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Three Way Cube

Three Way Cube

boardgame

Three Way Cube is a three-dimensional tactical game. Two players take turns placing beads across three levels to form vertical, horizontal, or diagonal rows. Closing a mill lets a player capture an opponent's bead. The goal is to capture all opponent beads or completely block their remaining moves.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Letter Go

Letter Go

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
10
Cube Duel

Cube Duel

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
10
Dimensions

Dimensions

boardgame

Dimensions is a 3D tic-tac-toe variant played on four stacked 4x4 boards. Players place chips or rotate one of the top three boards. Points are scored by forming lines of three or four pieces, with higher rewards for lines crossing multiple levels.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Hi!Noon: Das Duell

Hi!Noon: Das Duell

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
6
Score Four

Score Four

boardgame

Score Four is a 3D abstract strategy game where players aim to align four beads of the same color in a straight line on any level or angle. It is mechanically similar to three-dimensional Tic-Tac-Toe variants.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Megallo

Megallo

boardgame

Megallo is a 3D strategy game for two players using four boards across three levels. Players aim to align game chips in one of six winning combinations, requiring spatial reasoning and strategic planning to outwit opponents.

Players:
0
Time:
–
Min. Age:
7
Char

Char

boardgame

Char is a 3D alignment game on a 4x4x4 grid. Players alternate placing black and white disks, rings, and nubs to form lines of four. This strategic abstract game won Games Magazine's Best Abstract Strategy Game award in 1993.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Qubic

Qubic

boardgame

Qubic is a three-dimensional placement game played on a 4x4x4 grid with 64 positions. Players take turns placing pieces to be the first to get four in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Players:
2–6
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
10
Time Vectors

Time Vectors

boardgame

Time Vectors is a four-dimensional four-in-a-row game styled like Tic-tac-toe. Played on a 4x4x4x4 matrix board of hardwood and acrylic, fifteen years of play show no algorithm guarantees a win or tie.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
3D Game Board

3D Game Board

boardgame

This rare 3D board game offers four different games across four transparent levels using colored marbles: a Tic-Tac-Toe variant, a checkers game, a chase game, and rules for chess.

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Space Checkers

Space Checkers

boardgame

Space Checkers adapts classic checkers into the third dimension. Played on a 4x4x4 cube with eight pieces per side, it features straightforward rules for movement, captures, and crowning adapted to 3D space.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8
Quadro

Quadro

boardgame

Quadro is a 3D strategy game based on Tic-Tac-Toe, played across four 4x4 boards forming a 4x4x4 grid. Players aim to get four in a row to score points. Bonus points can be earned by completing a winning row entirely on a single board or by utilizing all four boards simultaneously.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
0
Tetrano

Tetrano

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
0
Quadrago

Quadrago

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Bolero

Bolero

boardgame

"Bolero" is a tactical 4x4 grid board game for two. Players take turns placing numbered markers (1-4) onto matching grid numbers. The first to form a row of four identical numbers, four different numbers (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), or a 2x2 square of four different numbers with their own markers wins.

Players:
2
Time:
5 min
Min. Age:
0
The Book of Classic Board Games

The Book of Classic Board Games

boardgame

This game collection features clear directions for 15 timeless classics of board game history. It includes traditional strategic games such as Backgammon, Checkers, Go, Mancala, Hex, and Nine Men's Morris.

Players:
1–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
6
Timeline

Timeline

boardgame

A time-traveling four-dimensional chess variant on 16 miniature boards featuring two rooks and bishops per player. Moves leave paper trails forming timelines. Pieces can be captured along their history, reversing subsequent actions and restoring previously captured pieces.

Players:
2
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
12
Hijara

Hijara

boardgame

Hijara is a two-player abstract strategy game of stone placement. Players score points by forming rows, sequences, or squares of numbers on the board. The game ends when the board is full, and the highest score wins. Overlooked points are lost.

Players:
2
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
10
Foros

Foros

boardgame

Foros is a strategic board game for two players. One plays with white cubes, the other with blue cylinders. Players take turns stacking pieces onto a grid. The first player to align four pieces in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins the game.

Players:
2
Time:
5–20 min
Min. Age:
6
Vertical Gaming System

Vertical Gaming System

boardgame

JDB Games' Vertical Gaming System features three-dimensional Tic-Tac-Toe variants in 3x3x3, 4x4x4, and 5x5x5 grid sizes. These games serve as educational preparation for Time Vectors and help improve spatial visualization skills.

Players:
2
Time:
5 min
Min. Age:
0
Tic Tac Turn

Tic Tac Turn

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
8
Chesseract

Chesseract

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Tessaron

Tessaron

boardgame

In Tessaron, players aim to control every stack on the board. Taller stacks offer greater reach but require unstacking pieces, which can release opponents' units. Featuring long-range moves and high variability, the game delivers dynamic tactical challenges and shifting tides with every single playthrough.

Players:
2
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
8