Best Board Game | List of Popular Board Games for Kids and Family

Best Board Game | List of Popular Board Games in the World

The game of "board game" is a game in which counters or coins are kept, removed or run according to some rules on the pre-marked board. The board game is usually a mental game, or depends on luck, or both. The game is based on a strategy, opportunity or a combination of both, and is usually based on a goal, which each player wants to achieve. There are records of board games for about 5000 years in civilizations like Egypt and Mesopotamia. Although it is difficult to date what was or what were the first games of humanity, Mancala game is presented as one of the oldest, with over 7000 years of existence. They were very popular in Greece and Rome from where they spread throughout Europe and then to America. Board game is very famous in all classes, whether it be kids, elderly, women or men, everyone likes to play it. Board games are considered as family games. In which the members of the house interact together and enjoy this game. There will be some board games that have been played a lot in your home. Do you think which board game is the best? Vote your favorite game, which you want to bring to the first position in this list.

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1. Chess

Chess

Chess is an intellectual and entertaining game played between two players. Some unknown person gave this game to the intellectuals of the world in the fifth or sixth century. It is believed that this game is essentially the invention of India, whose ancient name was 'Chaturanga', which went UAE to Europe through India and then became popular and famous in the 15th - 16th century.

The Carrom is played on a square wooden board with holes in its four corners. It can play two, three or four players. In addition, a red or queen carrom is used, 9 white and 9 black Carrom men. There is a large striker that each player has to push the slings in one of the holes on the four corners of the carrom board. It originated in the Indian subcontinent.

3. Snakes and Ladders

Snakes and Ladders

The game of Saanp Seedhi is a game played on board. This game is very popular among children. It was invented in India. In India it was called 'Mokshpatam' or 'Param Padam'. Earlier it was used to teach children the basic principles of Hindu religion. The British named it 'Snakes and Ladders'. It is believed that Saint Gyaneshwar had invented it during the thirteenth century. But according to some sources, its roots go up to the second century BC.

4. Checkers

Checkers

Draughts is very ancient game. Its ancient name is Checkers. This was a very favorite game of Greek and Roman people. Its popularity can be estimated by the fact that the pictures of the board of this game have been seen in many places in Roman's historic buildings.

5. Ouija

Ouija

Ouija board or witches board is a flat surface wood with letters, numbers or other symbols on it and a movable gauge is placed. It was created to be used as a method of necromancy or communication with spirit, consider followers of spiritism as an aid to contact spirits.

6. Monopoly

Monopoly

Monopoly is a board game based on the exchange and purchase of real estate (usually inspired by the names of the streets of a certain city), nowadays produced by the American company Hasbro of Rhode Island. Monopoly is one of the best-selling commercial board games in the world.

7. Ludo

Ludo

The Ludo is a board game for children, bringing together two to four players. The goal is to have the four pawns go around the circuit and bring them home before the other players. The Ludo is a descendant of Pachisi and Parcheesi.

8. Scrabble

Scrabble

The Scrabble is a board and word game where the objective is to collect points on the basis of random letters prints, creating words on a square grid. Scrabble is very popular with family and friends, but also on the Internet. It is also practiced in clubs and in competition.

9. Pictionary

Pictionary

Pictionary is a famous board game created by Robert Angel that consists in guessing a word through a drawing made on paper. The player or team guessing more words or phrases wins.

10. Travel Go

Travel Go

Travel Go is a fun board game, based on worldwide tour, which was manufactured by Waddingtons Ltd from 1961 onwards.

11. Quoridor

Quoridor

Quoridor is a strategy game for two or four people by Mirko Marchesi. It appeared in 1997 in various countries by the game publisher FX Schmid, Gigamic and the Great American Trading Company. The game was awarded in 1997 with the Mensa Select, a prize awarded annually by the American Mensa to five board games.

