Ancient board games
Classical board games are divided into four categories of game: race games (such as Pachisi), space games (such as Noughts and Crosses), chase games (such as

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Some games, such as chess, depend completely on player skill, while many children's games such as Candy Land and Snakes and Ladders require no decisions by the players and are decided purely by luck.
Many games require some

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Many board games are now available as video games, which can include the computer playing as one or more opponents. Many board

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While the board gaming market is estimated to be smaller than that for video games, it has also experienced significant growth from the late

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A dedicated field of research into gaming exists, known as game studies or ludology.
While there has been a fair amount of scientific research on the psychology of older board games (e.g.,

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There are a number of ways in which board games can be classified, and considerable overlap may exist, so that a game belong in several categories. The following is a list of some

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Although many board games have a jargon all their own, there is a generalized terminology to describe concepts applicable to basic

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