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	Board game : Board games A board game is a game for one or more players played with a premarked surface and game counters. This page classifies board games according to the concerns which might be uppermost for someone organizing a gaming event or party. See the article on game classification for other alternatives.

Two-player abstract strategy games

Players know the entire game state at all times, and random generators such as dice are not used.

Classic abstract strategy games

Modern abstract strategy games

Two-player games of chance

Luck or hidden information may decide the outcome, but skill predominates.

Multi-player elimination games

Participants are typically eliminated before game end.

Multiplayer games without elimination

Everyone can play along to the end. These games are especially suited for mixed play with adults and children.

Modern Wargames

Accurate simulation of historical or hypothetical battles is an objective.

Party games

A large and variable number of players can compete.

Word games

Play revolves around forming letters into words.

Games of physical skill

Coordination, finesse, or other physical skills are necessary.

Children's games[?]

The rules are easy to learn and the outcome mostly or entirely due to chance.

External links

BoardGameWiki (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/) - a wiki dedicated to board games.
Funagain Games (http://www.funagain.com) - an online retailer; includes short profiles of many propriety games.
Boardgame Geek (http://www.boardgamegeek.com) - a board gamer community site; includes user reviews, strategies, and session reports.
The Games Journal (http://www.thegamesjournal.com/) - a boardgaming monthly; good source for in-depth articles about boardgaming.
Traditional Games (http://www.tradgames.org.uk/) - includes information on classical games.
International Journal for the Study of Board Games (http://www.boardgamesstudies.org/)
Boardgame Players Association (http://www.boardgamers.org/) - World Boardgaming Championships

Literature

The Boardgame Book, USA 1983, Exeter Books
Sackson, Sid. A Gamut of Games. ISBN 0-486-27347-4
Schmittberger, R. Wayne. New Rules for Classic Games. ISBN 0-471-53621-0

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