A board game is any game played on a board (that is, a premarked surface) with counters or pieces that are moved across the board.

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magazine article: Little Wooden Armies. "1500 years ago a king in India named Kaid, who had built a huge empire, was sick at heart. He called his minister, Sassa, to him and said : “Day and night I think about my past battles, I dream of conquests and invasions, I can’t sleep for thinking about imaginary wars and victories. But I have no more enemies, and it is a sin to make war without cause. What can I do to regain my peace of mind?" Read article

word game: Board games. Match the names of 10 different board games to descriptions of them. Play game

story: A Game of Go. Two people sit down opposite each other to play a game. Between them is a large wooden board. One of the players is an old man. He is now 89 years old. He has spent all of his life playing this game, which is called Go. The other person is a young woman. The young woman has only been playing Go for three years. Read story

cartoon: "All you ever think about is chess! When was the last time you even talked to me?" "Um ... six ..." See cartoon

trivia: Proverbs: By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. (Ghanaian) See more board games trivia

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