Classic Board Games
There aremany classic board games, some of which are hundreds or even thousandsof years old and some have been recently invented. With the advent of theInternet, many have been adapted to be online play. Here are a few greatexamples of classic board games that can be played online:
Chessis a game of strategy for two players with the current version emerging insouthern Europe in the second half of the 15th century. One of the world’s most popular tablegames, chess is played on a square checkered chessboard. At the start of the game, each player(”White” and “Black”) controls sixteen pieces, with theobject of the game to checkmate the opponent’s king. Chess is played all overthe world and has become a hot favorite for online players.
Draughts(British English) or checkers (American English) is a group of abstractstrategy board games played between two players, involving diagonal moves andmandatory captures. The most popular forms are international draughts, followedby American checkers. However there are many other variants.
Backgammon,a very popular board game for two players, in which pieces are moved accordingto the roll of dice. The winner is the first to remove all his pieces from theboard. Many variants have developed throughout the world. The game lends itselfideally for online play.
Chinesecheckers is a board game that can be played by two to six people. Theobject of the main game is to place one’s pieces in the corner opposite theirstarting position by moving them through jumps over other pieces. Boards arelaid out in a six-pointed star, with the game pieces are usually six sets ofcolored marbles, ten of each color. The ten marbles are arranged as atriangle in the starting position in one of the corners of the star.
Reversiis a board game for two players, played on a grid of 64 squares. The gamebegins with each player having two stones. The players alternate turns, eachadding an additional stone to the board. A valid move must capture at least oneof the opponent’s stones. Play continues until either one player loses alltheir stones, or until the entire board if filled. Whoever ends up owning themost stones at the end of the game wins.
