Painting The Sistine Chapel With Friends?

Painting The Sistine Chapel With Friends?

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Do you turn your nose when someone mentions games? Does the thought of Life, Candyland, Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit turn your stomach? Me too.

But, you dont have to assume that you hate all games. In fact, I suspect that there are thousands of games around that you might like, but youve never heard of them. These games are affectionately known as Eurogames or Designer Games.

What are Eurogames?

Eurogames, or Designer Games, originally came out of Germany, but are now widely available in the United States. These games have a lot of strategy, last about 60-90 minutes, and player elimination is strictly prohibited. You'll never again have to watch your two friends spend 6 hours finishing the Risk game you were eliminated from. Also, the games have well known designers and are colorful and well made.

Some example games

Ticket to Ride. Ticket to Ride is a game about building railroad connections in the USA (or Europe, Germany, Switzerland, or Norway in other versions of the game). Gamers collect cards and use them to build routes between destination cities on the game board. The players are guided by a handful of tickets that let them know what cities to connect to score points at the end of the game.

Fresco. If you ever dreamt of painting the Sistine Chapel, this game is for you. Players are one of a number of master artists who have to coax and prod their assistants to get up early enough in the morning to buy and mix paint and then paint the frescos on the ceiling of the chapel. But don't forget to have enough money - you might have to paint some family portraits along the way. Make sure the bishop is happy - he gives you extra points for seeing you paint the chapel.

Ave Caesar. A game for the charioteers among us. Jump on your chariot for a three lap race around the Roman "circus maximus." Make sure to stop by the Emperor's box at least once during the race to hail Caesar - those who don't will be fed to the lions.

These games are much more fun than the traditional games of the United States - look them up on Google and you'll find many more just like them. If you don't like the idea of painting the Sistine Chapel, what about inventing alongside Leonardo da Vinci, owning your very own music label, or having your very own tribe of angry Vikings ransack Europe.

You are missing a great opportunity for some wonderful social interaction with friends and family.


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