Skirmishing in War Board GamesWar board game is a classification of board games that depict either a non-fictional or fictional military operation. These games have varying difficulty which could either be simple or high level simulation and strategy is required. The first known war board game published by Charles Robert in 1954 is the Tactics which has two editions, 25th Anniversary Edition and Tactics II, and its game mechanics became the...more
Expertly Engaging in Trivia Board GamesWide readers and knowledgeable folks love to show off their familiarity in many things by playing interesting trivia board games. The game is played through questions and not in a certain pattern or order. It is often a collection of knowledge from different genres and subjects. The very first trivial board game is the Trivia Pursuit released in 1981 although started in 1975 by creators Scott Abbot and...more
Aiding 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 individual competition. The events in the game come at random when the game advances making it more challenging for the players. In the 1980s Scotland Yard was among the first games published. Players that mimic as detectives team up to look for another player also mimicking as a criminal and everything is set to the streets of London. Horror, also produced in the 1980s, is set in the town of Arkham and players also impersonate as investigators to secure the town from aliens and monsters that pass through the gates and also to close the access. Other cooperative board games published are Shadows Over Camelot, Pandemic, and Lord of the Rings. Expertly Engaging in Trivia Board GamesWide readers and knowledgeable folks love to show off their familiarity in many things by playing interesting trivia board games. The game is played through questions and not in a certain pattern or order. Trivia questions used...more
Brain Busting Word Board Games Word 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. There has been 29 language versions and has been sold in...more
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 players to an ultimate test since they require discretion, agility, and coordination. The 140 year old Crokinole innovated by Eckhardt Wettlaufer of Canada is an...more
Assisting 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. It is game which focuses more on team cooperation over competition, either winning or losing as a group. To make it more challenging, events in the game do not come in succession but at random as the game goes on. The Scotland Yard was one of the first games to be released back in the 1980s. Players that mimic as detectives team up to look for another player also mimicking as a criminal and everything is set to the streets of London. Arkham Horror, another game in the 1980s is about players who act as investigators who works together to protect H. P. Lovecraft's Massachusetts town of Arkham against aliens and monsters to enter through the gates and eventually close these portals. Other cooperative board games published are Shadows Over Camelot, Pandemic, and Lord of the Rings. Winning in Multi-player Elimination Board Games Most board games with several players have goals of eliminating the other participants at the end of the game like multi-player elimination board games. Every players...more
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...more
Winning in Multi-player Elimination Board Games The main aim of multi-player elimination board games is to get rid of the other players when the game is done. Every players social capacity is heightened since the game is comprised of many...more
The Challenging Game of ChessOne of the ancient board games that rely on strategy and can only be played by two is the Chess. The objective of the game is to eliminate the opponents king piece where it has no chance of moving or subduing an enemy...more
It is not easy for everyone to have games consoles as the prices of these consoles are quite high. The contract phone deal came to solve this problem of most of the game lovers all over the world.The long term contract deal not only...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 put players to an ultimate test since they require...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. Attentiveness and creativeness are attributes of players who usually win in...more