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Risk Board Game

Risk Board Game

Posted by on December 4, 2010 · 0 Comment

The Risk board game is for 2 to 6 players and was invented by French Film director Albert Lanorisse, manufactured by Parker Brothers and first released in 1957. It is a game of strategy and chance and the original version saw the winner of the game dominating the entire world. The stated playing time for the game is 1-6 hours with average games running between 3-5 hours while games played by avid experienced [...]
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Yahtzee Game

Yahtzee Game

Posted by on December 4, 2010 · 0 Comment

Milton Bradley first introduced the game of Yahtzee to the public in 1956. This dice based game was a combination of other proceeding dice games that were around at the time. The game consists of 5 dice, some score cards, some chips and a shaker cup. The idea of the game is to shake the dice (three tries a turn) and get 5 dice all the same for a Yahtzee worth 50 points or one of the other combination’s [...]
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Rush Hour Game

Rush Hour Game

Posted by on December 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

If you like hands on logic puzzles or are looking for a game to help your children develop logical thinking, then Rush Hour may be a game you will want to pick up. This game consists of cars and trucks that you have to slide up and down and side to side in order to manoeuvre your red convertible through the grid lock and home. The original version of this game was first sold in the late 1970s but, [...]
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Game of Life Board Game

Game of Life Board Game

Posted by on December 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

Just as life has changed with each generation so has the game of life board game. Well almost. The original version of this game came out in the 1860s and was called the Checked Game of Life. It was extremely popular at first, but, later its popularity waned. Then came the 1960s and the new Game of Life. This game took players through choosing to go into business or college and then along the way there [...]
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Pass The Pigs

Pass The Pigs

Posted by on December 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

Pass the pigs is a dice game along the lines of Yahtzee. Except it doesn’t use dice it uses pigs and you score points according to how the pigs land when they are shaken up and spilled out on a flat surface. It’s one of the those games that has simple rules and can be played by people of all ages. There is really no strategy involved in the game and you can play it almost anywhere. Pass [...]
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Axis and Allies Board Game

Axis and Allies Board Game

Posted by on December 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

The Axis and Allies board game is a strategic board game based on World War II. There are 11 different board games in the Axis and Allies board game series 8 of which are currently available to people wishing to own the game. This is a game for older children and adults with the suggestive minimum playing age being 12 plus years. It’s a rather complicated game that can be played by 2 to 5 players [...]
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Apples To Apples Game

Apples To Apples Game

Posted by on December 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

If you are looking for a fun party game to play with a large group of people then the Apples to Apples game might be a game you will want to include in your board game collection. Apples to Apples game is a word card game that is easy to play and a lot of fun. The game consists primarily of two decks of cards, green apples and red apples. The red apples contain nouns and noun phrases and the green [...]
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Taboo Game

Taboo Game

Posted by on December 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

Taboo is a word game where the words you don’t say are as important as the words you do say. In theory, the game is simple; get the people on your team to say the word at the top of as many cards as possible before the 60 second timer runs out. However, here is where simplicity ends and the fun really begins because there is a list of 5 other words on each card that you can’t say in giving [...]
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Scrabble Board Game

Scrabble Board Game

Posted by on December 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

Whoever says that an educational game can’t be fun has never spent hours on a rainy or snowy afternoon playing scrabble. This board game that can actually help increase your vocabulary and improve your spelling is one of the most popular games ever sold appearing in over 121 different countries, 29 languages and 1 out of every 3 American homes. It has also found its way into thousands of schools [...]
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Carrom Game

Carrom Game

Posted by on December 3, 2010 · 0 Comment

The Carrom game is in the family of tabletop games and is similar to a combination of pool and air hockey or table shuffleboard. There are different name variations around the world including carrum, couronne, carum and finger billiards. The actual origins of Carrom are unknown but most people suspect that it was originally played by Indians. Some Carrum games use the traditional finger flicking while [...]
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