November 26, 2013, 11:56 am
![The Best Board Games for Kids]( "The Best Board Games for Kids")
This list of Best Board Games for Kids is your place for fun games for the children of the house. Any board game that is good for children to play is on this list of board games. These cool games will keep kids away from the TV and allow parents to have quality time with their family.
What are the best games for kids? That's up to you! This voteable list of board games for kids includes cool games, fun games, and even some educational games. The list of best games for kids has classic board games like Candyland, Clue, and Chutes and Ladders. There are also new board games like . Many of these games are as much fun for adults as they are for kids, so get ready for some fun board game action.
Are you looking for the best educational game? Or for the most addicting games? Maybe the most awesome game on the market? They're all here. And if you don't see your favorite board game, feel free to add it to the list. Any board game that's good for the family to play together is good for the list. Enjoy this list of the Best Board Games for Kids!
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Candy Land
Connect Four
Guess Who?
Chutes and Ladders
The Game of Life
Monopoly
Twister
Trouble
Sorry!
Operation
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November 30, 2013, 3:46 pm
![The Best Board Games for Kids 7-12]( "The Best Board Games for Kids 7-12")
The best board games for kids 7-12 are those classic and favorite card and board games perfect to play with your elementary school age kids. These games provide a great mix of old favorites, like checkers, and newer games like Pictureka! and Apples to Apples Jr. While some are a bit simpler and better for the younger ages in this range and some require more thinking, better for the older kids in this age bracket, all are great choices for a fun-filled family board game night.
There's a reason why so many of these great board games for kids 7-12 have been around so long. It's because they are tried and true great games. Titles like Monopoly, Clue, Trouble, chess and Scrabble have been around for decades yet they remain among the top-selling board games out today. These are the games parents grew up playing and can enjoy just as much playing again with their kids.
However, there have been several new games that have caused quite a splash in the board game market. Newer games like Hullaballoo, Zingo and Apples to Apples Jr. have proved to be instant favorites both for kids aged 7-12 but also for parents and grandparents alike.
So whether you and the kids are partial to the classics, like Battleship and Twister, or those newer games that your family cannot play too many times, surely there are great reasons here to plan a game night of your own soon. Vote for the board games for kids 7-12 you love best, add any that are missed or even re-rank this list to help decide the best board games around!
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Chess
Connect Four
Guess Who?
Pictionary
The Game of Life
UNO
Monopoly
Battleship
Sorry!
Checkers
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September 18, 2013, 11:58 am
![Top 10 Female Poker Players]( "Top 10 Female Poker Players")
Let's face it, professional poker is generally thought of as a man's game. However, an increasing number of exceptional female players have worked to make a name for women in poker by cleaning up at the tournament tables.
Here are the top ten female players hitting tournaments today. With combined career winnings exceeding $20 million, all of these ladies are serious poker pros, while some are bona fide icons.
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Clonie Gowen
A deadly and experienced player who has taken $1.6 million at the tournament tables since 2003.
Jennifer Harman
Considered one of the finest players in the history of the game, Harman's lifetime winnings edge $2.5 million.
Liz Lieu
A former limit Texas hold'em player from Vietnam, since embracing tournament play Lieu has acquired over $825,000.
Vanessa Rousso
One of the greats of our time, with $4 million in total career earnings and a daring streak that'd catch out the most seasoned players.
Victoria Coren
The first ever female to win the European Poker Tour, Coren has made over $1.2 million as a professional poker player, and still finds time to host game shows and pen the odd novel.
Kara Scott
Often unfairly maligned for her inconsistent record, when on form Scott is a killer player who has performed exceptionally in a number of major tournaments.
Liv Boeree
After joining Team PokerStars Pro in 2010, Boeree has worked up live tournament winnings in excess of $2 million.
Vanessa Selbst
Currently the top-earning female tournament player of all time (with $7 million in lifetime winnings), Selbst is a poker powerhouse and an outspoken critic of misogyny in professional gambling.
Leo Margets
A relatively new face on the block, Margets has performed well in a number of high-profile tournaments and can boast winnings in the region of $147,780.
Sofia Lövgren
Despite being too young to drink in the states, Lovgren has become the first female member of Team PKR pro.
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October 30, 2013, 11:31 pm
![The Best Board Games For Kids]( "The Best Board Games For Kids")
The greatest board games for kids are a collection of strategy games, games of skill, games of chance, and games of sheer, unbridled fun. These are great for when you've made it through the best books for kids and the top children's movies and you still need something to keep the kids entertained.
One could think of the best board games for kids as a maturity test: play these games and see how much have you really grown up in the last 10-20-30 years. Do you still get a thrill moving the thimble around the Monopoly board? Do you relish the word "Sorry" more than any other in the board game lexicon? Do you still have a little whodunnit in you ever time you hear the words Colonel and Mustard uttered together? If you just got real amped to drop what you're doing and pull out some great board games for kids, you probably haven't grown up too much. Not yet.
What are the best games for kids? What are the top children's board games? What board games keep kids entertained? This list of great board games for kids will give your children hours of entertainment. If you don't see the game you know to be the best board game for kids, make sure to add it to this list of the best games for kids.
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-board-games-for-kids/stacy-keener,
Pictionary
Monopoly
Jenga World Tour
Connect Four
Don't Break The Ice!
Checkers
Twister
Guess Who?
Life
Trouble
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October 12, 2013, 6:26 pm
![Best Chess Sets]( "Best Chess Sets")
List of the best chess sets to buy, as ranked by professional and beginning chess players. Chess is one of the most challenging games for children and adults alike. People who play chess regularly often raise their IQs as they exercise their brain. Chess has also been known to improve your creativity, memory, reading skills, concentration, problem-solving, and planning abilities. It’s also said that people who play chess often have less of a risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease. Whether you’re a great lover of the game of chess or just starting out for the many brain benefits, it’s important to get one of the best chess sets for your collection. The chess sets on this list are made of durable material and beautifully designed pieces.
