FFG Games Recommendations (for camping!)

By shadowtag, in The Crystal Ball and The Wishing Well

I'm not sure where else to post this question, so I picked this forum! :-)

I'm going beach camping with my kids next week and since I love every FFG game I've played, I'm looking for some recommendations of FFG games that would work ok while camping. So, not a bajillion pieces, fairly portable, playable on a picnic table or in a tent.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Citadels would be good.

As much as I love Citadels I've had younger players zone out on me during that game, so I think it really depends on what your kids are into. Chaos Marauders might be good if they're in the right age group. Maybe Aye Dark Overlord? Cave Troll is one of the smaller boardgames once it's all out on the table, so that might work. My all-time favourite mass-appeal FFG game has got to be Ingenious, and while that might be light on the components compared to a monster like World of Warcraft, you might think it a little too fussy for camping. Too bad the new Ingenious Challenges hasn't come out yet, that might have fit the bill.

If you look any of these up on Boardgamegeek.com, they ought to have photos of the game in progress so you can judge whether or not it would work on your trip. Let us know what you decide to take! :)

Thanks for the ideas!

I've had my kids zone out during Citadels too!

I haven't tried Cave Troll yet. I'll give that one a try and see how it works while camping. Maybe I'll take Drakon with me as well. I'll definitely be leaving Descent at home! gran_risa.gif