May Be Foodless Friday: Boardgames

When Hubby and I were poor undergrads, we decided to celebrate things by buying boardgames (every couple of months or so) instead of  going out to eat (at a non-fast food place). We figured we would spend about the same amount of money but get something we'd get to keep and reuse instead of stuffing our faces and only wishing we hadn't eaten as much. Then we both graduate and moved so Hubby could go to grad school. I was working 3/4-full time until the end of my pregnancy and then stopped working... but while I was working full time we decided to order boardgames online so we could get discounts. We also decided that when we ordered we would have to get free shipping (which meant spending a bit of $$). So we bought a few more games. We enjoy playing them so we justify how much we spent on them. Before we moved, I took all our games out of their storage containers and took pictures (really trying to make all of them fit):

Looks like quite a few games, eh?

 

Here's another view.

 

So basically the games covered the card table and were stacked pretty high. We love our boardgame collection.

Most people when they hear we play games mention games such as monopoly, life, sorry (we do have Sorry Sliders and love it!), Phase 10 (own it), Boggle (also own it). Most of our games are not available in stores such as target, walmart, kmart, shopko, etc. Hence the reason we order them online... We also loved going to the store that was the local game store in the city we went to college in, it was a fun experience. We try to go there every time we go back to that area (and since we have family just north of that city we can find excuses to go back ;).

My favorite games are: Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, Mr. Jack, Carcassonne, Odin's Ravens, Bohnanza (commonly called "the bean game", and Dominion. Links are to a site boardgamegeek.com, they have info about every boardgame in existence (at least every game I've heard of and more...) It is one of the sites Hubby and I check out games on before buying them.

Giveaway Closed

To enter the giveaway for

Coloretto 

 

Image on Boardgamegeek.com by user Bobby4th

Coloretto is a card game great for adults and children. If you want to learn more about it please, visit click on the above link. It is one Hubby and I have our eyes on, but have not gotten yet, so I'm a little jealous of whoever wins this game!

One entry per person (except those who entered my first giveaway - you all get two entries, just leave a second comment saying you entered the potato bag giveaway.) Everyone is welcome to enter this contest, friends, relatives (except Hubby), those I have never met, etc.

Contest open to US Residents only.

Contest will end Thursday (December 10) evening at 8PM or close thereto, or whenever I remember to disable comments.

Winner will be announced next Friday (December 11), please check back to see if you won as I will not require you to enter any contact information. Winner will be selected by random.org.

To enter, please leave a comment answering the following question:

What is your favorite boardgame?