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Introduction
A board game is a game played with counters, pieces or other tokens that are placed on, moved across, or removed from a "board". One way of defining board games are between those based upon luck and strategy. Some games, such as chess, have no luck involved. Children's games tend to be very luck based, with games such as Sorry! or snakes and ladders having virtually no decisions to be made. Most board games have both luck and strategy. A player may be hampered by a few poor rolls of the dice in Risk or Monopoly, but over many games a player with a superior strategy will win more often.
Luck is introduced to a game by a number of methods. The most popular is using dice. These can determine everything from how many steps a player moves their token, as in Monopoly, how their forces fare in battle, such as in Risk, or which resources a player gains. Other games...
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Introduction
Premium Bonds should be seen as an investment rather than a form of Lottery. When you invest in Premium Bonds you are automatically allocated a series of numbers, one for each £1 invested. The minimum purchase is £100 (£50 when you buy by monthly standing order). £100 provides 100 individual Bond numbers which gives you 100 chances of winning a prize.
There 23 million bondholders holding £26 billion worth of Premium Bonds nationwide. Premium Bonds are one of Britain’s financial success stories; they are seen as being a fun, yet purposeful way of saving. There is the entertaining element of winning a good prize, combined with the peace of mind that comes from knowing your capital is 100% secure.
Prizes
As well as the two £1 million jackpots, there are many other smaller prizes; the prizes fall into the following bands: Prize band Prize value Higher value:
- £1 million
- £100,000
- £50,000
- £25,000
- £10,000
- £5,000
Medium value:
Lower value:
Odds
A prize draw is held each month. There are always two £1 million jackpots and (usually) over a million other cash prizes.
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Gambling Quotations
Gambling, often seen as a sin, a habit or an entertainment, has provoked much thought amongst the wordy and wise. Here are a few of the more interesting quotations regarding ‘gambling’ – yes, Mark Twain puts in an appearance.
Firstly, a definition of ‘gambling’ from Wilson Mizer:
“Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something.”
… and if you’ve thought about that one long enough and become thoroughly depressed, in similar vein, Kin Hubbard follows through with…
“The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.”
The movie The Color of Money had a more positive note on the subject of gambling and of ‘winning’:
“Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.”
However, if you are visiting a Casino in the hope of winning a small fortune playing Poker or Roulette, Jack Yelton, would advise you that ”there is a very easy way to return from a casino with a small fortune: go there with a large one.”
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