Mind Boggling 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. Twenty nine different language versions of this game had been created and are sold in 121 countries. Each 2-4 players are given letter tiles which have values and are used to...more
Action Packed War Board GamesWar board game is a type of board game that portrays either a real or imaginative military operation. These games have varying difficulty which could either be simple or high level simulation and strategy is required. First to be released in 1954 was the Tactics by Charles Robert which had two editions, Tactics II and 25th Anniversary, where its game mechanics became the benchmark for the other board games. The...more
Expertly Engaging in Trivia Board GamesRemarkable trivia board games attract erudite and extensive bookworms to participate and reveal their know-how in many things. It is all based upon the questions posed and follows no particular order. Trivia questions used are extracted from different branches of subjects and interests. The Trivial Pursuit is the first trivial board game which was started on 1979 and released on 1981 by inventors Chris Haney and Scott Abbot. The game can be played by up to 24 players which includes a board, question cards, playing pieces with small plastic wedges to fit into them, and a box. There are six different categories with corresponding colors namely: brown for Art and Literature, pink for Entertainment, blue for Geography, yellow for History, green for Science and Nature, and orange for Sports and Leisure. The goal of the game is to move along the circular path, gain the colored wedges for correct answers and be the first to return to the hexagonal hub. Other Editions of the game are innovated by Warner Brothers Edition, Trivial Pursuit Junior, Trivial Pursuit Genus IV, V, and VI. Fun with Childrens Board Games Children have innate instinct...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 the players on challenge since they need good judgment, nimbleness, and coordination. Examples of these games include Crokinole, an almost 140 year old game developed...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 the players on challenge since they need good judgment, nimbleness, and coordination. The 140 year old Crokinole innovated by Eckhardt Wettlaufer of...more
Playing in Two Player Board Games There are board games that are made exclusively for two individuals to play. These board games are suitably created for playing together with your wife, friend, or companion. The Abalone is a strategy board game played by each player having two sets of fourteen marbles each in a hexagonal game board with 61 spaces. The games objective is to shove the opponents marbles out of the board. Another game is the Chinese Checker with a goal of moving the pieces to the opposite side where the player started, and is played on a six-pointed star shaped board. A game set on an 8 by 8 game board, the Othello, aims to preserve the most number of pieces in the entire game and the player with the most number of pieces left is deemed winner. Alternatives of games that can be played by two players are Suguroku, Stratego, Kamisado, Obsession, Backgammon, Plateau, Cross and Circle, Downfall, and Checkers. 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. These games centers winning, losing, and performing as a team in contrast to...more
Thrills in Auction Board Games Many 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. Attentiveness and creativeness are...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 usually challenge the player or players both physically and mentally...more
Fun with Childrens Board Games Since 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...more
Six weeks is a long time in anyone's book, but to a parent of three it's an eternity. The thought of entertaining three squabbling children for the summer holidays is enough to strike fear into the heart of even the most relaxed parent,...more
Hailing Victorious in Multi-player Elimination Board GamesThe 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
Mind Boggling Word Board Games Word board games, those dealing mainly with words, are of various types like word search, crossword puzzle, bluff word games, and others that focus on words. Among the many board games, Scrabble is the most amusing and...more