Desert Island Games

July 17th, 2007 | by Jeff Myers |

Here’s a new twist on an old question. Assuming that you are stranded on a desert island with a bunch of your friends with enough essential supplies to meet all of your survival needs, what ten games would you wish to find hidden in a trunk that washes up on the shore? Yes, I do realize that this is a very clumsy and stupid way to ask a simple question; however, asking someone to list their ten favorite games and asking them to list ten games that would be the ONLY games they could play for a while are two very different questions in my opinion.
Here are my ten desert island games:

  1. PLAYING CARDS – This is obvious really. There are so many great card games. I’m a big fan of Bridge.
  2. DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS – Don’t judge this one until you have tried it.
  3. SCRABBLE – The ultimate word game.
  4. SETTLERS OF CATAN – One of my favorite games ever.
  5. BACKGAMMON – Simple and fun.
  6. DUNE – Out of print game from Avalon Hill. Obscure, but hey it’s my list!
  7. RISK – So many hours in college were spent playing this game instead of studying. I’m such a geek.
  8. ILLUMINATI – Published by Steve Jackson Games, this is a great game about taking over the world.
  9. MAGIC THE GATHERING – The first collectible trading card game and still the best.
  10. MONOPOLY – I’m not sure if I even like this game, but seeing a box of games without it would just be weird.

I hope that this gets you thinking about what games you really love to play. I’m sure I will think of some game that I’ve forgotten to list, but that’s what comments are for, right?

  1. One Response to “Desert Island Games”

  2. By APj on Jul 17, 2007 | Reply

    1.Pretty,Pretty,Princess – Hey, if I’m gonna roleplay,it’s gonna be pretty.
    2. Cards – I agree with you: lots of games here. And you can build towers too.
    3. Monopoly- A must.
    4.Backgammon. I learned from a friend of someone who knew the dude that wrote the book, “Backgammon for Blood.” I lost most of the time.
    5. Mouse Trap. Hey, you don’t even have to play this one –it’s just fun to build it.
    6. Marble Race. same reason as#5.
    7. Clue. But I would change all the characters names…..and locations. Like “AirplaneJayne, behind the palm tree, with a pineapple.”
    8. Imaginiff. One of my new favorites.
    9. Scrabble. Gotta keep the vocabulary current. Just in case we’re rescued..
    10.The Dating Game. What? It’s not made anymore?!?!?!?!? Wah!!!!!

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