Carcassonne

Pros: simple to learn; endless play
Cons: having the expansion makes it more fun

Carcassonne isn't anything like those old board games I played as a child. Not "Monopoly" or "Sorry" or "Clue." It's one of a wave of strategy games you probably won't find in the local toy store or department store. If you're lucky you might have...

Pros: A fun, quiet game that blends luck and strategy nicely.
Cons: May be too luck-oriented for hardcore gamers.

Carcassonne is one of the increasingly popular German or designer games. The game consists of players drawing square tiles that have image of parts of towns, roads, and fields on them and laying them down to create cities, roads and fields. Types of ...

Pros: Fun, easy, no two games will be exactly the same
Cons: May be difficult to find

My husband & I get together with friends very often, and very often we end up playing games - board games, card games, pc games, you get the picture. One year I decided that we didn't have enough board games and started hunting around for something that ...

Pros: Great for two people; can be very strategic or not
Cons: Not great for kids or or more than 6 people.

I LOVE THIS GAME! My husband and I have played it regularly for the last 6 years. It was "the Game of the Year 2001" in Germany, where we bought it. It can be very strategic, but even though I don't want to think as much, I still have a lot of fun ...