Fun Tabletop Games?

Mr. Ghost asks: "My friends and I have recently been in the market for a good new boardgame or other tabletop game. We have worked through the gamut of games like Axis & Allies, Supremacy, and War! Age of Imperialism. More recently we have been playing tile based games like Carcasonne and Settlers of Catan. I am looking for some suggestions on some new games we could get into."

Comments

Re:Warhammer

[seeken]

if by commitment, you mean set up your direct deposit to go to Games Workshop's bank acount rather than your own.

If you live anywhere near Lancaster, PA, you can get your game on at Cold Wars from April 8-10. Run by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, but there is also fansasy/sci-fi gaming.

Ogre and G.E.V.

[orcrist]

I don't know if you can still get them, but they were among the best, and very portable too; I don't know how many lunch breaks I spent playing those at school. Ah, memories...

-chris

Re:Modern Art

[Fjornir]

From Steve Jackson both Illuminati and Hacker.

Avalon Hill publishes a game called Diplomacy which I highly recommend -- it's rather like Risk, but without the dice. It is a rather long play though. They've got another interesting game called Wizard's Quest but I'm not sure how hard it is to find a copy these days.

Re:Might I suggest Dominoes?

[Destoo]

Dominoes are still strong in the carribeans and in Haiti. Even with the kids.

A few years ago, my family used to play Romoli every weekend. Plastic tiles, make straights and triples to get rid of your hand. There's probably other names for the game.

One game I'd like to play live is Mahjong.
It's fun, but it's noisy.