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A board game is a game in which counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game). Like other forms of entertainment, board games can represent nearly any subject.
There are many different types and styles of board games, including those, at the most-basic level, that have no inherent theme—such as Checkers—as well as more-complicated games with definite subjects, or even narratives, such as Cluedo.
History
Board games have been played in most cultures and societies throughout history; some even pre-date literacy skill development in the earliest civilizations. A number of important historical sites, artifacts and documents exist which shed light on early board games. Some of these include:
*The Jiroft civilization game boards
*Senet has been found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burials of Egypt, c. 3500 BC and 3100 BC respectively."senet1"> Senet is the oldest board game known to have existed, and was pictured in a fresco found in Merkneras tomb (3300-2700 BC)."senet2">
*Mehen is another ancient board game from Predynastic Egypt.
*Go is an ancient strategic board game originating in China
*Patolli is a board game originating in Mesoamerica, and was played by the ancient Mayans.
*The Royal Tombs of Ur contained, among others, the Royal Game of Ur. They were excavated by Leonard Woolley, but his books document little on the games found. Most of the games he excavated are now housed in the British Museum in London.
*The Buddha games list is the earliest known list of games.
Timeline
*c. 3500 BC: Jiroft civilization The layout on the holes on the "eagle" is identical to the layout of some twenty-square boards used in ancient Egypt, where the game, known as Aseb, was sometimes put on the other side of case-style Senet boards.
*c. 3500 BC: Senet found under Predynastic Egyptian burials;"senet1"/> also depicted in the tomb of read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board+game
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