All Fun and Games: The Best Board Games Quiz

Per the official rules of Monopoly, players get no money, property or reward of any kind when landing on Free Parking. Of course, your house rules may vary.

The ten original pieces were based on charms used on bracelets and did not include the Scottie dog.

Players start with $1,500 according to the official rules of the game.

Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana Avenue are red in Monopoly, while Atlantic Avenue is yellow.

The police officer is Edgar Mallory, while Rich Uncle Pennybags goes by the name of Milburn.

13 Dead End Drive players compete to win the fortune of dearly departed Aunt Agatha.

Players choose from 12 characters. In the 2002 sequel 1313 Dead End Drive, the number of characters increases to 16.

The game of Clue is set at the Tudor Mansion, home to host John Boddy.

The six suspects in Clue include Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mr. Green, Mrs. White and Mrs. Peacock.

The killer can choose from six different weapons in Clue, but a car is not one of them.

Out of 24 characters in Guess Who, just five are female, which caused a minor controversy in 2012 when a young girl wrote to the company to ask about the lack of females.

Players set out with just $10,000 but can earn more by working — or just getting lucky.

Successful Life players land on Millionaire Row, while those who finish with less money resign to Countryside Acres.

Players travel through Candy Land using one of four brightly-colored gingerbread people.

The evil Lord Licorice has left trails of the sticky sweet candy across the board. When you step on one, you automatically lose a turn.

The beautiful Queen Frostine — formerly Princess Frostine — is married to King Kandy.

References to the game of checkers have been found in texts dating back more than 4,000 years.

Players in England refer to checkers as draughts.

Players get five ships to position however they want at the start of Battleship.

A red peg indicates a hit, while a white peg indicates a miss.

The patient suffering from water on the knee and other ailments in Operation is known as Cavity Sam.

Backgammon was traditionally known as tables and may date back to 300 C.E.

Othello is a brand name version of Reversi. While the origins of the game are disputed, it was first played in the late 19th century.

Risk was originally called La Conqueste du Monde, or World Conquest, when it was created in 1957.

Players battle over 44 territories spread across six continents.

A Connect Four win requires four checkers in a row — which can be arranged horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

The castle is called a "rook" and can only move in straight lines, never diagonally.

The knight moves three spaces at a time in an "L" shape.

The six pie slices in Trivial Pursuit represent six different categories. Pink represents Entertainment.

In Stratego, players use an army of 40 pieces to beat their opponents.