Board Games

Milton Bradley's "Last Word" is an out of print board game that features a game board, colored pawns, and letter tiles. Players take turns constructing words until the last player makes the last...

Designing a game involving themes of homes and houses is an educational and fun activity. You can design the game play to imitate an existing game that may be familiar to you, such as Trivial...

Help your kids make their own version of a classic board game they love, or let them use their imaginations and create every aspect of their own board game, rules and all, for a fun family activity.

Okay, the kids are bored. Amazingly, they don’t feel like cleaning their rooms, or helping with the dishes. And it’s raining buckets outside. What to do, what to do? Every home with children...

An effective way to create your own computer board game is to model an existing board trivia game and change its questions to reflect a computer theme. This article models the classic Trivial...

This technique for winning at the classic money-grubbing game is best when you and your peers use the quick-start method (dealing and trading properties), but is still possible in traditional...

Clue, the popular deductive board game, has spawned many spinoffs from the original game. One such spinoff is the Simpsons variety, allowing you to play as Simpsons characters, with weapons and...

World of Warcraft, or WoW, is the massively multiplayer online game for the PC and Mac that allows players to adventure through the lands of Azeroth. Players build characters and face challenges...

To design your own game board, you need to first think up and design the game itself. This will depend entirely on your own imagination and creativity to make a board game you and your friends can...

Snakes and Ladders is a classic board game that kids have played for decades. You can make your own version of this well-loved game with a few simple materials and some creativity.

In this article i will show you what each chess piece does and the importance of each piece. There are a total of sixteen pieces on each side of the board. Out of those sixteen, there are only six...

No lights, tv, radio or dvd player, what is there to do? PLENTY! For those of us who have experienced any length of power loss at home, it is safe to say there are a number of fun activities to...

Chouette is a type of backgammon game played in groups of 3-10 players, in which the entire group plays a standard game of backgammon against one player, so if the group loses, the winner collects...

Like poker, monopoly a game of chance but it is also a game of skill. Following a short list of rules will maximize your wins and turn you into a true tycoon.

In this article you will learn how to create a Custom Opoly Game

Many people find themselves playing backgammon for years, even on a regular basis, without attending a single live backgammon tournament. They might have played backgammon tournaments online, or...

Avalon Hill's classic board game, Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit, is becoming even more popular now that it is out of print. It may be hard to find, but it is fun to play. The board and pieces are...

Ever wondered if it's possible to play the game Clue with two people? My husband and I love this game, but it says it requires 3-6 players. We decided to figure out a way to play with only two...

If you're looking for a craft to occupy you on a rainy day or want to make a special present for a loved one, consider creating your very own Chinese checkers board. Chinese checkers is a...

Games Workshops' Warhammer Universe has been providing fodder for board games since 1983. The collectible nature of the intricately detailed figurines used in Warhammer has become one of the...

I will tell you how to make money selling Vintage games on E-Bay, including which games are big sellers

It is that time of year again for Mcdonalds famous Monopoly. Every year McDonalds creates a new millionaire. How would you like to win Mcdonalds monopoly? Read on for details on how to improve...

The game of "Monopoly" may be about bankrupting your opponents, but that doesn't mean you need to spend a dime to play the game. Every part of the game, from the design of the board to the...

The classic board game Monopoly provides a competitive form of entertainment for rainy afternoons or family gatherings. For fans of the Star Wars films, Monopoly Star Wars Saga Edition makes the...

Want to spice up game night, well here is a twist on an old classic

Though monopoly is primarily a game of chance, there are certain things you can do to increase your chances of winning. These are subjective observations that I have made over the years playing...

Axis and Allies Miniatures is a strategy game based around World War II. The variant rules are commonly used as "house rules" at MIT Games Club functions. When playing the by the variant rules,...

A simple strategy as to how to win when you play the board game Risk, or if you play on websites such as conquerclub.com or stra.tegery.com.

Many board games use peg boards as a means of keeping scores. If, however, your peg board is lost or damaged, you may find yourself needing a replacement board. Unfortunately, replacement parts...

Choosing whether to attend college or start a career out of high school is tough enough, but your choices allow you to reap the rewards and emerge as the richest player in The Game of Life. Luck...

Risk is a board game in which each player represents a nation attempting to conquer the world. It is turn-based and is played by three to six players. In addition to the standard rules, there are...

Checkers is a board game played by two players on a board made up of 64 squares of alternating colors, usually half red and half black. Each player has 12 checkers, which are round, stackable game...

If your kids are growing tired of the same board games, word puzzles or charades contests on family game night, create your own activity that focuses on a favorite movie. Whether family members...

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It’s that time again at McDonald’s! The McDonald's Monopoly online game is back and not only can you win great prizes by peeling game pieces from your favorite McDonald’s foods, you can also take...

Axis & Allies: D-Day is a strategy game based on World War II. It's designed to be played by either two or three players and includes a card deck with three variations of cards to range from...

For Nancy Drew fans, knowledge of the young detective's adventures will be put to use when they play a Nancy Drew mystery board game. However, to make the game fun for those who don't know all the...

A superhero is a character with unprecedented powers, a strong moral code and a motivation for following that code. Many of the U.S. superheroes are part of the DC Comics or Marvel worlds....

Wahoo is an older board game, originally played in the Southwest part of the United States. Players roll dice and try to get all of their marbles onto their home spaces. In the 1960s, it was made...

The game Scrabble, manufactured by Hasbro in the United States, is a family favorite. Played by competitors of all ages, Scrabble is a fun way to expand your vocabulary by trying to outdo your...

We have all enjoyed such board games such as the classics Milton Bradley still produces to this day. Monopoly and candy land are among the favorite classic board games that most of us remember as...

Rummy-O is a version of rummy played with tiles instead of a deck of cards. The object is to construct melds of three tiles or more. The game also is known as Rummikub, Tile Rummy and Rummicube...

Parker Brothers' Clue is a board game classic in which players try to deduce the mystery of who killed Mr. Boddy. A number of variations have appeared, including reprints featuring the Simpsons,...

Pegs & Marbles is a board game that goes by various names such as Joker Marbles, Pegs and Jokers, and Jokers and Marbles. In Pegs & Marbles, players must race marbles around a wooden...

The Game of Life offers you the chance to experience life's events in a couple of hours. Buying a house, getting married and starting a family are a few occurrences that take place during the...

Carrom is a board game that involves shooting discs or rings across a square playing board. It is actually very similar to pool, as the object is for the players to sink all of their own pieces...

Career choices, paying taxes, marriage and family: These are all things that we learn and experience as we grow older. For the short, fast-forwarded version, you can always sit down to a nice...

When Hasbro introduced Pictionary in 1985, it was an instant success. Combining the competition of a board game with the fun of drawing, Pictionary quickly became a party favorite because of its...

Electric football was created by Tudor Games in 1947. With more than 40 million games sold, and with a name change to Miggle Toys, the game continues to be a popular pastime of children and...

Solitaire wargames are board games typically based on historical conflicts--most often, World War II, though some deal with other wars, like the Napoleonic, Peloponnesian and Persian Gulf...