How to Play Board Games Online

With so many games available online these days, it's often hard to decide which ones to learn and play. Sometimes people just miss the old board games they used to play sitting in their living rooms with family and friends. The good news is that you can play many of those board games now online.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Check out your own computer. Some board games are already included. Play online board games by yourself or with an online opponent. Choose from basic board games, such as backgammon, checkers and chess.

2. Know that some versions of Windows have built-in online games, such as Backgammon, and you can play the computer or someone on the net. Play anonymously or chat with your opponents.

3. Visit various websites to find and play online board games, such as Grab.com or "Monopoly, The Here and Now Edition" where you play with real live taxis in London as your movers (via GPS). Try it for free.

4. Choose a site that will allow you to block or easily avoid rude players. Know that some people log in to play board games online just to harass others (like on Yahoo! Games). Find sites that give you options for chat. Some sites have filters, at least, for bad language.

5. Learn the rules of the online games you want to play. Even though many of them, such as backgammon, checkers or chess do follow the same play procedures and rules as the live games, you will probably need to learn the specifics of operations for each particular website.

6. Join a fun community of gamers and play board games online almost like you do at home.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep in mind that gaming can be addictive. Take breaks and limit your time on gaming sites.

Resources

• Find cool board games on this site.
• Play interactive Monopoly online.