If you’ve been asking yourself, “What are the best chess sets on the market to buy?” this list has the best products available, made by reliable brands that have been making amazing sets of chess for decades. For anybody looking for a chess set that is both useful and gorgeous, this list has plenty of options to choose from.
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Classic Wood Folding Chess Set
Royal 30 European Wood International Chess Set
No Stress Chess
PRESSMAN TOY Chess Set
Best Value Tournament Chess Set
Travel Magnetic Chess Set
Wood Expressions Tournament Chess Set with Black Canvas Bag
Classic Wood Chess Set
John N. Hansen: Chess 4
ThinkFun Solitaire Chess
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October 11, 2013, 4:36 am
![Best Educational Toys]( "Best Educational Toys")
List of the best educational toys, as ranked by parents and child development specialists. Young children face many crucial stages of development before they ever set foot in a school. Many of the most important skills for infants, toddlers, and children aren’t taught in school but rather learned through the world around them. That’s why it’s so important for parents to supply their children with the best educational toys money can buy. Educational toys can allow children to develop critical thinking, special skills, and creativity, among many other essential improvements. Many educational toys can also help a child learn to read, spell, and enjoy the process of learning, which can be a struggle for even the finest teacher.
If you’re a parent who has been wondering, “What are the best educational toys for my kids?” this list offers a myriad of choices in toys that will assist in many different types of learning. Whether you want a toy that will push your child through the toughest parts of reading or simply learn their colors, there’s sure to be the perfect toy on this list.
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Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby's First Blocks
Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100
Educational Insights Design and Drill Activity Center
Rory's Story Cubes
The Learning Journey Match It! Spelling
The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game
LeapFrog Letter Factory Phonics
VTech - Rhyme and Discover Book
Lauri Toys Toddler Tote
Melissa & Doug Deluxe 10-Piece Magnetic Fishing Game
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October 18, 2013, 9:11 pm
![The Greatest Warhammer 40k Race]( "The Greatest Warhammer 40k Race")
Who will last the longest in this universe of war? To which army have you pledged your allegiance? Where can you get the most bang per army point?
These questions and more you must ask yourself while answering the question "which is the greatest race in the WH40K universe"?!
The final installment in my WH40K series. Vote on your favorite, add missing races or create your own version via ReRanking. Text and images from the awesome 40k Wiki.
Also be sure to check out the child lists;
The Best Warhammer 40k Space Marine Chapters
The Best Warhammer 40k Chaos Space Marine Chapters
The Best Warhammer 40k Eldar Craftworlds
The Best Warhammer 40k Ork Clans
The Best Warhammer 40k Tyranid Hives
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Ogryn
The Ogryn (Homo sapiens gigantus) are a huge and physically powerful Abhuman mutant subspecies of humans, often employed as shock troopers in the Imperial Guard by the Imperium of Man. Ogryns possess many traits prized by the Imperium; they are brutally strong and completely loyal, although extremely limited intellectually, which limits their battlefield role to simple and direct assaults. They come from cold and barren planets in the galaxy with high gravity, such as Anark Zeta, which is why they appear larger, heavier and bulkier compared to baseline humans. An Ogryn's speech is much the same as an Ork's.
Ratling
A Ratling (Homo sapiens minimus) is a member of a small, loud, hungry and lecherous Abhuman species. Ratlings are granted full Imperial citizenship despite their mutant status and in the past have often served in the Regiments of the Imperial Guard. However, they are still distrusted by the more Puritanical members of the Inquisition.
Tyranids
The Tyranids are a species of terrible xenos that is actually a space-faring ecosystem dedicated solely to its own propagation and evolutionary advancement. The Tyranids collectively form a monstrous superorganism that travels the universe in their great Hive Fleets of biomechanical Hive Ships, systematically consuming all other biomatter to enable its own rapid evolution and reproduction. All Tyranid organisms are Synaptic (psychically-reactive), and each Tyranid creature within a Hive Fleet shares in a communal Hive Mind, granting the ability for trillions of beings to communicate and organize instantaneously on a staggering scale.
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Necrons
The Necrons are a mysterious race of robotic skeletal warriors that have lain dormant in their stasis-tombs for more than 60 million Terran years and who are the soulless creations and former servants of the ancient C'tan, the terrible Star Gods of Eldar myth. The Necrons are ancient beyond reckoning, predating even the birth of the Eldar. At long last, however, they are beginning to awaken from their Tomb Worlds, for the galaxy is ripe for the greatest harvest of sentient beings to feed the eternal hunger of the C'tan since the disappearance of the Old Ones 65 million standard years ago. The Necrons are a completely cybernetic humanoid species whose technological prowess is probably unmatched by any of the other intelligent races of the galaxy. Yet out of a desire for vengeance against the more fortunate long-lived ancient xenos race called the Old Ones, and the trickery of the godlike intelligences known as the C'tan, the Necrons shed their organic forms and lost all forms of compassion and empathy, becoming ruthless, undying killing machines who feed their endless appetite for the life energy of organic beings and whose different dynasties are determined to exert their mastery over the galaxy once more.
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Orks
The Orks, also called Greenskins, are a savage, warlike, green-skinned race of humanoids who are spread all across the Milky Way Galaxy. They share many features with Warhammer Fantasy Orcs (and were initially called Space Orcs to distinguish them). They are seen by their enemies (pretty much everyone else in the galaxy) as savage, warlike, and crude, but they are the most successful species in the whole galaxy, outnumbering possibly every other intelligent race, even Mankind (with the very plausible exception of the Tyranids, who are split between thousands of subspecies genetically engineered for specific purposes). However, this massive population of Orks is split into hundreds of tiny empires, often warring between themselves. It has been speculated that were the Orks ever to unite as a single racial entity, they would undoubtedly crush any opposition that would dare to stand against such a tsunami of green muscle. Luckily, the Orks enjoy killing each other every bit as much as they savour shedding the blood of the galaxy's other peoples.
