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lost pieces welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our list
for the top 10 video games based on
board games for this list we rank the
best video games based on licensed board
games however we are excluding card
games and video games based on tabletop
strategy games as those will be getting
their own list number 10 clue
this classic mystery title kept us
accusing our friends of murder again and
again and the adaptation for the SNES
and Genesis was no less full of
sleuthing fun as with its namesake the
title requires you to figure out who the
killer is as well as how or where he or
she committed the crime using simple
deduction however it adds even more
wrinkles with negative clues which tell
you only that a suspect didn’t commit a
crime
in a certain place number 9 battleships
this tactical guessing game has been
around in various forms since World War
one but when it finally arrived on some
early personal computers the formula was
shaken up a bit
tip is still to destroy your opponent’s
fleet of ships by guessing where they
are on a grid however unlike the
original you fired multiple shots in one
turn and the loss of ships reduces how
many shots you can take each turn this
punch of your gameplay made battleships
a bit more exciting and certainly more
visually appealing than its tabletop
counterpart number eight but nah police
streets don’t worry it’s not NBA Street
meets Monopoly it’s just a take on the
classic game updated for the ps3 pc and
xbox 360 as anyone who’s ever played the
original board game knows it can take
forever this is bad news for you and
this title tightens things up by
condensing the gameplay particularly in
bull market mode which automatically
ends the game after 20 rounds
congratulations are you a real property
of course you might very well want to
play for longer since the customisation
options allow you to tweak the rule set
in ways that your older brother would
have never allowed in real life number 7
small world 2
the game’s predecessor was one of the
first iPad ports of a board game and the
follow-up managed to take the pioneer of
the genre and make it even better it’s
similar to risk in that you have to
conquer territories but the title
doesn’t lie as you’ll often be facing
resistance in the games close quarters
Oh No the sequel allows five players to
play at once making for a rather
competitive good time number six risk
factions next up is yet another strategy
game which does a great job of digitally
rendering the conquering fun this time
on last gen consoles and the PC as well
it keeps the strategic gameplay of its
beloved namesake but it’s based on the
speedier 2008 rule set allowing you to
have more fun faster sorry
traditionalists can also enjoy the
classic mode which forces you to control
the entire map to win Ukraine is strong
humanoid the paper pushers may not know
it but I know
number-5 Carcassonne while it’s name
might not be as familiar as some of the
other games on this list don’t let that
discourage you because you’d be missing
out on some excellent gameplay it’s yet
another strategic conquering game for
mobile but one which stands out for its
unique tile-matching mechanic where you
claim land by placing tiles which go
together now that you know how to build
a world let’s look at scoring points as
you play the soothing classical guitar
on the soundtrack perfectly complements
the beautiful medieval visuals on the
tiles
number four ticket to ride despite what
the beetle said it’s pretty easy to find
yourself caring about this one like the
board game which inspired it the title
focuses on trains and it’s up to you to
connect cities by buying routes with
colored cards it’s a perfect blend of
luck and strategy plus the mobile and PC
versions make it even better thanks to a
beautiful presentation and intuitive
controls number three Catan though it’s
inspired by one of the most popular
board games today Catan will have to
settle with its third play slot are we
training our enemies now as anyone who’s
played the board game can tell you
Settlers of Catan has a lot of pieces
and a lot of rules so having all that
neatly arranged into a video game
can be rather refreshing on top of
intuitive tutorials the game also
features multiple view modes one of
which will seem quite familiar to all
those of you that poured hours into the
civilization franchise number two words
with France
if you thought scrabble was the ultimate
word game you’d have to give this one a
try granted it’s the same basic formula
but having the presentation of the
beloved classic on mobile is certainly a
plus even if you were the Scrabble
champion in your house growing up
playing against thousands of potential
opponents around the world will
certainly humble you or you can just
stick to that one friend you know who
can’t spell for their life before we get
to our number one pick let’s take a look
at some honorable mentions
you
number one battle chess battling its way
to the top of our list is this violent
and hilarious take on the classic
strategy game first released for the
Amiga oh like the online chess master
live the title brings welcome additions
to a board game whose history speaks for
itself
despite its fame if regular chess is a
bit boring for you the game has been
spiced up with some gnarly graphics and
animations check what happens when rook
takes pawn huh do you agree with our
list what’s your favorite video game
based on a board game for more playful
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com can I count
on you
