Board Games Classics Everyone Should Own

It’s game night, and these traditional board games classics provide nostalgia as well as strategy and enjoyment.

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Board games Classics to break out on the game night

Who doesn’t enjoy playing old-school board games? When you get competitive about games that have been well-liked for decades, spending the evening at home with friends or family becomes a trip down memory lane. The quality of entertainment they offer is evident in their longevity. Consider the game of chess. The traditional two-player game is ancient, even if it isn’t the earliest board game—that distinction belongs to the ancient Egyptian game Senet, which was developed in 3,500 B.C. and was first played on rectangular slabs of wood, limestone, or faience.

Chess was invented in the sixth century A.D. and continues to be the most popular board game ever sold. Since the debut of The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix, sales have skyrocketed. In fact, Goliath Games told the New York Times that chess set sales increased by more than 1,000% soon after the 2020 series’ release. Checkers, backgammon, Monopoly, and Scrabble are among the top five most-played board games, right after chess.