Archimedes
(1975)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 10 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Grid Movement und Square Grid...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 30 |
| Minimum age: | 10 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | (Web published), Games and Puzzles (magazine), GAMES Magazine |
| Designers: | Philip Cohen, Scott Marley |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Grid Movement, Square Grid |
Archimedes is a nautical battle game for 2 players.
The board is an 8×8 grid, and each player has 10 (in the original version) or 12 "ships" represented by pieces of one color. The object of the game is to capture the opponent's ships.
Pieces may move any distance in any direction. They do not capture by moving; instead, a piece that could move to an opposing piece's space threatens it, and a piece threatened by at least three pieces may be captured.
A captured piece may be placed on the board as one's own piece instead of moving a piece. (The pieces need to be reversible or extra pieces need to be available to swap for.)
Online Play
Super Duper Games
Alternative names:
Archimedes
Last Updated: 2025-10-13 00:46:31 UTC
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