Play Board Games Online
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Unfortunately, not everyone loves board games, so when you cannot find a group to sit around a table filled to the brim with chips and pop, you can only resort to one thing, and that is to play board games online.
Is There a Loss of the Fun Factor
Many people believe that if you play board games online, you will lose the fun in playing the board game altogether. Many differences can be found between playing a game on the Internet and playing it with a group of friends crammed around a table. Even though many games that you find online are played against a computer, there are many networks you can join that will allow you to play against other human players.
Fun is what you make it of it. If you aren’t comfortable playing games with other people in a face to face setting but love to play all sorts of board games, then playing them on the Internet may seem like the best solution. Some games may require more people than you can get together, so being able to find suitable numbers online may be the only way to get the game juices flowing.
Play Board Games Online – Plenty of Sources
Regardless of the type of game you enjoy, there will most likely be a place on the Internet where you can find it to play. Although many are free, there is a larger number of websites that have games you can play but at a cost. One such website is the popular Pogo.
The Pogo website has nearly 700 different games to choose from. You can play all of the games for free, but each game requires a purchase to try the full version. The costs range from a couple bucks to over $20.00, depending on the game you want. They have Pogo exclusive games which are small that allow you to win prizes and trophys. Pogo is a huge selection of games.
There are other sites that specifically cater to board games and certain types of game:
- Brett Spiel Welt: is a German website that allows players to play several games that are not readily found in the United States and are vastly different than your normal Monopoly. These games are often times referred to as "designer" games. Be sure to check out the manuals that are available as most of the site is in German but many of players speak English. The games from the website that you can play include:
- Settlers of Catan
- Liar’s Dice
- Ra
- Carcassonne
- Web of Power
- Can’t Stop
- … and much more
- It’s your Turn is a site that takes on much of the characteristics of play by mail games from a decade or more ago. Players do not have to be online at the same time. You can log on, take your move and go on your way. Check back later to see if the other players have taken their turns. Their games include:
- Days of Wonder is a game publisher, but many of their games are available online for you to play including the popular "Ticket to Ride" where players must compete to complete their destination tickets as well as to try to create the longest, unbroken railway.
- Planet Fun Games is a free website that allows you to play many board games online and only four simple steps which include your name, e-mail address, address and zip, date of birth (because you have to be over 18 to play) and phone number. You can win prizes by playing the games. Though you have to get past some spam and download a browser tool bar, the end result is being able to play hundreds of games.
No matter your taste in games, whether they are simple games like checkers or chess or something more difficult like Risk, Stratego or Ticket to Ride, there is something for everyone.
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