Many of us loved playing board games are children and some of us still play them as adult, but the design of popular board games like Scrabble, Chess and Monopoly haven’t changed very much in their lifespan – but wouldn’t it be cool if someone redesigned these iconic board games?

A board game is a game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or “board”, according to a set of rules. Games can be based on pure strategy, chance (e.g. rolling dice), or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal that a player aims to achieve.

Early board games represented a battle between two armies, and most modern board games are still based on defeating opposing players in terms of counters, winning position, or accrual of points (often expressed as in-game currency).

Today we’ll be featuring some brilliant and crazily cool redesigned classic board games – many of them are available to buy! These restyled board games look amazing and are quite beautiful!

2. Platonic Chess

By Patricia Tower

3. Handmade Game of Thrones Risk

By Fay Helfer

4. Monopoly for designers: “The Pitch”

By Fatimah Kabba

5. Candy Scrabble

Available on Etsy

6. Designer Leather Checkers

By Gucci

7. Lego Settlers of Catan

By Ryan H.

8. “Portfolio,” the design professional take on Life

By Kevin Trow

9. Wooden Chinese Checkers

By Luke Holdmann

10. Chocolate Scrabble

By Mary & Matt

11. Juicy Couture’s Connect Four

Available at Neiman Marcus

12. Twee Settlers of Catan

By Sonni Delzani

13. Minimal Waste Scattergories

By Jessica Bogart

14. Digital Stereo Backgammon

By Deuce

15. Minimalist Monopoly

By Matthew Hollett

16. Ice Watch, based on Battleship

By Natalie Rauh

17. Sensual Chess

By Kiki de Montparnasse

via buzzfeed

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