I had a really nice weekend playing board games with the kids this weekend.  In short, we played:

• Pirateology
• Settlers of Catan
• Shadows Over Camelot
• Betrayal on Hill House (or something like that)

I don’t know what my deal is, but I mess up that last one every time I say it.  House on Betrayal Hill, Battle of Hill House…whatever.  It’s a game.  Fun one!

I tried to play Vampire the Requiem but the instructions read like an IKEA manual, so we gave up.  16, 12, and 10 — and me…no one was in the mood to wait.

I’m looking for other fun games, like Settlers which the kids LOVED, but I’m not sure where to start.  They love “pieces”, but they don’t love LONG and INVOLVED set-up times with respect to reading rules and doling out information. 

By “they”, I mean “me, too”.

So, if anyone has any ideas, gimme a shout.  I’d love to hear ’em.  It’s got to be suitable for 10+ and we’re good for about an hour to an hour and a half before people start sniping at each other.  I’m all ears.