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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At Toys-R-Us getting a white elephant gift. Elephants like board games?
Knightfourteen (MikE_c_J) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:26:43 -0000
At Toys-R-Us getting a white elephant gift. Elephants like board games?
moar movies and games (board, video) tonight :)
glebehaus (GlebeHaus) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:21:27 -0000
moar movies and games (board, video) tonight :)
Thoughts on Mario? - Houston Texans Message Board & Forum ...: 3 games in a row with a sack and his first m.. http://bit.ly/6PjlK8
tracygoodwin1 (tracy goodwin) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:17:44 -0000
Thoughts on Mario? - Houston Texans Message Board & Forum ...: 3 games in a row with a sack and his first m.. http://bit.ly/6PjlK8
Teen Tuesdays @ Sherman Oaks Library Tues 12/15, 4-5pm, Join us for an hour of Wii, X-Box, DDR, Chess, Board Games, etc http://bit.ly/7IRoaw
lapubliclibrary (LAPL) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:09:47 -0000
Teen Tuesdays @ Sherman Oaks Library Tues 12/15, 4-5pm, Join us for an hour of Wii, X-Box, DDR, Chess, Board Games, etc http://bit.ly/7IRoaw
@jangosagony Board Games, which are awesome IMO. And I'm not talking about Candyland either. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/
josephkern (josephkern) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:09:13 -0000
@jangosagony Board Games, which are awesome IMO. And I'm not talking about Candyland either. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/
TONIGHT'S SPORTS BETTING SCHEDULE IS UNDERWAY: 7 NBA Games, 2 College games, 8 NHL games & Monday Night Football are on the board at Luxor.
LuxorSportsbook (LUXOR SPORTS BOOK) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:07:45 -0000
TONIGHT'S SPORTS BETTING SCHEDULE IS UNDERWAY: 7 NBA Games, 2 College games, 8 NHL games & Monday Night Football are on the board at Luxor.

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