Board and card games go well beyond the childhood titles we all know. Here are some of the games which make frequent appearances in our house:

• Bohnanza
  
• Elfenland
  
• Diplomacy
  
• Puerto Rico
  
• Risk 2210
  
• Fluxx
  

We also throw Mario Kart parties. These involve 4 Nintendo GameCubes wired together so that 16 players are all participating in the same Mario Kart: Double Dash race.

I also enjoy the Wii, and all the big franchises for it. And PC games. Some of my oft-resurrected favorites:

• Civilization
  
• Warcraft 3
  
• Starcraft
  
• Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  
• Half-Life 2
  
• Chessmaster