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MY TOP 5 PICKS
BEST BOARD
GAMES
Board games have been played in nearly all societies and cultures throughout human history. There are many different styles and genres. Games can be based on strategy, chance, or a combination of the two and, usually, have a goal that players try to achieve before their opponent(s).
With the advances in technology, some games which date back to hundreds of years ago, can now be played from the convenience of your mobile phone.
In thisedition,we'llbecountingdownmy top5picksforboardgames.SomeI'veplayedandothersI'vedreamtofplaying.LOL
Chess requires two players and is a purely strategy based board game played on a chessboard; a checkered tiled board with sixty-four squares arranged in an eight- by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most ancient and popular games, played by millions of people all across the globe. It is not certain, but chess is believed to have originated in India, 280–550 C during the time period of the Gupta Empire.
For me personally, chess is the only game that comes to mind that emphasizes strategy with such simplicity. With just 64 squares, it simulates two opposing nations that wage war on each other battling until there is a lone king cornered, and must concede defeat. What I absolutely love most about this game is that it is a true test of strategy and intelligence. It has zero elements of chance or luck.
In this day and age, you can easily find instructions on the internet, but chess rarely came with any instruction manual. To learn, one must be taught by someone, who had to learn from someone, so on and so forth. I think that's particularity cool, a tradition that links the past to the present day.
Even though I can't play this game to save my life, which other board game could possibly be number 1?
Chess
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