Category Rule: Board Games

SPYFALL

OBJECTIVE OF SPYFALL: Spyfall is played with two roles with different objectives. If you are a non-spy you and your allies will try to find and vote for who the spy is. If you are the spy you want to remain undetected until the end of the game or until you can guess the location. … Read moreSPYFALL

CANDYLAND RULES

OBJECTIVE OF CANDYLAND: You win the game by being the first player to reach the Candy Castle at the end of the board. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: A game for 2-4 players MATERIALS: A game board, 4 character figures, 64 cards TYPE OF GAME: Board Game AUDIENCE: Kids game OVERVIEW OF CANDYLAND Candyland is perfect for anyone! … Read moreCANDYLAND RULES

HANABI

OBJECTIVE OF HANABI: Hanabi is a cooperative style game where players work together to make sure the firework display goes off without a hitch. Play cards from your hand based on clues other players give you. The more points you score the better the show was! NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-5 players MATERIALS: 50 base game … Read moreHANABI

CARCASSONNE

OBJECTIVE OF CARCASSONNE: Have the highest score at the end of the game. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-5 players MATERIALS OF CARCASSONNE: 72 land tiles, 40 followers, 1 score tracker TYPE OF GAME: Tile-laying board game AUDIENCE: 10 years & up OVERVIEW OF CARCASSONNE Carcassonne is a German-style board game that utilizes tile laying. Similar to Flipover Frog but much … Read moreCARCASSONNE

Dango

Click here to download, print and play Dango. This article had been written in 1996 for a monthly issue of “Go Game in Russia” almanac, now out of print since 2008 To begin with, I’ll describe briefly how I got to know this game. The first time I saw it at a Go-Boat event – … Read moreDango

CHINESE CHECKERS RULES

OBJECTIVE OF CHINESE CHECKERS: Be the first player to get all your pieces to “home.” MATERIALS: Star-shaped Checker board, 60 pegs (6 different colored sets of 10) NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2, 3, 4, or 6 players TYPE OF GAME: Board game AUDIENCE: All ages OVERVIEW OF CHINESE CHECKERS RULES Chinese Checkers is a strategy board game, and despite the name, the … Read moreCHINESE CHECKERS RULES

RUMMIKUB RULES

OBJECTIVE OF RUMMIKUB: Get rid of all the tiles on your rack by organizing them into runs and groups OR have as few points in your hand as possible. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 to 4 players MATERIALS: 106 tiles with numbers and colors, including two jokers, 4 tile racks TYPE OF GAME: Board game AUDIENCE: All ages OVERVIEW OF … Read moreRUMMIKUB RULES

YAHTZEE RULES

OBJECTIVE: In Yahtzee players aim to gain points by rolling dice combinations. The player with the highest total score after 13 rounds wins. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 1+ MATERIALS: five dice, dice cup, ten bonus chips, score pad. TYPE OF GAME: Board game AUDIENCE: All ages OVERVIEW OF YAHTZEE This post contains some partner links for various products. Did you know … Read moreYAHTZEE RULES

SORRY!

OBJECTIVE OF SORRY!: Be the first player to get all four of your pawns from the color corresponding START space to HOME. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-4 Players MATERIALS OF SORRY!: game board, 16 pawns (4 of each of the 4 colors), deck of cards (without 6’s or 9’s) TYPE OF GAME: Strategy Board Game AUDIENCE: All ages OVERVIEW OF SORRY! This post … Read moreSORRY!

Scrabble

OBJECTIVE OF SCRABBLE: Earn more points than other players by forming interlocking words on the game board in a crossword puzzle fashion. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 to 4 players MATERIALS OF SCRABBLE: Scrabble game board, 100 letter tiles, letter bag, four letter racks TYPE OF GAME: Board Game AUDIENCE: All ages OVERVIEW OF SCRABBLE Scrabble … Read moreScrabble

BATTLESHIP

OBJECTIVE: Sink all five of your opponents’ ships first! NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 players MATERIALS: 2 game boards, 10 ships, red pegs, white pegs TYPE OF GAME: Strategy board game AUDIENCE: 7+ OVERVIEW OF BATTLESHIP This post contains partner links to various products. Battleship is a classic board game everyone has probably played at one … Read moreBATTLESHIP

RISK

OBJECTIVE:  The objective of the game is to occupy every territory on the board and eliminate the other players. The game of world domination! NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 to 6 players MATERIALS: 1 Tri-fold Game Board, 5 Dice: 2 white and 3 red, Deck of 56 RISK cards, 6 Sets of armies, each a different … Read moreRISK

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