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Dark Eldar
The Dark Eldar or Eldarith Ynneas in the Eldar Lexicon are the forsaken and corrupt kindred of the Eldar, an ancient and highly advanced alien race of fey humanoids. Their armies, like their Eldar counterparts, usually have the advantages of mobility and advanced technology, though they are often lacking in resilience and numbers. The Dark Eldar revel in piracy, enslavement and torture, and are sadistic in the extreme. Dark Eldar armies make use of various anti-gravity skimmers such as Raiders and Ravagers to launch high speed attacks. They strike with little or no warning, using an interdimensional labyrinth known as the Webway to traverse the galaxy safely and far more quickly than most advanced races are able to with their Warp jumps.
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Eldar
The Eldar are a race of fey-like humanoids similar in appearance and culture to the sylvan elves of ancient Terran mythology and literature, and they are the most ancient and technologically advanced of all the intelligent races of the Milky Way Galaxy, with the exception of the Old Ones, and their ancient enemies the Necrons. Their armies usually have the advantages of great mobility, potent psychic abilities and technology that is more advanced than that deployed by the human Imperium. In the sense that Warhammer 40,000 races are generally derived from the earlier Warhammer Fantasy universe, the Eldar are derived from the High Elves of the Warhammer World, except for the Eldar faction known as the Exodites who are the equivalent of the Wood Elves.
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Chaos Space Marines
A Chaos Space Marine, also sometimes called a Traitor Marine or a Renegade Marine, is a former Loyalist Space Marine of the Imperium of Man who has chosen to betray the service of the Emperor of Mankind and dedicate his soul to the service of Chaos and its foul deities. Such corrupt Astartes normally belong to one of the 9 Traitor Legions that betrayed the Emperor during the ancient civil war called the Horus Heresy more than 10,000 standard years ago, while others come from Space Marine Chapters created long after the Heresy ended that have turned Renegade. Chaos can corrupt Astartes of any time and place just as its siren call leads many lesser men to their damnation.
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Imperial Guard
The Imperial Guard is the largest military force of the Imperium of Man and also serves as the Imperium's first line of defence from the myriad threats which threaten the existence of the human race in the late 41st Millennium. It is comprised of countless billions of men and women -- hundreds of thousands of different regiments, supported by a vast array of light and heavy armoured vehicles that provide the Guard's primary offensive punch. They are usually the first Imperial force to respond to a threat if a planet's Planetary Defence Force (PDF) fails to suppress it. They also garrison major locations of strategic or cultural interest to the Imperium and are often found in defensive roles. The Imperial Guard is often referred to as the "Sledgehammer of the Emperor";
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Space Marines
The Space Marines or Adeptus Astartes are foremost amongst the defenders of humanity, the greatest of the Emperor of Mankind's warriors. They are barely human at all, but superhuman; having been made superior in all respects to a normal man by a harsh regime of genetic modification, psycho-conditioning and rigorous training. Space Marines are untouched by plague or any natural disease and can suffer wounds that would kill a lesser being several times over, and live to fight again. Clad in ancient Power Armour and wielding the most potent weapons known to Man, the Space Marines are terrifying foes and their devotion to the Emperor and the Imperium of Man is unyielding. They are the God-Emperor's Angels of Death, and they know no fear.
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December 2, 2013, 11:56 pm
![The Best Board Games of All Time]( "The Best Board Games of All Time")
The best board games ever made, ranked by aficionados and casual players. What are the greatest board games ever? The classic games that have entertained families of players for decades? Or innovative new table-top role playing games pushing the boundaries between fiction and reality? This list attempts to determine, once and for all, which are the greatest and most fun board games of all time.
A board game here is defined as any game in which pieces are placed on or moved around a flat surface, such as a board. This would include classic centuries-old board games such as Go, Chess and Checkers, along with more modern games like Settlers of Catan, or even some role-playing games involving game pieces or miniatures. What are the best board games ever? What's the best board game for two people? What's the best board game for groups?
Some games still utilize game pieces but are built more around live interaction or conversation than traditional "turn-based" board games. These games - such as Scattergories or Taboo - may not meet the strict definition of board game, but nonetheless resemble board game-style play and entertainment enough to warrant inclusion.
This list was determined by allowing users to make lists of suggestions for the greatest board games ever, and then holding an open vote on which games were actually the best of all time. Whether you are a hard core board game geek, or just a casual player, your votes count here. If you don't see your favorite board games on the list, add your own list and suggest them. And don't forget to vote on the best games on the list already to ensure they rise to the top! If your mind needs some board game refreshment check out the complete list of board games.
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Apples to Apples
Chess
Scrabble
Settlers of Catan
Monopoly
Risk
Puerto Rico
Ticket to Ride
Dominion
Clue
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December 2, 2013, 10:31 am
![Who In Bill & Ted]( "Who In Bill & Ted")
In the spirit of the November 9 (the winners of chairs at the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event held yearly in Las Vegas) and its 2013 victor, Ryan Riess, it seemed like a good idea to take a look at how historical figures might fare in a WSOP tournament style. To get a little more specific, how the historical figures Bill & Ted collect in the movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure would fare in a poker tournament.
For those of you unfamiliar with Bill & Ted (how dare you), they are a couple of slackers who travel through time in a phone booth to assemble a dream team of historical figures to aid them in their final oral presentation for their history class. Along the way, they encounter some of the most important historical figures of all time and then unleash them into the unsuspecting city of San Dimas where they cause general havoc among the present-day citizens.
Why Bill & Ted, you may ask. Well, positing how historical figures would fare playing poker seemed like an awesome idea and the majority of people who seemed really cool to pit against each other were already acquainted through the Bill & Ted universe, hence the idea to put them all at a Texas Hold 'Em table and see what happened once the cards flew.