12. Personal Preference

Personal Preference

13. Fanorona

Fanorona

14. Mexica

Mexica

15. Timberland

Timberland

16. Castle Panic

Castle Panic

17. Wari

Wari

18. Game of the Goose

Game of the Goose

19. Gipf

Gipf

20. Die Macher

Die Macher

21. Princes of Florence

Princes of Florence

22. Take the Galaxy

Take the Galaxy

23. I'm the Boss!

I'm the Boss!

24. Pandemic

Pandemic

25. Buccaneer

Buccaneer

26. Ashta Chamma

Ashta Chamma

27. American Megafauna

American Megafauna

28. Sentinels of the Multiverse

Sentinels of the Multiverse

29. Ingenious

Ingenious

30. Ra

Ra

31. Inkan aarre

Inkan aarre

32. Masterpiece

Masterpiece

33. Crash! The bankrupt game

Crash! The bankrupt game

34. Stock Ticker

Stock Ticker

35. Onyx

Onyx

36. Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game

Dead of Winter: A Cross Roads Game

37. Journey through Europe

Journey through Europe

38. Ghettopoly

Ghettopoly

39. Polarity

Polarity

40. The Farming Game

The Farming Game

41. Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

42. Anti-Monopoly

Anti-Monopoly

43. Totopoly

Totopoly

44. Tsuro of the Seas

Tsuro of the Seas

45. Bul

Bul

46. Vinci

Vinci

47. Space Alert

Space Alert

48. Guess Who?

Guess Who?

49. Bezzerwizzer

Bezzerwizzer

50. Rithmomachy

Rithmomachy

51. Space Hulk

Space Hulk

52. Chicken Cha Cha Cha

Chicken Cha Cha Cha

53. The Kids of Catan

The Kids of Catan

54. Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

55. GridIron Master

GridIron Master

56. RoboRally

RoboRally

57. Blood Bowl

Blood Bowl

58. Operation

Operation

59. Farlander

Farlander

60. Twister

Twister

61. Mouse Trap

Mouse Trap

62. Stratego

Stratego

63. Chapayev

Chapayev

64. Space Hop

Space Hop

65. Race for the Galaxy

Race for the Galaxy

66. Kamisado

Kamisado

67. Hex

Hex

68. Liu po

Liu po

69. Strange Synergy

Strange Synergy

70. Rappakalja

Rappakalja

71. Trouble

Trouble

72. Battle Sheep

Battle Sheep

73. Australia

Australia

74. Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

75. Subbuteo

Subbuteo

76. Sáhkku

Sáhkku

77. Zingo!

Zingo!

78. ZÈRTZ

ZÈRTZ

79. Flibbix

Flibbix

80. Twilight Struggle

Twilight Struggle

81. Battleship

Battleship

82. Buckaroo

Buckaroo

83. Doom: The Boardgame

Doom: The Boardgame

84. DVONN

DVONN

85. Summit

Summit

86. Hanabi

Hanabi

87. Small World

Small World

88. Splendor

Splendor

89. Outrage!

Outrage!

90. Ricochet Robots

Ricochet Robots

91. History of the World

History of the World

92. Quarto

Quarto

93. YINSH

YINSH

94. Merchant of Venus

Merchant of Venus

95. Qin

Qin

96. Bookchase

Bookchase

97. Bang!

Bang!

98. Okey

Okey

99. Risk 2210 AD

Risk 2210 AD

100. Don't Wake Daddy

Don't Wake Daddy

101. 13 Dead End Drive

13 Dead End Drive

102. 1313 Dead End Drive

1313 Dead End Drive

103. 18XX

18XX

104. 221B Baker Street

221B Baker Street

105. 30 Seconds

30 Seconds

106. Abalone

Abalone

107. About Time

About Time

108. Acquire

Acquire

109. Acronymble

Acronymble

110. Adel Verpflichtet

Adel Verpflichtet

111. Afrikan tähti

Afrikan tähti

112. Agon

Agon

113. Agricola

Agricola

114. Air Charter

Air Charter

115. Aksharit

Aksharit

116. Aladdin's Dragons

Aladdin's Dragons

117. Alhambra

Alhambra

118. Alias

Alias

119. Ambush!

Ambush!

