Bishnu Goswami

A few new board games Bishnu Goswami

Board games deserve a special mention in the modern world, even with the onslaught of video games and other new avenues of entertainment in the information age. Since their inception thousands of years ago, with ancient board games found concretely in 3500BC, hundreds of board games are still played throughout the world with some major popularity. Board games are usually very cheap to procure and often have a very easy learning curve to them. This makes them available for all and with the educative component in visio-spatial and analytical skills, are helpful for growing children. The book introduces some new variations which has the potential to increase simple mathematical and visio-spatial skills of the younger players while still being interesting, fun and popular. The new variations are also likely to be enjoyed by adults for the greater suspense and complexities the game challenges them with.