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The Exigent Game of Chess
The Exigent Game of Chess

Chess is among the board games that can only be played by two people. 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 includes a checkered chessboard with 64 squares in an 8 by 8 grid. It has 2 sets of 16 playing pieces one for each player composed of one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. Each player alternately takes turns in moving a single piece according to the movement rules except in castling where two pieces can move at the same time. Usually the player with the light colored pieces go first and the piece can land on an empty square or one which is occupied by an opponents piece but will be captured and removed from the game. The World Chess Federation maintains the rules and regulations of the game.

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. 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. Vegas Showdown is another auction board game of 3-5 players who contend to have the most famous casino by bidding on board tiles representing casino-related places like lounges and restaurant to win the rights in order to generate income and increase fame. Another known auction board game is Modern Art in which 3-5 players act as buyers and sellers of paintings of five different artists and the winner is the player that has the most value of sold and bought paintings at the end of four rounds. All these board games made use of bidding as an important game mechanics.

Expertly Engaging in Trivia Board Games

A person who loves to read books would find it interesting and amusing to play trivia board games. 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. Included in the game is a box, question cards, playing pieces with plastic wedges that fits, and a board where 2-24 players can enjoy. Subjects used in the trivia have equivalent colors such as green for Science and Nature, blue for Geography, orange for Sports, yellow for History, brown for Art and Literature, and pink for Entertainment. The first player to go back to the hexagonal hub following a round trail and acquiring the colored wedges by giving out the correct answers wins the game. Other Editions of the game are innovated by Warner Brothers Edition, Trivial Pursuit Junior, Trivial Pursuit Genus IV, V, and VI.

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. 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 Scotland Yard was one of the first games to be released back in the 1980s. It is a game where several players act as detectives or police who works cooperatively to hunt down a player acting as the criminal within the game depicting 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. In 2000 other cooperative board games have been published like The Lord of the Rings, Shadows over Camelot, and Pandemic.

by: Jesse Temes




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