I LOVE BOARD GAMES! But it seems so hard to get other people to want to do that instead of drinking
(I am not a drinker anymore!)
1) Balderdash: I am the champ because I am the queen of BS! You get a real English word that NO ONE has ever heard of and you have to make up a definition. One person knows the actual definition and mixes it in with the made up ones. They are all read and everyone has to pick which one they think is real. It's so much fun. You have to play it with at least 4 but no more than 8 people. It can get really confusing and frustrating otherwise.
2) Mastermind: This is an old game. There is a board about 12" long with about 20 rows of 4 peg holes. It's a two player game. 1 person sets up a color combo behind a little shelter on one end, the other person has to guess the color combo using the 20 rows of pegs. The person who set up the rows lets you know how right you are using black or white pegs. Confusing to describe, very mental game.
3) Chutes and Ladders: I was addicted as a kid!
4) Mad Libs: WHO REMEMBERS THESE? OK, it's not technically a board game, but I wanna mention it!!hehehe
5) Scattergories: I love this game, it's a good game to play with 3 or 4, no real brain work and it can get dirty!!!