What's your favorite board game other than Go?
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Re: What's your favorite board game other than Go?
oo yes I like Mancala. Mancala and Labyrinth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(board_game) are popular child friendly games in our house.
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Re: What's your favorite board game other than Go?
RBerenguel wrote:
Do you play backgammon online? Re: checkers, have you read about Marion Tinsley?
I have yet to play either online and have read nothing. It's kinda fun being at the very beginning of an elaborate game.
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Re: What's your favorite board game other than Go?
Joelnelsonb wrote:RBerenguel wrote:
Do you play backgammon online? Re: checkers, have you read about Marion Tinsley?
I have yet to play either online and have read nothing. It's kinda fun being at the very beginning of an elaborate game.
Indeed! If you get any backgammon book, Paul Magriel's Backgammon is gold (and silver). As for Tinsley, well, he was the best checkers player ever.
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Re: What's your favorite board game other than Go?
Joelnelsonb wrote:Abalone looks fun but the rules look a little confusing. Is it pretty simple to pick up?
I think that it the rules are easy. You must expell 6 ball of you oponent to win and the moves are simples. I have to confess that this movement is problematic because it does not use only one finger to move them all:
You can check it in wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone_%28board_game%29
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Re: What's your favorite board game other than Go?
For those of you who like European strategy games, try Terra Mystica. I have been playing it a lot recently and I think it is my favorite modern board game. It is has elements of Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico, Agricola, and Small World, but is also a completely fresh gaming experience.
Re: What's your favorite board game other than Go?
Definitely othello/reversi as I had devoted many years into it, but I am into Go at the moment 
