A couple months ago I played this game at a friends house. It’s called Pop 5. From the makers of Cranium. It’s got a lot of the same themes, but the way in which it’s played is different, there’s “wagering” and I think it’s more interactive and faster paced than normal Cranium. Anyway, I liked it so much, that I bought it myself so that I could share it with my own buddies. This is the first time I’ve bought a board game (well, technically there’s no board) in like…ever. (board games were always gifts, who buys one for yourself?? haha). Anyway, I’m having a Pop 5 “partay” tomorrow. I hope my friends don’t think it’s lame.
My other favorite board games are (in no particular order)…
Taboo (I think my record was 7 cards), Monopoly (haven’t played a full game in a looong time, takes too long, but super fun when you get to the end and ppl are afraid to roll the dice in fear of landing on properties), Life (it’s fun to pretend, unless you end up with a sucky life), Scrabble (tho my vocab sux), Sorry (Not a popular one, but definitely one of the most intense games out there. I’ve seen friendships end from this game, haha. jk), and Connect 4 (I suck at this game, but it’s still fun)
What are you favorite board games?
August 10, 2009 at 9:58 am
Hey Phil,
You gotta check out the CARD version of monopoly!!!
I love the boardgame, but card monopoly is…….yeah…you’ll understand when you play it
June 2, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Monopoly rocks! tho i like to hide money under the board…ppl tends to play differently when they uthink u r poor! haha! and it’s NOT cheatin..cuz it’s not againist the rules!!!
my 2nd fave is the grape escape…u mold the players using playdo..and kill each other! haha! tho…i killed myself once accidentally!
May 30, 2009 at 12:05 am
trouble was definitely my favourite!
non board games.. does hungry hungry hippos count? thats a classic. or battleship!
but i was more of a card games kid. being asian, Big 2! or Uno was awesome. have you heard of dutch blitz? best game ever if you’re a fan of uno/solitaire/spit!
May 18, 2009 at 12:24 am
Man, looking at these replies makes me want to play some games!
Apples to Apples is always fun with a group of friends!
And QUELF! omg, that is a game that i think everyone must play at least once! its one of the most random games ive ever played! so random that you better play with people you are VERY comfortable around! No joke! hah! Not very easy to find either. I think they sell it at barnes and nobles.
May 15, 2009 at 7:26 pm
This isn’t really a board game, but BOP IT is just amazing. And also another not-really-board-game…Perfection. That clunky red and blue rectangle where you had to fit in all the yellow shapes in their respective shape holes in under a minute.
Stressed me out more than an AP test.
May 15, 2009 at 12:57 am
My favorite board games have got to be Life, Taboo, Scrabble, Sorry, Connect 4, and Monopoly as well…
I tried to think of other ones, but you seem to have listed all the ones I’ve played. haha
Do card games count? I can play a mean game of cards. Any game. I’m on it
May 13, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Oh yea. Taboo is my favourite. I have a twin brother, and we know each other really well. Our records is 16 cards!!
May 13, 2009 at 8:43 am
Hey Phil,
I got your e-mail about the order and I replied.. like a month ago, just wondering what’s up.
Oh yeah, best card game for a group of people: Bang!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang! =D
May 13, 2009 at 1:57 am
ONE WORD:
Stratego.
May 12, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Oh my gosh, Sorry is the best! I miss that game.
May 12, 2009 at 8:39 pm
freaking monopoly straight up dog. i would kill anyone at it XD.
Wong Fu when is the next live blog?
May 12, 2009 at 7:33 pm
i love scrabble and monopoly. monopoly takes too long though. and connect 4. oh god, i haven’t played that for so long. sorry is still good though.
May 12, 2009 at 7:19 pm
dude board games are awesome! I liked playing clue though I remember being bad at it when I was little. Trouble was fun too. =) Taboo and Apples to Apples are also exciting games, but yeah I agree it has to be with the right people.
