Chess, and even checkers, still represent these types of games, even though the players never think of the game as a battle anymore. Almost all of the earliest board games were two player games in which opposing armies battled on a board. Dating almost as far back as these Egyptian games, Backgammon was played in ancient Persia as early as 3000 BC. Ancient Egyptians also commonly played another board game called Mehen, which had marbles and lion-shaped gamepieces. The game was pictured on paintings in ancient Egyptians tombs. In Ancient Egypt, a chess-like game called Senet was popular. The earliest known board games date back to 3500 BC. Examples of board games include Sorry!, Monopoly, Life, Trivial Pursuit, Candyland, Chess, and Scrabble. Often there are dice involved, and there are always opposing players who win by either getting to a certain position on the board first or by receiving the most points.
A board game is any game of strategy or luck where you move pieces across a pre-marked surface or board according to a certain set of rules.
