Other well-known games that crossed this boundary include Risk, invented in 1957 by a French filmmaker, and the negotiation game Diplomacy, released in 1959, which was reputedly Henry Kissinger ...

To many, the Ouija board conjures stories of ghostly encounters and eerie warnings. Yet over a century ago, it was just a parlor game, offering lighthearted entertainment in Victorian homes. First ...

The Ouija board is often associated with the supernatural, but its origins are surprisingly down-to-earth. Patented in 1891, the board was marketed as a parlor game long before it was linked to spirit ...

The game of "58 Holes" is one of the oldest games in the world. According to traditional interpretations, the board game first appeared in ancient Egypt during the second millennium BCE, but ...

Let these classic board games, either invented in the '90s or played throughout the decade, take you back to one of the greatest eras in recent history.

Even the manor back in 1943, when the game was first invented, looks a lot different than I think what people would associate with a mansion today. There's been a lot of different versions.

A board game dubbed “Hounds and Jackals” or “58 Holes” is believed to be the oldest in the world, with ancient versions found in multiple regions.