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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. Get-togethers? With DnD geeks? And enough PCs? by Woodmeister · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Neverwinter Nights

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  2. Nethack by fisted · · Score: 4, Interesting

    NetHack, preferrably on a public server
    Years of time can be wasted

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  3. Old-school is best by B5_geek · · Score: 3, Interesting

    MOO2
    Civ2 - Call to power
    Descent
    NeverWinterNights 2
    Tribes (I & II)
    Seawolf
    MechWarrior
    Dark Reign

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  4. Dark Souls/DS II, Baldur's gate II by kruach+aum · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Baldur's gate II is the best of the infinity engine games, all of which are already great. Dark Souls and Dark Souls II have the best method of story delivery in any RPG I've ever seen, as well as easily the most engaging and immersive combat. To illustrate, when I was fighting one of DSII's new DLC bosses recently I did something I hadn't done since I first picked up a controller: I moved my physical body to dodge an incoming blow, instead of pressing the relevant button. The last time I did that I was 7 years old and jumping on goombas. It's that good.

  5. Re:various card games by Mordok-DestroyerOfWo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Settlers of Catan for gatherings of 4-6. The only issue is when alcohol gets involved, the games can become marathon sessions.

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  6. The Orange Box by jeti · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The Orange Box bundled:
    -Portal
    -Half Life 2
    -Team Fortress 2

    Seven years later, all three are still among the best games to have and play.

  7. Re:Dominion & Munchkin by theArtificial · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This also got me thinking of another party game, Pandemic. This is a new addition and what's really sweet about it is that it promotes teamwork as you're not in competition so there's a different vibe, nice for a mix up. Settlers of Catan is worthy of a mention too.

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