Boardgames

1. 1.-What is a board game?
A board game is a game such as chess or backgammon, which people play
by moving small objects around on a board, a board game is a game that
involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or
"board", according to a set of rules.
2.-What is the origin of a board game ?
The Royal Game of Ur is the oldest playable boardgame in
the world, originating around 4,600 years ago in ancient
Mesopotamia. The game's rules were written on a
cuneiform tablet by a Babylonian astronomer in 177 BC
but others peoples say The Chinese invented their first
known board game in 200 B.C., and, in Western Europe,
they were playing Tafl (a game very similar to chess) from
400 B.C. Chess is often considered to be the “archetypal”
board game and is itself very old, but there were board
games well prior to the invention of chess.

2. • THE BEST ADVANTAGES OF BOARD GAMES ACCORDING TO
THE WAY THESE ARE USED BY THE PEOPLE ARE:
• AT HOME, A FAMILY PLAYING BOARD GAMES TOGETHER GET TO
BOND WITH EACH OTHER WELL.
• IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, BOARD GAMES CAN BE USED TO
TEACH THE STUDENTS THE ART OF TEAMWORK, LOGIC REASONING,
AND STRATEGIC SOLVING OF PROBLEMS.
• THE PARTY PEOPLE CAN ENJOY WITH EACH OTHER AND CREATE FUN
MOMENTS BY CHALLENGING EACH OTHER OVER A GAME
• THERE ARE SEVERAL BOARD GAMES FOR LEARNING COUNTING,
SPELLING, NUMBER RECOGNITION, AND OTHERS THAT ALLOW
SMALL CHILDREN TO BUILD BASIC NUMERIC AND LANGUAGE
SKILLS.
• A TOOL FOR IMPARTING EASY LEARNING OF CONCEPTS
• A REFRESHER OF CONCEPTS AND TO OFFER A PRETEXT FOR
RELAXATION TO WORKING PEOPLE DURING THEIR BREAK TIME
• LEARNING SUPPORT FOR GAINING EXPERTISE IN PROBLEM-SOLVING
• SOME OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF BOARD GAMES THAT YOU
MUST KNOW ABOUT OR MUST HAVE EXPERIENCED WHILE
PLAYING THESE ARE:
• BOARD GAMES CAN BECOME ADDICTIVE AND DISTRACTING
• BOARD GAMES ARE TOO TIME-CONSUMING
• BOARD GAMES CAN BE STRESSFUL SOMETIMES
• CAN BUILD AN UNDUE SENSE OF COMPETITION WHEN
FEELING IS NOT CONTROLLED
• BOARD GAMES ARE RELATIVELY COSTLIER A BIT THAN OTHER
ALTERNATIVES
• SOMETIMES, INDUCE ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
3. What advantages and disadvantages does it have ? Describe

3. 4. How do students learn by boardgames?
Board games offer opportunities for early learning. ...
They get older kids' brains buzzing, too. ...
They boost their language skills. ...
They sharpen your child's focus. ...
They teach the value of teamwork. ...
Board games are an alternative to time out. ...
Board games soothe anxiety. ...
They show kids how to be a good loser.
5. How can you use a boardgame?.
We can use the game as a socializing agent
or in a last step as the central nucleus of
Project-Based Learning.
https://minds-in-bloom.com/teach-board-
games/