Researchers have proposed a possible set of rules for an ancient board game that dates back more than 4,000 years ago, ranking as one of the oldest in the world. A paper accepted for publication in ...

Learning or teaching a new board game can be equal parts challenging and maddening. Either you’re the one trying to explain the rules to an apathetic crowd, or you’re being “taught” and are expected ...

Whether you're a bored teenager looking for a scary game to play, a curious occultist or a casual diviner trying to contact the dead, neglecting to follow Ouija board rules can leave you in a host of ...

Our collective love of tabletop gaming is one of the uniting features behind Geek & Sundry. But we know that for some geeks, learning the rules of a new tabletop game can sometimes be a difficult ...

If you’re not much of a game player (yet!), the best board games for beginners have easy-to-learn rules and simple game mechanics to ease you into things — but they’re still challenging enough to be ...

Monopoly's Free Parking: Most commonly misunderstood rule in board game history. No actions meant for it. Catan Initial Placements: Only take resources from the second settlement in Settlers of Catan.

Invented by a school teacher looking for a way to entertain children in her polio ward (thank you, teachers!), this board ...

Articulate! is a popular party game in Britain that encourages large groups and is quick and easy to learn. Jenga is a widely popular game that requires players to extract blocks from a tower without ...

If the suggestion to get stuck into a board game is met with a collective groan in your household, then that’s your sign to give your collection a serious revamp. Haven’t got a Cluedo (sorry) where to ...

Guys, want to play this new board game? It’s called Life. No, it’s not “one of God’s impossible-to-understand games that take three hours to learn.” It’ll be fun, I promise! O.K., so the board starts ...