I found this while researching something else.  Several kids in my family received this for Christmas.  Just wanted to share in case someone you know got it too.

Thanks Tova!

Finally, someone else talking about board games!

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Not exactly the article I had in mind, though.

We have a tradition of board games on New Years Eve and we played this one this year....iiiiiiickly.....Did I lick the dice for luck?

Afterthought...I may be Chinese...all the iron in my blood is turning to lead in my butt !!

We have a tradition of board games on New Years Eve and we played this one this year....iiiiiiickly.....Did I lick the dice for luck?

You can inhale it or get it orally.  (Sounds like a venereal disease doesn't it?) hahahaha 

all the iron in my blood is turning to lead in my butt !!

well that really cements the veneral disease theory...buwhahahaha

Finally, someone else talking about board games!

Oh yes.  I love board games, if they're fun.  I don't think I can handle too many more games of shoots and ladders tho.  hahahaha

 

Race for the Galaxy is my newest fad, with Container and Agricola as close seconds. Actually, I think more about Container than Race, but I don't actually OWN Container, because it's 3-5 players and I only have one opponent at the moment.

Regardless, most people just play Monopoly and party games like Apples to Apples... and have no idea what Race for the Galaxy, Container, or Agricola are.

Yeah, I'd be one of those.....except I cheat cheat cheat when I play Monopoly. But what do people expect from the banker? A sub prime mortgage? har har

Settlers of Catan is a good one.  Well, if you ask me, it's a _great_ one. 

Where do you find these games?

"It's Your Move" in the Mall.

Lots of friendly local game stores out there.

Also, BoardGameGeek.

Game Store Database

Thanks guys. We are looking for some new stuff....I'll check it out.  

I suggest reading stuff about the game on Boardgamegeek before buying anything. The review are very informative, and most of them detail out what is liked and not liked about each particular game. That being said, you should even try to find a local game store that will let you PLAY the game before you buy it.

And while I'm sure you know this, I will mention it anyway. Just because you like a game doesn't mean everyone else in your family will, so bring them along to playtest with you.

I still have a copy of a boardgame I absolutely love that has never seen a table... Settlers is a great game to get started for a game that doesn't have a roll-and-move component to it.

I myself am into heavy economic games. If you would like to know about heavy economic games, you could ask me! Most people are NOT into heavy economic games.

Edit:

A couple of lighter games to check out -

Carcassone (or Ark of the Covenant, if you're feeling religious) - You lay tiles to create a landscape of the city, while place people on different features of the landscape to score points, such as roads, cities, fields, etc.

Settlers of Catan (Settlers of Canaan) - Resource gathering/trading game, where you try to build the best settlement.

Ticket to Ride - Set collection game, where you draw cards that correspond to tracks on the board for the purpose of completing certain routes throughout the United States.

You can try Carcassone and Settlers online for free, at link="http://www.brettspielwelt.de"]Brettspielwelt[/link]. Ticket to Ride is also online, but I think it costs money? Not sure.

Sorry, I spend a lot of time with board games, thinking about board games... I want to develop a board game.

Catan and Carcassone are also available in video game form on the 360 via Xbox Live Arcade.