Christmas Board Game

[chef]

ok,

i know it sounds cheesy/cheesey but each year we play a board game with a group of friends. We decided to try a new board game each year and I'm looking for ideas on what to get..

most likely 3 or 4 players

ideas so far are:
Payday
Hotel
Go for broke

[wendigo100]

You could try Rummikub.

It's a bit like canasta.

[TheFaQQer]

Hotel is a good one - go for the Boomerang if you have the chance.

Trivial Pursuit?

Buckaroo if that's too high brow for you.

[TheFaQQer]

You could try Rummikub.

It's a bit like canasta.

And there's a word version as well as a number one. Which I find less enjoyable, for what it's worth.

[The Master]

Settlers of Catan.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mayfair-4102...6091245&sr=1-2

[daviejones]

Scene It? Quite a good DVD based game...

[cailin maith]

Trivial Pursuit - gets my vote... we have that for this year too!

[realityhack]

If this is a tradition I'm guessing chef has already tried TP.

It depends what your friends are like - would they enjoy Risk/Axis & Allies? Very involving strategy games.

[wendigo100]

Scene It? Quite a good DVD based game...

Doesn't that disqualify it as a board game then?

[chef]

yes TP was 2 years ago

last year was monopoly but 2 of the players are HIGHLY competitive (think board game knocked over and a few hrs sulking just because she landed on hotelled Park Lane)

settlers is a good idea, hadnt considered that one

rules are it must be a board game