BOARD GAMES.

So, Yesterday I got to go to my brother and his wife's for dinner....we had lasagna...afterwards we went to the living room and played some board'ish games...none of them actually used a board...so, because I have had some writers block lately I thought that I would share some of my favorite board games with you...If you dont know me, I love board games....probably more than I like video games...so, anyways, here they are in no particular order...oh btw...Rise of the Planet of the Apes is sweet....anyways...

BANANAGRAMS: IT'S LIKE SCRABBLE, BUT YOU DONT TAKE TURNS, SCORE POINTS, OR USE A BOARD...YOU JUST TRY TO USE ALL THE LETTERS YOU HAVE. THE GAME PLAYS WELL WITH 2-8 PEOPLE, AND IT'S REALLY QUICK SO YOU CAN GET LIKE 50 GAMES IN, IN ONE SITTING.  DEFINATELY AN AWESOME GAME...PLUS MAKES YOU FEEL SMART WHEN YOU MAKE A COOL WORD.

CARCASSONNE: THIS IS A GREAT TILE PLACING GAME THAT HAS A FAIR SHARE OF LUCK, AS YOU ARE DRAWING RANDOM TILES...BUT THEN THE STRATEGY COMES WHEN YOU START PLACING YOUR FOLLOWERS....BASICALLY, YOU DRAW A TILE AND PLACE IT ON THE TABLE, AND YOU HAVE TO MATCH "LIKE" SIDES...(SEE PICTURE) THEN, YOU CAN PLACE A LITTLE MAN ON THE TILE...PROVIDING YOU HAVE ONE ( YOU ONLY GET 7 SO YOU HAVE TO BE WISE WITH THEM) THEY SCORE THE POINTS FOR YOU...ONCE THEY SCORE, YOU GET THEM BACK FOR FUTURE USE...I WILL OWN YOU AT THIS GAME :) THERE ARE LOTS OF EXPANSIONS FOR IT TOO. THEY ADD NEW RULES AND PIECES. THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE GAME...WELL ITS A TOSS UP BETWEEN THIS AND....

DOMINION:  THIS IS A DECK BUILDING CARD GAME. BASICALLY, YOU START WITH A 10 CARD DECK...MONEY AND VICTORY CARDS...YOU THEN DRAW CARDS AND USE YOUR MONEY CARDS TO BUY NEW CARDS, (MONEY, VICTORY, ACTION) AND CREATE A BIGGER DECK THAT YOU USE TO BUY MORE NEW CARDS (MONEY, VICTORY, ACTION) AND TRY TO WIN THE GAME...NOW, THE ONLY THINGS THAT MATTER AT THE END OF THE GAME ARE YOUR VICTORY CARDS...BUT, WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY PLAYING THE GAME, THE VICTORY CARDS DO NOTHING BUT CLOG YOUR HAND UP AND BE ANNOYING...SO YOU HAVE TO FIND A BALANCE.  THE TRICK TO THIS GAME IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAXIMIZE ON EACH HAND. SO YOU HAVE TO BE STRATIGIC ON THE CARDS YOU PUT IN YOUR DECK.

QUELF: IF YOU HAVENT PLAYED THIS GAME YET, PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND PLAY IT...LIKE NOW...BASICALLY, YOU ROLL THE DICE, LAND ON A COLOR, AND DRAW THE CORESPONDING COLOR CARD, AND DO WHAT IT SAYS. IT IS JUST THAT SIMPLE AND THE CARDS ARE HILARIOUS AND YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. IT IS AN "ACTION, PARTY GAME, UNLIKE ANY OTHER YOU HAVE EVER PLAYED"

POO: MY NEWEST GAME....YOU ARE A MONKEY AT THE ZOO AND YOU ARE BORED, SO YOU THROW POO AT THE OTHER MONKEYS (PLAYERS) AND CLEANEST MONKEY AT THE END OF THE GAME WINS...IT'S A BATTLE ROYAL OF POOP...SOUNDS IMMATURE...IT IS...BUT ITS FUN...AND CHEAP.

SMALLWORLD: IT'S LIKE RISK...SORT OF...THE DIFFERENCE IS, INSTEAD OF ARMYS, YOU USE FANTASY RACES AND POWERS, IT'S RANDOM EVERY TIME, YOU DONT USE DICE, AND IT ENDS IN 10 TURNS.  YOUR GOAL IS TO GET THE MOST MONEY...ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE OVER LAND...IN A WORLD THAT IS JUST A LITTLE TOO SMALL. YOU CAN PLAY WITH 2-5 PLAYERS AND THERE IS A SEPARATE, UNIQUE, BOARD EVERY PLAYER COUNT...(4 IN ALL, IF YOU WERE STILL COUNTING)

AND FINALLY, TICKET TO RIDE: YOU ARE TRYING TO BUILD TRAINS FROM CITY TO CITY, COMPLETING YOUR DESTINATION (I.E. CHICAGO TO PHOENIX) YOU EITHER DRAW COLORED CARDS, PLAY TRAINS, OR DRAW NEW DESTINATIONS...YOU GET POINTS FOR THE TRAINS YOU LAY DOWN AND DESTINATIONS YOU COMPLETE AT THE END OF THE GAME...AND YOU LOSE POINTS IF YOU FAIL COMPLETING A ROUTE...IT'S SUPER SIMPLE AND GIRLS LIKE PLAYING IT...IT'S COLORFULL AND DOESNT MAKE YOU THINK TOO HARD IF YOU DONT WANT TO...

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Brandon