Playing in Two Player Board Games There are board games that are made exclusively for two individuals to play. 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 twenty eight marbles with fourteen marbles given to each player. The game is played by driving the opponents marbles out of the game board. Another game is the Chinese Checker...more
Head Spinning Word Board GamesWord board games include games that are about words of different types such as crossword puzzle types, bluff word games, word search and many more. Among the many board games, Scrabble is the most amusing and played by many from different parts of the globe. The game has been sold in 121 countries and with 29 versions in different languages. The game, designed for 2 to 4 players uses tiles printed with letters...more
Clever Deduction Board GamesDeductive board games entail making out judgments out of a given premise and logical thinking of game players. To win the game, the main mechanic is using deductive reasoning. The two expansive categories of deduction board games are investigation deductive game, a themed game and the abstract deductive game, a non-themed game. Mastermind, played by 2 players is an example of abstract deductive board game where one player acts as code maker and the other acts as code breaker. The code maker pins up pegs on the game board in a specific pattern and the objective of the game is for the code breaker to guess the pattern of the colored pegs. The Cluedo is a definite example of an investigation deductive game with a murder scene setting where players get the role of a certain character and use logical reasoning to identify the person responsible for the crime. Other deduction board games include the Mystery Mansion, Coda and Black Box. 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 requiring strategy have different complexity level which could be simple...more
Exciting Auction Board GamesMany people are into exciting pastimes such as in auction board games that require each player to bid against one another to gain the things they need in order to win the game. Here are some examples of auction board games that would entail ones alertness and resourcefulness. The Ra is an Egyptian themed board game...more
Thrills in Auction Board Games In auction board games, where many people are enthused, players give their best to contend other game players in order to dominate the game. Here are some examples of auction board games that would entail ones alertness and resourcefulness. An Egyptian themed game composed of 2-5 players whose objective is to win by...more
The Strategic Game of ChessChess is among the board games that can only be played by two people. The objective of the game is to eliminate the opponents king piece where it has no chance of moving or subduing an enemy piece without getting eliminated. The game consists of an 8 by 8 checkered game board with a total of 64 squares. Every player has 16 pieces for him to play the game which comprise of two rooks, eight pawns, two knights, one king, two bishops, and one queen. 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. 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 has the task of maintaining the games rules and regulations. Assisting 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 emphasizes on team cooperation, which means winning or losing as a team, rather than...more
Helping out in Cooperative Board Games Games that encourage players to go for certain objectives such as to go against some players or against the game itself are classified as cooperative board games. It is game which focuses more on team...more
The Challenging 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...more
The Speedy 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. Moving the pieces on the board under certain rules until the...more
The Swift of Race Board Games One of the earliest board game created is the race board games which players contend to be the first to reach the goal. The game involves moving pieces on the game board under definite game rules and the player who is...more
The Strategic Game of ChessChess is one of the oldest board games and can only accommodate two players. The objective of the game is to eliminate the opponents king piece where it has no chance of moving or subduing an enemy piece without getting...more
The Defying Monopoly Board GameMonopoly is the best-selling and most played among the many board games in the United States and around the world with over 500 million people playing it. Charles Darrow in 1935 patented the game and having Mr. ...more