120. Amun-Re

Amun-Re

121. Android: Netrunner

Android: Netrunner

122. Arkham Horror

Arkham Horror

123. Articulate!

Articulate!

124. Asalto

Asalto

125. Attack!

Attack!

126. Auf Achse

Auf Achse

127. Axis & Allies

Axis & Allies

128. Azul

Azul

129. B-17, Queen of the Skies

B-17, Queen of the Skies

130. Backgammon

Backgammon

131. Bailout! The Game

Bailout! The Game

132. Balderdash

Balderdash

133. Barbarossa

Barbarossa

134. BattleLore

BattleLore

135. Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game

Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game

136. Betrayal at House on the Hill

Betrayal at House on the Hill

137. Blankety Blank

Blankety Blank

138. Blockade

Blockade

139. Blockhead!

Blockhead!

140. Blokus

Blokus

141. Blood Feud in New York

Blood Feud in New York

142. Blue Max

Blue Max

143. Bonkers!

Bonkers!

144. Brain Chain

Brain Chain

145. Brainstorm

Brainstorm

146. Break the Safe

Break the Safe

147. Camel Up

Camel Up

148. Camelot

Camelot

149. Camp Granada

Camp Granada

150. Can't Stop

Can't Stop

151. Candy Land

Candy Land

152. Capitol

Capitol

153. Carcassonne

Carcassonne

154. Careers

Careers

155. Caribbean

Caribbean

156. Cartagena

Cartagena

157. Castle Risk

Castle Risk

158. Catan Junior

Catan Junior

159. Caylus

Caylus

160. Chaturanga (Indian chess)

Chaturanga (Indian chess)

161. Chinese Chequers

Chinese Chequers

162. Chromino

Chromino

163. CirKis

CirKis

164. Civilization

Civilization

165. Clans

Clans

166. Clue

Clue

167. Clue Jr.: Case of the Missing Pet

Clue Jr.: Case of the Missing Pet

168. Clue/Cluedo

Clue/Cluedo

169. Codenames

Codenames

170. Coin Hopping—Washington D.C.

Coin Hopping—Washington D.C.

171. Colt Express

Colt Express

172. Commands & Colors: Ancients

Commands & Colors: Ancients

173. Concept

Concept

174. Connect 4

Connect 4

175. Conspiracy

Conspiracy

176. Coppit

Coppit

177. Cosmic Encounter

Cosmic Encounter

178. Cranium

Cranium

179. Crokinole

Crokinole

180. Cross and Circle game

Cross and Circle game

181. Crosstrack

Crosstrack

182. Daldøs

Daldøs

183. Dark Tower

Dark Tower

184. Dart Wars

Dart Wars

185. Diamant

Diamant

186. Diamond

Diamond

187. Diceball

Diceball

188. Diplomacy

Diplomacy

189. Dixit

Dixit

190. Djambi

Djambi

191. Domaine

Domaine

192. Dominion

Dominion

193. Don't Break the Ice

Don't Break the Ice

194. Don't Miss the Boat

Don't Miss the Boat

195. Don't Quote Me

Don't Quote Me

196. Dorn

Dorn

197. Downfall

Downfall

The game is sold in the United States under the name Downfall ("fall"). It's called New Downfall in the UK ("New Fall"); this new version has the same rules but has a more futuristic design, alternating red and yellow. It is distributed by Hasbro. It has also been sold under different names in other countries. Thus, in Italy, the game is published under the name of Cascadix, while it is named Slotter in Germany and Onderuit in the Netherlands. In 1994, the game was awarded the Mensa Select which rewards the best puzzle games. The game box graphics are parodied on the cover of the Expert Knob Twiddlers album by Aphex Twin and Mike Paradinas.

