Board Games @ Ashdown

Ashdown has a variety of board games available to check out from the front desk. Below is a sampling of the available games. Come to an Ashdown game night if you are interested in finding people to play with.

Settlers of Catan

What is it? Settlers of Catan is a board game where the board is made up of hexagon tiles that are randomized each time you play it. You and your opponents are trying to build settlements and roads along the hexagonal grid to be the first one to 10 victory points.
How many players? 3-4 players
How long does it take to play? 90 minutes
More Information: boardgamegeek

Ticket to Ride

What is it? Ticket to Ride is a game about building trains across the united states. Each player is trying to build connections between cities listed on cards in their hand. Longer routes are worth more points. The player with the longest route at the end of the game wins.
How many players? 2-5 players
How long does it take to play? 45 minutes
More Information: boardgamegeek

Dominion Intrigue

What is it? Dominion Intrigue is a deck building card game. Each player starts with the same deck of 10 cards. On every turn, each player draws 5 cards from their deck and uses those cards to attack other players and to gain more cards for their deck. The player with the most victory points shown on cards in their deck wins.
How many players? 2-4 players
How long does it take to play? 30 minutes
More Information: boardgamegeek

Risk

What is it? Risk is the game of global domination (not my words, the box says so). Each player controls an army and tries to take over the world. Battles are waged between armies by rolling dice. The game ends when one player controls the entire world.
How many players? 2-6 players
How long does it take to play? 2 hours
More Information: boardgamegeek

Cards Against Humanity

What is it? A mature version of apples to apples.
How many players? 4-30 players
How long does it take to play? 30 minutes
More Information: boardgamegeek