However, over the years, these two terms have begun to be used synonymously. Because they are played on a table, but have no game board component they are classified as tabletop games. These games, such as card games, usually fit in the tabletop category, but not the board game category. One thing to note is that though many games aren’t technically board games, people refer to them as board games anyway. Sometimes it’s obvious who won, and sometimes players don’t know until values are totaled. Once accomplished, the game is over and the winner is determined. These objectives are usually accomplished by outmaneuvering other players often all information is available to all players, while in other games, specific information is only known by each player. It may be points, money, fame, building something, arriving somewhere, or so many other things.

Again this can vary widely, depending on the game, but players are always working toward a goal.

Board games also have an objective that players must accomplish in order to win.

Most common dice used in board games