Looking for a fun way to spend an evening? Have a look at the world's most popular strategy games! - Strategy games and board games are a really fun way to spend an evening. They were invented a long time ago and they're still popular today, being sold all over the world. Despite new technologies taking over form these games, people still like to play with friends and families.
Here we will show you some of the world's most iconic and popular strategy games!

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Monopoly - This is one of the world's most popular games, invented in the United States in 1935. The game involves buying and selling properties, whoever has the most money at the end wins, and whoever has the least is the loser.

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Trivial Pursuit - This game was created in 1979, and tests players' knowledge in several areas. The questions are taken from six color-coded categories: blue (geography), green (science and nature), brown (arts & literature), yellow (history), pink (entertainment) and orange (sport & leisure). Each correct answer is rewarded with a wedge.

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Scrabble - In this strategic board game, players make words out of the letter pieces they are dealt on a board divided into 225 squares.

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Chess - This iconic game is one of the oldest and most popular in the world. It appeared in the 15th century, derived from the Indian game chaturanga. The objective is to take the opponent's King piece. The game ends when one player achieves a 'checkmate,' when the other player's King piece has nowhere to move without being taken.

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Backgammon - A two-player board game, played on a board where each player tries to move all of their pieces off the boar. The first to do so wins.

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Risk - A game for two to six players, in which the objective is to dominate the world. Each player controls armies with the objective of taking over enemy territories.

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Tic-Tac-Toe - The origin of this game is unknown though it is believed to have originated in Ancient Egypt more than 3,500 years ago, where boards made out of rock were found. The idea is to make a line of three-in-a-row before the opponent.

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Settlers of Catan - This iconic game was released in 1995. The players settle an island and must use the natural resources to build roads and cities. When the territories grow, players earn points.

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Dominoes - Apparently the game first appeared in China and its creation is attributed to Hun Ming, a Chinese soldier who lived between 243 BCE and 182 BCE. The game is made up of rectangular pieces, each with a numerical value.

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Go - A zero-sum game in which players alternatively position white and black pieces. It is believed to have originated in China more than 2,500 years ago.

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Connect Four - One of the most recognizable strategy games in the world. The objective is to get four pieces in a row.

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Cluedo - This mystery game was created in England in 1949. The detective has to work out who is the murderer, the scene of the crime and the weapon used in the murder, with six possible suspects.

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Checkers - Played on the same board as chess. Rules differ from region to region, but the objective is to knock off the other player's pieces.

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Mahjong - This complex game of Chinese origin has been exported since 1920 around the world and is one of the most popular games in the world. Mahjong involves making combinations of 144 pieces, with each having a determined value.

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Taboo - Taboo is a word game released by Parker Brothers in 1989. The idea is for players to guess the word on a card, explained without using that word or five alternative words listed on the card.

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Battleship - The pen and paper version of Battleship was inspired by the French game L'Attaque, played during WWI. In Battleship you place your ships on a board while the other person guesses their position, attempting to sink them.

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Ludo - The objective is to be the first to get all four pieces to the final base. You have to get around the whole board before your opponent does.

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Mancala - It has different rules depending on the country it's played in, but Mancala involves taking the opponents stones, or seeds, in order to fill your own hole.

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Reversi - The idea is to surround your opponent's pieces and turn them to your color. The player with the most of their color wins.

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Qwirkle - Another strategy game, it has 108 blocks of wood with six different shapes and colors. The idea is to build a line out of the same shapes or colors.

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Abalone - Played on a hexagonal board with 14 black or white round pieces. Whoever gets all of the opponent's pieces off the board wins.

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Blokus - An abstract strategy game where players make shapes out of the squares and try to use up all of their pieces.

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Jenga - This is an old and very well-known game. Players take bricks out of the tower without knocking it over. It's fun, easy, and you have to be patient and crafty.

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Twister - This physical strategy game is played on a special mat, and a spinner tells you which body part to put where on the mat.

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Operation - A game of skill, players extract body parts from an unlucky patient. Cards tell you which body part to remove for money. The player with most money at the end of the game wins.

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General - All you need are five dice and a card. The objective is to get the most amount of points through dice tossing.

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Sudoku - This fun game is a real head wrecker. The idea is to fill in 81 squares with numbers from 1 to 9, never repeating the same number in a line, with multiple possibilities.

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UNO - This fun game is well-known. The idea is to get rid of all your cards first. Some cards force the other player to pick up the whole deck.

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Carcassonne - The objective is to build fortified medieval towns, streets, and monasteries, using blocks. The board changes shape from turn to turn.

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