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. Moving the pieces on the board under certain rules until the player succeeds in bringing the pieces at the end of the goal or finish line is the game mechanic. Known of all race board games is Backgammon, also in the tables family, relies on luck and strategy of the player with its...more
The Stimulating Monopoly Board Game The most commercially successful among board games is Monopoly which has been played by over 500 million people in the United States and worldwide. Charles Darrow in 1935 patented the game and having Mr. Monopoly or Rich Uncle Penny bags as the mascot. With each players aim to bankrupt the other opponents by building houses and hotels, buying properties and collecting rentals fees, makes the player 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 reasoning has to be applied as its central mechanic. There are two extensive categories of deductive board games namely the abstract deductive games which do not follow a theme and the investigation deductive games in which players act out game characters. An example of abstract deductive board game is mastermind, a code-breaking game of 2 players acting as a code maker and 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. Another is an investigation game called the Cluedo, which players depict a certain character, has a murder crime scene setting and players try to find out who the suspect of the crime is. Other picks of deduction board games include Black Box, Mystery Mansion, and Coda. Thrills in Auction Board Games Many people are into exciting pastimes such as in auction board games that require each...more
Head Spinning Word Board GamesWord 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 played by many from different parts of the globe. The game has been sold in 121 countries and with...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 centers winning, losing, and performing as a team in contrast to individual pursuit. To make it more challenging, events in the game do not come in succession...more
Party Board GamesCranium is also called The Game for the Whole Brain, played by 4-16 individuals. Each player must possess a multitude of talents and skills since the game has many activities involved. Published and made known to the public on 1998 by inventors, Richard Tait and Whit Alexander. 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 start space and the order of the game starts with the player whose birthday is coming up and goes around to the next team in a counterclockwise manner. In order to win the game, the players must perform well in the following four sections of the game namely: Word Worm asking players to define, spell out words, guess words, and unscramble words; creative cat asks players to draw or sculpt the clues using clay; trivia questions are asked in Data Head; and Start performer where players hum a song, impersonating personalities or act out clues. The Exigent 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...more
Action Filled War Board GamesWar board game is a classification of board games that depict either a non-fictional or fictional military operation. These games requiring strategy have different complexity level which could be simple or high level. ...more
Taking Part in Two Player Board GamesThere 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 is a strategy board...more
Board Games for Get-together ActivitiesKnown as The Game for the Whole Brain, Cranium is a party board game of 4-16 people. It involves a variety of activities and requires a number of skills from the players. Published and made known to the public...more
The Stimulating Monopoly Board Game The most commercially successful among board games is Monopoly which has been played by over 500 million people in the United States and worldwide. With Rich Uncle Pennybags or Mr. Monopoly as the mascot, the...more
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...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...more