Board game for our work do

DEL 707 · 3 Dec 2016 at 19:29

We've left it a bit late to book any local activites in our area for Christmas, but we want to do something before we head out for drinks and food.

Can anyone recommend a simply and fun baord game to play for 4-6 people.

Bickaxe · 3 Dec 2016 at 19:38

Camel Up.

Shamikebab · 3 Dec 2016 at 20:56

Codenames, cheap and great fun

NoNameNoNumber · 3 Dec 2016 at 20:59

Cards against humanity

Psymonkee · 4 Dec 2016 at 00:28

Bickaxe said:
Camel Up.

Shamikebab said:
Codenames, cheap and great fun

Both solid choices.

I'd also add Dobble and Skull!

HungryHippos · 4 Dec 2016 at 18:45

Carcassonne is reasonably simple as well, especially if you don't play the farmers type of meeple.

Bantu · 5 Dec 2016 at 11:23

I've recently been introduced to "Secret Hitler" by a friend. Great fun in groups of 6.

Majago · 6 Dec 2016 at 08:58

Bickaxe said:
Camel Up.

Shamikebab said:
Codenames, cheap and great fun

I'd second both of these as well.

If there are 5-6 of you then I'd recommend One Night Ultimate Werewolf but it wouldn't work as well with 4.

EddScott · 6 Dec 2016 at 13:04

Any hot girls in the team?

Twister..

DEL 707 · 7 Dec 2016 at 19:43

Thanks for all the replies.

Passed on all the suggestions. Now it's just a case of waiting to see if we play 1, which 1 we play and how many fights break out.

JeditOjanen · 8 Dec 2016 at 12:54

4-6? Mysterium or Not Alone. Both are pretty simple, run to about 40 minutes and have a 1-to-many asymmetry. Which one you prefer depends on whether you favour being a ghost trying to explain how they died through the medium of art or an alien creature trying to destroy the pesky scientists who crashed on its planet. I say "you" because as the game's owner you tend to play the odd one out.

DEL 707 · 8 Dec 2016 at 23:11

We've ordered Camel Up.
How easy is it to learn the rules for this? Can we just break it out at the pub and jump into it? Or should 1 of us do some reading before hand?

Psymonkee · 9 Dec 2016 at 00:03

Super easy to learn but there is a little construction involved too!

There is a cardboard pyramid to construct (thick, easy to assemble) and possibly some tokens to punch iirc!

Beyond that the game itself is simple:

You are wealthy nobles betting on a Camel Race. On your turn you have 4 options:

Place a bet on a race winner/loser
Place a bet on winner of current round
Place a tile on the board to modify camel movement
Move the camels

Each of the options will be very obvious once you crack the game open. There are some quirks to camel movement but I'll let you find that out for yourself!

Bickaxe · 9 Dec 2016 at 01:35

Excellent choice! There is an expansion too if you wanted it (makes the track longer and adds a few more options)

But as above, very easy and quick to learn, suitable for all ages.

DEL 707 · 17 Dec 2016 at 13:21

Sadly it didn't happen.

By the time we got the board out, we'd had a little too much to drink to start reading rules.

We might try to have a game during work on the last day before we shut for work.