Backgammon
As believed to have originated in Mesopotamia in the Persian
Empire nearly 5000 years ago, Backgammon is accepted as
one of the oldest games played in history. More
Spades
It can be suggested that Spades was invented in the USA in the 1930's and is played quite widely in that country. It became popular in the late 1940’s, especially on college campuses. Until recently it has been little known elsewhere, except in a few places where American troops were stationed, for example in parts of Germany.More
Chess
Being originated in India nearly around 500-700 A.C., Chess is a very common game whose variants were played at several places in the world . The most played variants are Shogi (in Japan), and Xiangqi (in China). Also, chess has many variants in the western world.More
Solitaire
Solitaire is a very old card game, probably appeared with the history of cards. The name ‘solitaire’ is a French originated word and means patience, that is why the game is also known as Patience in Britain. In its early days, solitaire was most prevalent in Europe. More
Checkers
Checkers is an ancient game first played around 3000 B.C. in Iraq. There are evidences that a kind of checkers was also played in Ancient Egypt, nearly around 1400 B.C. As it became too popular, checkers has been played in the western world for thousands of years.More
