What do you classify as a board game?
From our creator Gayla:
I know that growing up we had several games in the house. We had Monopoly, Clue, and Sorry to name a few. As I got older, we started getting games like Jenga, and Connect 4. So what do you call a game that is not exactly a game with a board? Are things like Jenga and Connect 4 still board games? I would say no.
According to the website https://boardgamegeek.com, there are multiple genres of games. For example:
Family games: These games are played by groups of 2 or more people. This genre highlights things like Monopoly, Risk, Candy Land, and Clue
Dexterity games: Dexterity games are designed to test your hand/eye coordination. This genre includes games such as Jenga, Operation, and Twister
Party games: Although there can be some overlap in genres here, these games are designed to be enjoyed by a group of people. Some of these games include Taboo, Apples to Apples, and Pictionary.
Abstract games: This is our last category of games for this blog and this genre consists of games such as Checker, Chess or Tic, Tac, Toe.
From our creator Janelle:
I absolutely love the detail Gayla has gone into and this blog post and agree with it for the most part! However, where I differ is I would say that most of these categories are actually considered Board Games. While they may not officially be a board game, for me, anything where we sit around a table (or whatever you use) and play a game that has instructions and a box is considered a board game. That is, unless it is strictly cards, then I would consider it a card game. So I would consider Connect 4, Jenga, Operation, Checker, Chees, Tic, Tac, Toe and the like board games.
Let us know what your favourite genre and game is in the comments section and if you agree with one of us on what makes a board game or if you have an even different view!
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