Comments for The Board Games Addict http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com old school fun and games! Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on About ME by Paul Turner http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/about/#comment-1573 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:29:29 +0000 #comment-1573 Have you tried playing Kings Cribbage yet? a classic card game played as a board game with tiles – just full of tile-ly numerical goodness!!

]]> Comment on Why Board Games are Great Christmas Gifts by John http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/12/16/why-board-games-are-great-christmas-gifts/#comment-1555 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:05:02 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=410#comment-1555 Some board games can be as stimulating for the brain as the electronic ones. Everyone wants to be smart and have a good memory.

Playing cognitive games can help some people improve their memory and the ability to focus. The socialization helps increase memory and cognitive skills.

]]> Comment on Why Board Games are Great Christmas Gifts by Grand Landing http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/12/16/why-board-games-are-great-christmas-gifts/#comment-1546 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:34:19 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=410#comment-1546 I agree with all of this! Board games can get expensive, but those are more tailored to ‘die-hard gamers’ (I’m looking at you Descent and all your expansion packs), but even those games are worth the price, due to the increased return on goods received and time played!

I recently had a “Chinese Christmas Party” at work, and the board games my lady and I brought were by far the most contested gifts.

I stayed under the $20 limit (excluding tax) by purchasing “Likewise” and “Apples to Apples”.

In addition to spectacular gifts, you can also count on being entertained as the receiver of your gift is bound to want to give it a go!

]]> Comment on Five Ways to Enjoy Board Games and the Holiday Season by ianthecool http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/12/06/five-ways-to-enjoy-board-games-and-the-holiday-season/#comment-1500 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:03:22 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=406#comment-1500 Some party game suggestions: Apples to Apples, Balderdash, Telestrations. Telestrations is quite new, but man is it a blast!

]]> Comment on The Longest Family Board Games by SlugFest Games http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/11/22/the-longest-family-board-games/#comment-1492 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:45:07 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=397#comment-1492 We try our best to keep it under the 45-60 minute mark, but you are absolutely correct about Carcassonne. That is my go-to whenever I visit family.

]]> Comment on Board Games are the Top Choice of Kids in Annual Awards by The Most Addicting Games on the Planet | Video Game Guide http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/11/10/board-games-are-the-top-choice-of-kids-in-annual-awards/#comment-1476 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:16:08 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=393#comment-1476 [...] online board gamesPlaying Board Games… In Russian45 iPhone Games You Can Play With FriendsBoard Games are the Top Choice of Kids in Annual Awards .recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 [...]

]]> Comment on Learning Made Fun and Effective Through Board Games by mariesara http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/10/27/learning-made-fun-and-effective-through-board-games/#comment-1458 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:55:16 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=388#comment-1458 Spell It Out will help address students’ difficulty in spelling, while Everyone Play is a quiz bee of sorts for different players.http://www.audiorosettastone.com/.

]]> Comment on Video Games Vs. Board Games: the Clear Winner by ianthecool http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/10/06/video-games-vs-board-games-the-clear-winner/#comment-1439 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:16:34 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=380#comment-1439 You’re preaching to the choir here. Board games are far more social than video games. They just have that “nerd” stigma holding them back.

]]> Comment on Board Game World Records by William http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/05/02/board-game-world-records/#comment-1427 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:01:35 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=311#comment-1427 Guinness does tend to be wildly inaccurate sometimes, because they depend on people actually wanting to get listed. For example, I know of at least one person with a board game collection many times the size of the one they list as being the biggest.

]]> Comment on Strategy Board Games by William http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/2011/09/21/strategy-board-games/#comment-1426 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:00:05 +0000 http://blog.boardgamesaddict.com/?p=376#comment-1426 I agree; I play Carc with only two of the expansions (Inns & Cathedrals and Traders & Buiders) and it plays pretty quickly.

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