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Board game talk

Dan Dubeau said:
Had some running around today so I stoped by a few of my usual thrift/2nd hand stores and found this one. I had to laugh as it was sitting next to RISK, but it was missing a bunch of pieces so I didn't buy it too.
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I have a friend in Oshawa and he has many obscure board games that we end up playing late into the night. He buys them cheap even if they have pieces missing as he has had quite success using his 3d printer to print off the pieces many are online.

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Of all the things I have used my 3d printers for over the years, it never even occurred to me to use it to print game pieces as I put it back on the shelf yesterday lol. The risk game did smell a bit musty though, which is hard pass for me. I'll keep my eyes out for another one, but now I won't shy away from missing figures as much. Thanks.
 
Family has played most of these, but some recent favorites are Code Names (challenging!) and recently discovered Ransom Notes (potentially hilarious!). Another that many like is Wise and Otherwise. Certain of the grand kids especially go for adventure and D&D type games, such as Above and Below.

The favorite of the extended family is 6-handed Euchre, which I have not been able to find in Hoyle's or anywhere else, but a BIL has written up rules (PDF) which I can share if anyone is interested. (That branch of the family may have invented it!?) While it shares some of the same analytical and statistical challenges as Bridge I find it more interesting, in part because there are 5 other hands which can only be inferred, not viewed, by each player, and two of those belong to your partners.
 
Another memory just cropped up through the fog. At a place I used to work at in the early 90's, we always played 31 during coffee & lunch. Quick enough game to be able to play a few hands in 15 mins for coffee.
 
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