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Classic Board Games: Rules and History

Classic board games such as checkers, backgammon, and Monopoly matched with their core rule or objective and origin, one game per card.

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What is the main objective of Checkers?
Capture all opponent pieces or block all their moves
In what century did Chess originate?
Sixth century, in India
What is Backgammon's primary goal?
Move all pieces around and off the board before opponent does
Who invented Monopoly and in what year?
Charles Darrow in 1935
What is the objective of Scrabble?
Score the most points by creating words on the game board
In what year was Scrabble created?
1938
In Clue, players find which person, which weapon, and what else?
Which room
In what year was Clue first released?
1949
What traditional board game has players move around a square path following dice rolls?
Ludo
From which country does the ancient board game Go originate?
China
How many centuries old is Go as a game?
Approximately 25 centuries, dating to around 500 BCE
What is the main objective of Risk?
Control territories and conquer the world
In Battleship, players try to sink each other's hidden what?
Ships
Connect Four is won by connecting how many pieces in a row?
Four
In what country did Snakes and Ladders originate?
India

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