Board Games Using Physical Skills Board games of physical skills or dexterity games are those that require physical abilities, coordination, and mental skills to win the game. They put the players on challenge since they need good judgment, nimbleness, and coordination. A good example of this type of games is the140 year old Crokinole which was created by Eckhardt Wettlaufer in Canada. The game is a blend of East Indian, French, German ,and...more
The Exigent Game of ChessChess is one of the oldest board games and can only accommodate two players. The goal of the game is to subdue the king piece of the other player where it could no longer move much more capture enemy pieces without getting captured. The game consists of an 8 by 8 checkered game board with a total of 64 squares. Each player has a set of eight pawns, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, one king, and one queen a total of...more
Riveting Auction Board GamesPlayers in auction board games compete with each other by outbidding every other player to win the game which many people get stirred with. Here are some examples of auction board games that would entail ones alertness and resourcefulness. Ra, an Egyptian themed game, is played by 2 to 5 players with a goal of acquiring the most number of lot titles after four rounds have been gone through. Vegas Showdown is another auction board game of 3-5 players who contend to have the most famous casino by bidding on board tiles representing casino-related places like lounges and restaurant to win the rights in order to generate income and increase fame. Another known auction board game is Modern Art in which 3-5 players act as buyers and sellers of paintings of five different artists and the winner is the player that has the most value of sold and bought paintings at the end of four rounds. Bidding skills and strategies are essential game mechanics. Helping out in Cooperative Board Games When players work together to achieve a certain goal against the game or against one or two players, they are playing cooperative board games. It is game which focuses more...more
The Stirring Dungeon Board GameAdventure board games is more of a role playing game that enables players to represent a certain character that can have its prowess and skills boosted as wells as obtain some equipments as the game progresses. The very first adventure board game was Dungeon released in 1975 and was designed by Steve Winter, S. ...more
The Stirring Dungeon Board GameThere are board games that allow individual player to portray or guide a special character that increases its abilities and characteristics or even gain gears as the game continues like the adventure board games. The Dungeon, released in 1975, was innovated by Gary Gygax, David R Megarry, Steve Winter, and S. ...more
The Strategic Game of ChessChess is one of the oldest board games and can only accommodate two players. The goal of the game is to subdue the king piece of the other player where it could no longer move much more capture enemy pieces without getting captured. The game consists of an 8 by 8 checkered game board with a total of 64 squares. It has 2 sets of 16 playing pieces one for each player composed of one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. The players take alternate turns in moving their pieces and it should be noted that only one piece can be moved at a time with an exception on castling where movements of two pieces are allowed. The player with light colored pieces usually white moves first and can land in an empty square or capture an enemy piece on an occupied square and would mean its removal from the game. The World Chess Federation maintains the rules and regulations of the game. The Stimulating Monopoly Board Game The most commercially successful among board games is Monopoly which has been played by over 500 million people in the United States and worldwide. The game was published in 1935 originally patented by Charles Darrow...more
Brain Busting Word Board Games Word board games, those dealing mainly with words, are of various types like word search, crossword puzzle, bluff word games, and others that focus on words. Scrabble is the most popular and most played word board game...more
The Stimulating Monopoly Board Game Over 500 million people in the United States and all over the globe play Monopoly making it the most successful commercially sold among board games. With Rich Uncle Pennybags or Mr. Monopoly as the mascot, the...more
The philosopher Piaget was famous for his theory that children learn through play. A child's play is their work and they will learn through experiencing the world around them. Educational games and toys will aid a child's learning of their physical...more
Intelligent Deduction Board GamesDeductive board games entail making out judgments out of a given premise and logical thinking of game players. A central mechanic of these games would include deductive reasoning to win the game. Two broad...more
Exciting Auction Board GamesIn auction board games, where many people are enthused, players give their best to contend other game players in order to dominate the game. Attentiveness and creativeness are attributes of players who usually win in many...more
Board Games for Get-together ActivitiesThe Game for the Whole Brain as others would love to call it; Cranium is composed of 4-16 players. Each player must possess a multitude of talents and skills since the game has many activities involved. It is...more