Board games might involve a race to a finish line, as in Sorry! or that ubiquitous first board game for kids, Candyland. Or they might entail a strategic battle for dominance, as in chess or checkers.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Ancient Board Game Collection Have you ever heard of Hnefatafl, a game played during the Viking Age? Or Latrunculi, popular over 2000 years ago in ancient ...

During an excavation in northwestern Spain, archaeologists unearthed a “very unusual” collection of ceramic objects. After careful analysis, they determined the pieces once composed an Iron Age board ...

But there was a time when board games kept us entertained at night, and now they seem to be coming back. Let's look into this ...

A board game dubbed “Hounds and Jackals” or “58 Holes” is believed to be the oldest in the world, with ancient versions found ...

Gamers can find exciting classic and new board games inspired by folklore and mythology that'll not only immerse them in unique worlds but also help them get to know some of the most fascinating ...

The piece was found along with "six bone buttons, a bone die and whetstone, all deposited in a steatite bowl," according to a study published Aug. 11 by museum researcher Peter Pentz in the ...

Associate Professor in Project Management for Development, University of Bradford Recently, a stone scoreboard was found by archaeologists in Chichén Itzá, Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula. The Mayan people ...

Tuesday nights are bustling at the Seattle Go Center with more than three dozen people hunched over wooden Go boards on the organization’s second floor. Players speak quietly as they sit in pairs and ...