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2004 Board Games Gift Guide

Posted by michael on from the monopoly-doesn't-cut-it dept.

The Morning News has come out with a nice guide to good gift boardgames, while Funagain Games has the list of the 2004 Board and Card Games of the Year (and the runners-up). Like a bowling ball with your name engraved upon it, these make great gifts for your significant other. Any other suggestions for good adult boardgames?

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  1. Apples to Apples by TheAngryArmadillo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you want a game everyone can enjoy, pick up Apples to Apples. It's easy and a game only lasts 30 minutes or so. A perfect party game length if you ask me. Whenever we get together with friends that's the first game to come out.

  2. Ob. Simpsons Quote by Zorilla · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bart: B6!
    Homer: You sunk my Scrabble-ship!
    Lisa: This game makes no sense.
    Homer: Tell that to the good men that just lost their lives.

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    It would be cool if it didn't suck.
  3. Extensive list by gopher_hunt · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.boardgamegeek.com/rankbrowse.php3?ranki ng=45#45

    Pretty much lists everything you won't find at a local wal-mart.

  4. Mindtrap by echocharlie · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I'm partial to Mind Trap. It's like Trivial Pursuit with Riddles. Here's a sample question:

    A black dog stands in the middle of an intersection in a town painted black. None of the street lights are working due to a power failure caused by a local storm. A car with two broken headlights drives towards the dog but turns in time to avoid hitting him. How could the driver have seen the dog in time?

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    AnimeNEXT anime convention
    1. Re:Mindtrap by finnw · · Score: 5, Funny

      The dog is on fire.

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      Is Betteridge's Law of Headlines Correct?
    2. Re:Mindtrap by lmh2671772 · · Score: 5, Funny
      How would you get the ping-pong ball out?

      The ping-pong ball is on fire.