This document discusses various board games throughout history. It mentions that the oldest known board game is Senet, which was played in Egypt by kings. Go, a Chinese game over 2500 years old that involves placing stones on an intersectional board without moving them, is described as the most difficult. Some of the most popular modern games mentioned are Chess, Monopoly, and Backgammon, with Chess also being considered a competitive sport organized by FIDE. The document provides an example of exponentially increasing grains of wheat owed on a chessboard to illustrate how large numbers grow.

1. Board Games
By Francisco Peruilh

2. There are games with square,
rectangular boards and also with
virtual boards.
For One or Several Players

3. The oldest board game known is
the Senet was played in Egypt
and was played by the Kings

4. The most difficult game is the GO of Chinese Origin
with more than 2500 years old
The game consists in placing the stones in the
intersections of the board once a stone is placed, it
can not be moved again. You can capture a stone
or a set of stones and remove them from the
board if they are completely surrounded by stones
of another color.

5. Some of the most popular games are Chess, Monopoly also
known as The Tourist and Backgammon among others

6. Chess, besides being a board game is A sport, with competitions
around the world organized by FIDE (International Chess Federation)
The man, who was very wise, asked the king something
That by the first locker of the chessboard, he should receive a grain of
wheat, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, doubling the
amount each time.
Total grains: 9,223,372,036,854,775.808 A little more than 9 trillion grains