What are the best board games for mind training?

Answer 1

I like the stategy games that make people think and learn from their mistakes. There are many good ones out there...some of my personal favorites are:

~ Othello
http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-B3165-Othello/dp/B00004TQMQ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello_%28game%29
~ Pente
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_t/104-1044499-8554324?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=Pente&Go.x=11&Go.y=6
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_game
~ Sequence
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_t/104-1044499-8554324?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=Sequence&Go.x=7&Go.y=9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequence_%28board_game%29
~ Connect Four
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_t/104-1044499-8554324?url=search-alias%3Dtoys-and-games&field-keywords=connect+four&Go.x=10&Go.y=7
~ Scotland Yard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_Yard_board_game
~ Battleship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_game
~ Clue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clue_%28game%29
~ Mancala
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancala

And even the old fashioned classics, chess and checkers.

Hope you have fun with some of these!

Answer 2

Here's a list of games that actually require mental skills to play well. I've categorized them by type.

Strategy Games

* Chess
* Checkers
* Chinese Checkers
* Stratego
* Risk

Logic Games

* Clue
* Sudoku (there are actual board sets)

Word Games

* Scrabble
* Boggle
* Upwords
* Mad Gab
* Taboo
* Scattergories

Creativity

* Pictionary
* Guestures

Trivia

* Trivial Pursuit
* Cranium

Answer 3

Head over to Mensa's web site for a complete list of recommended games

Answer 4

Chess

Answer 5

the best games are probably scrabble, it teaches you spelling, or monopoly because it teaches u how to use money.

Answer 6

monopoly