Favourite Childhood/Adult Boardgames

[Melinda Halliwell]

So what is everyone's favourite adult or childhood boardgames they like to play or did play then?

I recently repurchased a couple I played as a kid I.E. Cluedo and Monopoly although there not the original ones with the paper money or dice in them but more advanced versions being a dvd game and smartcard ultimate banking edition.

I still love them as an adult plus chess to which I played with my dad who taught me the game when I was younger and was quite good at it to.

I also played Snakes and Ladders which I still like to and now Frustration or as you American's call it Trouble which I suppose I got working with children in an After School Club then.

Does anyone still own any childhood board games and still play them now or just get them out for Christmas?

[Tim]

I still own the game of Trivia Pursuit that my friends and I played when we were young.  I love that game.   I still play it occasionally.

There is a new 2000's Edition of the game out, but the rules are different.  I'm still trying to figure them out (a friend gave me the 2000's Edition for Christmas).

[adzpower]

My family loves board games, monopoly, trivial pursuit, scattegories, we have a tradition where we play them at Christmas and New Year's.

[Tim]

Monopoly was another game my friends and I played in our youth.  I don't we did it quite right, because the games would go on for hours! 

I fact, we rarely finished a game.  After 12 hours, we would just give up

[Melinda Halliwell]

You and your friends must've not had any sets then Tim or traded properties with one another either.

My mum's trying to get used to the new electronic Monopoly we have as she's used to playing the old one with the paper money and everything.

The difference with this game is the board has no stations, chance or community chest cards. You have houses only no hotels which everytime you land on your own property the rent rises up till it gets to five at the end meaning the games fast paced actually.

I remember playing Trivial Pursuit and Game Of Life also which was another one I like to.

[Tim]

You and your friends must've not had any sets then Tim or traded properties with one another either.

That might have been it.  It was so long ago now that I can barely remember the details.  I just remember that the games went on forever.

My mum's trying to get used to the new electronic Monopoly we have as she's used to playing the old one with the paper money and everything.

The difference with this game is the board has no stations, chance or community chest cards. You have houses only no hotels which everytime you land on your own property the rent rises up till it gets to five at the end meaning the games fast paced actually.

Must be strange to play this version, when one is used to the board game.  Is the electronic version capable of having multiple players?

[Melinda Halliwell]

The electronic version of Monopoly can have up to 4 players a game.

[Squad 51]

I used to play Monopoly but nowadays I play the online version. With the same rules and all. As a kid, my family were more onto card playing but there might have been also Ludo. This especially now with my aunt. She loves to play it whenever we are at hers.

[Tim]

The electronic version of Monopoly can have up to 4 players a game.

So it is kind of like the board one.

but there might have been also Ludo.

Ludo? I never heard of that one.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Yes electronic Monopoly is like the original board game with few differences of course.

It has counters still but not silver ones. They're plastic instead. A red car, blue boat, white plan and green helicopter.

My friend doesn't like the version I bought when I told him as he prefers the original one with paper money in it because it makes him feel like he's rich when he holds that even though it's fake obviously.

[Tim]

Yes electronic Monopoly is like the original board game with few differences of course.

It has counters still but not silver ones. They're plastic instead. A red car, blue boat, white plan and green helicopter.

So you still move the counters around by hand?

Mind you, I haven't played Monopoly in, must be at least thirty years now.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Yes Tim you do move the counters around the board after you've rolled the dices.

[Tim]

Nice to see that some things haven't changed.

I wonder if there is an electronic Trivial Pursuit.

[Melinda Halliwell]

I think there is Tim although I haven't seen it.

Might be a dvd version though am not sure if is true.

[Tim]

Wikipedia has this list of editions.

Sadly, the list is far from complete.