Time was, like most kids, you loved board games. You bugged your parents and your aunts and uncles and your grandparents and your babysitters to “play a gaaaaame” until they finally gave in, picked up the dice, and proceeded to let you win. Except the uncles; they thought losing built character. And, let’s be honest—they also sort of got a kick out of beating you.

But now, perhaps, it’s time to get your revenge on those uncles of your youth. Break out any of these ten board games—they’re still fun to play, honestly—and challenge your uncle. Teach that son of a bitch just how much character you built up over all those years.

10. Payday

A simple game that plays in some ways reminiscently of the more visually complex Game of LIFE, but never got the same respect. Where the enjoyment of the latter was always lessened by the fact that the career you get right at the beginning largely dictates the remainder of the game, Payday takes that specific random element out, and ends up being a better game because of it. Add to that the cool effect of the game being measured in real time—the board itself is a 31-day calendar—and you can play for six months, a year, or an entire adult lifetime, if you want. Of course, if you have the time for that, you probably aren’t all that familiar with the concept of a payday itself.

9. Yahtzee

A pretty simple dice game that’s still pretty fun to play. But really? It’s good that they dropped the professor from the box over the years, because seriously, no one was buying it. “The fun game that makes thinking…fun!” That’s not just a vast exaggeration; it’s also too bad that they couldn’t sneak the word “fun” in there a few more times.

8. Battleship

Aside from the kitschy charm of being able to say “You sank my battleship!” in faux-outrage, the real challenge of this game as an adult comes in thinking up new ways to distract your opponent so that you can move your sub over to the other corner of the pegboard. Better yet, it’s something that according to the game box, a father and son can enjoy together while Mom and sis can wash the damn dishes like they’re supposed to.

7. Candyland

No, not really. At least not as you originally played it. But turn it into a drinking game, in which you chug a Guinness when you land in the Molasses Swamp, or shoot some chilled vodka when you meet Queen Frostine? And you’ve got yourself a game worth playing. And the more drunk you get, the more brilliant the whole color-matching system of movement becomes.

6. Monopoly

Was this ever really a kids game at all? Once you got past the thrill of getting to choose whether you were the race car or the Scottie dog, was there really all that much fun left for a seven-year-old? Not so much. But playing with adults is like the boardgame equivalent of a Rorschach test. If you ever wanted to see what capitalist evil lurks in the hearts of your friends? Set aside fourteen hours or so and play Monopoly with them.

5. Boggle

Does this count as a board game? Close enough. And pretty addictive—actually, more addictive now that your vocabulary is (one would hope) larger than it was back in the 4th grade. And the cacophonous sound made when you shake the boggle cube? Still sublime.

4. Backgammon

Chances are that Backgammon was one of those games your grandparents had, and that you never bothered to learn how to play, even though it was pretty rad, what with the whole thing coming in its own leather briefcase, and boasting those felt-lined dice cups. And really, it’s an excellent and long-lived game of strategy, chance, and…you know, awesome felt-lined cups.

3. Risk

Face it—kids don’t actually play risk. Teen boys play Risk, and even then only until someone gets pissed off for lacking the foresight to start in North America or Europe. This game can be very long, and pretty brutal, so remember to play with friends you don’t mind exterminating from the flat, cardboard planet. Another important lesson comes from The Princess Bride’s Vizzini, who reminds you of the classic blunder: “never get involved in a land war in Asia.”

2. Scrabble

Scrabble is another one of those games that kids really can’t play very well at all—which is why there are all these kids’ versions all over the place that don’t require little ones to actually, you know, spell. But ultimately, it’s a pretty challenging game of spelling, and vocabulary, and other things adults are just plain better at. Like learning how to get rid of a rack full of nothing but vowels.

1. Clue

Colonel Mustard in the Billiards Room with the lead pipe! This classic detective game is still tons of fun, and remains the only pastime in which you can actually reveal yourself to be a murderer. Fun for all ages!