What a great thread!
I wish I had more fun games to add to those already here, but I'm afraid all of my game-playing friends are no longer in the area.
Two years ago, we got together just about every weekend to play (and that's how I got to know ktspktsp).
Those were fun times.
So, a BIG
for Settlers of Catan. One of my all-time favorites there, although it requires at least 3 people so I hardly ever get to play it anymore (I have the expansion set, allows for 6, but have only played it that way once).
And Scrabble, of course. Ktspktsp recently got his own set so we've been trying to play that when I'm at his place. I have loved that game since I was a kid, and it's even better getting to play it when I'm all grown up.
I suspect I would really get into chess if we had more time to play it, and a board... but maybe when we're older, ha ha.
I've always wanted to get into Go... seems deceptively simple, and very challenging. Anyone here a Go player?