Games people play

We play lots of games, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit for board games, and Texas Hold 'em for cards, and dominoes too.

I can't wait!

On one side of my family (modern family units tend to be polyagonal) we play "Elephant in the corner" It's great, you have to talk about everything EXCEPT the one thing that everyone is thinking (usually what a mess one family member has made of her life). It's most definately not a drinking game.

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Monopoly.  We made up our own rules. 
Chinese chess during recesses in school.  I lost to the same guy 7 games in a row. 
Reversi/othello.  I beat my dad big times.
Chinese checkers (those start shape board you play with marbles).  It can take over an hour if played by a full house of 6 people, and lead to fights. 
Risk.  I used to haul the box over to my friend's and play with his younger siblings. 

I remember playing backgammon with Janicewhokeepsmehumble for an entire New Year's Day while drinking champagne and OJ and watching football games.  Did I mention that Geezerette #1 was born in August, nearly September?

TW

We also play Cranium and Pictionary.  When the game involves, blood and non-blood team members, the Geezerettes have an unfair advantage.   I remember the Cranium game with Geezerette #3 drawing blindfolded for Geezerette #1.  Geezerette #1 seeing a circle and a half circle on the page and exclaiming "Easter basket".    The G1's DH playing on the opposite team could not believe it was not clairvoyance or secret code.  Very good fun.

TW 

I once played Cranium with 2 aussies, 1 brit and a chick from Seattle. Nobody knew Margaritaville except the Seattle chick! I can't hum Margaritaville very well anyway.

I think there's a "hum Nights in White Satin" card too - or something like that. Impossible!!!

On one side of the family, we always play cards-usually bid spades.

On the other side, we play dominoes (Chicken Foot, anyone?) or Hell (basically solitare for everyone), and if the weather's nice croquet.

However, most of my family gives me a hard time becuase I'm really competative. I get upset if I'm losing. I'm trying to work on it though... The latest incident is was at a croquet game where my sister hit me out, and I wouldn't leave her alone. I totally forgot about winning. My only goal was to chase her down and send her ball totally off the field. And, we did get into a big arguement about it, in front of many family members...I'll never live that down.

Elizabeth, it that you?

Perhaps, you should try http://www.isc.ro/  I would like to see an online match between Courtney and Renee.  Just call me the Don King of Scrabble.

TW

Ha. We could probably give each other a run for the money. There might be a knockdown dragout fight by the end of the game.

Yeah... you can't accidentally knock over the board when you're behind either (when you plan online).

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Lots of card games in my family.  Lately, my wife and I had been playing a lot of SkipBo until the dog ate the cards.  Maybe it was because I smeared peanut butter on them (not such a fan of SkipBo).  I prefer games like Cribbage, 500, Spades, Hearts, etc.  A little of the ubiquitous Texas Hold 'Em with the guys now and then.

Boggle and Scrabble are definitely my favorite among the word games especially to see how far you can push the made up words limit.  

Taboo's the best among the turnbestfriendsintoenemies games.

My son and I always play games (keeps him from his video games), we play

Sorry

Shrek Operation

Memory Game

Connect Four

Candy Land

Trouble (love the pop-o-matic)

She's sandbagging.  The question is, "Did she win both times?"

TW

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