Playing "Board Games" - An ancient pastime

I love to play board games. At student age, I had many board games like "ludo, snakes and ladders, scrabble, monopoly and many more, but now I play board games at computer and my favourite games are "word games", "scrabble" etc, which I play from Board Game cd's. Being an educator and blogger I don't get much times, but whenever I am bored, I like to play "board games" for some moments.

Board games are not meant for any specific age group. Board games have been present for ages, and there is no doubt that it has been an ancient pastime/hobby from a long time ago.

Definition of Board Games:

"Board game is a game in which counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface, usually specific to that game). Like any other form of entertainment, board games can represent nearly any subject. However, most well-known mass-market board games are generally simple all ages family entertainment."

Board games have been played in most cultures and societies throughout history; some even pre-date literacy skill development in the earliest civilizations.

Board games first became widely popular among the general population early in the 20th century[citation needed] when the rise of the middle class with disposable income and leisure time made them a receptive audience to such games. This popularity expanded after the Second World War, a period from which many classic board games date.

Many board games are now available as computer games, including the option to have the computer act as an opponent; and many acclaimed computer games such as Civilization were originally based upon board games. The rise of computers has also led to a relative decline in the most complicated board games, as computers require less space, and the games don't have to be set up and cleared away. With the Internet, many board games can now be played online against a computer or other players. Some web sites allow play in real time and immediately show the opponent's moves, while most use e-mail to notify the players after each move (see the links at the end of this article).

Kind of board games:

There are a number of different categories that board games can be broken up into. The following is a list of some of the most common:

Abstract strategy games: like chess, checkers, Arimaa, irensei or go
German-style board games: or Eurogames, like The Settlers of Catan or Puerto Rico
Race games: like parchisi or backgammon
Roll-and-move games: like Monopoly or Life
Trivia games: like Trivial Pursuit
Word games: like Scrabble
Wargames: ranging from Risk to Advanced Squad Leader

List of board games contains the catagories like as:

- Two-player abstract strategy games: In abstract strategy games, players know the entire game state at all times, and random generators such as dice are not used.
- Two-player games involving chance or hidden information.
- Multi-player elimination games: Participants are typically eliminated before game end.
- European race games
- Multiplayer games without elimination: Everyone can play along to the end. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children.
- Games of physical skill: Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary. Also known as dexterity games
- Children's games: The rules are easy to learn and the outcome mostly or entirely due to chance.
- Gaming Systems: These are sets that can be used to play multiple games.

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List of board games

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