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Posted by Soulskill on from the you-have-died-of-dysentery dept.

SternisheFan writes: I am not a "gamer," per se. I grew up on "old school" arcade/Atari-type games. My question is: What are the very best games to own? Let's assume platform is irrelevant — any console, any computer, any operating system, any mobile device. I'd just like to know what you think are the most indispensable games to have in your collection. Let's expand this to include board games and other tabletop games as well. What games do you make sure to always have on hand for get-togethers?

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  1. vote to close -primarily opinion based by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    leave the circle-jerks to reddit.

    1. Re:vote to close -primarily opinion based by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      seconded, this is precisely what that community is for. Please leave s

  2. Classics by jcfigueiredo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    River Raid

  3. various card games by halfEvilTech · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For get-togethers the easiest thing to use is just plain old cards. The number of games that can be had from just a couple decks is great.
    Common games for us -
    Blackjack, Hearts, Pinochle, Poker, etc

    for more entertainment you could always Check out Cards again Humanity for those with a twisted sense of humor.

    1. Re:various card games by BitterOak · · Score: 3, Insightful

      maybe you should check out boardgamegeek. catan was a great game in its days, but it has been surpassed

      It's been surpassed largely by its own expansion modules. My sister's family just got Explorers & Pirates last Christmas and they've been playing almost non-stop ever since.

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  4. The best games are... by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The best games are the ones I have played between the ages of 10-18.
    The ones before that are too primitive, the ones after that are just full of eye candy and attempts to just harness a bunch of money.

    Oddly enough a lot of my favorite movies and TV shows were during that time too.

    I guess things were just better during the time where you didn't have any responsibilities.

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  5. My Favorites by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Computer Games: The original Master of Orion

    Card Games: Dominion (also on Mobile), Poker,

    Pure Board Games: Chess, Ra, Power Grid.

    My club's favorite boardgames: 7 Wonders, Dominion, For Sale, Forbidden Island, High Society, Incan Gold, Kingdom Builder, Kingsburg, Pandemic, Power Grid, Power Grid: The First Sparks, Puerto Rico, Qwirkle, San Juan, Stone Age, Ticket to Ride: Europe, TransAmerica, Tsuro

  6. I Hate Bethesda Studios by crackspackle · · Score: 3, Insightful

    for taking years of my life (Fallout and Elder Scrolls Series). My love will only return as soon as you publish something else

  7. Re:Old skool by Mikkeles · · Score: 3, Insightful

    '2. All of Infocom's text adventures.'

    Text adventures are still being produced. The Interactive Fiction Archive has many old and new games. Many are very good.

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  8. Nethack by Bander · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't understand how you kids can play Nethack on a phone.

    This old nerd needs all the keys.

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