History Of Board Games And It’s Popularity [Infographic]

History of Board Games and It's Popularity A selection of histories behind the invention of board games. It turns out that game inven- tors are often as amusing as the games they invent. TYPES OF GAMES PLAYED MOST OFTEN 48% BOARD GAMES & CARD GAMES 24% ACTION SPORTS ROLE PLAYING GAMES PUZZLES & MIND GAME MULTIPLAYER 9% 7% OTHER UNIVERSE GAMES TOP 5 FAMOUS BOARD GAMES WORLDWIDE 1 Chess Chess is most popular classic board game of strategy which uses a checkered board and various different pieces in either black or white. Modern day Chess tournaments are popular, with special titles being awarded to the best players. Fun Fact The world's most expensive chess set is the Jewel Royale Chess Set is made from gold, platinum, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, pearls and sapphires and valued at over 9.8 million dollars. 2 Clue is the classic murder mystery game. It was introduced in England in 1860. There have been 8 different editions of Clue in the US and 3 different editions in the UK, where Clue is known as Cluedo, as well as several different spin-offs of the original game. Clue Fun Fact Clue was originally named Murder! and was created to pass the time in underground bunkers during lengthy air raid drills. 3 Ludo is derived from the Indian game Pachisi, but simpler. This popular board game invented by Jaques. The game and its variants are popular in many countries and under various names. It is simpler than most and was originally developed for children to play. Ludo 4 Snakes & Ladders Snakes and Ladders is invented by Jaques, an ancient Indian board game regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played between two or more players on a game board having numbered, griddle squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. Checkers is the classic board game of strategy using a checkered board and tokens which are usually colored red and black. Known in some parts of the world as International Draughts, Checkers is one of the oldest known board games. One of the earliest versions of the game was discovered in Ur, Iraq and dated back to 3000 BC. Checkers A LONG HISTORY OF FUN BOARD GAMES Egyptians founded "Game of Passing" Iranlans play "Version of Backgammon" "The Mehen board game" from Predynastic Egypt 3500BC 3500BC 3000ВС Chiness started playing "Liubo" Chiness Founded Gautam Buddhha invented "Weiqi" hess like board game 200BC 500BC 1500BC "Crokinole" Playing by Eckhardt Reiner Elton Wettlaufer Louis XI playing Milton Bradly "The Game of Life" "Solitaire Set" 1697 1860 1876 Elizabeth Magie created "Landlord's Game" "Ludo" is derived from the Indian game Pachisi "Snake & Ladders" Published in England 1903 1896 1890 "Lexico" "Risk Game" was released "Monopoly" was invented and became Scrabble later in 1947 1930 1931 1957 "Dungeon and Dragons Game" created by Lewis Carroll & J. R. R Tolkien "Four in a row" designed by Howard Wexler & Ned Strongin 1974 1970s Source : Created by : Google search Wikipedia.com http://www.nerdgraph.com JAQUES L O N D O N http://www.jaqueslondon.co.uk 2%