When you play board games
you generally do not think of the various kinds and classification of these
board games. Infact when you play
tabletop games you should know that these refer to card games in addition
to board games, miniature wargames as well as dice games and games that are
tile based. The reason why these are called tabletop games are due to the fact
that these games are different from video, online board games or sports games. These are also called tabletop games as they
need to also be differed from video games that are role playing ones. These
tabletop games are also referred to as hobby games.
There are different kinds and categories of these tabletop games.
These are :
a) Adventure
games which are like adventure gamebooks as well as adventure board games.
b)
Board games are like Chess, Go,
Backgammon and several others
c)
Card games are those like Tarot card
games, card solitaire and other collectible card games
d)
Dice games are those like craps,
poker dice, zombie dice, bunco and others
e)
Paper and pencil games are those like
dots and boxes, hangman, connect 5, battleships, Sudoku and others
f)
There are role playing games such as
dungeons and dragons, call of cthulhu and other fantasy roleplay
g)
Strategy games are like government
simulation ones, board wargames as well as miniature wargames
h) There
are tile based ones such as anagrams, tangrams, 15 puzzle, mahjong and other
such games.
There are classifications of games which are as per equipment
and these can also be classified based on the kind of chance which is involved.
Chance is either due to the uncertainty of the outcome. These are called
stochastic games. For example the roll of the dice or which cards will be
dealt. The other kind is chance as a result of uncertainty based on the
position of the opponent or the cards which are not yet visible. These are
called deterministic games.
Most of the board games are multiplayer
board games though some may involve a single player.
The reason why people prefer multiplayer board games is that it helps to increase social
interaction and it helps to connect people. These are also used as a kind of
icebreaker when played among people who barely know each other or are awkward
as they do not know how to go ahead with the conversation.
