Best Board Game

[Reef]

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Chess.

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[Chobohoya]

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Chess.

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I didn't realize serious games were acceptable answers.

In that case, I'll say Backgammon, Chess, Go, Chinese Checkers, Risk, and Monopoly.

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Dude, Monopoly IS a serious game. And it's not even close.

[tpir90036]

1a) Mystery Mansion (oops you've been waylaid)
1b) Fireball Island

[MicroBob]

Chess
Pente
Othello
Scrabble
Stratego
Quadular (a goofy 4-way chess type game I had when I was kid)
Trouble (because the die is in that little poppy-bubble thing)
Trivial Pursuit
Boggle (I guess this isn't really a board-game per-se)
Parchesi
Chinese checkers

[Klak]

monopoly with drinking rules and also settlers is awesome.

[J5983]

Diplomacy
Cosmic Encounter (NOT the new 4 player version. EON or Mayfair.)

Diplomacy is the best in terms of game play, but Cosmic Encounter is the best in general because getting 7 players for Diplomacy is a huge pain.

[The Dude]

The "Rails Games" made by Mayfair. In order:
Dragon Rails
Euro Rails
Australian Rails
Empire Builder
Nippon Rails
British Rails
Lunar Rails

[WillMagic]

i'm attacking argentina from brazil...i'm attacking argentina from brazil...i'm attacking argentina i'm attacking argentina i'm attacking argentina from brazilllll....

Risk rules.

Will

[Matty]

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Risk followed by Monopoly

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[tbach24]

Scrabble. I've gotten to 400+ heads up.