13 Favorite Board Games...

13) Operation
12) Chess
11) Stratego
10) Scrabble
9) Battleship
8) Chutes & Ladders
7) Candyland
6) Sorry
5) Clue
4) Life
3) Payday
2) Risk
1) Monopoly

35 comments

  1. SORRY is my favorite. My brother and I were so competitive at that one, always sending each other home! Now, I play the Disney version with my son! I am still competitive! Haha!

    Great list!

    www.chelleyoung.com

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  2. Sorry is my fav too! Great T13 idea! Thanks for visiting mine!

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  3. I don't know all of those but I like 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 12.

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  4. I'm a bit of a game freak so I know all but one of those. Talk Like a Pirate day may be yesterday but I'm really looking forward to Pirate Muchkin (a card game) coming out next year.

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  5. My most favourite game of all time is Clue -- I can just never get anyone to play it with me! I'm also a sucker for Risk -- I REALLY can't get anyone to play that one with me! :O

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  6. Monopoly is my favorite on your list. I remember having some fairly cutthroat games back in college.

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  7. I haven't played some of those in ages -- makes me want to yank them out and play. We used to play Yatzee (sp?) alot too!
    Happy TT!

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  8. I think I've played 10 out of the thirteen...

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  9. My son just got Stratego for his birthday. It's my firsts exposure to it; I've got a lot to learn.

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  10. This is a great list. Remember Mouse Trap? I loved that one, too.

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  11. I love board games and my husband doesn't. Drat. Great list too. Have a great TT. :)

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  12. My sister loves board games too...I havent played one in a while...great choices:) Happy TT.

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  13. Oh man, Chutes and Ladders could last forever if you got a chute.

    Love Scrabble, but no one will play with me..enjoy seeing what others like to play.

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  14. i've played (and lost i might add) at all of these. EXCEPT Scrabble. :)

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  15. I think my favorites off of that list are Sorry and Payday. Scrabble is my hubby's but I refuse to play it with him anymore because he always wins. And gloats.

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  16. You inspired me to start participating in TT - thanks!
    Monopoly is my longtime fave. Now I enjoy the social games like Taboo, Scattergories, and Zobmondo - lots o'fun!

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  17. The Hub and I cannot play Monopoly together. I get mad at him every time because of his mad real estate skills. Oh, well....

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  18. Life...I LOVED that game...and chutes and ladders and candy land :)

    But operation...which is not really a board game...was really fun :)

    Chess...blech...that is a BORED game :)

    My Thursday Thirteen is posted!

    Bradley
    The Egel Nest

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  19. Ha! Anyone would know YOU'RE a mom. Candyland? Chutes and Ladders?
    But you must be a really fun mom if you still play these games.

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  20. I love all those i was thinking of doing that this week but I did brides instead

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  21. I love Monopoly that is my all time favorite game with CLue & Scrabble coming in a close second good list..Happy TT http://inraesworld.blogspot.com/

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  22. I love Scrabble and Monopoly. Now I want to try some others that are in your list. Thanks for dropping by my site! :o)

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  23. I love 1,5,6,12,13!! Love the image you used:)

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  24. It's interesting that in the Dark Ages Mah jong was number one when I grew up, followed closely by Monopoly. My parents would play those with their adult friends in addition to "cut throat" canasata.

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  25. geat post. I love games.
    Mastermind is my fave though
    mine is up on
    http://momworksathome.blogspot.com

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  26. Life and Clue were my favorites. Still are, actually.

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  27. Fun list and fun header! YOu have some of my favorites on here, like Life and Sorry and Chutes and Ladders (I'm always glad when my nephew wants to play that!). Happy TT!

    http://stephenanderin.blogspot.com

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  28. ive seen or played them all there all fun games...although i dont understand risk much beings that ive rarely played it

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  29. I'm a big board game player. I get a little too competitive though. I'm not usually like that in real life... :)

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  30. Why is it the pieces to Operation always get lost? Happy TT!

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  31. Fun list! Makes me want to break out the games.

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  32. Oh! Great idea for a TT!!

    I'm not a big fan of Stratego ... too much thought! ;) But I like the rest.

    I think we need to have a family game night here tomorrow! Happy Thursday!

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