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Small games for two to be played in the restaurant while waiting
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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We are not going out to have lunch in the restaurant, but years ago - and two children earlier - we were often out to lunch and playing games while waiting. These games have already been played by us. What do you play while waiting?
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Posted Tue Dec 4, 2007 12:36 am
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Board Game: Pico
[Average Rating:5.67 Overall Rank:4326]
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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The only place you need is the place to lay two cards on the table.
If you havn't got a table, you can put it anywhere.
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Board Game: Pico 2
[Average Rating:5.95 Overall Rank:2700]
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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As I said before...
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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You'll need 2 places for cards and at the end of the round you need a little bit more to sort the cards and make the pizzas.
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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You don't need a table, you can play it in you own hands.
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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For shure!
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Board Game: Bongo!
[Average Rating:6.08 Overall Rank:2064]
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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Find a place to throw up to 10 dices - you are lucky!
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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The cards in the middle can be slightly overlapping. No other problems.
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Board Game: Hive
[Average Rating:7.38 Overall Rank:85]
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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Try to use the edition, where you can see the different tiles colors. Don't use the first edition for playing in bad light.
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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You'll see some guests looking very strange...
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Board Game: Blink
[Average Rating:6.07 Overall Rank:1628]
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Carsten ☼ Wesel
Germany
Pinneberg-Quellental
Germany
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The waiter is calculating the amount you'll have to pay? Just add a game of Speed. It's fun.
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Bobby Doran
United States
Simi Valley
California
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We've played this card game in a few eateries. You just need a small space for a few cards and draw/discard piles.
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Bobby Doran
United States
Simi Valley
California
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Played this while waiting for food once.
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Steffan O'Sullivan
United States
Plymouth
New Hampshire
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Always a hit!
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Steffan O'Sullivan
United States
Plymouth
New Hampshire
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I don't know if it comes in multiple sizes, but if so, I have a small travel-sized version of this game that we've played in restaurants.
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Board Game: Jotto
[Average Rating:6.40 Overall Rank:3173]
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Steffan O'Sullivan
United States
Plymouth
New Hampshire
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My ex-wife and I used to play this all the time in restaurants. Just paper and pen are all you need.
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T. Nomad
New Zealand
Winnipeg/Auckland/Cheonan
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Smaller than 3 cards on the table. Smaller than a cigar in your pocket.
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Mark Hudson
United States
Los Angeles
California
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Farkel is not the most profound game, but it is our all-time #1 hit in coffee shops.
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John W
United States
Sacramento
California
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Instead of playing a cardgame, I usually talk with my lunch partner while waiting....
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Dan Poole
United States
Goldsboro
North Carolina
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Definitely a small game, though there are quite a few little wooden pieces
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Justin Redd
United States
Portland
Oregon
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I have a friend that carries Rabbit Guessing in her pocket for just such occasions. It's fun. It's very fast. And you can adapt it to just about any playing area.
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The odds don't apply to me
United States
Los Angeles
California
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..if your players don't mind an abstract game in an artsy metal box.
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Daniel Danzer
Germany
Stuttgart
southwest
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Make your own copy as small as you want ... 
Very quick, so you can play a tournament in three rounds: First, before you even get the drinks, one before the main menu, and one between this and the dessert.
Winner of the tournament pays the bill.
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Jody Ludwick
United States
(northern)
Indiana
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A pretty decent push-your-luck dice game that is portable, plays quickly, and can be found at any Target store. My son keeps a copy of Cinq-O dangling from his swim bag.
... makes a great stocking stuffer too!
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Board Game: Tsuro
[Average Rating:6.46 Overall Rank:726]
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Manuel Pombeiro
Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril
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Several times I carried this to the restaurant so that I and my kid could play while we where waiting for the food. Sometimes my wife or other couples that got along with us (looking sidelong to this strange behavior) also played it. The funny face of the people nearby when this hits the table is priceless!!
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Manuel Pombeiro
Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril
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This as been the game of choice lately. Both me and my kid love the fast playing and the twisted turns this gives. From time to time my wife also joins in. As usual the faces from the nearby tables is priceless. True to be told I usual do this at our normal restaurant where the staff already knows us.
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Posted Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:06 pm
