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11-17-2010, 08:56 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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Mount Rushmore of Board Games
I thought this would be a cool Mount Rushmore idea.
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11-17-2010, 09:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Monopoly and Clue are easy picks for me. I would have to think about the others.
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11-17-2010, 09:04 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere More Familiar
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First blush -
Monopoly Scrabble Yahtzee Battleship I'd have to think about whether or not that would be my final list, though. |
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11-17-2010, 09:05 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
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For me:
All-Star Baseball Paydirt Monopoly Risk
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11-17-2010, 09:08 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Mass.
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I think the first two are no-brainers:
1) Monopoly 2) Chess I don't think anything comes close to those two. To round out the list I would include: 3) Risk - probably played more hours of this board game than any other in my history. 4) Settlers of Catan - Wanted to go a little bit outside of the traditional board games with this one. This might actually be my favorite board game of all time. I guess you can call it the Civilization of board games (kind of). |
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11-17-2010, 09:10 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
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Monopoly
Scrabble Chess Chutes & Ladders
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11-17-2010, 09:10 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere More Familiar
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I initially put Settlers in there, but took it out because I think it's a little too "niche" for a Rushmore. Chess is a great one that I completely didn't think about. Probably replaces Battleship on my list.
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11-17-2010, 09:11 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bath, ME
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This is heavily influenced by the games I've been playing recently - I can't really think of any classic games that even come close anymore.
Puerto Rico Twilight Struggle Agricola Pandemic |
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11-17-2010, 09:17 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Quote:
Only good list so far  |
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11-17-2010, 09:27 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Monopoly
Sorry Checkers Risk |
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11-17-2010, 09:41 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Chess
Monopoly Scrabble Risk |
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11-17-2010, 09:42 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Newburgh, NY
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Does anyone love Monopoly? I know a lot of people that have played it, but I can't name one person that loves Monopoly.
My four: Chess Checkers Life Hi-Ho Cherrio
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11-17-2010, 09:48 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Hog Country
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Chess Backgammon Go Scrabble
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11-17-2010, 09:55 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: CT via PA via CA via PA
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Monopoly
Scrabble Trivial Pursuit Pictionary For kids: Candy Land Sorry! Chutes and Ladders Life |
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11-17-2010, 09:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Mass.
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yes, I was always a huge fan of it and still really like it alot. Also own it on pc, and probably several video game platform. My oldest daughter also picks it somewhat frequently when we have our game nights (Yahtzee is her other favorite of late). |
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11-17-2010, 10:06 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
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i wuv monopoly
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11-17-2010, 11:23 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Monopoly
Chess Trivial Pursuit Parcheesi I have a super sentimental attachment to parcheesi, my grandparents had it, they lived 3 houses down the street from us and from about age 6 to age 10 I'd come home from school every single day and visit them and we very very often played this. My grandfather died earlier this year(grandmother did 10 years ago) and we found the Parcheesi board in his closet and my sister and I have played a few times  |
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11-18-2010, 12:09 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
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Monopoly
Sorry Yahtzee (I guess not really a board game though) Trivial Pursuit |
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11-18-2010, 12:43 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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Monopoly
Fluxx Ticket to Ride Strat-o-Matic (I don't care that Fluxx and Strat aren't "traditional" board games) |
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11-18-2010, 12:51 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Alabama
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Star Wars Monopoly
Star Wars Risk Star Wars Battleship Star Wars Guess Who |
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11-18-2010, 01:05 AM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Downriver, MI
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Statis Pro Baseball and Football. Wish they woulda drawn enough widespread love to get in on the Mount Rushmore of board games. Really the only board games I enjoyed playing.
Sure, we had stupid game nights - but, meh. And, during the day - we never were inside to play any games. |
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11-18-2010, 01:30 AM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Flatlands of America
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Monopoly
Life Stratego Backgammon
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11-18-2010, 01:31 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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No one mentioned Axis and Allies?
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11-18-2010, 01:35 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
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Candyland
Pokeno Monopoly Life |
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11-18-2010, 04:37 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Cary, NC
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Ra
Arkham Horror Power Grid El Grande |
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11-18-2010, 05:04 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Monopoly
Risk Scrabble Chess |
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11-18-2010, 06:04 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA
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Speaking of Monopoly, did you see they have an "Electronic Banking" version out now? No more paper money and letting your kids use their math skills, nope, now its just slide your debit card through the credit card reader and let it take care of the math. Sacrilege I tell you!
