Board Games are one of the best pastimes for people worldwide. Some board games are decided by luck alone, but most require some amount of skill on the part of the players. Children’s game like snakes and ladders are race games. The winner – the player who reaches a certain square first – is decided by throwing numbered dice, over which the players have no control.

Games such as Monopoly and Backgammon are combination of luck and skill. Backgammon is one of the oldest board games that people still play.

In games of skill, luck plays very little chance the most advantageous moves available. There are also "war" games where you have to capture opponent's assets. The most popular war game today is chess. Chess is a game of great skill where the skill to plan moves and recognize threats plays an important part. The object of the game is to trap (checkmate) the enemy king by putting it in a position where it cannot escape. India's Vishwanathan Anand is proud Indian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion.

Chinese Checkers is a strategy board game of German origin which can be played by two, three, four, or six people, playing individually or with partners. The objective is to be first to race all of one's pieces across the hexagram-shaped board into "home". The rules are simple, so even young children can play.

Monopoly is a board game currently published by Hasbro. In the game, players roll two six-sided dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties, and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents, with the goal being to drive them into bankruptcy. Monopoly has become a part of international popular culture, having been licensed locally in more than 103 countries and printed in more than 37 languages.

Ludo, a strategy board game for two to four players Ludo (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters.

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