General Chat

havin a lot of people round and wanted to keep them amused.have you played any and where they good/xxx(:

TWISTER!!! Cluedo !!

Trivial Pursuit Millenium Edition. Has more up to date questions and can be played in teams of up to 6. Jacky:-)

Strump ive seen that!! looks like it can get a bit naughty!!!

twister is good after a few drinkies and was thinking about gettin trivial pursuit goes on for hoursxxxxx(:already have ludo so that will be comin out aswell.x

donna what does that intailxxxx:

We've had lots of fun with Pictionary. It's a drawing game. Very good after a bottle of wine. Jo.

if like me you're a child of the 80's then trivial pursuit 80's edition is good

Even though our son is a teenager, we have a tradition of buying him a board game for Christmas which we can all join in with. Do not - DO NOT - buy Trotters Independent Trading (even if Fools & Horses is your fave programme) unless you fancy losing the will to live. It has got to be one of the most tedious games around, along with Risk. 10 months later and I still haven't worked out the point of the game. TV themed games go down well in our house, Family Fortunes (uh-uh), Millionaire (ahem), Countdown etc.

Gosh, when I have people round we are amused with wine and gossip! My son has a game called Play the Part, with cards. Each card has an activity which you have to mime for others to guess. There's 4 different activities on each card, colour-coded for difficulty. You can choose difficulty level, or roll the dice supplied to get a colour. Things like tossing a pancake/walking in space/using a mobile phone. Something that is always a hit with children, probably because it is unfamiliar to modern kids is Hunt the Thimble. If you have no thimble, improvise with other object. nell

Last year we had a dinner party and played Pictionary,,,what a scream.!! I laughed till i cried, This year we thought about Mr and Mrs....anyone else played it?

Hum-bugs is brilliant!! You are only allowed to hum the song, no whistling, lala-ing or anything like that. I laughed until the tears were rolling down my face and we had to stop for a few minutes cos we weren't getting anywhere. Julie

Apples to Apples combines a bit of luck and a bit of mind games. Suitable for children but REALLY vicious for grown ups after a few! Annie

Who wants to be a millionaire junior edition is the pits. Bought it for my son last year. So complicated it's a joke. My daughter loves Monopoly and now has around 6 different sets. Her and the boyfriends family love something called Payday, although I've never played that one. Diane

Not sure if Payday is still going. I bought it for a few pence at a charity shop and it kept the kids enthralled a while ago. It's like a domestic version of monopoly, you get a salary and then various bills need paying, or you win some money or get a dividend. Good idea for educating the young about the financial realities, but my boys are convinced they will be able to drive Ferraris when they grow up!

Has anyone tried the board game "SEQUENCE", across between Canasta and 5 in a row. An excellent game for up to 12 players. May have trouble getting it in the shops but Ithink its stiill available on the net. Mike

Careers is a great game .Also Scotland yard for the older ones.Probably can only get them at the charity shop or car boot sale.How about Cluedo

A favourite card game of our family is Uno. The adult players tend to get very excited, especially after a few drinks. Oldest grandaughter has Uno Extreme where the cards are fired at you out of a machine! We also like Pictionary, Balderdash and Word for Word, which tests your knowledge of the English language, and Scattergories. We also have a game called Tell Me, where the answer to the question has to start with a certain letter. Another favourite is Mousie Mousie which is suitable from age 4ish. Must get up into the attic and find some more before Christmas! Sue

Backgammon or chess, brill. Pat x

I used to love Frustration when I was a kid. Must admit tried to get one last year. Went to Argos tonight and they had Twister on the shelf. That used to be a great laugh, don't think I could manage it now though!! Diane