Basically, board games involve moving pieces or parts of the game in a board. It can be moving across, placing on and removing counters or pieces on the board which keeps the game progressing. Board games can be based on strategy or luck alone, and there are also types which involves both strategy and luck to outmanoeuvre opponents.

Playing chess at early age
The different styles of board games are very varied, ranging from those that have no theme such as Checkers to those that have definite subjects such as Chess and those games that have complicated narratives such as Cluedo. As an educational tool, board games are very effective because they combine entertainment and education which is important in facilitating learning.