-18T00:39:56Z")
Chess, followed by backgammon.
Do those old Avalon Hill strategy games count? I loved Blitzkreig and Starship Troopers.
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### Author:  [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/6 "2000-10-18T00:57:20Z")
Is **Careers** still around? That was far and away my fave.
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### Author:  [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/7 "2000-10-18T01:01:40Z")
The one that comes out of my closet every time **: D** comes home to visit is **Monopoly, German Monopoly, or French Monoply**
I HATE THEM ALL! But what’s a soft-hearted daddy to do?
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### Author:  [@alansmithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alansmithee)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/8 "2000-10-18T01:33:26Z")
A group of friends of mine comes over 1-2 Saturday nights a month to play Monopoly. The only trouble is that we all work in commercial real estate, so it becomes insanely competitive and complicated. There have been two walk-outs and several contingent purchase contracts put into writing. One of these days I’ll have to get it on video.
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### Author:  [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/9 "2000-10-18T01:36:28Z")
Trivial Persuit
Monopoly
Cards- Rummy, poker, blackjack
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### Author:  [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/10 "2000-10-18T02:04:54Z")
**Encore** (the original version, not the new one, which I understand sucks rocks)
**Memory Madness** (almost guaranteed to end with a major argument on the acceptability of an answer)
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### Author:  [@Timon\_of\_Athens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timon_of_Athens)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/11 "2000-10-18T02:10:25Z")
alansmithee -
I bet you and your friends would really like Acquire. Lots of real estate deals and a good deal of strategy. This game is a classic. I have an edition from the early 70’s which is holding up well after several hundred playings. Best thing is that a single game lasts about 1 1/2 hours. Like we ever play a single game.
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### Author:  [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/12 "2000-10-18T02:16:26Z")
[li]Chess[/li]
[li]Backgammon[/li]
[li]Squabble (er… uh, Scrabble\*)[/li]
[li]Go[/li]
\*If I score less than 200 points it’s Hari Kari time!
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/13 "2000-10-18T02:27:36Z")
Am I the only one who plays the Mad Magazine game? 🙂
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### Author:  [@SouprChckn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouprChckn)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/14 "2000-10-18T02:59:43Z")
Well, I don’t know about you but I sure love conquering the world in Risk. The best way to exhibit your megolomaniacal tendencies in a controlled environment.
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### Author:  [@They\_Call\_Me\_Sneeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/They_Call_Me_Sneeze)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/15 "2000-10-18T03:00:56Z")
bluemonchichi, i agree with you 100% - candyland is the best game ever!
i carried the board (not the box. not the pieces. just the board) with me everywhere from the ages of, roughly, 5 to 7 and a half. to school. the park. to the bathroom. to bed. everywhere. it was like a pet, or an imaginary friend, only not imaginary, and ever since i have held that it was the best damn game ever.
shoots and ladders was too busy moralizing, and that game with the cherries was all concerned with basic math skills, but the only thing candyland cared about was fostering a healthy appreciation for confection. two thumbs up.
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### Author:  [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/16 "2000-10-18T03:03:18Z")
Axis & Allies. My guide to world domination.
_ **ExTank**
“Mostly Harmless :wally”_
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### Author:  [@alansmithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alansmithee)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/17 "2000-10-18T04:36:13Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Timon of Athens \*
> \*\*alansmithee -
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> I bet you and your friends would really like Acquire. Lots of real estate deals and a good deal of strategy. This game is a classic. I have an edition from the early 70’s which is holding up well after several hundred playings. Best thing is that a single game lasts about 1 1/2 hours. Like we ever play a single game. \*\*
Thanks for the tip. I haven’t heard of it before, but I’ll have to check it out.
SouprChckn - I’ve only played Risk once, and while it was fun in retrospect, at the time it sure seemed like a big chunk o’ time to invest. Now that you’ve mentioned it, though, I’ve got to play again.
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### Author:  [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/18 "2000-10-18T05:24:48Z")
SouprChicken & ExTank: Yes! I love Axis & Allies (of course, I’ve played it a sum total of twice), but world domination of any flavor is my game. I also like Diplomacy and Republic of Rome.
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### Author:  [@Xgemina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xgemina)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/19 "2000-10-18T05:33:55Z")
I knew I liked ExTank (even if by his name he is an ex-treadhead) Axis and Allies rock.
Another great game in that series by MB is Shogun (now known as Samurai Swords. Conquering feudal Japan one province at a time!
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### Author:  [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2000, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-board-game/37335/20 "2000-10-18T05:40:16Z")
Axis and Allies all the way.
Hey **Xgemina** , **ExTank** , the 2 of you ever try any expansion packs for A&A? A friend of mine got one a couple months ago but the game seems way unbalanced (land mines and V2 rockets for just $1 each, etc). I don’t think it is official.
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