And just in time for the crazy holiday season.
Gamer Dad has listed his Unplugged: 2009 Board Game Holiday Guide. So many great games! We have several on his list, and I can vouch for their funability (yeah, I said funability).
Incan Gold is currently XM’s favorite game. It is a really fun press your luck game as each player decides whether to continue on into the caverns looking for treasure or beat a hasty retreat before too many evil things come up and make you drop what treasure you’ve already found.
Wits and Wagers is a fun party game (we found it in the Goodwill bins for $1.99!). XM is a fan of Go Away Monster! (also a Goodwill find). Galaxy Trucker is one of my favorite games.
O really enjoys Heroscape (though it takes a lot of set up time and dedicated train table space). We found a ton of sets and characters on clearance at Fred Meyer. Tales of Arabian Nights is a really unique and beautiful game, and is one of O’s top three favorite board games (alongside Dominion and Arkham Horror).
Pandemic, Finca, Dominion… yep, yep, and yep! All great games. I’ve tried to implement a house rule in Finca that makes everyone bray like a donkey when they make a delivery of food, but my playing companions are generally uncooperative in that regard (party poopers). Small World just arrived today (along with Ticket to Ride Marklin and a couple of Small World expansions). Hopefully we can squeeze a game into our tight weekend schedule of beer brewing, dumpling festival attending, and Christmas tree getting.
