“Board games can be based on pure strategy or chance”

  Some board games have been played in most cultures and societies throughout history and some even pre-date literacy skill development in the earliest civilizations.

  A number of important historical sites, artifacts, and documents shed light on early board games. Early board games represented a battle between two armies, and most current board games are still based on defeating opposing players in terms of counters, winning position, or accrual of points.

  Most board games involve both luck and strategy. But an important feature of them is the amount of randomness and luck involved, as opposed to skill.

  Some games, such as Chess, depend almost entirely on player skill. Various boards have been used or invented during its long history, including: