My Favorite Board Games
February 28, 2009
By Charlie Reese
Even in this electronic age of computer games, families still like to sit down together to play traditional games. Hasbro board games have a long history and the franchise stands for entertainment for all ages. The company is the largest manufacturer of board games in the world and also has a successful toy making division.
Monopoly is probably its most famous item and is the world's most popular board game. The first major success for the company however was Mr. Potato Head, followed by GI Joe. When Hasbro took over the Milton Bradley Company in 1984, more board games for Hasbro were added, including Candy Land, The Game of Life and Chutes and Ladders. They also acquired that party favorite, Twister. Today, Hasbro is the parent company of a number of subsidiaries, including well-known brands, such as Playskool, Parker Brothers and Tonka.
In 2008, Hasbro made another acquisition. This time, it was Cranium Inc., which resulted in new board games for Hasbro. The Cranium game is another favorite at parties and is based on the old Ludo game. It is designed for children aged 12 and above and involves drawing, spelling and general knowledge. There are also different versions of the game including Cranium Cadoo, which is for younger children and employs tic-tac-toe. The Cranium Turbo Edition is a faster version of the game and Cranium Kabookii is a video game for the Wii format.
There is something for everyone from the Hasbro board game product range. One of the most popular is Risk. This is quite a skilful game and appeals to those players who are interested in military strategy. Scrabble is the classic word game, loved by each new generation. There is a junior edition for younger players and a travel edition, useful for playing on long car journeys or on the airplane.
Another classic game, Cluedo, is part of the Hasbro board game franchise. Fans of murder mysteries and crime stories love this game. There are several different versions that have rules, differing from the original. Cluedo games with themes include The Simpsons TV show, Dungeons & Dragons, The Haunted Mansion, Scooby - Doo, Where Are You?, and The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror.
Introduced in 1982, Trivial Pursuit combines moving round a board and a general knowledge quiz. It is immensely popular and many a dinner party ends with guests pitting their wits against each other. The classic edition has categories of questions on History, Geography, Entertainment, Sports and Leisure, Arts and Literature, and Science and Nature. There are special editions too that include versions for a particular year, junior versions, biographies, pop culture, the magic of Disney, and Lord of the Rings.
Supplemental card sets are available of several different topics, including sports, TV shows, cinema, the 1960s and country music. There are also DVD versions of this Hasbro board game, including Saturday Night Live and Star Wars.
Monopoly is probably its most famous item and is the world's most popular board game. The first major success for the company however was Mr. Potato Head, followed by GI Joe. When Hasbro took over the Milton Bradley Company in 1984, more board games for Hasbro were added, including Candy Land, The Game of Life and Chutes and Ladders. They also acquired that party favorite, Twister. Today, Hasbro is the parent company of a number of subsidiaries, including well-known brands, such as Playskool, Parker Brothers and Tonka.
In 2008, Hasbro made another acquisition. This time, it was Cranium Inc., which resulted in new board games for Hasbro. The Cranium game is another favorite at parties and is based on the old Ludo game. It is designed for children aged 12 and above and involves drawing, spelling and general knowledge. There are also different versions of the game including Cranium Cadoo, which is for younger children and employs tic-tac-toe. The Cranium Turbo Edition is a faster version of the game and Cranium Kabookii is a video game for the Wii format.
There is something for everyone from the Hasbro board game product range. One of the most popular is Risk. This is quite a skilful game and appeals to those players who are interested in military strategy. Scrabble is the classic word game, loved by each new generation. There is a junior edition for younger players and a travel edition, useful for playing on long car journeys or on the airplane.
Another classic game, Cluedo, is part of the Hasbro board game franchise. Fans of murder mysteries and crime stories love this game. There are several different versions that have rules, differing from the original. Cluedo games with themes include The Simpsons TV show, Dungeons & Dragons, The Haunted Mansion, Scooby - Doo, Where Are You?, and The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror.
Introduced in 1982, Trivial Pursuit combines moving round a board and a general knowledge quiz. It is immensely popular and many a dinner party ends with guests pitting their wits against each other. The classic edition has categories of questions on History, Geography, Entertainment, Sports and Leisure, Arts and Literature, and Science and Nature. There are special editions too that include versions for a particular year, junior versions, biographies, pop culture, the magic of Disney, and Lord of the Rings.
Supplemental card sets are available of several different topics, including sports, TV shows, cinema, the 1960s and country music. There are also DVD versions of this Hasbro board game, including Saturday Night Live and Star Wars.
About the Author:
Charlie Reese gives board game and chinese horoscope compatibility test advice on his weekly chinese horoscope monkey website weekly.
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