For the sake of creating odds, some criteria we applied to the players, mainly that even though poker wasn't played in a modern-day style until the early 1800's in the US, that all the players would have a working knowledge of the game and some of the strategy involved. To be fair, the exact origins of the game are largely unknown with theories of its creation possibly traced to China c. 900 A.D. and to the French game "Poque" in the 15th century. Point is, all these competitors, for the sake of the poker tournament, would know how to play seven card Texas Hold 'Em.
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history,
anything,
board/card games,
games,
historical figures,
poker,
gambling,
other,
Abraham Lincoln
Notable as: one of the finest American Presidents of all time
Potential Pros:
- He was a great decision maker who wasn't afraid to take a chance on something he believed in
- Able to quickly and efficiently weigh the pros and cons of a hand (knows when to hold 'em, knows when to fold 'em)
- Had a commanding presence and a piercing stare that would greatly enhance his ability to bluff if not for the fact that...
Potential Cons:
- He was known as HONEST Abe. How can a guy known as Honest Abe possibly bluff? Or maybe that's just what he wants you to think...
Odds: 8-1
Genghis Khan
Notable as: emperor of the Mongol empire
Potential Pros:
- Guy is fearless. He'll call somebody's bluff just to make sure nobody makes him look bad
- Does anyone want to cross a man who commanded a horde as they conquered Asia?
Potential Cons:
- He's a hothead; might make ridiculous bets when bluffing
- Might not be able to go the length of the tournament without breaking for food and women
- Would he have any semblance of a poker face or just throw his club up when he's dealt good cards?
Odds: 50-1
Jeanne d'Arc
Notable As: French revolutionary commander who saw visions from God
Potential Pros:
- If she really is down with G-O-D, maybe he can whisper things about the other players' cards in her ear
- Spent a lot of time with the men in the French army and may have acquired some card playing skills in that time
- Does anybody really expect to lose to a girl?
Potential Cons:
- Only one woman has ever won a WSOP Main Event and that was at the inaugural WSOP Europe event (HOWEVER, the winner, Annette Obrestad, was just a day shy of her 19th birthday, so maybe that's a good age to win this sort of thing)
- While the peasant turned military commander DID lead the French army to several victories, she was convicted of insubordination and burned at the stake at 19, so maybe the decision making skills aren't all there
Odds: 20-1
Napoleon
Notable as: legendary French army commander
Potential Pros:
- Had a lot of time on Elba and Saint Helena to play card games since his wife and kid remained on the mainland
- Guy wins at all costs. He's considered one of the greatest strategists of all time- military or otherwise- and routinely commanded his outnumbered troops to victory
- Makes it a point to find a way out of sticky situations (like being exiled to an island) to rise triumphant
Potential Cons:
- He's a hothead who likes to get his way. If he lost a clutch hand or two, he might dig his own grave
- Is he tall enough to see over the top of the table?
Odds: 4-1
Sigmund Freud
Notable as: the father of modern psychiatry
Potential Pros:
- Can effortlessly read everyone at the table and will know when people are bluffing
- A man of science, he'll likely play the odds successfully
- Probably bluffs like a champ
Potential Cons:
- Seems like he'd engage in a lot of table talk. Rude?
- Do snooty, intellectual types really take time away from books and acts of derision to play a lot of poker?
- Might be conservative with betting and miss out on big pot opportunities
Odds: 2-1
Socrates
Notable as: one of the founders of Western philosophy
Potential Pros:
- He's a thinker, which means he's not going to make any rash decisions when it comes to his cards
- Pioneered the concepts of irony and the scope of knowledge. So not only can he bluff well by throwing some shade at the other players, he knows that there's only so much he can know about what he and the other players know (about cards, at least)
Potential Cons:
- Thinking too much can hurt your chances of bluffing and tell your opponents a lot about your cards. It can also lead to folding or pushing in when the time's not right
Odds: 40-1
Death
Notable as: the last man you'll ever tango with (he's the Grim Reaper)
Potential Pros:
- IF YOU BEAT HIM HE CAN KILL YOU
Potential Cons:
- He is apparently an awful game player when it comes to anything but chess. He loses to Bill & Ted at Battleship, Clue, Electronic Football, and Twister before finally conceding defeat
Odds: 30-1
(note: yes, Death is not technically a historical figure, but come on, he's more interesting to have in the mix than the Princesses)
Beethoven
Notable as: piano virtuoso
Potential Pros:
- Went deaf at the end of his life, so won't need any pesky headphones to drown out the rest of the competitors
- Germans have historically been known to be pretty ruthless, so he might just get crazy on the competition
Potential Cons:
- Was pretty obsessed with playing and composing, so might knock out early to carry on with that
- Can you honestly even fathom this guy being interested in poker?
Odds: 60-1
Billy the Kid
Notable As: Gun slinger, outlaw, general bad ass
Potential Pros:
- Dude is from the old west where poker was THE thing. Literally, poker the way it's played in its modern form was invented on the river boats of Louisiana and the bars of old west towns like Deadwood and Tombstone
- He killed his first man when he was 15, so the other players might want to avoid being on his bad side by winning
- Probably excellent at cheating
Potential Cons:
- Professional killers can be hotheaded; might push in at the wrong time
- The literacy and education rate at the time was low, so he may not have full command of the odds
Odds: 5-2
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February 16, 2014, 7:06 pm
![The Best Warhammer 40k Space Marine Chapters]( "The Best Warhammer 40k Space Marine Chapters")
Who of the emperor's children will survive the imperiums voting? Which Chapter holds the majesty of the people, whose colours will adorn the throne room of the universe’s God king? Which Chapter deserves to be thrown to the depths of space to further prove itself against the Xeno’s?
Here listed are the best Loyalist Space Marine Chapters of the Warhammer 40k universe (traitors not included, but they do have their own list). Vote on the best colours, the most interesting back story or just your childhood (or adult!) favorite. Add any Chapters you feel are missing from the best of list. All text and images from the awesome Warhammer 40k Wiki.
Also, now vote for your Favorite Warhammer 40k Race!
