Traditional games still hold a huge audience and every traditional gamer should be ever ready to promote their favorite. Chess has a centuries old following, but popularity rises and falls over time. Backgammon is considered more of a friendly game, often played with less concentration or commitment of time. But put a ransom on the stones and take out the doubling die, and watch out! My old granny was a deadly serious Parchese player when there was penny-a-rung on the line.

Some of the more modern games from companies like Avalon Hill have captured the same strategic, competitive spirit and added a bit of flash. Their games like Risk and Axis & Allies get updated from time to time to aid their appeal to a new generation of gamers.

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