

Their various options are still in played in Africa, in the Middle East and even in South and Central America.

Games Mancala (games with seeds) appeared about three thousand years ago. They are like draughts but the chips do not move on the board and they are only exposed and removed from it. “Go” and “go-moku” are still known and they have not practically been changed. In the second Millennium BC in ancient China there were original Board games, some of them are already forgotten and some of them are popular among modern people. In the third Millennium BC in the middle East backgammon was created, it is the game of checkers-type, this game is still popular but the rules were slightly modified. It is assumed that it was the game similar to checkers the rules of the modern play are the reconstruction of Senet. Bones continue to exist as a separate gamble, but their main application is as an auxiliary element of a set of Board games ( Figure 3 ).įrom the games that were popular in the past but they do not exist any more the oldest one is probably Senet (Ancient Egypt, 4th Millennium BC).People learned about it in the nineteenth century with the help of drawings in the tombs of the pharaohs. The dice carved from a stone or bone is similar to today's dice and they were already found in the excavations five thousand years ago. The origin of the oldest known Board games of today can be traced to China and India.Īpparently, one of the oldest Board games were different variations of the game of dice. In modern studies it has been suggested that the story of these games was common and even the most modern Board games have common roots. History of Board games goes back at least 5500 years. Different games accompany people from their birth. Games depict the characters of their inventors, their feelings and motivations, customs and traditions of their time and the situation in the world. The play brings people closer, teaches them to reach an agreement and sometimes it even gets acquainted them. The game helps to splash out your energy, to reveal your character, to have a rest and spend your free time.

Using games children learn the world ( Figure 2 ). The play is one of the main types of human activity which aim is the process, not the result. To find out what they are like and how board games are arranged, to understand the process of their creation and to create my own games.īoard games are modern and perspective and they will not succumb computer games.Įvery person can create his own board game if he wants.įirstly, I looked for some information about board games. I like to play different kinds of games, make changes in them and invent new games. I have got a lot of board games at home ( Figure 1 ).
