other games you play?

[skadistic]

Being that civ players are more inteligent ( nerdy ) as a whole I would assume that some of you play games other then PC or console. Just wondering if you guys play board games or table top war games. I play Axis & Allies, risk, fortress america for board games and while i don't play table top mini war games like warhammer (please don't sue me GW for useing the word) I do make terrain for 25-28mm.

 

[Efexeye]

I play the Age of Mythology boardgame and settlers of Cataan, as well as the random Avalon Hill Complicated Mess of the month (sometimes)...and I played the Civilization boardgame, too- once. After 9 hours, the buddies I'd coerced into playing it had had enough.

 

[Steve2000]

Played Axis and Allies boardgame when I was a little kid. Don't think I have it anymore. That was a great board game.

 

[Psyringe]

I don't play board games often any more ... if I do, it's usually one of the following:

Civilization: Not the Sid Meier version, but the "original", which came out (and which I bought) years before Sid Meier's Civ. Great game. Once we managed to play it regularly, once a month we reserved a whole weekend for it. Needs very dedicated players though because it *will* take ages.

Britannia: Another great game from about the same time. Nice twist because you played several "tribes", and the game had a good balance between "old" civs remaining on the map and "new" ones invading it. It was always great to bring the Picts to London.

Axis & Allies: Personally, I don't like this one very much. Too much dependent on pure luck. I also think the game isn't balanced too well. But some friends of mine like it and so I end up playing it with them. My first A&A game was an interesting experience, it took two hours to explain the game to all players, and only 30 minutes of actual play time until Germany screwed up so badly that the Axis was practically beaten after two or three turns.

Settlers of Catan: Nice, simple board game that can be played with people who find other strategy board games too complicated.

I regularly refuse to play Risk. If I want a simplistic dice game based on luck and very little strategy, I'll choose Yahtzee instead, that's faster.

 

[Kolyana]

Civilization, Axis & Allies and Shogun are all favorites of mine, but since moving to Portland I've left my friends behind and don't get to play anymore

 

[Instant_Cereal]

I regularly refuse to play Risk. If I want a simplistic dice game based on luck and very little strategy, I'll choose Yahtzee instead, that's faster.

Ever tried a boardgame called Stratego? Much better than Risk.

 

[Padma]

There's other games than Civ?

 

[Gr3yL3gion]

I taking a break from Civ 4 and playing RTW:BI.

 

[Efexeye]

I regularly refuse to play Risk.

Yeah, I can't stand Risk anymore, either. Rolling dice continuously for 3 hours is not my idea of fun OR strategy.

 

[Psyringe]

Ever tried a boardgame called Stratego? Much better than Risk.

Yes, I remember playing this against my father when I was a kid. It's a good game with some great surprise moments. I eventually lost interest in it though, I guess "history"games just appeal more to me than "battle" games.

 

[Lockesdonkey]

The occasional Chess, sometimes Backgammon (and assorted variants), various Egyptian card games. I used to play Trivial Pursuit, but my friends started excluding me because I ALWAYS won.

 

[Instant_Cereal]

Yes, I remember playing this against my father when I was a kid. It's a good game with some great surprise moments. I eventually lost interest in it though, I guess "history"games just appeal more to me than "battle" games.

Pshaw!!! Well, there's always Chess. If you don't like Chess then your creators lost a few pieces when they were building you.




On Topic: I find the Total War games to be refreshing. I'm also a shooter fan. Battlefield 2, Half-Life 2, and Unreal Tourny all the way! I used to play old WWII boardgames as well. Like Panzer Commander, Tobruk, Fortress Europe, and the like. Shame I can't remember the companies that made them.

 

[Crushingdeth]

Indeed,

I grew up playing boardgames...by the time I was in Jr. High I had moved beyond Risk and Stratego to play Avalon Hill and SPI games...Tactics II, Panzer Blitz, Panzer Leader, Squad Leader, ect...the "bookshelf" type games. Unfortunately, they had a tendency to take up to much time and as I have grown older...time has become much more of a premium. Though I would still love to play these type of games...time does not allow it. That is why the computer has fast become the venue of choice where gaming is concerned. Ultimately, computer based strategy games...espectially those put out by Talonsoft...have been my bread and butter...and anything Talonsoft put out...I have. None the less...if time wasn't an issue...board games, to me, are much more interesting because of the human factor (human opponents). What fun is there in humiliating the computer? It is much better to talk smack and humiliate a human player...

 

[Efexeye]

The last time I played Trivial Pursuit was in 1997.

I got some question about who invented the geodesic dome, or something about buckyballs, I couldn't remember.

Anyway, the answer was Buckminster Fuller. My girlfriend at the time was so pissed that I knew the answer that she turned the board over, stomped out, and never played again.

I have NEVER lost at Trivial Pursuit.

 

[Kolyana]

Pshaw!!! Well, there's always Chess. If you don't like Chess then your creators lost a few pieces when they were building you.




On Topic: I find the Total War games to be refreshing. I'm also a shooter fan. Battlefield 2, Half-Life 2, and Unreal Tourny all the way!

COuldn't get into Rome: Total War and I want to so badly ... I kept losing right after the tutorial and couldn't figure out how i was meant to get my poxy army all nthe way down south to kill the huge invading army, and oust them from a city.

Seemed impossible to me, so I haven't touched it since.

 

[Borlag]

Considering the only time I am able to play anything at all, is during the night time, that rules out board games pretty efficiently. Pretty pointless to play those alone.

So instead of those, I'm now switching between NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005 and Civ 4. Just incase the baby wakes up during the night or I have to do something else for awhile, I stick with turn based games that I can just leave on without it affecting gameplay if I leave the computer for awhile.

 

[Instant_Cereal]

Ultimately, computer based strategy games...espectially those put out by Talonsoft...have been my bread and butter...and anything Talonsoft put out...I have. None the less...if time wasn't an issue...board games, to me, are much more interesting because of the human factor (human opponents). What fun is there in humiliating the computer? It is much better to talk smack and humiliate a human player...

Oh? Are you possibly referring to Eastern Front, Western Front, etc.? If so, I loved those games. I used to play them when I was in middle school and other kids were playing street fighter and schtuff. God, how did I turn out so sane and 'normal'? lol

 

[Psyringe]

Considering the only time I am able to play anything at all, is during the night time, that rules out board games pretty efficiently. Pretty pointless to play those alone.

I actually found that to be fun, I did this with many board games. In the times when no one was crazy enough to play the Avalon Hill's Civilization with me, I'd make up seven players with different strategies and played them through the ages ...

Erm, yes. There were people who called me strange.

 

[Efexeye]

I actually found that to be fun, I did this with many board games. In the times when no one was crazy enough to play the Avalon Hill's Civilization with me, I'd make up seven players with different strategies and played them through the ages ...

Erm, yes. There were people who called me strange.

My dad used to play Risk by himself, playing as all the armies...how the hell do you do that and play fairly for everyone?

 

[cleverhandle]

The only other game I play somewhat regularly is Go. If you've never played the game before, you really owe it to yourself to try. It's the opposite of Civ in pretty much every possible way - abstract, minimalist, simple (in terms of rules) - but an absolutely amazing game that I find far more interesting than chess.

I wouldn't mind trying one of the Avalon Hill games sometime, but I don't really know anyone who would be into playing them. Kind of hard to get into...