Board games are those that, as their name indicates, are played on a board or flat surface; the rules of the game will depend on the type of game, one or more people can participate in them; some games require the application of manual dexterity or logical reasoning, while others are based on chance.
Throughout history, board games have represented one of the oldest recreational activities of man. Chess along with Chinese checkers are considered the oldest board games that exist. Generally, board games are played through the use of figures, tokens or symbols on a table, however in some games cards are used. One of the most typical and traditional games is Ludo, which consists of moving colored tiles around the board, this will depend on the number of points obtained when throwing the dice.
At present, board games incorporate educational or pedagogical elements for children's learning, leaving the element of chance as a pretext for the insertion of elements of intellectual challenge that encourage learning capacity. Despite the fact that video games have gained ground in terms of children's preference, it seems that board games are still relevant more than ever, including many of the video games are based on board games or are designed like them. An example of this is the classic card game " solitaire ", which is one of the most famous, and most played in the world, by users of operating systems.
Board games are commonly grouped by categories, with particularities that differentiate them, some of them are:
Dice games, in this type of games dice are used. Eg: Ludo, Backgammon, among others.
Token games are those where marked tokens are used. Eg: domino or mahjong.
Card games, perhaps one of the most traditional, consists of the use of cardboard called playing cards or cards, which form a deck and must be mixed before playing.
Among some of the most modern board games are: War games, these games are considered table games, since in most cases it is necessary to use a board for the development of their games, it consists of moving of tokens or miniature figures, which symbolize combat units.
Miniature games represent a sub category of war games, the difference is that most war games use a board, while most miniature games use only miniature figures on models that symbolize reliefs, waterways, vegetation, etc.
Thematic games are those whose elements (tokens, board, dice, etc.) personify to a certain extent the behavior and particularities of real or imaginary beings or objects.
Finally, it is important to highlight the importance of board games, because in addition to being entertainment, they keep the mind active, and increase learning capacity.
