Some Of The Most Popular Board Games In The World
People all around the world play board games, and they have the advantages of being very cheap and fun. Of all the games out there, though, the most commonly played and well recognized is definitely chess. Particularly in countries with low living standards, chess is very well known, and there are thousands of people that play it competitively. The theory of the game is also very extensive - when you play chess seriously, you need to know the theory of all the major openings, and this takes a lot of work. A lot of the game is also based on pattern recognition.
Since chess takes a lot of work, many people prefer to just play monopoly, which is another very successful board game. There is also far less skill in monopoly, and less thinking required. The rules are also fairly simple, so it’s a great game to play in social occassions. Interestingly, there are people that play Monopoly really competitively, but it’s mostly just a casual game people play for fun. You can find a monopoly set at just about any apartment store these days.
Aside from chess and monopoly, another very popular board game would be scrabble. Scrabble has the advantage of really increasing your vocabulary and keeping your mind active (it has often been observed that playing scrabble reduces the risk of alzheimer’s disease, for example). It generally isn’t played as much as monopoly, but it can be a good game to try out sometimes. The rules are also fairly simple and easy to learn.
