Research

When researching into board games I wanted to look at what are some of the best-selling games and I have found that the best and quite common board games are ones such as Monopoly, Cluedo, Scrabble, chess, Trivial Pursuit and Checkers. The basic board games are ones like Scrabble, Chess and Checkers, although chess is a simple game in the way it looks it takes a lot more than just looking at it to play it thus making it an effectively enjoyable game. Games like Scrabble are more or less aimed at an age range of 13 upwards respectively but they make different editions that are more suited for the younger generation. Probably the most successful game and I'm sure some will favour it at Christmas is Monopoly, a quote from a website called 'the-top-tens' says "I think this game is the best of the best. Suitable for any family to have fun during free time. Suitable for any ages. Once you play it, you will want to play it over and over again!” One of the main key points I feel that our group needs to look at it is the fundamental basics of what makes a simple game, fun.. Through all of us researching it will help us gain a better insight into what works and maybe what doesn't work when it comes to board games [1]

Another key point that our group will need to look at is will the gameplay be based upon 'chance', 'Strategy' or 'luck'. Some games may use all of them important plays but some will maybe only use a couple or even one.

[2] After reading the project brief I found myself stumbling upon reference material on another student who also done this course and he made an interesting point of stating that most board games relate to situations in real life, I feel that this would most useful for when our group produces ideas for a board game, as students we can try and think of related situations in our lives; whether they be bad or good.

[1]http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/top-ten-board-games.asp
[2](Asterie, B.P. and Eugene, F. P. (1990) Favourite Board Games, Courier Dover

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