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What is the oldest known game?

Senet
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What company made the first modern board game?

Parker Brothers

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What was the first modern board game?

Monopoly

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When was the first modern board game born?

In 1935

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Where did The Settlers of Catan come from?

Germany

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How do you win backgammon?

You winner is the first person to take all their pieces off the board. 

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When did chess appear in Europe?

In the 1400s (about 100 years after playing cards arrived in Europe in the 1300s)
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What are the rules for Senet?

No one knows. 

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How do you win Go?

You need the most counters on the board at the end. 

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What type of game are Go and backgammon?

Games of strategy

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How is the Settlers of Catan different from American-style board games? (3)

1. Players build villages and roads across a board. 

2. The game moves fast.
3. Players interact with each other when someone rolls the dice.
4. There isn't any direct competition between players.
5. Nobody is eliminated. 

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When did The Settlers of Catan become popular?

Around 1985 (about 50 years after Monopoly was introduced in 1935)

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