The ancient Greeks made little distinction between sport and war, with violence and bloodshed often being part of the early Olympic Games. In modern times team games in the USA have gained wide acceptance in educational institutions, with scholarships granted for a increasing variety of sports activities. Some games are similar to organised sports and, like sports, they provide pleasure, relaxation, excitement, and challenge. There are many, many different games. Some have the same rules all over the world, such as chess .
Monopoly is the best selling board game in the world.
Over 200 million games have been sold in 80 counties and 26 languages. The longest game lasted for 70 staight days. In 1999, a sack of money joined the racecar, dog, cannon, shoe, top hat, iron, thimble, battleship, wheelbarrow, and horse and rider as game tokens. The element of chance is brought into some games by the use of dice or other randomising devices. In many games, such as Monopoly , the number of spots facing up when the dice come to rest determines the number of squares that a player may move along.