The greatest party games?

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2007-06-27 10:49pm

If you have friends over, what do you play?

We're rather fond of

Super Smash Bros.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Various weird odds and ends for the Dreamcast a friend has
We used to be heavily into Phantasy Star Online but we realized just how boring that game truly was
We dabble in Dungeons and Dragons
And we have a moratorium on Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (long story)

Jack Bauer · Post by **Jack Bauer** » 2007-06-28 12:00am

Please.

Karaoke Revolution and its various sequels clearly win this category.

Honorable mention goes out to Wii Sports.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2007-06-28 01:06am

Wario Ware.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2007-06-28 02:48am

Guitar Hero (2).

Sometimes Gears of War but that's more of a "oh hay lets co op this thing on insane" rather than a true party type game.

Post by **weemadando** » 2007-06-28 05:21am

On the Pen and Paper, non-collectible card game and board game front:

Munchkin
Chez Geek (preferably with all expansions)
Cthulhu 500 (try it, its easy and fun)
Zombies (double plus good)
Doom (the boardgame - its a lot of fun dying over and over in Co-op and the new expansion gives DM and CTF play)
A Game of Thrones (I love this game)
ANY CheapAss game (Kill Doctor Lucky and Witch Trial are my two favourites)

atg · Post by **atg** » 2007-06-28 05:33am

Smash Bros and Wii Sports (especially Tennis) are the two I've been playing/seen being played the most lately.
Wii sports especially seems popular at parties, everyone can pick it up and have a good shot at it.

General Deathdealer · Post by **General Deathdealer** » 2007-06-28 06:11am

Mario Party. They new Mario Party 8 for the Wii is awesome.

Acidburns · Post by **Acidburns** » 2007-06-28 07:31am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Wario Ware.

Seconded.

Civil War Man · Post by **Civil War Man** » 2007-06-28 08:01am

weemadando wrote:Zombies (double plus good)

Zombies? Zombies?! Maybe if you have about 4 hours to kill.

Though I must admit, I did have fun blowing up the Sporting Goods store with a molotov cocktail the one time I played. We actually ran out of zombie figurines, so it was an epic battle between me and the other players. I would have the remaining zombies beeline towards the Sporting Goods store (because if I left, I would lose the molotov cocktail bonus), while the rest of them would have zombies run away because I was slaughtering every single one that wandered in.

As for fun party games, Mafia is fun if you have enough people (at least a couple dozen).

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2007-06-28 08:04am

Halo 2 is still an overwhelming favorite with my friends, even after all this time. Battle for Middle Earth II is also quite fun, but its kind of a hassle to set up for a lot of people.

Darth Holbytlan · Post by **Darth Holbytlan** » 2007-06-28 01:50pm

The card game Apples to Apples is terrific and simple.

Illuminati, if you have a group that meets regularly---it takes time to learn the rules.

Uno is stupid, but fun. IMHO, the game needs rule modifications to play at its best (i.e. more cut-throat).

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-06-28 02:24pm

GoldenEye 007

sorry guys thread over

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2007-06-28 07:25pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:GoldenEye 007

sorry guys thread over

Aye. And with my Playstation 2-owning friend, we invariably always play Soul Calibur 3, no matter what. Hint: Nightmare + steel paddle = win.