May 12, 2009 at 3:36 pm
i looooove taboo! and life, and connect 4.
i’m always one of the unlucky ones to land on the expensive properties
i like monopoly too but i always lose
May 12, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I buy board games! Like scrabble, Candyland (hell yea, get ya hands off my gumdrops!), and cranium.
Connect 4 is really fun and easy on the iphone, good for killing time while you’re waiting in an imax movie line for Star Trek!
Loove Taboo, it’s awesome when you have a mental connection with someone and can guess “linoleum” after someone says “floor.”
Monopoly gets crazy fun when people start cheating, really, seriously, try it ;o)
May 12, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Board games? Only thing I can remember is Monopoly and Settlers of Catan, really. Settlers was really fun and strategic. Then there’s card games, Management Material was always really fun.
then there’s this game called the license plate game…
UTAH!
May 12, 2009 at 1:04 pm
TABOO! haha i learned this game in lit .. when like the most serious teacher took it out on a random day lmfao
life, scrabble, monopoly, connect 4 is fun too :]
i never played nor heard of pop 5 haha
May 12, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I really enjoy playing Jungle Speed and Werewolves of Thiercelleux.
May 12, 2009 at 11:13 am
omg connect 4!! haha forgot about that…that was definitely the best
Recently..I’ve become addicted to BananaGrams! It’s like scrabble, without the board & without the math..it’s really fun
May 12, 2009 at 11:07 am
I’m an undefeated champion in The Bored Game.
May 12, 2009 at 9:53 am
You listed a lot of favorite games from my childhood!!!
I loved Connect 4, if you overthink it you miss the obvious, if you underthink you get tricked. I loved Sorry too, the most sarcastic apologies I’ve ever heard in my life come from this game.
Now that I’m older, I play the more “mature” games: Cranium, Scrabble and Taboo. But my all-time favorite board game is Weiqi/Go/Baduk.
May 12, 2009 at 8:41 am
2:53 AM? Going back to UCSD has got nostalgia on your mind?
Mouse Trap!!!
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Not really a board game? Oh wells. XD
May 12, 2009 at 8:34 am
I like Cranium, I played sooo many times over winter break I think its time for a booster pack for new cards lol, and I got it on Black Friday lol
I like monopoly too, even though its a long game I like to pretend I have all that money and having ppl land in my property. Im usually pretty lucky and avoid them but at the end I end up losing anyways lol
Apples to Apples can be fun depending on who you play with.
Battle of the Sexes is funny. always a war in this one.
Scattergories is popular within my group of friends. Theres always those few people that ALWAYS win lol I just get happy im not last lol
May 12, 2009 at 8:14 am
Quelf is ridiculously fun :B
May 12, 2009 at 4:51 am
Omg, new game from the makers of Cranium?! I gotta get my hands on that one. =)
My favourite board games are Cranium, Taboo, Articulate (similar to Taboo but not as challenging), Monopoly and Pictionary. Pictionary is such a hilarious classic…I can’t believe it’s not on your list!
Pop 5 party sounds fun. For me, board games night beats clubbing any day. =)
May 12, 2009 at 4:47 am
My favorite board game was Guess Who? I had so much fun flipping those cards on the board. I wouldn’t even have to play with someone. Just flipping the cards on the board was fun for me. Awwwwwww…the childhood memories…
May 12, 2009 at 4:37 am
My favourite ‘board’ game is “Apples to Apples”.
May 12, 2009 at 3:37 am
I’d have to say I love Connect 4. But one of my all time favorites would have to be Clue and Nintendo Monopoly. I like playing with a themed board. Oh I did also enjoy playing Life.
Life discouraged me a bit when I got the sucky house, job, with so many kids. and little money. But then somehow make it big and my worries are all over.
Clue was a classic. Having to blame a death on someone who may not be the killer. and going into different rooms trying to solve the crime. Yet hiding your answers from everyone else. Suspense!
Connect 4 is just so great and easy to understand that anyone can play.