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. This game is comprised of several activities and needs a player to have quite a few abilities. In 1998, Whit Alexander and Richard Tait created and published the game. The game is played by dividing the players from two to four teams where each team has a mover which is initially set-up on the Planet Cranium...more
Board Games Utilizing Physical AbilitiesBoard games of Physical Skills otherwise known as dexterity games are those that necessitate physical and mental skills to triumph. They put players to an ultimate test since they require discretion, agility, and coordination. Examples of these games include Crokinole, an almost 140 year old game developed in Canada by Eckhardt Wettlaufer. The game is a blend of East Indian, French, German ,and English...more
The Swift of 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. It entails moving game pieces on a game board following specific game rules and the player who managed to bring all pieces at the end of the track, headquarters, or home wins. Famous of all is Backgammon, a game based on strategy and luck with a goal of removing opponents pieces, is also a game under the tables family. Movements on this game are counted on the dices roll and can be played only by two people. Alternatives of race board games are Ludo, Transformers, European Game of the Goose, and Egyptian Senet. 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. Playing in Two Player Board Games Some board games are designed entirely for only two players to enjoy and can never be played by more than two people. These sorts of board games can be appropriate for playing with your wife, friend, companion or buddy. The Abalone, played on a hexagonal shaped board, uses...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 Defying Monopoly Board GameThe 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 with its mascot, Mr. Monopoly or Rich Uncle Pennybags. With each players aim to bankrupt the other...more
The Exigent Game of ChessChess is among the board games that can only be played by two people. 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. Each player alternately takes turns in moving a single piece according to the movement rules except in castling where two pieces can move at the same time. Usually the player with the light colored pieces go first and the piece can land on an empty square or one which is occupied by an opponents piece but will be captured and removed from the game. The World Chess Federation has the task of maintaining the games rules and regulations. Prevailing in Multi-player Elimination Board GamesMost board games with several players have goals of eliminating the other participants at the end of the game like multi-player elimination board games. With quite a few players, these types of games help or enhance ones...more
Brain Busting 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
Clever Deduction Board GamesDeductive board games involve logical thinking and intelligence in making judgments from a premise or set of premises. A central mechanic of these games would include deductive reasoning to win the game. Two broad...more
Board Games Utilizing Physical AbilitiesBoard 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...more
Adeptly Competing in Trivia Board GamesA person who loves to read books would find it interesting and amusing to play trivia board games. Trivia board games do not follow a particular order in playing and depends on the questions being asked. ...more
Board Games in Social Gatherings Cranium 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...more
Hailing Victorious in Multi-player Elimination Board GamesMost board games with several players have goals of eliminating the other participants at the end of the game like multi-player elimination board games. The excitement and the dynamic crowd...more