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board
Board or Boards may refer to:
Flat surface
* Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat
** Plank (wood)
** Cutting board
** Sounding board, of a musical instrument
* Cardboard (paper product)
* Paperboard
* Fiberboard
** Hardboard, a ty ...
and
card games,
wargames,
miniatures games Miniatures games are a form of tabletop game which prominently features the use of miniature models or figures.
War games
One of the oldest and most popular miniatures game genres is that of war games, where figures are arranged into competing " ...
, and
tabletop role-playing games published in 2008. For video games, see
2008 in video gaming
2008 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games. New Intellectual property, intellectual properties (IPs) include ''Army of Two'', ''Dead Space (video game), Dead Space'', ''iRacing'', ''Left 4 Dead'', ''LittleBigPlanet'', ''Mirror's Edge' ...
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Games released or invented in 2008
Game awards given in 2008
*
Spiel des Jahres: ''
Keltis
''Keltis'' is a board game designed by Reiner Knizia that won the Spiel des Jahres
The Spiel des Jahres (, ''Game of the Year'') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design ...
''
*Spiel des Jahres special prize for Best complex game: ''
Agricola''
*Kinderspiel des Jahres: ''Wer war’s?''
*
Mensa Select
Mensa Select is an annual award given by American Mensa
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organisation open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised I ...
: ''AmuseAmaze'', ''
Eye Know'', ''Jumbulaya'', ''Pixel'', ''Tiki Topple''
*''
Games
A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such ...
'': ''
Tzaar''
* ''Agricola'' won the Spiel Portugal
Jogo do Ano
Game of the Year (abbreviated GotY) is a title awarded by various magazines, websites, and shows to a deserving game. Many publications award a single "Game of the Year" to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievemen ...
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Significant games-related events in 2008
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Cranium, Inc.
Cranium, Inc. was a toy and board game developer. The company was founded in 1998 by two former Microsoft executives, Richard Tait and Whit Alexander. They co-developed the '' Cranium'' board game.
History
After realizing that he always won at th ...
purchased by
Hasbro for
US$
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...
77.5 million.
Deaths
See also
*
List of game manufacturers
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2008 in video gaming
2008 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games. New Intellectual property, intellectual properties (IPs) include ''Army of Two'', ''Dead Space (video game), Dead Space'', ''iRacing'', ''Left 4 Dead'', ''LittleBigPlanet'', ''Mirror's Edge' ...
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2008 in chess
Below is a list of events in chess during the year 2008, and a list of the top ten players during that year:
Events
(Top events in bold)
January
* January 1 – Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) gains 14 rating points to move from number three to head ...
*
2008 in darts
This is a list of some of the major events and competitions in the sport of darts in 2008.
News
January
*1 – John Part wins his third world title beating 21-year-old qualifier Kirk Shepherd 7–2 in the final of the 2008 PDC World Championship ...
References
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Games
A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such ...
Games by year