198. Drunter und Drüber

Drunter und Drüber

199. Dune

Dune

200. Eclipse

Eclipse

201. El Grande

El Grande

202. Elfenland

Elfenland

203. Enchanted Forest

Enchanted Forest

204. Entdecker

Entdecker

205. Escape from Atlantis

Escape from Atlantis

206. Fictionary

Fictionary

207. Fields of Fire

Fields of Fire

208. Figure It Out

Figure It Out

209. Finance

Finance

210. Fireball Island

Fireball Island

211. Flash Point

Flash Point

212. Focus

Focus

213. Forbidden Bridge

Forbidden Bridge

214. Forbidden Island

Forbidden Island

215. Formula Dé

Formula Dé

216. Freedom: The Underground Railroad

Freedom: The Underground Railroad

217. Fresco

Fresco

218. Game For Fame

Game For Fame

219. Game of the Generals

Game of the Generals

220. Ghosts

Ghosts

221. GiftTRAP

GiftTRAP

222. Giganten

Giganten

223. Girl Talk

Girl Talk

224. Glasnost The Game

Glasnost The Game

225. Glückshaus

Glückshaus

226. Gnip Gnop

Gnip Gnop

227. Go

Go

228. Great Train Robbery

Great Train Robbery

229. Halma

Halma

230. Hanafuda

Hanafuda

231. Hare and Hounds

Hare and Hounds

232. Hare and Tortoise

Hare and Tortoise

233. Heroscape

Heroscape

234. Hey Pa! There's a Goat on the Roof

Hey Pa! There's a Goat on the Roof

235. Hey, That's My Fish!

Hey, That's My Fish!

236. Hi Ho! Cherry-O

Hi Ho! Cherry-O

237. Hijara

Hijara

238. Hooop!

Hooop!

239. Hotels

Hotels

240. Hounds and Jackals

Hounds and Jackals

241. Hungry Hungry Hippos

Hungry Hungry Hippos

242. Husker Du?

Husker Du?

243. Icehouse pieces

Icehouse pieces

244. Imperial

Imperial

245. Indigo

Indigo

246. Isola

Isola

247. Jaipur

Jaipur

248. Janggi (Korean chess)

Janggi (Korean chess)

249. Java

Java

250. Jenga

Jenga

251. Junta

Junta

252. Kalah

Kalah

253. Keltis

Keltis

254. Kerplunk

Kerplunk

255. Khet

Khet

256. Kill Doctor Lucky

Kill Doctor Lucky

257. King Oil

King Oil

258. King of Tokyo

King of Tokyo

259. Kingdoms

Kingdoms

260. Kolejka

Kolejka

261. Krazy Maze

Krazy Maze

262. København

København

263. Landslide

Landslide

264. Las Vegas

Las Vegas

265. Le Havre

Le Havre

266. Le Jeu de la Guerre

Le Jeu de la Guerre

267. Logo Board Game

Logo Board Game

268. Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings

269. Lords of Waterdeep

Lords of Waterdeep

270. Lost Cities

Lost Cities

271. Luck of the Draw

Luck of the Draw

272. Löwenherz

Löwenherz

273. Mad Gab

Mad Gab

274. Mahjong

Mahjong

275. Major General

Major General

276. Makruk (Thai chess)

Makruk (Thai chess)

277. Malefiz

Malefiz

278. Mall Madness

Mall Madness

279. Manhattan

Manhattan

280. Master Labyrinth

Master Labyrinth

281. Master Mind

Master Mind

282. Matching game

Matching game

283. Medici

Medici

284. Medina

Medina

285. Mensch ärgere dich nicht

Mensch ärgere dich nicht

286. Mikado

Mikado

287. Mine a million

Mine a million

288. Mississippi Queen

Mississippi Queen

289. Modern Art

Modern Art

290. Mutant Meeples

Mutant Meeples

291. Near and Far

Near and Far

292. Niagara

Niagara

293. Nine Men's Morris

Nine Men's Morris

294. Omega Virus

Omega Virus

295. Ouk Chatrang (Cambodian chess)

Ouk Chatrang (Cambodian chess)

296. Pack & Stack

Pack & Stack

297. Parcheesi

Parcheesi

298. Parqués

Parqués

299. Patchwork

Patchwork

300. Pay Day

Pay Day