Board Games Available in the House
The house has a wide variety of board games for all ages, including chess,
checkers, scrabble, puzzles, cards, and more.
Here is a list of some of them.
Giant Checkers
Popular strategy game, checkers
originated in Europe sometime in the
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12 century (see Cloister Games
below). The objective of the game is to
take all of your opponent’s playing disks
off the board by “jumping” over them.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2083
Paris Paris
This is an exciting game of business
entrepreneurship for 2-4 players aged 9
and older. The goal of the game is to
maximize one’s profits by cleverly
positioning one’s bistros, cafes,
souvenir shops and other businesses
close to various Paris landmarks and
public transportation routes.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/5825
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Scrabble
A staple among the board games.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/320
Trivial Pursuit
Silver Screen Edition
Four Player Checker Rug Game
Can accommodate six different games:
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4 player checkers
Power Cell Checkers
4 Player Chinese Checkers
2 on 2 Checkers
Regular Checkers
4 in a Row
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Clue
Classic game of detective adventure for
3-6 players aged 8 and older. The
objective of the game is to accumulate
the right clues and – by making correct
detective decisions – solve the game’s
mystery.
Wagon Wheels to Oregon
This is a fun and easy game for 2-4
players 8 year old and older. Lots of
adventures and unknowns await the
players as they proceed on a
treacherous journey across the
unfamiliar land.
Various Puzzles
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The Saggy Baggy Elephant, 24 pieces, age 2-6
Pirate Ship Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle, 48 pieces, age 4+
Ravensburger Puzzle, 200 pieces, age 8+
Folded Chess Set, 550 pieces, age 10+
Leopard, 120 pieces, age 12+
Two Dogs, 500 pieces, age 12+
Covered Bridge in Waterville, 1500 pieces, age 12+
Manchester and the Mountains , 1000 pieces, age 12+
and more…
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Chess
How old is this game? They say it is as
old as the stones…
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/171
Ludus Romanus
Classic ancient Roman game for two
people. It appears to have been very
popular throughout the Roman Empire.
The goal of the game is to surround all
of your opponent’s tiles while keeping
your tiles free.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3454
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Cloister Games
This collection represents medieval
games commonly found carved on
monastery floors and includes four
different boards to play the games of
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Fox & Geese
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Alquerque and
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Fierges.
Each game has different rules and can
be played by two players 9 years old
and over.
Check the rules, try all four of them and
you will see how the modern game of
draughts (checkers) came about.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/6136
Inns and Taverns
Two-player game in which opponents
move along the board of 25 famous
English inns and taverns, trying to
accumulate as many coasters as
possible. Moves along the board are
governed by a bidding process that the
players perform with the help of their
playing chips. The game can also be
played by four people (two partnerships
of two).
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/5334
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Mancala
Ancient African game of strategy.
During the course of this game, two
opponents try to “capture” content of
their opponent’s bins in order to
accumulate as many beans (stones) in
their scoring bins as possible.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2448
Card Games
Various card games for kids and adults
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