What boardgame would be good for 30ish adults?

Question

I'm interested in some sort of strategy board game. Please let me know your recommendations. Thanks!

Answer 1

There are a wealth of great games waiting out there for you if you are willing to step away from the mass merchants

1) Settlers of Catan -- If you've not heard of or played this one, it is a great game, and a great starting point in getting into strategy board games. Players gather resources and use these resources to expand their settlements and cities. Along the way, players negotiate with each other and trade commodities that are needed to build. Germany's Game of the Year 1995. 3-4 players, 60-90 minutes. Available at specialty game shops, some Border's bookstores, and sometimes in the mall Xmas game kiosks, and online.

2) Power Grid -- A great game of auctions, commodity purchasing and speculation, and connection building. Players represent power companies seeking to connect to cities to sell power. Players buy power plants (each of which can power a number of cities) and the raw materials to burn in their plants (a commodities market, where purchasing of a type of raw good drives the price up) Players power their cities to generate income, which then gives them the capital to operate and expand in the next round. 3-6 players. 70-100 minutes. Available at specialty game shops and online.

3) Ra -- A tense auction game with an Egyptian theme. Players are turning over tiles and putting them up on the auction block. Players seek to get certain collections of tiles, and have to be mindful of the "RA" track of tiles, which might cause the round to end unexpectedly when filled. 3-5 players. 45-60 minutes. Available at game specialty shops and online.

4. Ticket to Ride -- A great family game of connection building. Players start the game with secret goals to connect certain cities on the board. On a players turn, that player either draws cards from a face-down deck or a face-up "market", or lays down a set of cards to claim a route. The key is that most routes can only be taken by one player -- so if you needed that connection from Seattle to Winnipeg and another player takes it, you'll have to route your way around. Germany's Game of the Year 2003. 2-5 players, 60 minutes. Available at specialty game shops, some Toys R Us stores, and online.

5. Puerto Rico -- A bit more advanced than the previous four, Puerto Rico has players developing colonies on the eponymous island, building plantations, production buildings, and special buildings. The key to the game is that in a turn, each player will select from a field of available "roles", and then each player will take the action of that role -- but timing is the key, as if a player takes the role that ships goods, and you have no goods to ship, you are out of luck. Well beloved, and rated the #1 game on BoardGameGeek.com. 3-5 players, 70-110 minutes. Available at specialty shops and online.

6. Carcassonne -- a fun game for the whole family. Players lay tiles into the play area to build the French city of Carcassonne. The key is that players claim certain aspects of the tile they lay (e.g. the field, the city, the road, or the countryside) and get points when that aspect is completed, based on the finished size of the area. 2-5 (6 with the 1st expansion), 45-60 minutes. Available at specialty stores, some shops like Borders, TRU, and mall game kiosks, and online.

Answer 2

Monopoly of course!But if u want some real fun try Outburst.
First you need two teams. You then have to pick cards by only looking at the topics. One person from each team is designated to check off the answers. Next you have to guess what the subject are on the topic card. For example: The opposite team of who's reading the topic answers only. The topic could be name ten muffet characters from sesame street. In a certain amount of time using the sand clock thingy! LOL. And you have to get as many as possible. For every correct answer said on the card that team wins the point and likewise the other way. At the end of the game the team with the most points win. This game can be purchased at Walmart, Target, Toys r us, Walgreens and other toy or puzzle/ game shops.

Answer 3

For a solid strategy game (limited to 4 players), I'll highly recommend both Blokus and Ingenious. Both are relatively abstract. Blokus is space optimization, kind of tetris-y, but with a twist. Ingenious is a point scoring game based on color matching.

Both scale up well for 2-4 players, and Ingenious can be played solitaire as well. Both in my game library, and get lots of play time.

Answer 4

Scrabble, can play with 2, 3 or 4 people. Or 2 sets with more people! One of the best games ever

Answer 5

I would like to suggest Scene It!, Clue, Monopoly, Scrabble (or a spin on the Scrabble game called Upwards), Buzzword, Guesstures

Check out these games here: http://www.boardgameratings.com/party_games.php

Answer 6

Here are some three good board games for 30ish adults:

1. SCRABBLE
2. BOGGLE
3. MONOPOLY

Answer 7

Axis and Allies - a WW 2 strategy game. Kind of a 'grown-up' Risk.

Answer 8

i would have to say Scrabble, Risk, Monopoly (more of a change game), Scene It, any Trivial Persuit Game, there are a variety of Drinking Games out there in board game form to play!

Have fun!

Answer 9

Trivial Pursuit is a good game for adults as it has many different questions on trivia.

Answer 10

strategy, but no board: Rummikub

Board game, no strategy: Cranium

Strategy board game: Scotland Yard

Strategy game for two people only: Quarto