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A board game is any game played on a board (that is, a premarked surface) with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across the board. Simple board games are often seen as ideal "family entertainment" as they can provide entertainment for all ages. Some board games, such as Chess, Go (Weiqi), Xiangqi (Chinese Chess), or Oware, have intense strategic value and have become lasting classics.
There are many different types and classifications of board games. Some games are simplified simulations of real life. These are popular for they can intermingle make-believe and role playing along with the game. Popular games of this type include Monopoly, which is a rough simulation of the real estate market; Cluedo/Clue, which is based upon a murder mystery; and Risk, which is one of the best known of thousands of games attempting to simulate warfare and geo-politics.
Other games only loosely, or do not at all, attempt to imitate reality. These include abstract strategy games like chess and checkers, word games, such as Scrabble, and trivia games, such as Trivial Pursuit. Also, DVD games were introduced into the marketplace in 2002 with the launch of the first edition of Scene It? (now distributed in the mass market channel by Mattel), and have spawned their own game category.
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50% to 60% off Board Games at Amazon.com: Uno for $5 + $4 s&h, more - http://dealnews.com/336179-tw
50% to 60% off Board Games at Amazon.com: Uno for $5 + $4 s&h, more - http://dealnews.com/336179-tw
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50% to 60% off Board Games at Amazon.com: Uno for $5 + $4 s&h, more - http://dealnews.com/336179-tw
Goddamnit don't take my board games and leave the pieces everywhere they're so expensive I'll freaking kill you AAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!
viablo2004 (viablo2004) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:08:23 -0000
Goddamnit don't take my board games and leave the pieces everywhere they're so expensive I'll freaking kill you AAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!
Just made my submission to the games classification board about the lack of R18+. Make yours too. http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification
garrows (Glen Arrowsmith) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:05:49 -0000
Just made my submission to the games classification board about the lack of R18+. Make yours too. http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification
Had alot of fun at the mall. Kids are finally sleeping so adult time now. Board Games!
mybabyabby24 (Andrea Arndt) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:04:03 -0000
Had alot of fun at the mall. Kids are finally sleeping so adult time now. Board Games!
i miss april and board games in my bed, high school comee back :[
MandyRondinello (Mandy Rondinello) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:49:54 -0000
i miss april and board games in my bed, high school comee back :[
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