Top 10 Worst Board Games

The Top Ten
Mouse Trap

People who created Mouse Trap need to either die, kick themselves in the face, or jump off a huge cliff. This is an extremely horrible game.

I actually had this. I think it was more fun playing with the mouse trap contraption than the actual board game.

This game is completely unplayable. The stupid thing never worked.

Operation

Nah, I had Operation on the game pens they used to sell. The patient wasn't a clown, just had a red nose.

More frustration than fun, Operation is an exercise in patience. You'll have lost $10,000 and two patients before you can remove a single piece.

I love Operation now, but when I was a toddler, it gave me nightmares for years.

Clue

It's all about luck and has no strategy whatsoever.

Candy Land

I remember playing this game with my mother as a preschooler. I enjoyed it. To me, it was like a fantasy role-playing game. I imagined myself walking around and exploring. Now, 45 years later, I am a recovering alcoholic with encephalopathy, cirrhosis, and psychosis. A defense mechanism inside what's left of my brain blames Candy Land for all the aforementioned problems.

This game is lame, babyish, and it lacks replay value. I'd have more fun betting an iPhone as a bounty prize for a game of Poker.

Monopoly

I've never completed this game, and it drags on forever.

Boring, unbalanced, and ridiculously overrated.

Do I even need to comment? It's so dull.

The Game of Life

Not only does this game suck, but it's also so boring! Even as an elimination video game!

The object of the game is to get married, have kids, and become a millionaire.

Backgammon

I remember asking my grandfather what the game on the back of the checkerboard was. He was very drunk at the time and said, "That's backgammon!" He looked at me with a pissed-off face, and I went downstairs to my room. I knew better than to push the issue. My subconscious always associates that incident with the backgammon board, so I don't play the game because of it.

As a matter of fact, I hate Backgammon, especially when I'm playing against the computer.

Buy War Chest if you want a fun abstract game.

Don't Wake Daddy

I own this one, although I haven't played it recently. It's been years since it was anything more than a dust collector in the closet. Assembling it is not only annoying, but it's also incredibly easy to break the pieces beyond repair. It's also frustrating how easy it is to wake "daddy" and lose all your progress, effectively making this game reliant on luck (or whether the mechanic will even work properly with the game you just bought). Needless to say, this game will continue to collect dust.

Trump: The Game

"Made in America...except the dice in China." The components and gameplay are as ugly as he is.

It's Donald Trump, so you know it's awful.

Trouble

The Newcomers

? Squid Game

Note: This isn't the worst board game in the world, but I still feel the need to list its flaws for anyone who comes across this comment.

So the things that are wrong with this game (listed in no particular order) are:

1. Everyone controls a team of 12 rather than an individual player. Seven of your team members play Round 1, and a new member joins before the games that follow. Isn't one of the main points of Squid Game to put everyone on an equal playing field? If this were part of the actual game, some people would make it to the final round without putting in any effort whatsoever.

2. The Midnight Brawl isn't included. It should be because I consider this a game, even though it technically isn't one of the six games. Players were eliminated from it, so it counts.

3. They should have used actual marbles instead of cardboard ones.

4. The final game is just rock-paper-scissors. There's no strategy involved.

I feel like this game would have benefitted from each player controlling, say, one or two tokens instead of twelve, with the rest being NPCs whose actions are random. This would actually give players motivation to do well in the games and avoid getting eliminated.

? Chutes and Ladders

This game is only based on chance with zero strategy involved. Players either slide or climb without making any decisions.

The Contenders
Chess

People who don't like chess just aren't good at it. I'm not trying to be mean or anything - I didn't get good at chess until a few years ago, and I started playing when I was 5! I'm 15 now.

Doggy Doo
Buckaroo!
Sorry!
Risk

It is so hard! All you do is place guys and battle with them using dice. I bet everyone is tied in this game except for beginners. And I hate the name!

It becomes apparent early on who's going to win, and then it takes quite a while for the inevitable to transpire.

Toilet Trouble
Soggy Doggy
Gooey Louie

I was a child when it first came out. Someone brought it to school on toy day, so embarrassing memory.

Scrabble
Poopyhead

What's with all the poop games nowadays?

Wiggly Worms

It was for little kids in the '90s. It actually featured worms in a giant red apple.

Checkers

Quite possibly the worst "game" I have ever had the displeasure of playing or looking at. All you do is take circles and move them around squares. How unbelievably boring! This is so bad that even my dog can't play it. This sucks so much I can't even see what I'm typing anymore because of this dumb pop-up. I like the pop-up more than this game!

Ghettopoly

Is this supposed to be a ripoff of Monopoly?

Smart Ass
Cluedo
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