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-warhammer-40k-space-marine-chapters/designergamergeek,
Black Templars
The Black Templars are a Loyalist Second Founding Space Marines Chapter derived from the Imperial Fists' gene-seed and their Primarch, Rogal Dorn. Their origin can be traced back to the Imperial Fists’ defence of Terra during the Horus Heresy. Since that time, the Black Templars have been on the longest Crusade the Imperium of Man has ever known to prove their loyalty to the Emperor of Mankind.
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Grey Knights
The Grey Knights are a mysterious Loyalist Chapter of Space Marines specifically tasked with combating the dangerous daemonic entities of the Warp and all those who wield the corrupt power of the Chaos Gods. The Grey Knights act as the military arm or Chamber Militant of the Ordo Malleus, the Daemon Hunters who form the oldest branch of the virtually omnipotent Imperial Inquisition.
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Blood Angels
The Blood Angels are one of the 20 First Founding Legions of the Space Marines. They are well known for their bloodthirsty nature in battle, and feared for the curse of flawed gene-seed they carry. The Blood Angels are among the longest-lived of the Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, with some of their Space Marines having served the Emperor of Mankind for over a thousand standard years.
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Dark Angels
The Dark Angels are considered among the most powerful and secretive of the Loyalist Space Marine Chapters and were the first of the original 20 Space Marine Legions to be created during the First Founding. Though they claim complete allegiance and service to the Emperor of Mankind, their actions and secret goals at times seem at odds with that professed loyalty, as the Dark Angels strive above all other things to atone for an ancient crime.
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Ultramarines
The Ultramarines are considered one of the strongest and most honoured of all the Space Marine Chapters in the Imperium of Man, and were responsible for almost single-handedly holding the Imperium together after the Horus Heresy. Highly disciplined and courageous warriors, the Ultramarines have remained true to the teachings of their Primarch Roboute Guilliman for 10,000 standard years.
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Space Wolves
The Space Wolves are one of the original 20 First Founding Space Marine Legions, and were once led by their famed Primarch, Leman Russ. After the Horus Heresy and the resultant Second Founding reforms of the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Wolves Legion was divided into two Chapters: the new Space Wolves Chapter, which was not compliant with the dictates of the Codex Astartes and retained the name of its parent Legion, and the second Chapter which took the name of the Wolf Brothers.
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Raven Guard
The Raven Guard is one of the original First Founding Chapters of the Space Marines and was originally the XIX Space Marine Legion before the Second Founding and the adoption of the Codex Astartes. The Primarch of the Raven Guard was Corax, a name which is actually a play on the Latin binomial species name for raven, corvus corax. The Raven Guard are known for their cool-headed, even intellectual temperament, their superb infiltration skills and skill at furious close-quarters engagements.
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Salamanders
The Salamanders are one of the Loyalist First Founding Chapters of Space Marines. Their homeworld is the volcanic Death World of Nocturne. The Salamanders as a Chapter are unusually concerned with civilian casualties compared to most other Space Marines and believe that one of their most important duties is to protect the lives of the Emperor of Mankind's innocent subjects whenever and wherever possible.
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Crimson Fists
The Crimson Fists are a Loyalist Space Marines Chapter. They are a Second Founding Successor Chapter of the Imperial Fists Legion. The Crimson Fists are a Chapter on the edge of extinction, their fortress-monastery destroyed and their numbers all but annhilated when the Ork WAAAGH! Snagrod descended on the Loki Sector and their Chapter homeworld of Rynn's World.
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Imperial Fists
The Imperial Fists are one of the First Founding Chapters of the Space Marines. They stand out from other Space Marine Chapters since they possess no fixed homeworld, although they are most frequently based on Terra. Instead, the Imperial Fists rely on their 10,000-year-old mobile space fortress, Phalanx, to serve as their fortress-monastery. They maintain recruitment-chapels on various worlds spread throughout the Imperium. Part of the Imperial Fists' duties during the Great Crusade were to function as the Emperor's "personal praetorians", accompanying him everywhere.
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February 18, 2014, 8:38 pm
![The Best Warhammer 40k Chaos Space Marine Chapters]( "The Best Warhammer 40k Chaos Space Marine Chapters")
Which vile abomination from the Warp will survive the voting?
Listing the best chaos space marine chapters of the 40k universe (no loyalists!). Add items if you feel any are missing. Vote on your favorite chapters. Text and images from the awesome 40k Wiki.
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Iron Warriors
The Iron Warriors' specialty was the breaking of sieges and assaults on static fortifications, which made them great rivals of the Imperial Fists Legion, which was said to construct the greatest static defences in the Imperium. It was this rivalry between the Legions, and between their Primarchs Perturabo and the Imperial Fists' Rogal Dorn, that helped turn the Iron Warriors to Chaos.
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Thousand Sons
The main feature that distinguishes the Thousand Sons from the other Traitor Legions is the sheer number of psyker mutations that have always existed amongst the Space Marines in this Legion. Every current member of the Legion possesses psychic abilities and they prefer to use Chaos Sorcerers and guile in combat, relying on their psychic powers and sorcerous knowledge to earn them victory.
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Death Guard
The Death Guard are one of the Traitor Legions of Chaos Space Marines. They worship and devote themselves exclusively to the Chaos God Nurgle and as a result of his mutational "gifts" they have become Plague Marines; Astartes who are eternally rotting away within their Power Armour and infected with every known form of disease and decay but who are immune to all pain or minor injury.
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Alpha Legion
The Alpha Legion is the Chaos Space Marine Traitor Legion about whom the least is known. They are experts in infiltration and their armies contain many Chaos Cultists in addition to regular Chaos Space Marines.
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Night Lords
The Night Lords do not worship any of the four Chaos Gods individually, but acknowledge them equally in the form of Chaos Undivided as they ruthlessly spread terror and fear amongst the galaxy's inhabitants. The Night Lords are experts in the use of terror tactics to win battles and demoralise their foes before the main combat even begins.
