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10 Great Lenses about Board Games

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Board games have been played for thousands of years all over the world. Some are simple, some quite complicated, but all are great fun.

As the volunteer Squid Angel watching over the Games category, I've read many great lenses about board games. These a few of my favorites.

There are many other great board games lenses as well, so I have included a section of Honorable Mentions, which I recommend you check out.

1. Traditional Mexican Bingo Game - Loteria

by boutiqueshops

Boutiqueshops does a wonderful job introducing a board game that I was previously unaware of. It is the Mexican bingo game called Loteria. What is immediate striking about this game is the gorgeous imagery of the cards. There is a great display here of modern and classic versions of the game.
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2. Great Board Games To Play With Your Family!

by Janiece

One thing I love about board games is that they bring families together. A game can get a 5 year old and a 12 year old to sit down together and play and laugh together. Janiece knows all to well how much fun a board game can be. After all, she owns over 120 of them! Janiece gives a great overview of the games her family enjoys the most.
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3. Candy Land - A Favorite Childhood Game

by WindyWinters

Candy Land is one of those quintessential kids games, and one that is great for introducing kids to board games in general. Children that can't yet read can play CandyLand, so it is great for including all members of the family. WindyWinters does an excellent job presenting the game, its history, and gameplay.
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4. Snakes And Ladder Board Game Review

by FencingNet

Snakes And Ladders (sometimes known as Chutes and Ladders) is another one of those great games from when you were a kid. FencingNet nicely gives the history of this game and shows many variations of the game throughout the world, professional and home-made.
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5. My Top 10 List of Best Family Games

by Pukeko

Like Janiece, Pukeko also plays a lot of games with her family. Pukeko outlines her family's top 10 favorite games.
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Pukeko's family chose all different games than Janiece's family did - with one exception: Ravensburger Labyrinth. Hmmm. That might be one to check out!
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6. How To Play Go Baduk Weiqi and Igo

by Astrieanna

The game of Go is a very old one. Astrieanna does a great job at teaching this challenging game of strategy, and points to further information if interested.
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7. How to Play the Game of Rota (Roman Tic-Tac-Toe)

by Greekgeek

Greekgeek once again gives us a glimpse into the past with this interesting and fun lens that teaches the game Rota. This tic-tac-toe-like simple game was a popular one in its time, and it is no less fun today.
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8. Khet

by Bus_Stop_Toy_Shop

I cannot explain how much I want this game! Bus_Stop_Toy_Shop has done a great job introducing this laser strategy game (and making me salivate over it). This lens perfectly shows that a lens can be short and sweet, and perfectly effective.
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9. Tiddlywinks

by quippingqueen

A game doesn't require a cardboard "board" to be a board game in my world. Tiddlywinks is a fun game for all ages that has passed down the generations. With a silly name (as many games have), this one is all in the hand. Quippingqueen will have you smiling and remembering your youth with this lens:
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10. ThinkFun Hoppers Frog Game

by Evelyn_Saenz

Evelyn_Saenz lens about the ThinkFun Hoppers Frog Game is an excellent example of how you can make lenses in the niche of a popular lens that complements the original, without repeating content. This lens nicely complements her popular lens Frog Unit Study: Hopping to Learn, but goes into specific details about one particular game.
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What's your favorite board game? What is it about board games that you love the most? Is there a game your family plays most often? Is there one in particular that you remember from your childhood?

  • bechand Jun 30, 2011 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    The new show on TV - Family Game Night - takes the traditional milton bradley board games and makes them into active competative sport type games - the show is kind of family double dare like - My kids like it, and then want to play the board games !
  • CastleRoy May 5, 2011 @ 7:19 pm | delete
    wonderful lens
  • WindyWinters Apr 18, 2011 @ 11:49 pm | delete
    Board games are great family entertainment. I haven't played a board game since Christmas! Thank you for featuring my lens, Kab. You're too kind. I have featured and lensrolled back. Have a great day!
  • Vacation-In-My-Head Apr 18, 2011 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    I love all board games for many reasons, they bring the family together and they can be a great learning tool Board games are extremely popular in my house!
  • Rewards4life Apr 18, 2011 @ 10:45 am | delete
    I love board games, my favourite are trivia and strategy ones. Cool lens, Kab! Lensrolling to my "fun for the whole family" lens. Well done!
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