Board Game Inventory Day

 I added a list of the board and card games I currently own, check out the summary page for all the details. In my youth I was a big fan of games like Monopoly and Risk but in my mid-life crisis years I’ve started liking the so called “German” or “European” games such as Carcassonne and Settlers. These games tend have more strategy and a lot less luck. They are not mindless party games, but rather “mind-full” party games.

I’m also starting to like games where no one is eliminated half way through the game. Risk is a fun game but runs into trouble where someone is eliminated then has to sit and watch the remaining players for next 3 hours. Even in Settlers if you realize you aren’t going to win you can still play and make meaningful actions till the end.

For some interesting articles about games, ethics in games, why we play, etc check out The Games Journal.