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Emperor's Children
The Emperor's Children are a Traitor Legion of Chaos Space Marines who devote themselves solely to the service of the Chaos God Slaanesh, the Prince of Pleasure. Emperor's Children Chaos Space Marines are known for possessing outlandish mutations and surgical alterations as "gifts" from Slaanesh designed to make them more "perfect" in the eyes of their twisted patron.
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World Eaters
The World Eaters are the dedicated servants of the Blood God Khorne, the Chaos God of War and Murder, and live for nothing more than to spill blood in his name. The World Eaters' Primarch, Angron, was one of the first of the Space Marine Primarchs to join with the Warmaster Horus when he turned against the Emperor and began the Horus Heresy.
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February 18, 2014, 8:54 pm
![The Best Warhammer 40k Eldar Craftworlds]( "The Best Warhammer 40k Eldar Craftworlds")
Which ancient nomadic home of the graceful but deadly Eldar will claim dominion over the voting?
Listing the best eldar craftworlds of the 40k universe (no darksiders!). Add items if you feel any are missing. Vote on your favorite craftworlds. Text and images from the awesome 40k Wiki.
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Iyanden
The Iyanden Craftworld was once one of the largest and most prosperous of all the remaining Eldar Craftworlds. They barely survived an attack by the Tyranid Hive Fleet Kraken, which nearly destroyed the Craftworld and killed four-fifths of its population. On the verge of total annihilation, Iyanden was saved from complete destruction by the exiled Prince Yriel, who had formerly been the High Admiral of the Iyanden fleet.
Biel-tan
The most martial and aggressive of the Craftworlds, Biel-tan has made the decision to try and reforge the Eldar Empire, by eliminating the younger races who have "usurped" the galaxy. Each Craftworld carries the seeds of Eldar culture. Biel-tan is renowned for the strong warrior ideals of its people. For the Eldar of Biel-tan the Way of the Warrior, the life-stage that encompasses the Aspect Warriors, is considered the first step upon the Path of the Eldar. Upon reaching physical maturity a Biel-tan Eldar becomes an Aspect Warrior, and only once he has fulfilled this role can he continue along the Path of the Eldar.
Altansar
Altansar was a small Eldar Craftworld that survived the Fall of the Eldar but was caught in the Eye of Terror, the only escapee being Phoenix Lord Maugan Ra. Altansar is also known as the sister Craftworld of Ulthwe, due to its close proximity to the Eye of Terror. Altansar's traditional colours are a deep red with black details.
Alaitoc
Far out on the frontiers of the galaxy, on the edge of explored space in the Ultima Segmentum, lies the Alaitoc Craftworld. The Alaitoc Eldar are zealous in their guard against the touch of Slaanesh, even more so than is common amongst the other Craftworld Eldar. As such, Alaitoc is strictly governed to prevent any emergence of the sadistic obsessions that the Eldar are prone to as a species. For this reason, many of Alaitoc's citizens will at one time or another decide to leave the strict confines of the starship and strike out on their own or in small groups to pursue the Path of the Outcast and become Eldar Rangers.
Ulthwé
Ulthwé was caught in the pull of the Eye of Terror, where the Immaterium intersects with realspace. It is a breeding ground for Chaos and a gateway into the Warp. Due to this baleful proximity to the Eye, Ulthwé must be on constant high alert in case of attacks by the Forces of Chaos. Constant risk and warfare has hardened this Craftworld's citizens to hardship. Due to the lack of Aspect Warriors on the Craftworld, Ulthwé maintains a standing militia known as the Black Guardians, who are more skilled and better-trained than the Guardians of other Craftworlds.
Saim-Hann
The Eldar Craftworld of Saim-Hann was one of the first Craftworlds to abandon the Crone Worlds as the Fall of the Eldar approached, heeding their Farseers' warnings. As such they have spent far more time isolated from the rest of the Eldar than the other major Craftworlds, although the Saim-Hann do maintain contact with and have a very similar culture to the Exodite worlds. They are fierce warriors, who place upon honour a higher value than their sophisticated kin.
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February 18, 2014, 8:38 pm
![The Best Warhammer 40k Ork Clans]( "The Best Warhammer 40k Ork Clans")
Which greenskin warboss will slay their brethren and win the voting?
Listing the best ork clans of the 40k universe. Add items if you feel any are missing. Vote on your favorite clan/warboss. Text and images from the awesome 40k Wiki
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Bad Moons
The Bad Moons are a powerful and wealthy Ork tribe or clan. The Bad Moons are the richest of all the Ork clans. This is because their teeth grow faster than other Greenskins, meaning that even the lowliest Bad Moon has a steady supply of wealth. This is not regarded as an unfair advantage, as any Ork big and nasty enough can simply smash the teeth out of a Bad Moon's head. The Bad Moons essentially fulfill the role of a merchant caste in what passes for Ork society, and have a reputation for showing off.
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Blood Axes
The Blood Axes are an Ork tribe or clan that has actually been known to work alongside the Imperial forces on occasion. The Blood Axes are held by the other Ork clans to be a bunch of untrustworthy gits. They trade openly with the Imperium of Man, parley with the foe and will even consider retreating from battle if faced with insurmountable odds.
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Death Skulls
The Death Skulls are an Ork tribe or clan dedicated to stealing and plundering. The Death Skulls are truly plunderers without equal. They are tremendously good at looting, borrowing, scrounging, scavenging, and stealing things from their fellow Orks, and notoriously bad at returning them. Death Skulls would make capable scientists and excellent engineers if their fascination for new things lasted longer than the time it took to steal them.
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Evil Sunz
The Evil Sunz are an Ork tribe or clan who are dedicated to speed and making as loud a noise as possible when in combat. The Evil Sunz have adopted the general Ork maxim that "Red 'uns go faster" as their clan motto. By far the largest number of Ork Speed Freeks come from the Evil Sunz clan. An Ork's love of speed can easily affect its brain, to the point where an Ork becomes addicted to the thrill of a wild ride into battle.
