There are enormous amounts of board games that make a quick splash onto the scene and then disappear quietly into the night, like an sulking beaver or any number of furry rodents. (I'll pause here for a brief moment of applause for that sweet metaphor. Thank you.)
A true board game classic comes by only once in a decade or so and has to contain some great, creative element, that keeps it accessible and re-playable. Monopoly is a fantastic classic because it contains chance, franchise building and a world that affects all participants. Risk is a classic because it involves strategy, chance and action turns. These board games have become legend because of their high replay value, their accessibility to any generation, and their depth in strategy options mixed together with a healthy amount of chance and good luck.
It takes a lot to become a great, certified classic board game these days. To most shoppers, the board game department has been looking mighty bleak for a dozen yea... [more]

Playing games with your children generally brings to mind images of noisy, boisterous arguments and colourful game pieces being strewn around the kitchen table while peanut butter-and-jellied fingers roll dice or try to count out play money.  The shrieks of laughter or hoots of winning can fill a young household, but are quickly silenced when your children grow tired of these childhood games.  Boxes of torn, dog-eared board games with missing pieces are stacked up in the dusty corners of family rooms everywhere, but there is one game that will never be banished in such a way. The family chess set. 
When you play a game of chess, you can put your busy world aside long enough to refuel and relax.  It's a game of strategy and skill, certainly, but it can offer you and your family so much more than that. A quiet moment; an opportunity to spend a little time with a loved one; the satisfaction of a mental challenge - such are the rare pleasures we all could use more of these days.... [more]

Trivia Games have become all the rave today. Many television shows, online games and board games have many thousands of people answering questions that cover many different topics from pop culture to food.





One example of a trivia game is Trivial Pursuit. This is a classic board game where players aim to make their way around a board, answering trivia questions to earn pieces. The first player to collect a different colored piece from every category makes his/her way to the center of the board. Then, if the player correctly answers another trivia question from a category chosen by the competitors, this player is considered to be the winner of the game.





Trivial Pursuit is just one of the trivia games that is offered world wide for people who love trivia. There are a variety of trivia games that are geared to the audience that buys it. You may find trivia games that feature different topics such as music, te... [more]