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Posted: 12/19/2005 4:37:33 PM EDT

What was you favorite board game when you were a kid?

Mine was Torpedo run, which had 6 plastic ships with turrets that blew off when you shot them in the right place with a "torpedo" from your submarine, which was actually a small plastic chip.
The game was played on a huge cardboard sheet. I have no idea what the rules were, since it was so damn fun for me and my dad to blow up each others ships.

Of course my mom pitched the game after the 20th or so torpedo came shooting out of her vaccuum. Man i wish i still had it.

lets here what yall thought was fun

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:38:40 PM EDT

[#1]

Monopoly and Life.

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:40:02 PM EDT

[#2]

Chess, checkers, and Monopoly.

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:43:19 PM EDT

[#3]

risk

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:48:33 PM EDT

[#4]

Global Thermo Nuclear War with WOPR

ETA the entire earth is a board right? They say all the world's a stage, it's not that much of a stretch to call it a board.

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:51:13 PM EDT

[#5]

RISK

Statego

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:52:31 PM EDT

[#6]

The "Roll your head on your keyboard and post it" game.

Board as in forum, right?

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:55:51 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Global Thermo Nuclear War with WOPR

ETA the entire earth is a board right? They say all the world's a stage, it's not that much of a stretch to call it a board.

That can be fun but after a while it's nice to unwind with a good game of tic-tac-toe.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:03:30 PM EDT

[#8]

Stratego!

God I loved that Game!

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:06:18 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

That can be fun but after a while it's nice to unwind with a good game of tic-tac-toe.

What about a nice game of chess?

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:09:11 PM EDT

[#10]

Monopoly, Life.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:10:16 PM EDT

[#11]

tic tac toe is an unwinnable (and unlosable) game if played with a modicum of thought. I have never found it entertaining.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:18:55 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Global Thermo Nuclear War with WOPR

ETA the entire earth is a board right? They say all the world's a stage, it's not that much of a stretch to call it a board.

Well, there is a card game called Nuke war. Naturally, its a blast

Some other fun games that I've played (aside from risk, stratego, etc.). were:
Talisman
Wiz War
Shogun

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:19:30 PM EDT

[#13]

When really little Chutes and Ladders, Candyland.

Sorry! was good. Life. Monopoly, but my sister always won.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:20:19 PM EDT

[#14]

Risk and Sorry.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:20:37 PM EDT

[#15]

I got in some pretty good fist fights as a kid over Monopoly and Risk...

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:21:00 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
tic tac toe is an unwinnable (and unlosable) game if played with a modicum of thought. I have never found it entertaining.

I don't much like it either but it's the only way to stop Joshua from blowing up the world.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:23:17 PM EDT

[#17]

Stratego

I gots mad Spy-Fu skills. Beware of the top hat.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:27:30 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
RISK

Statego

+1. Add "Axis and Allies" to the list as well.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:27:45 PM EDT

[#19]

risk was the best rainy day game.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:28:04 PM EDT

[#20]

My friends and I would play Risk, , Battleship, Stratego and Axis and Allies.

When I was in my geekier phase we would play Shadow Run and Twighlight 2000

I tried to play Axis and Allies with my wife once, it takes like 45 minutes to set up the freakin board. She tells me, this is boring. I threw it all in the box and haven't opened it since.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:32:00 PM EDT

[#21]

Monopoly, Life, and Mouse Trap.

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:33:11 PM EDT

[#22]

A&A

<3 Soviet Union

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:36:05 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
Stratego

I gots mad Spy-Fu skills. Beware of the top hat.

Hummf... Nothing the Red General can't take care of!

Posted: 12/19/2005 6:06:42 PM EDT

[#24]

i can't believe noone else had torpedo run

i hated most other board games, but did like trivial pursuit.

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