negative
lost pieces welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our list
for the top 10 video games based on
board games for this list we rank the
best video games based on licensed board
games however we are excluding card
games and video games based on tabletop
strategy games as those will be getting
their own list number 10 clue
this classic mystery title kept us
accusing our friends of murder again and
again and the adaptation for the SNES
and Genesis was no less full of
sleuthing fun as with its namesake the
title requires you to figure out who the
killer is as well as how or where he or
she committed the crime using simple
deduction however it adds even more
wrinkles with negative clues which tell
you only that a suspect didn’t commit a
crime
in a certain place number 9 battleships
this tactical guessing game has been
around in various forms since World War
one but when it finally arrived on some
early personal computers the formula was
shaken up a bit
tip is still to destroy your opponent’s
fleet of ships by guessing where they
are on a grid however unlike the
original you fired multiple shots in one
turn and the loss of ships reduces how
many shots you can take each turn this
punch of your gameplay made battleships
a bit more exciting and certainly more
visually appealing than its tabletop
counterpart number eight but nah police
streets don’t worry it’s not NBA Street
meets Monopoly it’s just a take on the
classic game updated for the ps3 pc and
xbox 360 as anyone who’s ever played the
original board game knows it can take
forever this is bad news for you and
this title tightens things up by
condensing the gameplay particularly in
bull market mode which automatically
ends the game after 20 rounds
congratulations are you a real property
of course you might very well want to
play for longer since the customisation
options allow you to tweak the rule set
in ways that your older brother would
have never allowed in real life number 7
small world 2
the game’s predecessor was one of the
first iPad ports of a board game and the
follow-up managed to take the pioneer of
the genre and make it even better it’s
similar to risk in that you have to
conquer territories but the title
doesn’t lie as you’ll often be facing
resistance in the games close quarters
Oh No the sequel allows five players to
play at once making for a rather
competitive good time number six risk
factions next up is yet another strategy
game which does a great job of digitally
rendering the conquering fun this time
on last gen consoles and the PC as well
it keeps the strategic gameplay of its
beloved namesake but it’s based on the
speedier 2008 rule set allowing you to
have more fun faster sorry
traditionalists can also enjoy the
classic mode which forces you to control
the entire map to win Ukraine is strong
humanoid the paper pushers may not know
it but I know
number-5 Carcassonne while it’s name
might not be as familiar as some of the
other games on this list don’t let that
discourage you because you’d be missing
out on some excellent gameplay it’s yet
another strategic conquering game for
mobile but one which stands out for its
unique tile-matching mechanic where you
claim land by placing tiles which go
together now that you know how to build
a world let’s look at scoring points as
you play the soothing classical guitar
on the soundtrack perfectly complements
the beautiful medieval visuals on the
tiles
number four ticket to ride despite what
the beetle said it’s pretty easy to find
yourself caring about this one like the
board game which inspired it the title
focuses on trains and it’s up to you to
connect cities by buying routes with
colored cards it’s a perfect blend of
luck and strategy plus the mobile and PC
versions make it even better thanks to a
beautiful presentation and intuitive
controls number three Catan though it’s
inspired by one of the most popular
board games today Catan will have to
settle with its third play slot are we
training our enemies now as anyone who’s
played the board game can tell you
Settlers of Catan has a lot of pieces
and a lot of rules so having all that
neatly arranged into a video game
can be rather refreshing on top of
intuitive tutorials the game also
features multiple view modes one of
which will seem quite familiar to all
those of you that poured hours into the
civilization franchise number two words
with France
if you thought scrabble was the ultimate
word game you’d have to give this one a
try granted it’s the same basic formula
but having the presentation of the
beloved classic on mobile is certainly a
plus even if you were the Scrabble
champion in your house growing up
playing against thousands of potential
opponents around the world will
certainly humble you or you can just
stick to that one friend you know who
can’t spell for their life before we get
to our number one pick let’s take a look
at some honorable mentions
you
number one battle chess battling its way
to the top of our list is this violent
and hilarious take on the classic
strategy game first released for the
Amiga oh like the online chess master
live the title brings welcome additions
to a board game whose history speaks for
itself
despite its fame if regular chess is a
bit boring for you the game has been
spiced up with some gnarly graphics and
animations check what happens when rook
takes pawn huh do you agree with our
list what’s your favorite video game
based on a board game for more playful
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com can I count
on you
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