Tien Len, Cribbage and Backgammon...What's Next?

[d4k23]

So my wife and I play a game called Tien Len or Viet Cards with two of our friends, which I learned in high school (and took a long time for me to teach them how to play). We have a few house rules, but play all the time and can't get enough!

Recently I learned how to play Backgammon (only 2 people) and they taught us Cribbage, which we have played the last few get togethers and really enjoy!

Anybody else play board games or cards and if so what's your favorite 4 player game??

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Euchre

 

[jpmcwjr]

Cards: Bridge, Hearts, Spite and Malice. (last one is two handed)
Board: Backgammon, dominoes, checkers, chess. (last two are for two.)

 

[Ahi Ka]

500, cribbage and backgammon are favourites of mine

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Played a lot of dominoes when I was younger. Some five card draw and Texas Hold’em when buddies get a game together, but that’s pretty rare these days. It’s been years now, but I used to like spades. Don’t really play anything anymore I guess.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I grew up playing Backgammon and even started a club in high school.

Have y'all considered any dice games like Yahtzee or 10,000?

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

So my wife and I play a game called Tien Len or Viet Cards with two of our friends, which I learned in high school (and took a long time for me to teach them how to play). We have a few house rules, but play all the time and can't get enough!

Recently I learned how to play Backgammon (only 2 people) and they taught us Cribbage, which we have played the last few get togethers and really enjoy!

Anybody else play board games or cards and if so what's your favorite 4 player game??

My wife and I play rummy.

 

[username]

Had a friend teach me go in college but I suck at thinking all those moves ahead.

 

[captainsousie]

Rummy. Usually played to 500 but a friend and I played to over 10,000.

 

[d4k23]

Have not heard of a few of these Euchre , Spite and Malice being a few. I'll have to read up and see if they can handle it. Are these easy to learn?

I like Hearts and Spades but hard to convince them for some strange reason. And dominos is good too - we have another friend which that 42 is her game of choice, so play when she's around.

I'll let you know if I have any luck!

 

[mawnansmiff]

Scrabble has to be the best of all board games. It entertains & expands the mind at the same time. Trivial Pursuit is also up there for the same reasons.

Regards,

Jay.

 

[Peter Peachfuzz]

cribbage can become very addictive..

 

[edger]

Don’t like games at all, and my wife and friends constantly harass me about being a bad sport, antisocial shit, etc. I’d rather read a book.

 

[prairiedruid]

Cards: The German side of my family plays sheepshead.

 

[jhowell]

Whist, bridge...

 

[Ahi Ka]

Whist, bridge...

Knock whist or standard?

 

[briarbuck]

Big cribbage and backgammon player. Enjoy it as a betting game. I fancy myself as a solid gammon player, but my 18 year old daughter is kicking my butt lately. Cribbage is great as long as it's played fast.

Another fun game is Pente

 

[jhowell]

Knock whist or standard?

Standard.

 

[Raylan]

Hearts, with the Queen of Spades worth 13 points and passing three cards to the left - best played with 4 each person in it for themselves. Pepper - a variation of Euchre - use Ace through 9 - 24 cards - 4 players - all cards are dealt - then starting with the left of dealer each person can bid tricks - whoever wins the bid gets to call trump - jacks are trump in the suite and same color suite called - first team to fifty wins. Spades. Blackjack. Poker. Boardgames - checkers, chess, othello. Party games - monopoly, clue, risk. Dice games - Yahtzee.

 

[coyja]

Hearts for sure. Nothing more fun than shooting the moon in Hearts.
Not a 4 player game but I just got hold of a vintage Japanese Go board so now I have to figure that one out!