| When we think of "old games" various thoughts can | | | | good strategy you may have goes out the window. |
| come to mind. Perhaps you will recall the childhood | | | | Classic board games are those games that have |
| games you used to play with your friends, such as tag | | | | stood the test of time. They were not just invented |
| or "hide or seek". Others might recall some special | | | | yesterday, but have stood the "test of time". They |
| sports games or tournaments that were played years | | | | were popular generations ago, and still hold this |
| ago. In this article we will be focusing on the classic | | | | popularity today. Two such examples of this type of |
| board and card games, providing a bit of a history and | | | | game are Risk and Battleship. They have evolved a bit |
| background to these games, and mentioning a few of | | | | over the years (such as the incorporation of the online |
| the classics. | | | | format), but the games still revolve around the same |
| Board games (games that are played on a game | | | | basic strategy and game play. Other examples of |
| board of some sort) are amongst the oldest of | | | | games in this category are: Life, Clue, Monopoly, and |
| games. The first known game in this category was | | | | Sorry. |
| the Egyptian game of Senet, which existed around | | | | People have been playing "old games" with cards for |
| 3500 B.C. As time went on, the concept of the board | | | | centuries. While the exact origin of a deck of cards is |
| game worked its way into Europe, and the various | | | | not known, it is very likely that they were invented by |
| cultures embraced various board games. In today's | | | | the Chinese around the time that they started shuffling |
| world, with the advent of modern advertising, there are | | | | paper money around. This would be between the 7th |
| a large number of board games available for family | | | | and 10th centuries A.D. |
| fun. The latest rendition of these board games is | | | | Around the 15th century we see the format of the |
| "online play", where you can basically play the same | | | | English playing cards appear on the scene. We have |
| game, but on a computer, often with someone on the | | | | documentation that in an Act of Parliament, domestic |
| other side of the world. | | | | card players were complaining about the importation of |
| Strategy board games are a type of board games | | | | foreign cards into the market, thereby cutting their |
| that that involves not just mere luck, but a considerable | | | | profits. |
| amount of strategy to win. Games such as checkers | | | | Playing cards were originally created and painted by |
| and chess fall into this category. Luck board games | | | | hand, which was a very time and labor intensive |
| such as Sorry, and Chutes and Ladders, require only a | | | | process. As a result, they were very expensive to |
| good "roll of the dice", and almost no strategy. Most | | | | purchase and own, and this limited the number of |
| games, such as Monopoly or Risk, require a bit of both. | | | | people who could play card games as a result. Popular |
| Having said this, if you never get a break with that "roll | | | | old card games include: hearts, bridge, poker, and |
| of the dice", if you need to incorporate strategy, any | | | | rummy. |