The Swift of 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. It entails moving game pieces on a game board following specific game rules and the player who managed to bring all pieces at the end of the track, headquarters, or home wins. Famous of all is Backgammon, a game based on strategy and luck with a goal of...more
The lifesaving treatments for breast cancer often come at a cost. Most women experience night sweats, fatigue, and hot flashes.However there is new research that suggests that acupuncture may be more effective than antidepressants at helping to ease some of these side effects. This study compared the effectiveness of drug therapy to acupuncture. It was determined that acupuncture was just as effective as drug therapy while having no side...more
The Haste of Race Board GamesOne 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 able to bring the pieces at the goal, objective or end of the line dominates. Known of all race board games is Backgammon, also in the tables family, relies on luck and strategy of the player with its objective of eliminating opponent pieces. Movements on this game are counted on the dices roll and can be played only by two people. Other examples of race board games include the Egyptian Senet, European Game of the Goose, Ludo, and Transformers. Some race board games can be played with utmost simplicity as tossing the dice and making a move or could be a very complex game involving luck, skills, and strategy combined. Board Games for Get-together ActivitiesCranium 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. In 1998, Whit Alexander and Richard Tait created and published the game. The game is played by dividing the...more
The Challenging Game of ChessChess is one of the oldest board games and can only accommodate two players. The goal of the game is to subdue the king piece of the other player where it could no longer move much more capture enemy pieces without getting captured. The game consists of an 8 by 8 checkered game board with a total of 64 squares. Every...more
Helping out 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. It is game which focuses more on team cooperation over competition, either winning or losing as a group. The events in the game come at random when the game advances...more
Participating in Two Player Board GamesThere 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. The Chinese Checkers, played on a star shaped game board, has an objective of moving ones pieces across the opposite side of the game board. The Othello is a game played on an 8 row and 8 column board also with two sets of pieces and its goal of retaining the most number of pieces at the end of the game. Other picks of two player board games are Obsession, Backgammon, Checkers, Cross and Circle, Stratego, Downfall, Plateau, Kamisado, and Suguroku. 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...more
Video game consoles have come a long way in the past few years. The days of tapping a few buttons on a remote are over. Today's consoles are high tech media devices that allow gamers to interact with friends, download games and content...more
Proficiently Playing in Trivia Board GamesA person who loves to read books would find it interesting and amusing to play trivia board games. The game is played through questions and not in a certain pattern or order. Trivia questions used are...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. Scrabble is the most popular and most played word board game...more
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 have varying difficulty which could either be simple or high level simulation and strategy is required....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. To win the game, the main mechanic is...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