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Revision as of 00:10, 26 July 2004
A board game is a game for one or more players played with a premarked surface and game counters. This page classifies board games according to the concerns which might be uppermost for someone organizing a gaming event or party. See the article on game classification for other alternatives.
For games which revolve around forming letters into words, see Word games.
For games which can comfortably accommodate ten players, see Party games.
In computer related context board games are sometimes called Traditional games.
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.
Classic two-player abstract strategy games
- Alquerque
- Chaturanga and its descendants:
- Checkers
- Fox and geese
- Go
- Gomoku
- Hnefatafl
- Mak-yek
- Mancala and the numerous games of this family
- Nine Men's Morris
- Rhythmomachia
Modern two-player abstract strategy games
- Abalone
- Alak
- Amazons
- Andantino
- Arimaa
- Ataxx
- Breakthrough
- Chinese checkers
- Connect Four
- Crossings
- Dvonn
- Epaminondas
- Fanorona
- Five Field Kono
- Gonnect
- Gounki
- Halma
- Havannah
- Heads and Tails
- Hex
- Hijara
- Kensington
- L Game
- Lines of Action
- Lotus
- Martian Chess (for two to six players)
- Ninuki-renju
- Orbit
- Qubic
- Quoridor
- Pente
- Phutball
- Reversi
- Rhumb Line
- Spangles
- Tanbo
- Terrace
- Three Musketeers
- Turnabout
- Trax
- TwixT
- Y
Two-player games of chance
Luck or hidden information may decide the outcome, but skill predominates.
- Backgammon
- Battleship
- CooperYoung (aka InterSect)
- Liu po
- Ludo
- Mozaic
- Parchisi
- Parques
- Senet
- Sugoroku
- Stratego
Multi-player elimination games
Participants are typically eliminated before game end.
European race games
- Circle of Knowledge
- Game of the Goose
- Game of Japan
- Jeu du Grand-Homme
- Peter Rabbit's Race Game
- Round the World with Nellie Bly
- The Sun of Brunswick
- Tour of Europe
Everyone can play along to the end. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children.
- 18XX
- Attribute
- Acquire
- Attika
- Bohnanza
- Can't Stop
- Carcassonne
- Careers
- Civilization
- Cluedo (also known as Clue)
- Cosmic Encounter
- El Grande
- Elfenland
- Euphrat und Tigris
- Frank Herbert's Dune(AH)
- The Game of Life
- Java
- Kill Doctor Lucky
- Lost Cities
- Mine a million - Dig for minerals, transport to town and get rich...
- Pay Day
- Prendi e porta a casa
- Puerto Rico
- Rail Baron
- Robo Rally
- Settlers of Catan
- Scotland Yard
- Seven Deadly Sins
- Super Quiz
- Tikal
- Torres
Accurate simulation of historical or hypothetical battles is an objective. (See also Table-top games.)
- Advanced Squad Leader
- Axis & Allies
- Car Wars
- France 1940
- Samurai Swords
- Third Reich
- Wooden Ships and Iron Men
- World in Flames
Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary.
The rules are easy to learn and the outcome mostly or entirely due to chance.
Generic game sets
These are sets used to play various board games.
See also: History of Board Games, Solved board games, Computer Olympiad, Card game, Mind sport, Zillions of Games, List of board game publishers, List of Japanese board games, List of magazines, Games table desk.
External links
General
- BoardGameWiki - a wiki dedicated to board games.
- BoardGameGeek - a board gaming database; includes user reviews, strategies, and session reports.
- Games-db - features a quite complete board game database
Specialist information
- Traditional Games - includes information on classical games.
- 1970s Vintage Boardgames - UK 1970s rare vintage board games.
Game design
- The Board Game Designers Forum - a forum for amateur and published board game designers with chats, workshops, competitions, news, game reviews and, of course, forums on design, prototyping, publishing and many other subjects.
Magazine
- The Games Journal - a boardgaming monthly; good source for in-depth articles about boardgaming.
- International Journal for the Study of Board Games
Gaming organizations
- Boardgame Players Association - World Boardgaming Championships
Play online
- World of Board Games - about 50 board games to play online for free. A big community of active board gamers gather around this site.
- Board Games - a collection of board games to play free online.
- Kurnik Online Games - yet another free online gaming site with board and card games.
Literature
- The Boardgame Book, USA 1983, Exeter Books
- Sackson, Sid. A Gamut of Games. ISBN 0-486-27347-4
- Schmittberger, R. Wayne. New Rules for Classic Games. ISBN 0-471-53621-0