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  • NALEM
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2010
    • 3166

    #1

    Who here plays board games?

    It seems like most if not all the back end "computer admin/support" people we have are MMO gamers. What surprised me is that a couple of our team members who are in their mid 40's and 50's take it to the next level. They are also into board games.

    Completely surprised by it, as I sincerely thought they are pretty much the exception to what society expects people to do as a hobby at their age. That perception of mine changed when I attended ComicCon in San Diego last month. I was shocked by the incredible diversity of people when entering the board game rooms set up in one of the adjacent hotels. Board gamers came in all ages, sexes, colors and sizes.


    Amongst the GFY members, friends and family, do you play board games?
    If yes what games do you prefer playing?
    Is this something you are doing at home among friends and family, or do you find local spots where other board gamers meet up occasionally?
    "The time men spend in trying to impress others they could spend in doing the things by which others would be impressed."
  • candyflip
    Carpe Visio
    • Jul 2002
    • 43070

    #2
    I play Pandemic.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_(board_game)

    Spend you some brain.
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    • clickity click
      So Fecking Bummed
      • Aug 2014
      • 3682

      #3
      I play zingo.

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      • Dvae
        Confirmed User
        • Feb 2005
        • 5326

        #4
        I occasionally play World Monopoly on Pogo.
        .
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        Arguing with a troll is a lot like wrestling in the mud with a pig, after a couple of hours you realize the pig likes it.

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        • Idigmygirls
          Confirmed User
          • Jan 2007
          • 498

          #5
          I used to play many more board games. Now I mostly play mobile games. But when I do, I play things like:

          Settlers of Catan
          Carcassonne
          The Bucket King
          Goa
          Red Light Center - Adult Metaverse
          https://www.redlightcenter.com

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          • ClaireMonroe
            Confirmed User
            • Aug 2012
            • 213

            #6
            We play board games, card games, hell we even play MMOs, RPGs, and console games like wii and xbox as a family. The board games include Monopoly, Life, Tri-ominos, and with the adults we play games like "cards against humanity." Oh and one of the older ones is always buying some sort of fantasy game here or there that involves pegs, bushels of wheat, and different kinds of commerce to build cities and other strange games.

            oh and someone said mobile games, we even play mobile games against each other when we're busy. star trek and similar bridge games from the command line. i have no idea what those are called.

            It's all a part of having fun together. I work 60+ hours per week. I've got to have a break some time and be with the family. Total nerds.

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            • escorpio
              doesn't fuck around.
              • Oct 2002
              • 23485

              #7
              Unvaxxed, still alive.

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              • bronco67
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Dec 2006
                • 29026

                #8
                I was on vacation with the in-laws last week, and they wanted to play Scrabble every fucking night. All I could think was how it was like Words with Friends, except boring.

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                • EliteWebmaster
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2010
                  • 3994

                  #9
                  We should have a GFY tournament at
                  AgeofHero.com

                  25 distinct races.
                  Humans
                  Orcs
                  Night Elves
                  Blood Elves
                  Vampires
                  Werewolves
                  Demons
                  Trolls
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                  Dwarves
                  Ogres
                  Tomb Kings
                  Lich Horde
                  Draenei
                  Gnomes
                  Necrons
                  Predators
                  Aliens
                  Warforged
                  Drow
                  Lizard men
                  Dynasty
                  Pandaren
                  It's the ultimate war of races of every nerds wet dream of "what if a race from this gaming universe went up against another race from another gaming universe"

                  All hand coded from scratch by yours truly

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                  • ErectMedia
                    Confirmed Chicago Pimp
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 7100

                    #10
                    Lot of Hipster bars here break out the board games.
                    Personally Monopoly was the only thing I played a lot but been quite a few years.

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                    • Nacho Love
                      Registered User
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 49

                      #11
                      Nobody is into X-Wing miniatures game?
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                      • CurrentlySober
                        Too lazy to wipe my ass
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 38971

                        #12
                        I dont cause I have no one to play with and I do enough playing with myself as it is.

                        That said though there is a new Bi-Weekly church group starting locally so I may pop in and play with a vicar for a change...



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