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​ A **board game** is a [|game] in which counters or pieces are placed, removed, or moved on a premarked surface or "board" according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure [|strategy], chance or a mixture of the two and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve



Checkers was invented in 3000bc in Egypt but the Egyptians called it Alquerque.

Chess origanated in Persia and India about 4000 years ago.

Backgammon was created in the 1st century A.D.

Barrel of monkeys was introduced in 1966 by an American company [|Lakeside] toys.

John Spilsbury invented the jigsaw in 1767. ​


 * 1) Monopoly
 * 2) Chess
 * 3) Risk
 * 4) Settlers of Catan
 * 5) The game of life
 * 6) Clue
 * 7) Scrabble
 * 8) Scene it?
 * 9) Checkers
 * 10) Trivia pursuit

What do the top 5 games in common?
 * The're competitive.
 * You need good strategies.
 * Played on a board.
 * They are interactive.

Colour. Interactive. Competitivity.
 * What makes a good boardgame?

Monopoly is such a good game because of its competitive nature for more info follow this link- [|Monopoly] Strategy games and family games are equally popular.
 * What makes monopoly such a good game?
 * What do people look for in a game?
 * What types of games are more popular stratergy, family or no board games?

1 player games Boring/ too easy Too hard.
 * What makes a bad game?

My boardgame idea is .......... Players: 2-4 Age: 8+

I think it would be a good family game because it involves interactivity, adding numbers and a whole heap of fun. The aim is to have more money than the other players by the end of the game. You get to put your rod in a cylinder and pull out a fish, there are 8 types of fish they are Blue cod, Salmon, Tuna, Cat fish, Elephant fish a clown fish that has a chance card on the back (like monopoly), and the Golden fish which gives you $500, a free boat and the chance to take a fish off someone.