This holiday weekend, clear the leftovers off the table and let the games begin. These board games and accessories are a perfect – and low-cal – way to spend time with family and friends. – Vicky Uhland, Special to The Denver Post
I’d like to buy a word
If Merriam Webster and Donald Trump created a game, it would be BuyWord. This capitalist version of Scrabble was named the 2005 game of the year by Games Magazine. Players buy letters and are then paid for the words they make from those letters. The winner is the erudite financier who manages to buy low and spell high. $27. ATTACTIX, AURORA
Go! quietly
The ancient Asian board game Go! has many variations, including a version in which opposite-sex pairs play without communicating at all as they place their stones on game boards and design strategies to block their opponents’ moves. Check it out at the Pair Go tournament at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ramada Inn Downtown, 1150 E. Colfax Ave. Beginners welcome. $15 PER TEAM. Info: HTTP://CYBERPSYCHOS.NETONECOM.NET/PAIRGO/
Occupy and conquer
Gaming aficionados say the Germans make the finest board games, and many consider Carcassone the best of the best. Players lay tiles to form a city in the French countryside and score points for occupying their lands with everything from roads to cloisters. Less tedious and more strategic than Monopoly, it’s the modern game of real estate conquest. $19.95. IT’S YOUR MOVE
Feeling flushed?
Haven’t held a winning hand in quite a while? This royal flush rug might be just the inspiration you need during your next poker night. $49.95. WHATONEARTHCATALOG.COM
Scofflaws welcome
Hate to follow regulations? Fluxx is your game. The rules change every time a player draws a card, but the game is simple enough that the kids can play too. $8.95. DIGITAL DUNGEON, GREELEY; COMPLEAT GAMES & HOBBIES, COLORADO SPRINGS; GO! THE GAME STORE, CENTENNIAL
