Cluedo known as Clue in North America, is a murder mystery game for three to six players (depending on editions) that was devised in 1943 by British board game designer Anthony E. Pratt. The object of the game is to determine who murdered the game’s victim, where the crime took place, and which weapon was … Read more
Go or Weiqi, Weichi is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent. A game so complex it contains more possible moves than the total number of atoms in the observable universe, Go is also the oldest surviving board game. Traditionally, go is … Read more
Scrabble is a board-and-tile game in which two to four players compete in forming words with lettered tiles on a 225-square board – words spelled out by letters on the tiles interlock like words in a crossword puzzle. Scrabble was conceived during the Great Depression by an unemployed New York architect named Alfred Mosher Butts, … Read more
Backgammon is one of the oldest known board games. It is a game played by moving counters on a board or table, the object of the game being a race to a goal, with the movement of the counters being controlled by the throw of two dice. Elements of chance and skill are nicely balanced … Read more
Monopoly, real-estate board game for two to eight players, in which the player’s goal is to remain financially solvent while forcing opponents into bankruptcy by buying and developing pieces of property. In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties, and developing them with houses and hotels. … Read more
Risk is a strategy board game of diplomacy, conflict and conquest for two to six players. The game board is a map of 6 continents divided into 42 territories. Each continent is a different color and exists of 4 to 12 territories. There are six complete sets of armies, each containing three types:1. Infantry (worth … Read more