As a kid Snakes and Ladders never really appealed to me as it was a purely luck based game, but most of my childhood friends loved it because it was so simple. History The board is arranged in numbered a grid with a number of snakes or ladders connecting two squares together. The size of [...]
Settlers of Catan is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber. It was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-Gmb H & Co. (Kosmos), under the name Die Siedler von Catan. Tricks and Tactics Placing Your First Settlement and City Place your first settlements with access to brick and wood. This will [...]
Crokinole (pronounced croak-i-knoll, /ˈkɹokɪinol/) is one of the most memorable childhood games that I use to play with my family. Its basically miniature table top curling board but fun, (unlike real curling). There are Crokinole clubs and tournaments in many major cities that meet regularly, and tons of books, even movies, on the subject; but [...]