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Goffs
The Goffs are an Ork tribe of clan who are the largest and most agrressive of the known Greenskin clans. The Goffs are the biggest, meanest and most brutish of all their kind, and that's saying something since they are Orks. Of all the Ork clans, the Goffs are the most inspired by the thrill and thunder of battle. Goffs will take any excuse to start a brawl, even amongst themselves.
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Snakebites
The Snakebites are a well-known tribe or "Klan" of Orks. The Snakebites are considered to be a backward tribe by many of the more technologically-advanced tribes of Orks, for they still follow the old ways of the Ork race and often remain Feral Orks even after they gain access to more advanced technology. As a result of their rugged lifestyle, the Snakebites are usually weather-beaten and as tough as an old boot.
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February 18, 2014, 8:45 pm
![The Best Warhammer 40k Tyranid Hives]( "The Best Warhammer 40k Tyranid Hives")
Which xeno hive will spore the furthest into the imperium of man and win the voting?
Listing the best tyranid hives of the 40k universe. Add items if you feel any are missing. Vote on your favorite hive. Text and images from the awesome 40k Wiki
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Hive Fleet Dagon
Hive Fleet Dagon was the first major Tyranid incursion into the Jericho Reach region of the Ultima Segmentum. The Shadow in the Warp cast by the Tyranid Hive Mind within this volatile region of space first heralded the arrival of this new and terrible Hive Fleet in 812.M41. Communication between parts of the Achilus Crusade and the re-conquered regions of the Jericho Reach was lost without warning. Particularly affected was the Orpheus Salient of the Crusade that was lost to communication and access with the rest of the Reach behind the Hive Fleet's crawling shadow of Warp interference.
Hive Fleet Gorgon
Hive Fleet Gorgon was a Tyranid Hive Fleet which invaded the Tau Empire in 899.M41. The Gorgon was a splinter fleet of Hive Fleet Behemoth that had been founded by those Tyranids who had survived the Behemoth's destruction during the Battle of Macragge and which began consuming poorly defended Imperial worlds to replenish its small numbers. By the time this splinter fleet made its way into Tau space in the Eastern Fringe of the galaxy, it had grown to become a full Hive Fleet in its own right.
Hive Fleet Leviathan
Hive Fleet Leviathan was the third and largest Tyranid incursion into the Milky Way Galaxy in 997.M41 and marked the start of the ongoing Third Tyrannic War for the Imperium of Mankind. Less than five years after the defeat of the Hive Fleet Kraken in the Second Tyrannic War, Lord Inquisitor Kryptman noted the tell-tale signs of yet another Tyranid invasion in 997.M41. He implemented the Kryptman census, burning out dozens of astropaths in the attempt to contact scores of worlds on every fringe of the Imperium. Slowly, the responses - and lack of them - formed a pattern, and the venerable Inquisitor was able to chart the course of the Tyranids' latest Hive Fleet to arrive in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Hive Fleet Behemoth
Hive Fleet Behemoth was the first major Tyranid Hive Fleet encountered and defeated by the Imperium of Man. The ensuing conflict became known as the First Tyrannic War. The Hive Fleet was eventually destroyed in 745.M41 by the combined might of the Ultramarines, the White Scars, and the Imperial Navy.
Hive Fleet Kraken
Hive Fleet Kraken was the second major Tyranid Hive Fleet to invade the galaxy. It was responsible for the outbreak of the Second Tyrannic War, which began officially in 992.M41 and ended only after the Ultramarines Chapter of Space Marines successfully broke the back of the Tyranid invasion in Imperial space at the Battle of Ichar IV and the Eldar of Craftworld Iyanden successfully defended their home, at great cost, against the Tyranid horde.
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February 15, 2014, 8:32 am
![The Best Warhammer 40k Imperial Guard Regiment]( "The Best Warhammer 40k Imperial Guard Regiment")
Which Regiment will have the shiniest boots and win the voting?
Listing the best Imperial Guard Regiments of the 40k universe. Add items if you feel any are missing. Vote on your favorite Regiment/Commissar. Text and images from the awesome 40k Wiki
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Tallarn Desert Raiders 3rd Regiment, the Desert Tigers
Fought throughout the Macharian Crusade (392-399.M41) alongside the 4th and 5th Tallarn Regiments. Subsequently it was all but destroyed fighting under the command of the Imperial Warmaster Solon. On the planet of Kallastin the regiment took part in a hard but successful war against mutant human rebels, receiving a commendation from the Inquisition.
Terrax Guard
The Terrax Guard are the elite regiments of the Imperial Guard raised on the world of Terrax, the site of a major Schola Progenium facility, the Schola Excubitos. The Schola Progenium train many Imperial agents for war, most notably the elite Storm Troopers and Commissars, and their methods are rigorous and effective. The tithed regiments raised on Terrax have been trained under the auspices of the Schola Excubitos and are truly moulded in its image almost as an entire regiment of Commissars.
1212th Valhallan Regiment, Cold Bloods
The "Cold Bloods" were raised for service during the Eastlight Nebula Wars, but their first battle was among their last. With their supply and logistics lines overstretched, only one in every three Guardsmen in the 1212th were issued a Lasgun. Their first mission saw a forced-march across the frozen and toxic wastelands of Triox against a larger force of Traitors. Despite their survival skills, only half the Ice Warriors made it across the plains to assault the Traitors' flank. Once again displaying the sheer tenacity of the Ice Warriors, many of the Valhallan Guardsmen recovered weapons on the fallen and in the end decisively defeated the enemy forces.
31st Harakoni Regiment, the Helldivers
The 31st Harakoni Regiment, the "Helldivers," fought in the multi-military campaign against the various enemies of mankind during the Fall of Medusa V in 999.M41. They fought against Tau forces throughout the campaign on the Mining World of Medusa V.
