- published: 22 Apr 2016
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A board game is a game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games can be based on pure strategy, chance (e.g. rolling dice) or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve. Early board games represented a battle between two armies, and most current board games are still based on defeating opposing players in terms of counters, winning position or accrual of points (often expressed as in-game currency).
There are many different types and styles of board games. Their representation of real-life situations can range from having no inherent theme, as with checkers, to having a specific theme and narrative, as with Cluedo. Rules can range from the very simple, as in tic-tac-toe, to those describing a game universe in great detail, as in Dungeons & Dragons (although most of the latter are role-playing games where the board is secondary to the game, helping to visualize the game scenario).
It's so typical and often statistical
You thought it was over and then you've done a U-turn
Back to where you started
Snake and ladders / game has started
Roll the dice, take that chance [yeah]
One step forward / three steps back
You want to be saved [yeah, yeah, yeah]
Back to square one,
And you want to know why nothings getting done
Spin the wheel / pick a number
Put one foot in front of the other
Don't pass go / lose a turn
You're out of the game
Past the point of no return
One step forward / three steps back
You want to be saved [yeah, yeah, yeah]
Back to square one
And you want to know why nothings getting done
Back to square one
Back to square one