https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:18:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217737 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 23:59:08 +0000 mrscobee 2217737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cards against humanity (if the group isn't easily offended)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217699 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:37:30 +0000 MoonMoon 2217699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JenGirl: I love those Scrabble variations, especially because it can get so long too. Which also reminds me of Boggle, which I love!</p> <p>Ok can you guys break down Settlers of Catan for me? So many recommendations for it, but I've never played it, what make it fun?</p> <p>Thanks for all these, I'm looking forward to playing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217680 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:09:17 +0000 lady grey 2217680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Carcassonne, and we like Settlers of Catan too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217674 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:06:17 +0000 matador84 2217674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Scattergories, Apples to Apples, Cranium, Scrabble, Taboo, Balderdash, catchphrase, and even dominoes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217594 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:33:17 +0000 JenGirl 2217594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love love love playing games! For 4 people, I recommend</p> <p>Apples to Apples<br /> Fact or Crap<br /> Munchkin<br /> Settlers of Catan<br /> Loaded Questions<br /> Pandemic</p> <p>Personally, I love Scrabble but it can be hard if one or two people are way better at it. But we've developed two alternates that are super fun with lots of people of varying levels - Speed Scrabble and Freeform/Drinking Scrabble. Speed Scrabble is pretty simple - it's like regular Scrabble but without turns. It's just a free for all and everyone is in charge of keeping their own score. Freeform Scrabble is played without the board. Letters are in the middle. Everyone starts with 7 and tries to get them all into a crossword design (words all connected) on the table in front font of you. First person to get them all to fit into a crossword design yells "Go" and everyone has to grab three more letters and incorporate those (and take a drink if you're doing the drinking version). You can move letters and words at any time, but your'e trying to get all your letters into words that are connected in a crossword design. When all letters have been taken, the first to get them all incorporated into a crossword design wins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217445 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:17:12 +0000 Raindrop 2217445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did someone say "Game of Things" yet? I like that... it's like apple to apples.</p> <p>There is card that says "Things you would not say to a child"... then everyone will write an answer and you have to guess who said what. There are points involved. Pretty fun. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217381 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:48:16 +0000 DesertDreams88 2217381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@moonmoon: yeah, I feel like the strategy games take at least two rounds of play - one to get to know the game, and one to truly enjoy it! That being said, they appeal a lot to regular game-players, but that doesn't sound like your crowd.</p> <p>Another category could be visual (non-word) games, like Blokus and Qwirkle. My ILs LOVE those games, but I'm not so great at them. I'm more of a speedy word-game type. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217363 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:31:03 +0000 tinyperson 2217363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like apples to apples because no one is ever on the spot like in some games. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217353 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:21:24 +0000 MoonMoon 2217353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: you're right! I feel like fun/words/trivia/questions games might be better, just because we have limited time and some of the strategy games probably take a lot longer to really get into? At least that's my perception. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217315 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:45:03 +0000 DesertDreams88 2217315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seconding @mrs. Wagon's recommendations of Wits and Wagers and Loaded Questions for conversation. We've also really been liking "Name 5" lately, it's been a hit with a variety of people.</p> <p>It's important to know your crowd, too... most games fall into a couple of categories: basic fun (apples to apples) verbal knowledge/speed (scattegories, bananagrams, taboo), strategy (ticket to ride, catan), etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217308 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:41:25 +0000 MoonMoon 2217308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is such a fun list! I'm off to read about all these and pick a couple. Thank you all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217295 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:31:13 +0000 Alivoo01 2217295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rummikub (not sure I spelled it right), but it's a math and strategy game. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217243 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:54:53 +0000 NCSUchick27 2217243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My favorites are Ticket to Ride (we have both the USA and Europe editions), Things in a Box, and Bang!.</p> <p>Settlers of Catan, Power Grid, Seven Wonders, and Small World are also pretty fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217237 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:50:56 +0000 mrs. wagon 2217237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some crowdpleasers we have:</p> <p>Wits and Wagers<br /> Loaded Questions (really helps people to get to know each other!)<br /> Telestrations </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217235 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:48:28 +0000 Adira 2217235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, Cards Against Humanity is an easy fun game (similar to Apples to Apples, but not PC).</p> <p>@shellio: Settlers of Catan is awesome. Great game and pretty easy to learn.</p> <p>Another easy one is Dominion - that's also a card game, but not like CAH. Another fun one is Seven Wonders. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217228 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:36:41 +0000 LuLu Mom 2217228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love Cards Against Humanity and LRC is always fun too. head's up (Ellen's game app) is really fun too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217227 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:35:55 +0000 shellio 2217227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apples to Apples is super fun! I highly recommend it. We also sometimes play Bananagrams but it isn't all that interactive. Our friends also often play Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride, my DH isn't big on board games :( but I hear good things about those two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217213 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:22:14 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2217213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been playing Cards Against Humanity (card game) and What's Up? (Phone app) lately and they are both a lot of fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217212 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:21:51 +0000 .twist. 2217212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Balderdash &amp; Things In A Box are both awesome. Great ice breaker games. They can be made as tame or wild as your group chooses! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217211 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:21:46 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2217211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love playing cranium with other people! It ends up being pretty funny.</p> <p>Apples to apples, catch phrase, and fish bowl </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-games-for-adults#post-2217209 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:20:37 +0000 MoonMoon 2217209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Next month, DH and I will be spending a long weekend with my good friend and her DH (and our kids). Our husbands get along fine, but they're not as close as my friend and I, so we'd like to have activities that are fun &amp; will help us get to know each other.</p> <p>Do you guys have any favorite adult games or board games you can recommend? Bonus points of they involve getting to know each other type questions/activities, but other types ok as well! </p>