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 the players on challenge since they need good judgment, nimbleness, and coordination. A good example of this type of games is the140 year old Crokinole which was created by Eckhardt Wettlaufer in Canada. The game which is a combination of English, French, East...more
Riveting Auction Board GamesIn auction board games, where many people are enthused, players give their best to contend other game players in order to dominate the game. Ones vigilance and ingenuity are very much valued in this game in order to win. Ra, an Egyptian themed game, is played by 2 to 5 players with a goal of acquiring the most number of lot titles after four rounds have been gone through. The Vegas Showdown, a game for 3 to 5...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 cooperation over competition, either winning or losing as a group. As the game progresses, events come randomly making it more difficult for the players to win. The Arkham The Scotland Yard, released in the 1980s, is a good example of these games. 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. The Strategic Game of ChessOne of the ancient board games that rely on strategy and can only be played by two is the Chess. Every players goal is to checkmate the king piece of the opponent where it has no room for moving without being attacked or...more
The Exhilarating Dungeon Adventure Board GameAdventure board games make players depict unique characters that can acquire gears, augment its abilities and attributes as the game carries on. Released in 1975, the Dungeon created by S. Schwab, David R. Megarry, Steve Winter, and Gary Gygax was the pioneer in adventure board games. The game...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. The Abalone, played on a hexagonal shaped board, uses twenty eight marbles with fourteen marbles...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. Scrabble is the most famous of all the word games and is played by most people worldwide. There has been 29 language versions and has been sold in 121 countries. The game played by 2-4 players makes use of tiles with letters having particular values and are used by players to form words on a 15-by-15 cell grid board holding one letter much like in crossword puzzle down and across. The order of the game is determined before the game starts when each player draws individual letters, the ones closest to the letter A goes first and then the game continues in a sequences manner. The words formed should be the acceptable ones that appear in a standard dictionary of any language. The player with the most number of points is deemed the winner. Other word board games are The Da Vinci Code, Mumble-Jumble, Alfapet, and Acronymble. 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...more
Clever 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. In order to win the game deductive...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. It is a great way to have fun with and get together with the entire family. These games are good...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...more
Board Games in Social Gatherings Cranium is also called The Game for the Whole Brain, played by 4-16 individuals. It involves a variety of activities and requires a number of skills from the players. It is created by Whit Alexander and Richard...more
Smart Deduction Board GamesDeductive board games involve logical thinking and intelligence in making judgments from a premise or set of premises. In order to win the game deductive reasoning has to be applied as its central mechanic. The two...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. The game was published in 1935 originally patented by Charles...more