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If you had to pick just one science-fiction/fantasy themed board game, would you
pick Talisman or something else entirely?

Within the restrictions, I'd go with Battlelore. Of course this would be until Days of Wonder released a Sci-Fi game with the same engine.

hmm...
Risk 2210

or Frag

Speaking of boardgames, has anyone played or heard things about Twilight Imperium?  What's it like?

It seems to be kind of popular around here, or at least has the potential to be.


Malfred - I've heard good things about Twilight Imperium and Talisman, but have played neither.

There are several reviews for Twilight Imperium online. A while ago I was looking into it, but couldn't really tell from them if I wanted to risk the money.

Roborally without a doubt.

I was thinking Risk 2210 too. All the fun of Risk, but more complex and with a scifi flair. Good game.

Fury of Dracula.

Original first edition Battletech, before FASA got caned for ripping off the Dougram and Macross IP.

Space hulk, malfred.
Definatly space hulk.

Something else. Fury Of Dracula's already been mentioned, also Warrior Knights, Warhammer Quest, Arkham Horror, Robo-Rally.

Pretty much anything over Talisman, to be honest

Zombies!!!, or Space Hulk.

Zombies.
OR for a fun card game (not CCG) you can pick up Nuclear War. It's expensive for what you get but the fun factor is A+++.
It also has two expansions and is published by a company called Flying Buffalo.
Or if you can find it; Black Death, the game where each player is a disease and the idea is to infect and kill the population of Europe. Body count in "Millions Served". Fun factor A+Infinity+6x4. I got mine on ebay for like $7.00 including the shipping.

Cosmic Encounter, or possible Munchkin. (Is that a board game? It's been so long...)

Heroquest

Zombies.

So I take it Zombies is pretty fun?  I haven't played it, but I know people who have it and I've seen it.  It's pretty cheap...is it worth picking up?

I own zombies but it doesn't seem as fun as it first was- but that's just my opinion and there's a bunch of expansions for it that I haven't played.

Currently though my vote is for Runebound although it does take awhile to play.

Oh, and much respect to Heroquest- I loved that game as a kid.

Zombies!!! all the way

PPpphhhht. Zombies.

THIS is the ultimate board game.

FIREBALL ISLAND
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1768

http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0924/

Screw over your friends, take risks, steal the jewel, avoid the tiki god, and roll shiny red marbles onto other players pith-helmeted adventurers and scoundrels.

Good luck finding it though.
BEST GAME EVAR.

Definitely 1st edition Space Hulk for me. All the way to the bank.


Non-sci-fi/fantasy, I'd go with Settlers of Catan.

Starfarers of Catan is a decent enough sci-fi eq of Settlers.

Risk 2210 is my favourite version of Risk.

Chainsaw warrior - solo play legend.

Space Hulk was good before all the badly thought out expansions.
(A bit like third edition rules followed by all those bad codexes/codeci)

Zombies is cool, but you really have to play it with people who're into the genre to aprecciate the humor

Settlers of Catan is awesome. Zombies gets a big 'meh' from me.

But the board game I've played over 400 times and still find interesting is: Eurorails! The "board" is different every game: when you build your train track, you draw it on the board in crayon.

Nothing but 1st edition Space Hulk.

I wish GW would put it out again, except instead of terminators they'd have stormtroopers. 1.) the Imperium's not going to waste marines when there's plenty of orphans to raise & train to use hellguns and 2.) I really liked those gas mask stormtrooper models way more than the kasrkin and they're gone. And, y'know, they sucked in-game. So make 'em in plastic so I can have a use for them.


And this concludes your tour of Mister X's candy-colored fantasy world.

I admit Zombies! can be slow but it's freakin' zombies!!!!
The pawns are "shotgun guys". With the expansions you can have zombie dogs, zombie chicks, and government enhanced zombies.
What's not to love?

My choice would be Space Hulk, without hesitation.

Space Hulk, followed by BattleTech, followed by Tyranid Attack!!

BYE

I'd have to lay my vote with Zombies, it's simple, plays fast and is great fun if you turn it into a drinking game