The Stirring Dungeon Board GameAdventure board games make players depict unique characters that can acquire gears, augment its abilities and attributes as the game carries on. The Dungeon, released in 1975, was innovated by Gary Gygax, David R Megarry, Steve Winter, and S. Schwab. The game designed for two to four players consists of a rulebook, four colored Parcheesi-style playing pieces (white, blue, green, and red). Included in the game...more
Party Board GamesCranium is also called The Game for the Whole Brain, played by 4-16 individuals. This game is comprised of several activities and needs a player to have quite a few abilities. Published and made known to the public on 1998 by inventors, Richard Tait and Whit Alexander. There are two to four group divisions of the game with each group having represented by a mover and all starts at the starting line of the Planet Cranium by...more
Board Games Using Physical Skills Board games of Physical Skills or also known as dexterity games are those that need coordination, physical, and mental abilities to dominate the game. They usually challenge the player or players both physically and mentally since they need finesse, dexterity, and coordination. Examples of these games include Crokinole, an almost 140 year old game developed in Canada by Eckhardt Wettlaufer. The Crokinole is a fusion of German, East Indian, French, and English games comprises of checker sized disks and board with rings relating to its equivalent points. Two teams with two to four players per team play the game by flipping the checker sized disks from the outer edge of the board with the goal of hitting the center but also to hit the opposing teams disks already on the board otherwise the turn is deemed foul. Alternative picks for board games that require physical skills are Carrom, Kerplunk, Subboteo, Jenga, Topple, Twister, Perfection, Carabande and other board games that utilize physical skills. The Challenging Monopoly Board GameThe most commercially successful among board games is Monopoly which has been played by over 500 million people...more
Playing in Two Player Board Games There are board games that are made exclusively for two individuals to play. These are some board games that you can play along with your friend, wife or special someone. One of these games is the Abalone, which is a strategy game played using fourteen marbles for each player and set in a hexagonal board with 61...more
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. These games centers winning, losing, and performing as a team in contrast to individual pursuit. To make it more challenging, events in the game do not come in...more
The Swift of Race Board Games Race board games are among the earliest board game invented which require each player to compete against each other and be the first player to attain the goal. The game involves moving pieces on the game board under definite game rules and the player who is able to bring the pieces at the goal, objective or end of the line dominates. Known of all race board games is Backgammon, also in the tables family, relies on luck and strategy of the player with its objective of eliminating opponent pieces. Movements on this game are counted on the dices roll and can be played only by two people. Other examples of race board games include the Egyptian Senet, European Game of the Goose, Ludo, and Transformers. While some board games are very complex such as they would rely on skills, strategy, and even luck; some also are very simple to play and movements are based on the corresponding number after rolling the dice. Intelligent Deduction Board GamesBoard games that require a player to make use of ones intellectual ability to make logical judgment based on a particular premise fall under the category of deductive board games. A central mechanic of these games...more
Helping out in Cooperative Board Games Cooperative board games enable players to work for a certain objective that could either be against another set of players or against the game. These games centers winning, losing, and performing as a team in...more
Hailing Victorious in Multi-player Elimination Board GamesThe main aim of multi-player elimination board games is to get rid of the other players when the game is done. With quite a few players, these types of games help or enhance ones relations...more
The Strategic Game of ChessChess is one of the oldest board games and can only accommodate two players. Every players goal is to checkmate the king piece of the opponent where it has no room for moving without being attacked or captured. The game...more
Adeptly Competing in Trivia Board GamesA person who loves to read books would find it interesting and amusing to play trivia board games. The game is played through questions and not in a certain pattern or order. Questions are compiled which are...more
Taking Part in Two Player Board GamesSome board games are designed entirely for only two players to enjoy and can never be played by more than two people. These are some board games that you can play along with your friend, wife or special someone. ...more
Fun with Childrens Board Games Childrens board games are created to fit every childs skills and choice because children have inborn intuitions to play. These games can bring amusement to the whole family when played together with children. These...more