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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Simple activities such as puzzles, board games or chatting it up with your neighbor can prevent memory loss. http://bit.ly/2AL9nN
Prevagen (Quincy Bioscience) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:37:59 -0000
Simple activities such as puzzles, board games or chatting it up with your neighbor can prevent memory loss. http://bit.ly/2AL9nN
@ALeeMartinez If you're talking board games, yeah probably. If you're talking computer games, @feliciaday has that mantle.
DeadlyAccurate (DeadlyAccurate) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:25:47 -0000
@ALeeMartinez If you're talking board games, yeah probably. If you're talking computer games, @feliciaday has that mantle.
@wenx3 Even those board games also can't get.. I think soon it will.. Probably Mid-November..
LokoMoetive (TuuTuuTrain) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:22:45 -0000
@wenx3 Even those board games also can't get.. I think soon it will.. Probably Mid-November..
I love BOARD games, but not BORED games. I wake up today feeling lied to, deceived and USED. (I'm) not a happy camper!
SassyStace (★SassyStace★) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:11:47 -0000
I love BOARD games, but not BORED games. I wake up today feeling lied to, deceived and USED. (I'm) not a happy camper!
2 Educational Toys and Games for Grandkids | SandwichINK.com: Looking for board games as Christmas gift ideas f.. http://bit.ly/2aktZ4
KWesleyHowe (K Wesley Howe) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:06:43 -0000
2 Educational Toys and Games for Grandkids | SandwichINK.com: Looking for board games as Christmas gift ideas f.. http://bit.ly/2aktZ4
Today's Post: Girly Board Games http://tinyurl.com/yd9j3ep
Childrenof90s (Children of the 90s) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:06:23 -0000
Today's Post: Girly Board Games http://tinyurl.com/yd9j3ep

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