Board Games

[pgorade]

Board games come in two basic types. The first uses strategy to win the game. The object is to block or capture opposing game pieces or to capture larger portions of the game board. Monopoly and checkers are both examples of the strategy game. Strategy alone does not insure victory.

Chance plays a significant role in most board games, but not all. Some of the most respectable board games, chess for example, focus on skill with very little luck involved.

Purists feel that luck is an undesirable element. They feel the games should be based entirely on strategy and skill. Others feel the element of chance gives these games more complexity with many more possible strategies. These people feel the element of luck makes these games more exciting. On the other hand, games that are completely games of chance, where no or few decisions are made, quickly become boring to most adults. Many children's board games are games of luck with few decisions to be made.

The second types of board games are race games. Two or more players move pieces in a race from one point on the board to another. Backgammon is an example of a race game. Again, the element of chance is an essential ingredient in these games.

[jamesscot84]

Without knowing your grade level and the type of game that you've designed and its mechanic, it's kinda difficult to suggest decor... so I'll make suggestions based on a few of my favorite games, with very different mechanics, any of which would be a unique and interesting variation of a "standard American-style board game" that most other students would be presenting.


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[mirsha2012]

Some of the most respectable board games, chess for example, focus on skill with very little luck involved.

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