Monopoly, Yahtzee, Cranium, Munchkin, Pandemic, Forbidden Island, Zombie Dice, Gloom, and Flux
...plus few print and play games like Pocket Civ. We have also played Cards Against Humanity, Settlers of Catan, and Zombicide (which is awesome) but they aren't worth buying right now because our friends own them already. I really enjoy table top games. Having friends over to eat or have a few drinks and play a game is a fun and inexpensive way to be social. Also, they are awesome for holidays when you are sick of bad tv and don't know what else to do with your family.
As a wedding present, instead of getting us something off of the registry, one of DH's friends got us Small World and Ticket to Ride! Since I finally got around to playing both of them, I thought I would give my opinions.
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Ticket to Ride feels very "classic board game". The rules are very straight forward and there is a good mix of luck and strategy. It plays a little bit slowly with five people but I think it will be great to play with people, like my mother, who may be intimidated or judgmental of other games.
Small World is very fun and ridiculous and fantasy themed but (like Munchkin) is slightly dangerous if you're playing with overly competitive people who will hold grudges. One really cool thing about this game that I didn't realize before is that it comes with 4 game boards. The game is for 2-5 players and the board you use is determined by the number of players. Thus, if you play a 2 player game you use the smallest world and if you play a 5 player game you use the biggest world. The smaller game boards mean that DH and I can play together when we're hanging out just the two of us : ) which means the game will get more use
Ticket to Ride feels very "classic board game". The rules are very straight forward and there is a good mix of luck and strategy. It plays a little bit slowly with five people but I think it will be great to play with people, like my mother, who may be intimidated or judgmental of other games.
Small World is very fun and ridiculous and fantasy themed but (like Munchkin) is slightly dangerous if you're playing with overly competitive people who will hold grudges. One really cool thing about this game that I didn't realize before is that it comes with 4 game boards. The game is for 2-5 players and the board you use is determined by the number of players. Thus, if you play a 2 player game you use the smallest world and if you play a 5 player game you use the biggest world. The smaller game boards mean that DH and I can play together when we're hanging out just the two of us : ) which means the game will get more use
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