Best card games and board games to occupy our time

[44hunter45]

BananaGram. It's like free form speed Scrabble. No board.

 

[Eric.MN]

Cribbage, rummy, and Farkle with my wife. With the younging lately it’s been- don’t break the ice, slingo and beanboozled- it’s a nasty tasting jelly bean game.

 

[blueridge]

Skipbo, Hand & Foot, Banagrams, Azul, and Rook (Kentucky rules) are our rotation.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Pandemic?

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

First thing that came to mind was Cards Against Humanity but I was afraid I would be judged

More fun with friends and some beverages though. Maybe you could Zoom it

If you don’t win with Anne Frank, we can’t be friends.

 

[kansasdad]

Group games my adult kids like include previously mentioned: Bananagrams, Settlers of Catan.

Not yet listed: Code Names, Decrypto, Exploding Kittens, The Resistance, Five crowns

And a tv cast game favorite: Quiplash

 

[Cornell2012]

A few that I didn't notice on the list yet:

Moderately involved board games: Sushi Go, Machi Koro, Dominion (a little daunting at first but quick once you learn the rules), Oceans

More involved board games: 7 Wonders, Puerto Rico, Power Grid, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Galaxy Trucker

 

[FI460]

A few that I didn't notice on the list yet:

Moderately involved board games: Sushi Go, Machi Koro, Dominion (a little daunting at first but quick once you learn the rules), Oceans

More involved board games: 7 Wonders, Puerto Rico, Power Grid, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Galaxy Trucker

Been waiting all day for someone to mention Betrayal!

Also enjoy machi koro, carcossone, and pit.

 

[Hunting Wife]

If you don’t win with Anne Frank, we can’t be friends.

I usually win. Can’t decide if that means I’m a social deviant or I hang out with a bunch of prudes.

 

[Lmwmihunter76]

I figured every midwesterner would be chiming in with Euchre.

YUP Euchre, not that fun with the kids though.

 

[Lmwmihunter76]

My kids like to play:

Clue
Monopoly
Sorry
Risk
not a board game but oldest loves to play his xbox

 

[Irrelevant]

Exploding Kittens all the way.

 

[88man]

Pinochle

 

[PaulRevere]

Cribbage

 

[VikingsGuy]

For those who have family members in different locations here are a few online game versions of some of the games mentioned above:

Codenames: https://codenames.plus/
Exploding Kittens has an iPhone app that allows you to invite friends/family to play along
Tabletopia has free play for classic games such as Hearts, Spades, Dominos, Farkle, Chess, Backgammon, Whist, Parcheesi, Majong, etc https://tabletopia.com/
Gameboard Arena has free play for a few classics such as Hearts & Yahtzee. https://boardgamearena.com/

Both Tabletopia and Gameboard Arena have hundreds of more indi-type games, some are pay to play.

 

[thusby]

Axis and allies Europe.

 

[MO Betta]

P&A. Never too early to start prepping the kids for college.

 

[Huntkook]

Strip poker. It's really not that fun, maybe I should find a partner. Might be more fun with two.

 

[Threedognight]

500 bid
sheepshead
cribbage
wizard
euchre

 

[Pucky Freak]

Set
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