Board Game Central - Traditional and Family Board Games

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Mensa Select 2013 Winners

Check out the winners of this year's Mensa Select awards, including Forbidden Desert, Ghooost!, KerFlip!, Kulami, and Suburbia.

The New American Staunton Chess Set

This chess set is called 'The New American', and is one of a series of highly popular and luxurious Staunton chess sets made of blood rosewood, a vibrant redwood.

Scrabble Cubes

Form words by linking adjoining letters in this three-dimensional take on everybody's favorite board game. If smart planning and a great vocabulary are your strong suits, you're on your way to Scrabble Cubes stardom!

Skillgammon

Skillgammon is a more strategic, skill-oriented version of backgammon, and is an interesting variation on the classic game, offering new strategy possibilities, and greater opportunity for skillful play. It's worth checking out!

Risk

Risk is a game of world domination, where the object is to conquer the world. To win, you must attack and defend, attacking to acquire territory, and defending to keep it from your opponents. It's appeal is timeless.

Welcome to the relaunched Board Game Central, now with even more great games and essential information for board game fans. Be sure to check out our expanded selection of online board games that allow you to play some fun and addictive games against opponents from all over the world, right from your browser, with no downloads required!

The Latest Board Game News

Board Game Buzz, May 20, 2013
The latest news in the world of board games: Aztlan, Cursed, Mom's Friendly Game Shop, Pandemic: On the Brink, The Cave, Board game created by Nun, and more board game news and reviews.
Posted on 05-20-2013, Filed Under: Buzz
Mensa Select 2013 Winners
This year's Mind Games competition was held in Arlington, Texas, with more than 300 players reviewing the 54 game entries.
Posted on 05-16-2013, Filed Under: Game News
Board Game Buzz, May 13, 2013
The latest news in the world of board games: Pengoloo, Henning Ludvigsen game art, Super Dungeon Explore, Train board game will make you ponder the Holocaust, and more board game news and reviews.
Posted on 05-13-2013, Filed Under: Buzz
Board Game Buzz, May 6, 2013
The latest news in the world of board games: Top Ten Two-Player Games, Ghost Stories Review, Tetra*gon2 is board game fun squared, Jenga Boom, PitchCar, and more board game news and reviews.
Posted on 05-06-2013, Filed Under: Buzz, Jenga, Dexterity Games
Board Game Buzz, April 29, 2013
The latest news in the world of board games: High Heavens, More Than A Mere Chunk Of Plastic, Carcassonne Inns & Cathedrals, The Walking Dead: The Board Game, and more board game news and reviews.
Posted on 04-29-2013, Filed Under: Buzz, Monopoly

The Latest Board Games

Kingdom Builder
In Kingdom Builder, the players create their own kingdoms by skilfully building their settlements, aiming to earn the most gold at the end of the game.By skillfully placing your settlements, managing your resources and building a power base, you'll build your own kingdom. But the real question is, who will have the most gold at the end of the game and be the winner? Kingdom Builder is a tile-based game which means you'll never play the same board twice!
Added 05-15-2013
Fresco
The ceiling in the cathedral is in urgent need of restoration. The bishop is awaiting important visitors and wants to show off his church from its best side. The country's most renowned fresco painters are hired to make the magnificent cathedral's ceiling painting shine like new. The players slip into the role of the fresco painters in this colorful family game and have to prove their abilities: But only the player who plans cleverly can win!
Added 03-23-2013
Hyperswipe
Put your reflexes to the test as you race against your friends to spot matches. Cards pop out of the HyperSwiper as fast as you can grab them. But pay attention! The cards show many similar images that can trick your eyes at high speed. Be the first to swipe a card and win! HyperSwipe will put your reflexes to the test as you race against your opponents to collect the most image matches. These patterns can be tricky and it takes a keen eye to match them. Unique circle cards that make you swap your hand with an opponent plus bonus and penalty point cards mix up the play. Fun for the entire family!
Added 03-15-2013
Fealty
The King is dead, and there is no clear successor! And your eyes are set on the throne. To be victorious in the coming succession struggle, you must spread your influence across the countryside. Every area you capture brings you one step closer to the crown! Your foes will field a set of pieces identical to yours, so you will need to outwit and outmaneuver them to succeed. Fealty is a game of positioning and territory control. Each turn, all players add one piece to the game board, with increasing constraints on placement as time goes on. Weighing the choice between capturing valuable cities or larger swaths of forests and fields will be a key concern. Every game will vary, as there are twelve 6x6 duchies that will fit together to form the kingdom. The player who has maneuvered their pieces to place the most influence onto the board wins!
Added 03-07-2013
Scene It - Glee Edition
Calling all gleeks! Now playing - live, "on-stage" in your living room - it's your and all your family and friends! Packed with clips and images, mash-ups, Glee-inspired music trivia, and fun performance challenges, Scene It? Glee captures all the amazing music, hilarious hijinks, and raging hormones haunting the halls of McKinley High! Whether you're a fan of "Team Schue" or "Team Sue", this show-stopping DVD game lets you relive all the excitement and magical moments of Glee - minus the wild cherry slushie in your face! Play with the board, or put the DVD on Party mode and the fun never stops as the DVD asks all the questions.
Added 02-18-2013