Play The Game By Queen

Well it's been quite some time since I've blogged. It's because I am playing Napoleon Total War which is rather addictive and watched Celebrity Apprentice. So, here goes my list of top 7 board games.

1st - Monopoly

No question why it's at the top of the list. Everybody loves Monopoly.

Pros - Negotiation, resource management skills and hard to understand the game.
Cons - Transactions of cash, setting up of board and it's unclear rules.

2nd - Chess

Pros - It's the ultimate game of tactics and strategy.
Cons - Finding the right "opponent". If the opponent spent his whole life playing chess, checkmate in 10 moves mate. If the opponent is a noob, you're wasting your time because you'll just utilise scholar's mate. Many different rules of chess such as castling, En passant and so on.

3rd - Risk (2nd latest edition)

Pros - People who love dominance will surely love this game, forming alliances and being a traitor.
Cons - There are many flaws in this game and as such players make their own rule before they start the game such as only a maximum amount of 20 units are allowed in a territory. 2 player battles are not that fun.

4th - Youth Olympic Games

This is a game i created with ideas from dividends. Well, actually, it's simply a rip-off but my friends told me that this game is better than dividends.

Pros - Bidding, 3-12 players, easy to understand and easy to set-up game set.
Cons - Not a proper price for the player discs and athletes. 5 rounds of doing the same thing.Not many people know how to play this game.

5th - Checkers

Pros - Easy to understand and many people know how to play it. Tactics and strategy also included.
Cons - You'll get bored after playing a few rounds because the maximum number of moves a player can make is limited.

6th - Go

Not many people know this game. This game is like the total opposite of chess. I only played a single game against the computer and I lost. I placed it at number 6 because I have not played with any players at all so I do not know much about the mechanics of the game.

Pros - Easy to understand. Tactics,strategy and observation. Specified rules for handicapped matches.
Cons - Not many people know how to PLAY THE GAME and a game can take up a few hours if it's a competitive match.

7th - Scrabble

Pros - Improves your English. Easy to understsand.
Cons - Tedious job of counting your score and constantly looking up at the dictionary.