taylor316 Posted March 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 3, 2014 What's your favorite game to sit at a table and play with family and friends? I don't know what my ship will have in the gameroom. I've got UNO packed already, but I'm open to suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy8mom Posted March 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We are taking a cribbage board and cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calliopecruiser Posted March 4, 2014 #3 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Cribbage and Scrabble are my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted March 4, 2014 #4 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Backgammon has a good mix of luck and strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terri-eddie Posted March 4, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I just bought a dice game called Left-Right-Centre, based on recommendations from another thread on these boards. We gave it a test run last week, and it's fast and fun. We also like a card game called Pass The Ace, and all you need is a deck of cards. Very simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obnurse Posted March 4, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I like Phase 10 Twist and I can't wait to play out by the pool, in the shade, listening to the music :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerin Posted March 4, 2014 #7 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Apples to Apples. Easy to cart around and easy to add more players if they happen to show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 4, 2014 #8 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Backgammon Boggle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr green Posted March 4, 2014 #9 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Bridge! However, just for fun we will play Blackout. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted March 4, 2014 #10 Share Posted March 4, 2014 When it's just the two of us, we can amuse ourselves with a deck of card which we find handy for airport layovers. LuLu ~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted March 4, 2014 #11 Share Posted March 4, 2014 None, unless it's Blackjack in a real casino! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Do-Over Posted March 4, 2014 #12 Share Posted March 4, 2014 My craft store has game boards printed on cardstock in the scrapbooking section. I bought Scrabble, Monopoly and CandyLand for our albums... and then discovered that the Scrabble is regulation sized... it works with the regular wooden tiles. Our battered scrabble board gets tucked into our suitcase every trip. Its creased and watermarked, but still playable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Do-Over Posted March 4, 2014 #13 Share Posted March 4, 2014 We also have a deck of Uno cards... maybe 4 or 5 decks all mashed together -- some from the Uno Attack game, which has action cards like 'trade hands' and some that we changed with Sharpie marker -- you might have to Chicken Dance, or Yodel, or something else silly if that card gets played on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen731 Posted March 4, 2014 #14 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yahtzee! 5 dice and a couple of scorecards are easy to transport. On our cruise to Alaska, all 4 of us got Yahtzee's in the same round... Wildest game ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted March 4, 2014 #15 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Over 35 years ago we bought a traveling Scrabble game which has gone jus about all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailBadtheSinner Posted March 4, 2014 #16 Share Posted March 4, 2014 cards and a small cribbage board SBtS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksqueak Posted March 4, 2014 #17 Share Posted March 4, 2014 cards and a small cribbage board SBtS When my traveling companion comes with me, we also carry our own cribbage board and cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUZERWANNABE Posted March 4, 2014 #18 Share Posted March 4, 2014 we are cribbage players as well, the board travels where ever we do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngestof9 Posted March 5, 2014 #19 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) If you like Uno, you'll love Skip-Bo. It's a great card game. They sell it at Target. http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-42050-SKIP-Card-Game/dp/B0000205XI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393977610&sr=8-1&keywords=skip-bo I also play LCR (left-center-right), it's a dice game. We play it with dollar bills and each person plays with $3. It gets way too loud to play on a cruise ship - you'd think we were playing for millions - we play it after Christmas dinner. Very fun though! Edited March 5, 2014 by youngestof9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandagal1939 Posted March 5, 2014 #20 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I like mah-jong & for cards I like to play Hand & Foot (version of canasta) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timesurfer7 Posted March 15, 2014 #21 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hand and foot for us too. We also like UNO and scrabble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted March 15, 2014 #22 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Last few cruises we've played Mah Jongg, Phase 10 and Crazy 8s. Actually had to teach my friend how to play Crazy 8s. Many games can be played with a deck or two of regular cards. Uno is just a form of Crazy 8s, the Phase 10 deck is 108 cards, same as two decks with jokers. (2-K, Aces are wild, Jokers are Skips) Edited March 15, 2014 by SadieN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLady Posted March 15, 2014 #23 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) What's your favorite game to sit at a table and play with family and friends? I don't know what my ship will have in the gameroom. I've got UNO packed already, but I'm open to suggestions. Hubby and I play lots of gin rummy here at home as well as cribbage, Uno, & our variation of Skipbo. But on cruise ships we don't play cards at all. On port days we are out and about. On sea days He socializes with other passengers and I find a quiet spot and read. He also joins casino tournaments on sea days. Edited March 15, 2014 by NMLady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heleftherakiss Posted March 15, 2014 #24 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Would I be likely to find a cribbage board for use on the ship (NCL Sky)? I love to play but don't really want to lug one around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skandls Posted March 16, 2014 #25 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I like mahjongg but the ships don't always have a complete set. It is heavy and not convenient to pack. There are travel sets and cards but it is not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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