Board games index

Archaeologists discovered the earliest known board game whilst excavating the site of an ancient Athenian palace. It is believed that young siblings were encouraged to roll a primitive die to advance their counters up the board, avoiding various mythical beasts. Success was based purely on the laws of probability, but the feisty Mediterranean children were fiercely competitive. An enraged loser would often explode into a fratricidal frenzy, murdering his or her entire family between tearful sobs of "It's not fair!" It is estimated that without this needless loss of life, Greek civilisation would have expanded to a size easily capable of rebuffing Roman advances.

However, not all boardgames have had such a significant historical impact. Here, The Happy Squid pays tribute to the ones that got away.

- #1 Hangman
- #2 Calcula
- #3 Sorry!
- #4 Donkey Kong
- #5 Black Box
- #6 Barricade
- #7 Escape from Colditz