Most classic board games weren't invented out of thin air. In fact, many have rather unusual origin stories. Here are some of the oddest origins of popular board games.

James Canty III, a Detroit native, is the new world champion of chessboxing, a hybrid sport combining alternating rounds of ...

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, former Kalmykia governor and former international chess body chief, has revived his decades-old claim of ...

And the whole thing is directed by Francis Lawrence, who did Catching Fire and Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2, three-quarters of the original series. It’s no big surprise that Lionsgate keeps making new ...

Until recently the Arcement family wondered how they were going to move thousands of boxes of unsold board games filling their garage. Now they’re just trying to keep up with demand. What changed?

Chess’s international governing body said Tuesday that it filed a complaint against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik after he leveled unproven allegations of cheating against fellow ...

Chess’s international governing body said Tuesday that it filed a complaint against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik after he leveled unproven allegations of cheating against fellow ...

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N.J.—Erich Arcement was standing outside his New Jersey home one morning last October when a truck driver called to ask what time his store opened for deliveries. Arcement later ...

Chess instruction launches on Android phones, and Duolingo customers with iPhones will soon be able to play chess against each other. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content ...

Unofficial results show Chess, a longtime geriatrician and businessman, earned 7,879 votes, while incumbent Laura Hoydick, a Republican, won 6,450. Prior to the results, which were available around 11 ...