Ancestor game: Chaturanga and Shatranj
Place of creation: India/Persia
Date of creation: ~ 6th century AD
Type of game: Strategy board game
Players: 2
Age: 5+
Creator: Alfred Mosher Butts
Place of creation: USA
Date of creation: 1938
Type of game: Word board game
Players: 2 to 4
Age: Any (under the condition of literacy)
Creators: Ora and Theo Coster
Full title: Guess Who
Place of creation: USA
Date of creation/publication: 1979
Type of game: Board game
Players: 2
Age: 6+
Creator: Klaus Teuber
Full title: The Settlers of Catan
Place of creation: Germany
Date of creation/publication: 1995
Type of game: Multiplayer board game
Players: 3 to 4 (standard) / 2, 5, or 6 (with expansions)
Age: 10+
Creator: Susan McKinley Ross
Full title: Qwirkle
Place of creation: USA
Date of creation/publication: 2006
Type of game: Tiles board game
Players: 2 to 4
Age: 6+
Creator: Smart Games Company
Full title: IQ Twist
Place of creation: USA
Date of creation/publication: After 2010
Type of game: Puzzle game
Players: 1
Age: 6+
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