Yea.. Boardgames! Remember them!? I thought it would be fun (and ironic) to talk about tips and tricks on how to kick ass in old school board games at a forum of an online tap tap game!!! So.. This thread is to basically reminisce and share your fun times and tricks that you use when playing the board games.. Eg. Q:How do you know when you have WON a boardgame? A: The other player flips the board in rage! To get it started, I would go over some games and share some thoughts and tips etc.. The thread will be interrupted occasionally by Snakes and Ladders.. Don't get distracted.. M'kay! TIC-TAC-TOE! Let me share with you a thought that will blow your mind... If you start first in TicTacToe and you put your X in the middle square... You cannot theoretically lose!!!! Wait wait.. That's not the the mind blowing statement.. Guess some other game(s) where someone starts first and depending on the move, they can never theoretically lose!? (*whispers* like Chess) Mind blown yet?.. Ok I know.. Pics.. Mind blown now?... Good.. Moving on! TicTacToe is a game of Extreme Skills and Deep Strategy.. Let's take a look at this 1988 classic match in Moscow After a brilliant Moutos Maneuver by X, the two O's find themselves squished in the corner!! How will the O's respond?!! They are trapped!!! Can't breathe... Must release the siege!.. I get all sweaty just looking at this scenario.. I tell ya, Tic Tac Toe is one intense game! Ofcourse, the game gets more intense if pretzels were involved.. Share with us some of your tips and tricks in conquering this game! ***SNAKES AND LADDERS INTERRUPTION!*** SCRABBLE Let's just dive into the advanced tips on this mind bending word game.. Empty your vowels or take a consonant dump Don't forget to cleanse your system once in a while with a healthy discharge of words like EUOI (A cry of Bacchic frenzy!!) or VLY (A marshy ground.. Something that happens after your discharge) Time to empty your vowels!! RACK MANAGEMENT Rack management is like the most important thing in Scrabble! I like to think that I am a master at managing Racks.. I am not gonna divulge all the Rack management tricks here.. But here's a few for those noobs.. RACK MANAGEMENT: HOOKING! The simplest hooker is the letter S.. You can add it to words to make them plural and get points.. The are gems like adding B too the word BOO.. Rack management with Penelope Cruz RACK MANAGEMENT: WHEN TO GO BACK TO THE BAG Sometimes, you just have to refresh your rack rather than wrecking your brain on the same letters.. Just reach in.. And grab some goodies.. RACK MANAGEMENT: ***SNAKES AND LADDERS INTERRUPTION!*** RACK MANAGEMENT: GO FOR THE SWEET SPOTS Yes.. I am talking triple letter, double word sweet spots! Just snake your way up to those places and jam them with hooks too.. Ahh.. That hit the spot.. CLUE This classic game of Who Done It?! has nurtured many budding sleuths in the families.. It's the maid! To be good at Clue, you must be prepared to hone in your deduction skills.. Spend time in the rooms.. Use secret passageways.. Observe as much as you can about the rooms.. It's the maid! Process of elimination is key.. Try to eliminate a possibility every turn! Also keep showing the same cards to same players to minimize showing new info.. The maid did it!!! Ok I have clearly lost control of the thread... Dust off those board games! Share us your memories.. Oh.. Btw.. Here's a picture guide on how to properly play scrabble!
SETTLERS OF CATALAN - PIZZA EDITION! That... Is how you make board games fun.. "Wait.. Where did my land go!?"
I bet the other guy was the banker. Easiest way to win in monopoly. Bankers imbezzle in rl why not a game too.