{"id":20219,"date":"2020-06-28T00:01:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T00:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=20219"},"modified":"2020-06-14T13:52:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T13:52:22","slug":"clubhouse-games-51-worldwide-classics-part-1-board-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/28\/clubhouse-games-51-worldwide-classics-part-1-board-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Part 1: Board Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Nintendo recently came out with a collection of board and card games for the Switch called Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics.\u00a0 I wanted to go through all the games briefly and share my personal impressions, but there are so many of them we\u2019ll have to split this up into three parts with a wrap up at the end for the holiday weekend.\u00a0 So first we\u2019ll look at the board games in this collection!<\/p>\n

Mancala<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supposedly this is one of the oldest board games in existence.\u00a0 You and your opponent have little holes on each side and marbles go in each one.\u00a0 You move marbles around and drop one off in each hole until you run out of marbles in all but the last big hole on your side.\u00a0 Whoever has the most marbles in their last hole at the end, wins.\u00a0 I had a little trouble understanding this one so I didn\u2019t win.<\/p>\n

Dots and Boxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the little game you see in every kid\u2019s activity and coloring book ever made.\u00a0 Make lines on a dot filled board and when you make a square, you get to fill it in and get a point.\u00a0 The arcade game Do Run Run! reminds me of this game.<\/p>\n

Yacht Dice<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just Yahtzee.\u00a0 I don\u2019t like this poker dice game very much, but I do have a Pac-Man Yahtzee where Pac-Man is the dice shaker.\u00a0 They make Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda Yahtzee games, why couldn\u2019t they have put those on here?<\/p>\n

Four-in-a Row<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just Connect Four.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always loved this game ever since I was a little kid, and it\u2019s been one of my all time favorite board games.\u00a0 There\u2019s a really cool giant arcade game of this, too.\u00a0 I even remember the old commercial. \u201cPretty sneaky, sis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hit and Blow<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh what a horrible name for this game!\u00a0 You have to guess the arrangement of colored pegs with clues and have so many times to do so.\u00a0 I knew I\u2019ve seen this game before as a board game, and when I did some research, turns out the game is called Mastermind.<\/p>\n

Nine Men\u2019s Morris<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is an old Roman strategy game where you place marbles on a field and when you get three in a row, you get to take out one of your opponent\u2019s marbles until they only have two left.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t do too well on this one.<\/p>\n

Hex<\/strong><\/p>\n

You place pieces on a hexagonal playfield until you get a \u2018road\u2019 from one side to another.\u00a0 But you must also keep your opponent from making a line from one end to the other as well.\u00a0 I at least beat the computer on normal.<\/p>\n

Checkers<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always liked Checkers and have enjoyed playing it with family and friends throughout the years.\u00a0 I like it a heck of a lot more than Chess anyway.\u00a0 Easier to understand, too.\u00a0 They make Nintendo themed Checkers in real life, why couldn\u2019t they have put them in here, too?<\/p>\n

Hare and Hounds<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a simple and quick strategy board game where you play as either the hare or hounds.\u00a0 The hare can move in any direction but you only get one.\u00a0 There are three hounds but they only move forward.\u00a0 The hare wins if he gets to the other end, but the hounds win if they block his escape.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t do too well on this one, but it is a nice quick game if you only have a few minutes.<\/p>\n

Gomoku<\/strong><\/p>\n

I thought this would be the Japanese game \u201cGo\u201d but it isn\u2019t.\u00a0 It uses the same pieces and board, though.\u00a0 It\u2019s kind of like a cross between Connect Four (more like Connect Five here), and Go.\u00a0 Go is such a popular game in Japan that there was even an anime about it.\u00a0 And like in Chess, you shout out a word in Go when you are about to win.\u00a0 You know what that word is?\u00a0 \u201cAtari!\u201d<\/p>\n

Dominoes<\/strong><\/p>\n

No you don\u2019t set them up and knock them down here.\u00a0 It\u2019s the other Dominoes game where you match up numbers for points and try to get rid of your \u2018deck.\u2019\u00a0 I remember seeing people play this game a lot at church when I was a kid.\u00a0 I\u2019m not too terribly good at it on this game, though.<\/p>\n

Chinese Checkers<\/strong><\/p>\n

I never liked this game much as a kid, because back then I remember seeing this game EVERYWHERE.\u00a0 Kids wanted to play it all the time so I got sick of it, and every birthday party I went to, that kid would get it as a present and be super excited about it.\u00a0 I never understood why, though.\u00a0 The game\u2019s not even Chinese!\u00a0 In today\u2019s world where everything you do is considered \u2018racist,\u2019 I wonder if people would consider this game racist as well.<\/p>\n

Ludo<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just a variation of Pachisi.\u00a0 Or Parchisi in some places.\u00a0 I think the closest commercial game that this is like is \u201cSorry.\u201d\u00a0 My mom used to love playing Parchisi with her grandmother so it\u2019s a special board game for her.\u00a0 I got her a copy of this game as well, by the way.<\/p>\n

Backgammon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ever since I was little, I\u2019ve always wanted to learn how to play Backgammon.\u00a0 The design of the board just looked appealing to me, I guess.\u00a0 But I was also too lazy to learn how to play the traditional way.\u00a0 Luckily it\u2019s on this collection so I was able to learn.\u00a0 They give you instructions for each game on here, which is nice.\u00a0 After playing it, I have to say it didn\u2019t blow me away or anything, but I am glad to have the opportunity to learn something new.<\/p>\n

Renegade<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just \u201cOthello\u201d or \u201cReversi\u201d or \u201cAttax\u201d in the arcade or the NES 7up Spot game.\u00a0 No matter what it is, though, I\u2019ve never been very good at it.<\/p>\n

Chess<\/strong><\/p>\n

You want to know how I learned how to play chess?\u00a0 Well when I was little, there was a computer game called Battle Chess.\u00a0 It was fairly popular if I remember correctly, and I wanted to see all the animations of the pieces when they \u2018killed\u2019 the other pieces, so that\u2019s how I learned how to play chess.\u00a0 Another thing I learned about the game is that I don\u2019t like chess!\u00a0 Here it\u2019s just a standard no-frills chess game, and I don\u2019t know how hard the computer gets for expert players because I\u2019m awful at chess.\u00a0 But one cool thing is that they have step by step lessons on how to play, since chess is a bit more complicated.\u00a0 But if you want to learn how to play, this is a great way to do it.\u00a0 Heck, even I learned a few things I didn\u2019t know and\/or forgot!\u00a0 Only thing I wish is that they let you unlock new pieces.\u00a0 Like how about a Mario or Zelda chess set?\u00a0 That would make me want to play it more!\u00a0 For some reason, now I have \u201cOne Night at Bangkok\u201d stuck in my head.<\/p>\n

Shogi<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably seen Shogi pieces in other games and not even known it, like in Animal Crossing or Katamari Damacy.\u00a0 It\u2019s basically Japanese Chess.\u00a0 The rules and pieces are different, but you know what I mean.\u00a0 Like the chess game on here, there are also step by step lessons on how to play, since it\u2019s more complicated.\u00a0 I do like that they added alphabet letters along with the Japanese symbols so I can tell what\u2019s what.<\/p>\n

Mini Shogi<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is just a smaller, quicker version of Shogi with less pieces.\u00a0 And that\u2019s pretty much it.\u00a0 Next time we\u2019ll look at all the card games on this collection!\u00a0 Later!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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