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11-02-2018, 09:06 AM
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| Board games for travelling
Gf and I wanted to not be stuck on our phones and reading a book ain't interactive. Yes bringing an ipad is ok, but I wanted to have a few board games that's fun to play.
1) easy to carry (not like dungeons and dragon)
2) if it's 2 players and easy without instructions that would be great (eg// shapes, numbers and not language specific, eg// domineos & jenga)
suggestions?
this is a great one (aside from the big board) but i think this one is fun and I've tried. 
this is classic; all tiles no languages and just dots. even my grandma can play  | 
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11-02-2018, 11:32 AM
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Just bring a good ole deck of cards where there's infinite number of games from big 2 to strip poker. It's portable too.
Or just get a Nintendo Switch. My wife and I have a ton of fun playing Overcooked.
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11-02-2018, 01:12 PM
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Pocket Dungeon Quest isn't too big and is pretty fun.
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11-02-2018, 01:14 PM
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Deck of cards is the best Imo, can do the most with it.
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11-02-2018, 01:49 PM
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Battleship grab and go, bought it for the kids, but they like to cheat when I play them lol (it's seperate from each other so don't have to sit in front of each other lol)
11 bucks amazon
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11-02-2018, 02:10 PM
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I have a small leather folding crib board that the case also holds a deck of cards. It has been all over the world with me - even playing with people where neither of us know how to speak the other language, but they knew how to play crib. Caveat - the metal pins that stick into a piece of leather on a string look like a mini-bomb in an airport X-Ray and security will take a keen interest in you.
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11-02-2018, 04:48 PM
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Deck of Cards + Uno (might jeopardize your relationship so play at own risk)
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11-02-2018, 05:47 PM
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Boss Monster. Plays up to 4 players. It's like Munchkind, except the roles are reversed and you're the monster.
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11-03-2018, 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Zedbra I have a small leather folding crib board that the case also holds a deck of cards. It has been all over the world with me - even playing with people where neither of us know how to speak the other language, but they knew how to play crib. Caveat - the metal pins that stick into a piece of leather on a string look like a mini-bomb in an airport X-Ray and security will take a keen interest in you. | Crib has been on my radar and you are 100% right, the language barrier is amazing since people play it around the world. Math is math. The only issue i am weak at for crib is that I don't actually play at all which sucks...
i really gotta learn it.
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11-03-2018, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 6793026 Crib has been on my radar and you are 100% right, the language barrier is amazing since people play it around the world. Math is math. The only issue i am weak at for crib is that I don't actually play at all which sucks...
i really gotta learn it. | It is a very easy game to learn and play. Once both players know how to count their cards properly, a game can be over in under 10 minutes. You don't need the board, you can keep score with a pen and paper, but the board is nicer to use as you watch your opponent and attracts others' attention if they wish to play. You can also play 4 person cribbage and the games go quickly.
Tried to Google some, but only finding expensive ones. I'm sure mine was bought at a travel novelty shop. Mine looks like this, but all leather (or fake leather): https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Travel-Cribb...Tcw:rk:24:pf:0 | |
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11-04-2018, 05:24 PM
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You should look into card based version of board games. You still have the same gameplay mechanics, without having to lug the whole board around https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/2...ns-board-games
Something like that should be what you're looking for.
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11-04-2018, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by FN-2199 Boss Monster. Plays up to 4 players. It's like Munchkind, except the roles are reversed and you're the monster. | Only thing with boss monster is that it takes up quite a bit of room, super fun though
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11-04-2018, 10:18 PM
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A deck of cards
If you like poker/big2, try playing open face chinese poker. No poker chips involved, just use pen/paper to keep track of score. This is an action strategy game with lots of draws. Each game takes about 5-10 mins.
How to play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-face_Chinese_poker | |
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11-06-2018, 12:06 AM
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Think of it this way. An ideal game would be to be able to play on a plane.
Dutch Blitz is close to near borderline... I'm seriously going to consider crib and really good for the mine as its just numbers.
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