Strategy Board Games?

[darkcyd]

Stratego is good. Axis and Allies is up there too. I'd say my favorite game of all time however has to be the original Illumini by Steve jackson. The new one is a bit too much like Magic and similar games. The old one is the most original concept I've seen him gaming for a while.

[Willow]

Die Alien Scum.
It is playable but still under development.  Turn based dice game with pieces which are lego people much simpler than Warhammer and with only one character each.
Invented by my hubby and developed with me and our son.
And I play a bit of Go.

[Too Few Lions]

Stratego is good. Axis and Allies is up there too. I'd say my favorite game of all time however has to be the original Illumini by Steve jackson.

Illuminati's a great game. So many great groups, I always loved the idea of 'Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow!'
Stratego's good too, as are Kings and Things, Reversi, Risk. Though I think my favourite boardgame has to be 'Civilization'

[Gawen]

I love military board games. Squad Leader, Panzer Leader, Risk, Starfleet Battles and more. Two bad no one around me likes to play them.

[Jabbles]

Big fan of Risk. I introduced it to my room-mates in college we had lots of fun.

[ZombiePhysics]

I used to be so freakin' loving towards Monopoly, but my dad hated it, in the kindest and funniest way possible. I have a record of only one loss ever in Monopoly so far as I can recall, which is complete opposite on Chess. Won once against my dad, he kicks my ass the rest of the time. I do fine in the beginning, and out of nowhere comes a checkmate. I am totally obsessive compulsive, yet I eventually let my guard down and fail. Technically I've won twice, but that was when I taught a newbie how to play, so I don't count.

There's also a neat little take on chess from Vat19.com which uses lasers and mirroring them to take down the opponent's pieces. It seems cool, but $35 dollars seems excessive to me. Perhaps I'm just a little cheap. 

[ThinkAnarchy]

How about virtual board games? I like Age of empires very much and Stronghold (for those who are unfamiliar, Stronghold is very much like age of empires, just not with the campaigns but otherwise more complete in castle building and maintaining).

But nothing beats real life strategic problems.  <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/cheesygrin.gif" alt="" title="cheesy grin" />

I throughly enjoy strategy games as well. You left out Warcraft and Total War though.

As for board games I love risk, but it takes to long to finish a game. I generally prefer card games over boardgames. 

[roy1967]

I have played Advanced Squad Leader for 13 or 14 years.  It is a very complex, involved game with over 15 thousand counters (pieces), 60 geomorphic boards, many historical maps such as Stalingrad, Pegasus Bridge, Tarawa etc.  Games usually take between 4 and 8 hours, more for bigger scenarios.  historical modules are played as campaigns, and can take months, or in the case of the Stalingrad module, a couple of years.

[Medusa]

I play a ton of Mahjong on-line. It seriously zones my brain right on out.

[Sweetdeath]

I'm in love with chinese checkers. And damn it, why is monopoly so addictive?!

[Awolf26]

Strategy board games:

I really like Pente. I want to play Go, but do not own it.

Many people have mentioned Risk. I have never been able to play with anyone that plays it for real. I would love to.

Chess is always great too.

There is a very obscure and amazing strategy board game called The Gentlemen of South Sandwiche Islands. Very addictive, frustrating, and fun. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1883736289/the-gentlemen-of-the-south-sandwiche-islands/posts

Virtual Board Games:

I like Civilization Revolution. If anyone owns PS3 and that game. Hit me up and we shall play.

[Crow]

Im a "video-game hick" but I do enjoy a game of chess, go, or any card game.

I like Civilization Revolution. If anyone owns PS3 and that game. Hit me up and we shall play.

That's a great game not as good as Civilization 4 but still damn fun.