3rd Mordian Regiment
The 3rd Mordian is the most decorated regiment in their homeworld's proud history of service to the Imperium. One of their more notable campaigns occurred during the defence of Hive Barbarossa against WAAAGH! Dregruk, when the 3rd Mordian faced a horde of barbaric Orks at the Battle of the Marble Garden.
12th Mordian Armoured Regiment
The Mordian 12th Armoured are a fine example of the customary discipline and rigourous drills of the Mordian Iron Guard. They are a regiment comprised of 15 companies, each consisting of 13 Leman Russ Battle Tanks, with the command tank in each company a rare variant of the mighty vehicle, such as a Leman Russ Vanquisher or Leman Russ Executioner. The crews of the 12th are trained to an exacting standard, and understand their roles and duties well enough to require only the most cursory supervision by their tank's commander. This, at least, is the theory. The Mordian 12th are untried and untested except in the mock battles of their training, fought through the cavernous holds of the troop transport Deliverance during the regiment's transit to the Calixis Sector. Recently moved from the reserves muster on Kalf to the eternally-dark battlegrounds of Nox on the Spinward Front, the 12th have yet to face more than a brief skirmish, against enemies wise enough to withdraw in the face of the brutal might of an Imperial armoured regiment. While each is a veteran of the constant conflicts on their homeworld, their skills as vehicle crew are still fresh from training, and have not yet been tempered by the realities of battle.
1st Elysian Drop Troops Regiment
This Elysian Regiment is a part of Ultima Segmentum's strategic reserve of Imperial Guard Regiments waiting for rapid deployment against any emerging threat to the Imperium. The vaunted 1st Elysian Regiment has a long and glorious tradition, having fought in the Emperor's cause across the galaxy; including having fought against heretic rebellions around the Eye of Terror, the Orks of WAAAGH! Urgok and Eldar pirates in the Barbarius Sector.
9th Vostroyan Firstborn Regiment, the Old Irascibles
Earning their name the "Old Irascibles" through hundreds of battles, the vaunted 9th Vostroyan Regiment served for three and a half centuries during the late 41st Millennium. The 9th Vostroyan became one of the most veteran formations in the Segmentum Obscurus, before finally meeting their match on the world of Nimbosa. Around 790.M41, the 9th Vostroyan defended the Imperial world of Nimbosa against the Tau's effort to expand their burgeoning alien empire and annex the world. The Vostroyan regiment heroically sacrificed themselves to a man defending the factory city of Polia. Inspired by the Vostroyans' sacrifice, the populace refuse to submit to the Tau Empire. Reformed after their destruction on Nimbosa, the 9th Vostroyan once again met their ultimate fate during the Fall of Karak Prime in 998.M41. They held the hive city for 18 months against the brutal onslaught of a splinter fleet of Hive Fleet Moloch, valiantly facing a Tyranid swarm that stretched from the base of the city's walls to the distant horizon. With the onset of midwinter, and with the rapid depletion of ammunition and supplies, the 9th Vostroyan knew that they were doomed and vowed to sell their lives dearly. Only when the bulk of the Tyranid swarm had passed into the city did the regiment detonate its nucleonic stack, incinerating the hive, its defenders and an estimated 85% of the Tyranid swarm. With the coming of midwinter, the few surviving Tyranid organisms eventually starved to death and the splinter fleet was entirely defeated.
Armageddon 16th Steel Legion
In 776.M36 the 16th Armageddon Steel Legion Regiment put down a rebellion by a Chaos Cult on the world of Cassell called the Way of the Emperor's Flesh in less than 6 hours.
8th Cadian, the Lord Castellans Own
The soldiers of the Imperial Fortress World of Cadia form the Cadian Shock Troopers regiments of the Imperial Guard, famed throughout the Imperium for their skill and discipline.
The 8th Cadian is comprised of approximately 8,000 Guardsmen divided into roughly 24 companies, led personally by the Cadian Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed during the 13th Black Crusade.
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February 17, 2014, 6:36 pm
![The Best Family Board Games]( "The Best Family Board Games")
This list of Best Family Board Games is your place for fun games for the whole family. Any board game that is good for parents and children to play together is on this list of board games. These cool games will keep kids away from the TV and allow parents to have quality time with their family.
What is the best family board game? That's up to you! This voteable list of family board games includes cool games, fun games, and even some educational games. The list of family board games has classic board games like Monopoly, Clue, and Life. There are also new board games like Apples to Apples, Cranium, and Taboo. Many of these games are as much fun for adults as they are for kids, so get ready for some fun board game action.
Are you looking for the best educational game? Or for the most addicting games? Maybe the most awesome game on the market? They're all here. And if you don't see your favorite board game, feel free to add it to the list. Any board game that's good for the family to play together is good for the list. Enjoy this list of the Best Family Board Games!
If you're looking for other board games, check out The Best Board Games of All Time.
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Apples to Apples
Jenga
Pictionary
Scrabble
The Game of Life
Trivial Pursuit
Monopoly
Clue
Sorry!
Yahtzee
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We all love to dream about winning big in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. Who hasn’t daydreamed about pulling a lever and seeing three cherries pop up on the screen? Who doesn't love the excitement of placing big bets at the poker table and having it pay off? It makes perfect sense that so many movies feature a casino and the thrills of the poker table. What are the best movies about poker? Vote up the films you think are the best below and see where your favorites rank!
The movies on this list look at poker and poker players in one way or another. Many of these flicks feature the interesting dynamics that go into the art of playing poker, from being able to call a bluff, to understanding the science and math behind hitting it big. Whether based on a true story or a completely fictional account of the world of poker, there have been a wide variety of poker films made.
This list features the best movies about poker including, Maverick, Casino Royale, The Cincinnati Kid, Rounders, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, A Big Hand for the Little Lady, The Gambler, Loaded Pistols, Lucky You, The Sting, and High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story. Vote up the best films below or add a great poker film that isn't already on the list.
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Atlantic City
Casino Royale
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
Maverick
Ocean's Eleven
Rain Man
Rounders
The Cooler
The Sting
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