Most board games fall into a mixture or either of these categories:

• Luck
• Strategy
• Diplomacy

Some examples of pure luck would be:

Bringing back some memories!

You may also find pure strategy games like:

Chess and Stratego, two games that really showed how well you can really plan.

Board games can fall into a mixture of two categories, like Monopoly!

An easy way to lose all your friends!

However, most games that you'll find are a mixture of all three categories with some leaning heavier on one or two traits!

Good ol' Catan.