HASBRO - MONOPOLY Brand Electronic Banking Edition |
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11-18-2010, 06:06 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Mass.
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Yeah, we saw that but stick with our old fashion version. Not because we think it is teaching a huge amount of skills to the kids that they don't already have, but it just feels weird to me. |
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11-18-2010, 06:34 AM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2005
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That's one of mine along with Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble. But I can't think of a fourth that I really like. |
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11-18-2010, 08:15 AM
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: san jose CA
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Seriously, now. Any list here that doesn't include chess is woefully incomplete.
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11-18-2010, 08:27 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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I heard about this, but didn't think about how that meant no math was involved. I'll definitely have to look for older versions of the game when our kids are old enough. Or maybe I can just take the bills from my current board, and just make them use the electronic version to check their work. |
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11-18-2010, 08:32 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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Monopoly
Paydirt Life Title Bout |
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11-18-2010, 08:53 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dayton, OH
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El Grande
Settlers of Catan (anyone who has Euros on their list and doesn't include this is insane) Through the Ages - Probably a better civilization game than Adv. Civ. Tigris & Euphrates |
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11-18-2010, 08:57 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
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+1 for Statis Pro Football; I used to play that all the time with my brother whenever he was home (or came to visit). |
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11-18-2010, 09:10 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dayton, OH
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I bought this and made my wife play it with me once. It took like 7 hours over 2 days to finish. I loved it. But it has been gathering dust ever since. I need to see if my 10 and 8 year olds are old enough to get this now.
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11-18-2010, 09:20 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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It's not the standard set, just an alternative one (like Monopoly City, Monopoly Here and Now, etc). They still sell the base set with money (though *recolored* money, grrr). Oh, and what Quik said.
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11-18-2010, 09:28 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Catonsville, MD
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My prob with Settlers is that although it may be the gold standard, it's not nearly the most fun of the Euros. I think games like Carcassonne or Ticket to Ride are much more fun to play.
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11-18-2010, 09:38 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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You don't need Euros to get Settlers of Catan! I have it! |
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11-18-2010, 10:08 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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Chess
Backgammon Mancala Monopoly
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11-18-2010, 10:23 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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That version has been out for awhile. A few years back the game Life went electronic with their 'Twists and Turns' version. The vast majority of the big named type games - Monopoly, Life, Scrabble, Stratego, etc have some type of electronic version out.
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11-18-2010, 10:30 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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Of course, my own Mt Rushmore (and not what I think it should be) is
Ambush Arkham Horror Heroquest Dark Tower If you had a really loose definition of board game, I'd have to include D&D, but that isn't one in my eyes and I'm not a big Dungeon! fan.
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11-18-2010, 10:34 AM
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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I'm not sure I even consider chess a board game. Yes, it's a game, played on a board, so that's kind of stupid. But it's just kind of off on a more distinguished plane than Monopoly or Life. "Board Game" has kind of a lower culture vibe to me. So personally, I'm doing:
Monopoly Life Trivial Pursuit Scrabble Last edited by molson : 11-18-2010 at 10:34 AM. |
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11-18-2010, 11:21 AM
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Location: Catonsville, MD
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Dungeon! rocks!
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11-18-2010, 11:26 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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I like Tomb much more than Dungeon! (although it is pretty much the same game.. Tomb just has more 'stuff'). Tomb definitely needed some house rules for us though.
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11-18-2010, 11:52 AM
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Hockey Boy
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Arkham Horror
Strat-O-Matic Hockey Dungeon Keeper Risk
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11-18-2010, 12:31 PM
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Torchbearer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: On Lake Harriet
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Monopoly
Candyland Trivial Pursuit Scrabble |
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11-18-2010, 12:35 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Cary, NC
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I love Ambush! I ended up buying the entire Ambush series with all expansions (and the tank version, forget the name) at a game auction a few years ago, for cheap. |
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11-18-2010, 12:55 PM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: sans pants
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Monopoly
Trivial Pursuit Axis and Allies Stratego
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11-18-2010, 01:05 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Location, Location, Location
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The games I played the most as a kid with other kids:
Stratego Broadside Dogfight 1863 The games I played mostly by myself Strat baseball APBA football The games my family played: Monopoly Life Parcheesi
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11-18-2010, 01:31 PM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dayton, OH
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I don't play Settlers much anymore, but it is THE gateway to Euros. If I had my druthers, I would probably put Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) in there as the Holy Grail of wargames. If I had a desert island with a guaranteed opponent and could bring one game that would be it.
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