ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Board game

A board game is a fun activity that you and your friends or family can play together. It's like a game that takes place on a flat surface with a bunch of squares or spaces that you move around on.

Imagine you have a game board with a bunch of spaces and each space has a different picture or action on it. You might start on one space and, depending on the rules of the game, you might have to roll a dice or spin a spinner to see how many spaces you can move.

On each turn, you take your game piece (like a little figure of a person or animal) and move it forward to the next space on the board. Some spaces might have special instructions like "move back three spaces" or "draw a card and follow the instructions".

The goal of the game might be to be the first person to reach the end of the board or to collect the most points along the way.

Board games can come in all sorts of themes and styles. Some are silly and fun like Candy Land or Chutes and Ladders, while others are more complex and strategic like chess or Settlers of Catan.

No matter what kind of board game you play, the most important thing is to have fun and enjoy spending time with the people you're playing with!