Board games are probably something that is no longer strange to young people in recent years. Because board games are highly entertaining games, they can create interaction and connection within the group due to the team nature of requiring at least two or more players.
How are the best board games classified?
Abstract Strategy: These are board games that have no story (or play a small role) but only focus on tactical gameplay, the outcome completely depends on the player’s decisions. Typically, two people play this game. Their rules are often simple and easy to learn; the difficulty lies in their complexity when players apply them. Some examples of this genre are Go, Chinese Chess, Chess, Pentago, connect 4...
Hidden Traitor Games/Secret Identity: Hidden Traitor Games: These hidden role-playing games often give people the opportunity to talk to each other verbally. The characteristic of this game is that each person has a hidden role, and the group will have to find out who is who. Werewolf and Mafia are the most popular role-playing board games, there are also Secret Hitler, Two Rooms and a Boom, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Donner Dinner Party, Avalon - The Resistance, The Chameleon, Code Names, Spyfall, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, Battlestar Galactica, The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31,...
Worker Placement Games - Place workers: This is a type of board game where each player has a certain number of workers. The player’s task is to strategize to compete with other players to own the most favorable working positions. Lords of Waterdeep or Stone Age are the most popular board games for this type of game.
Co-op or Cooperative Games - Team Games: This is a new board game genre, when players will work together to decode the game itself. Pandemic is the most typical example of a co-op board game, there are also Forbidden Island, Zombicide,...
RPGs (role-playing games): This type of game allows players to transform into a certain character in a fantasy world, performing quests while adventuring with a dense and vivid storyline. Famous role-playing board games include Dungeons & Dragons, Arkham Horor, Warhammer, Hero Quest,...
Deck Builders: Construction Game: This board game genre mainly uses cards. Players start with cards in hand, after each turn, they will have more cards, which means more options.
Area Control: Territorial Control Game: This is a type of game in which players use their resources to maintain ownership of territory, while resisting appropriation by other players. Some examples include the game Risk, Small World.
Legacy: This type of board game has a new style. Each play will build on the previous game, so the ideas from previous games are important. Some typical Legacy games are Gloomhaven, Charterstone,...
