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Ask HN: What Card/Board Games Are You Playing?

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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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Puerto 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.

My 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.

I 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.

Puerto Rico and Powergrid are my favorites. Some other great games: Dominion, Cosmic Encounter, Space Alert, Risk

Also take a look at: http://boardgamegeek.com

I 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.

Descent: journey into the dark, road to legend expansion. The ultimate hack'n'slash. Goes well wih doritos, mountain dew, and all-nighters.

With small children, my list doesn't look that much like the other responses. We play Gulo Gulo, Snails Pace Race, and Cosmic Cows mostly.

When (adult) friends come over, we play Bohnanza, Formula De, Quiddler, and Ticket To Ride.

Settlers of Catan with Cities and Knights of Catan expansion

San Juan, Puerto Rico, Race for the Galaxy. Similar mechanic for all of them, but sufficiently different to be fun in different contexts.

Scrabble is a favorite in our house.

Carcassonne (It's especially great now that an excellent iPhone app is out (carcassonneapp.com))

Roll Through the Ages - Yahtzee meets Civilization. My wife AND parents both like it.

If anybody is upto it I think there is a huge market for these board games implemented for touch screen phones (because of the big screen).

PS: Why do I get the feeling that such a thing has been done on Apple App store

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