E114 BOARD GAMES

Simon is the top hat. Bruce is the racing car.

Board Games have been around since the Neanderthals, and one of the most modern board games is named after them (see below). Today, they are an excellent way for friends and family to get together and challenge each other. In this episode, we learn how to play various games, where they originated, and where they're headed. As always, click on the pics to gamify your browser.

Royal Game of Ur

Chess

Draughts

Monopoly

Lizzie Magie

MI9 Monopoly

Scrabble

Chess Boxing

Backgammon

Chinese Chequers

Nine Men's Morris

Some New Games You Might Not Have Heard Of

Poetry for Neanderthals

Black Sonata

Tobago

Turin Machine

Captain Sonar

Fast Sloths

The Game of Life

Trivial Pursuit

List of Trivial Pursuit Editions

Top 50 Must-Have Boardgames

The Boardgames Hall of Fame