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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maryl is such a dork! ticket to what? she and the boy are playing games....board and card. how sweet!
d_jchapman (darla chapman) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:41:43 -0000
maryl is such a dork! ticket to what? she and the boy are playing games....board and card. how sweet!
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An Te Liu: Board Games (Leona Drive Project) My thesis advisor.... http://bit.ly/3JswQU
@murrgenki i am ALWAYS free for zim and board games!
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@murrgenki i am ALWAYS free for zim and board games!
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basicconcepts (Jon Meyers) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:22:03 -0000
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@shakiadh You'renever too old to play board games. Tell your mom I'll play some board games with her lol
FREAKIN_hippos (Courtney McKevie) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:05:51 -0000
@shakiadh You'renever too old to play board games. Tell your mom I'll play some board games with her lol
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