Match the Board Game Trivia Quiz

Answer: Settlers of Catan

"Settlers of Catan" can be played by up to four players in its base version. The objective of the base game is to achieve 10 victory points before anyone else in the game by expanding your settlements, upgrading them to cities, and using your resources to develop your grounds. As the game gained popularity, many expansions have been produced, allowing for customized gameplay and many fun house rules.
The robber is a game pieces that blocks resources from any given Hex.
Roads are built in order to move around the board.
Cities are upgraded settlements that provide double the resources.

Answer: Chess

The objective of one of the most popular board games in the world is to trap or "checkmate" the opposing king. This may sound like an easy task, but each king is protected by 15 other pieces that must be utilized optimally to both defend one's king and attack the opposing king. As the game evolves into the middlegame and endgame, the number of pieces on the board dwindles as opponents exchange material. At the highest level of chess, the game is rarely played until checkmate is achieved. Instead, the players agree to a draw or the opponent in a clearly lost position resigns the game.
A knight is a chess piece that moves in an "L" shape and can jump over other pieces.
Chess is played on a grid of 64 squares.
"Mate" is a shortened form of "Checkmate".

Answer: Monopoly

Playable by up to 6 players, the objective of this popular family-friend board game is to bankrupt all opponents. This is achieved by moving around a large square board, purchasing properties that will later generate rent for the player. The game was designed to illustrate the unfairness of economic inequality, and how luck can play a major role in determining successful economic outcomes.
Chance cards are pulled out of the deck for added variance.
Hotels are the most expensive properties that can be built on any land.
Jail is a penalty where the player cannot move unless they pay a fine.

Answer: Risk

This board game can be played by up to six players and has many variants. In the classic variant of "Risk", the objective of the game is to rule over all territories, effectively eliminating all other players from the game. All participants receive initial territories and a certain troop count. As the game progresses, dice rolls determine the outcome of battles, and players take over territories. Alliances must be made in order to secure victory, especially in the early game.
Australia is one of 6 game continents, and the easiest to hold and defend.
Troops are assigned to players at the start of the game and every turn.
Defenders throw dice on an opponent's turn to attempt to hold territories.

Answer: Stratego

A game simple enough for children to understand, but with enough strategic depth to be appealing to adults, "Stratego" is an excellent mix of strategy and memory. The objective of the game is to capture the enemy flag. Each player starts the game with 40 pieces of varying strength. One can always see the position of the opponent pieces, but not the rank. As battles occur, the ranks of both pieces are revealed and compared to determine elimination protocols.
The flag must be captured to end the game.
The marshall is the most powerful mobile piece in Stratego.
Bombs are immobile but will eliminate any attacking piece except a miner.

Answer: Battleship

Originally started with a pen and paper in World War I, the game developed into a board game with plastic ships. The objective is to sink all the opponent ships by guessing their locations. While luck does play a role, it is important to recognize the different types of ships the opponent has and likely positions based on "hits" or "misses".
A miss is calling a particular shot, or "guess" on the opponent's grid where there is no ship.
Sinking a ship occurs when all its grid points are identified and eliminated with shots.

Answer: Trivial Pursuit

The objective of this game is to collect all six "wedges" by correctly answering questions. When a question is answered correctly, even if no wedge is received, the player or team can roll the dice again to get a better chance at earning a wedge.
Wedges are the plastic indicators that a category has been covered.
Questions are asked and must be answered in order to advance.
There are six categories in the game including: Science, History, Geography, Arts, Sports, and Entertainment.

Answer: Jenga

A fun game of physical skill, the objective is to be the last player to move before the entire tower collapses. A 54 block tower is built and players take turns removing one block from any level below the highest completed one and placing it at the top of the tower. Eventually, the awkwardness of the structure will force it to collapse.
Tower refers to the structure that is to be maintained, made of blocks, and it will eventually topple over.

Answer: Pictionary

In the board game version of "Pictionary", teams take turns moving around a board where one person is meant to draw something corresponding to the category landed on. Some category examples include "People", "Objects", or "Difficult". Teams that succeed in guessing the drawn word can play again and advance further.
Pen and paper refer to what is used to draw, while the timer is usually set to one minute.

Answer: Scrabble

The ultimate vocabulary game, players (or teams) take turns placing letters on a 15 x 15 grid, while ensuring that they maximize potential bonuses and take advantage of already placed letters in order to formulate complete words. Dictionaries are generally used in order to determine if the word is legitimate.
The letters are produced in tile form; words are formulated on the board.
A "triple" is a bonus square on the grid that can be used in order to maximize the points received from one word.