Board Game Rules: Video Series

The rules for Milton Bradley's Upwards board game is similar to Scrabble, but the points are distributed differently based on how many letters are used. See a demonstration of the Upwards game with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

Making game pieces for missing ones can be done by replacing them with pennies, small toys, tokens, Monopoly pieces or hand-painted figurines. Find replacements for lost game pieces with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

The Shut the Box game is a family counting game that requires rolling two dice and flipping down the number flaps that equal the total that was rolled. Teach children how to count and do math using the Shut the Box game with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

The game of Pay Day is set up like a calendar from day one to day 31, and each place on the board offers deals, buyers, bills or payments. Navigate through Pay Day, gaining the most money to win, with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

In the game of Backgammon, each player rolls the dice to move their pieces closer toward the home space on the board. Understand the rules of the game with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

Milton Bradley's Trouble board game has a pop-o-matic in the center that rolls the dice with each pop, and players must continue taking turns until a six is rolled. Get all playing pieces around the board once to win the game of Trouble with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

Super Scrabble is played just like regular Scrabble, but the board is four times as large, there are double the number of letter tiles and there are quadruple word and letter scores in the corners of the board. Play a game of Super Scrabble, which can last for two or three hours, with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

To play Anagram Scrabble, also known as Scrabble Apple, place all of the tiles face down between the players, and take turns flipping over one letter at a time until words are formed. Create no words, rearrange words and steal words from other players in the game of Anagram Scrabble with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

Setting up a Backgammon board involves placing the tokens in specific spaces to make each side mirror the other. See how Backgammon boards should be set up with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.

Michigan rummy, also known as Tripoli, is a combination of a chip betting game and a card rummy game using poker chips and playing cards. Learn how to play the classed Michigan rummy game with information from a game store employee in this free video on board games.