Cool Board Games: Crafting Creative Toys & Amazing Games
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Contents Board Games 4 How Board Games Are Made 6 Become a Toy Maker 8 Materials 10 Mini Magnetic Battleship 12 Refrigerator Words 16 Memory Game Board 20 The Game of Your Life 22 The Checkered Game of Life 27 Giant Outdoor Checkers 28 Glossary 31 Websites 31 Index 32
Have you ever sunk an enemy submarine in the game Battleship Or crowned kings in checkers Or been the banker in Monopoly These are just a few examples of fun board games Board games have been around for thousands of years In fact archaeologists have found evidence these games existed even before recorded history Ancient people used stone wood board games multiple monopolies Monopoly was first published about 80 years ago Since then more than 1,200 versions of this game have been created 4
and even silver to make board games Today most board games are made of cardboard and plastic These games can have a large variety of themes Some games have cards spinners and intricate pieces a new battleship Milton Bradley published a plastic Battleship game in 1967 Before that people played this game using paper and pencil 5
