a game suitable for playing in a parlor

a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game

a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice

a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

a board game in which each player tries to move a set of marbles through a set of holes from one point of a six-pointed star to the opposite point

be changed for a superior chess or checker piece