The Defying Monopoly Board GameOver 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 game was introduced to the public in 1935 by creator Charles Darrow. With each players aim to bankrupt the other opponents by building houses and hotels, buying properties and collecting rentals fees,...more
The Speedy Race Board Games Race board games, which players struggle to be first to reach the goal, are included in the pioneers of board games innovation. 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. Famous of all is Backgammon, a game based on strategy and luck with a goal of removing opponents pieces, is also a...more
Board Games in Social Gatherings The Game for the Whole Brain as others would love to call it; Cranium is composed of 4-16 players. It involves a variety of activities and requires a number of skills from the players. It is created by Whit Alexander and Richard Tait and published in 1998. 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 the player with whose birthday is near approaching and followed by the next team on a counterclockwise coursePlayers are challenged in four aspects: creative cat where a player provides the clue by drawing or sculpting it in clay; Word Worm where players guess words, unscramble words, define, and spell words; Data Head where trivia questions are asked; and Start performer where players act out clues, hum a song or impersonating personalities. It is the fun and exciting games with all these categories in one enjoyable game. Board Games Employing Physical AptitudesBoard games of physical skills or dexterity games are those that require physical abilities, coordination, and mental skills to win the game. They usually challenge the...more
Board Games Employing Physical AptitudesBoard games of physical skills or dexterity games are those that require physical abilities, coordination, and mental skills to win the game. They usually challenge the player or players both physically and mentally since they need finesse, dexterity, and coordination. The 140 year old Crokinole innovated...more
Action Filled War Board GamesBoard games that give a picture of a real or fictional military operation are sorted as war board games. These games have varying difficulty which could either be simple or high level simulation and strategy is required. The pioneering war board game, Tactics, was published in 1954 by Charles Robert has two editions,...more
Enjoyment with Childrens Board GamesSince children have innate nature to play, childrens board games are made to match every childs abilities and inclination. These games can bring amusement to the whole family when played together with children. These types of games would be great methods to promote sportsmanship also good, friendly and healthy competition in children. Board games are also good ways to eliminate boredom be it a cold winter day, a bad weather, or just simply staying indoors. Most of childrens board games are simple and requires less reading and counting and most of the time merely based on luck and no need to decide on something. One good example is the Candy Land, one of the first childrens board game which was released in 1949 and is a simple race game. Other alternatives of childrens board games include Walt Disneys Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Snakes and Ladders, Uncle Wiggily, Chutes and Ladders, Scooby Doo Gold Rush, Pirates on the High Seas, and Princess and the Pea. The Exhilarating Dungeon Adventure Board GameThere are board games that allow individual player to portray or guide a special character that increases its abilities and characteristics or...more
The Exhilarating Dungeon Adventure 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...more
The Speedy Race Board Games Race board games, which players struggle to be first to reach the goal, are included in the pioneers of board games innovation. Moving the pieces on the board under certain rules until the player succeeds in bringing the...more
The Haste of Race Board GamesRace 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. It entails moving game pieces on a game board following...more
Board Games in Social Gatherings Cranium is also called The Game for the Whole Brain, played by 4-16 individuals. Each player must possess a multitude of talents and skills since the game has many activities involved. It is created by Whit ...more
Mind Boggling Word Board Games Several board games that revolve around words including word search types, crossword puzzle types, bluff word games, and others belong to the word board games genre. Scrabble is the most famous of all the word games...more
The Elating Adventure Board Game DungeonAdventure board games make players depict unique characters that can acquire gears, augment its abilities and attributes as the game carries on. The very first adventure board game was Dungeon released in 1975...more