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Components: 3 x 4 Grids

Dozito

Dozito

boardgame

Players:
2–5
Time:
10–20 min
Min. Age:
8
Bah! Humbug! and the 12 Games of Christmas

Bah! Humbug! and the 12 Games of Christmas

boardgame

Players:
1–12
Time:
15–45 min
Min. Age:
10
Dozito

Dozito

boardgame

Players:
2–5
Time:
10–20 min
Min. Age:
8
Let's Catch the Lion!

Let's Catch the Lion!

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
4
Yōkaï no Mori

Yōkaï no Mori

boardgame

"Yōkaï no Mori" is a simplified Shogi teaching game by the Japan Shogi Association, played on a 3x4 or 5x6 board. Players use pieces like the kodama, tanuki, and kitsune with unique movements. The goal is to capture the opponent's koropokkuru or reach the opposite side. Captured pieces can be dropped back onto the board, adding tactical depth.

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
7
Pungo

Pungo

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
5
Duello

Duello

boardgame

An abstract strategy game for two players aged 9 and up with a board and twelve tiles. Pieces move by strict rules. The goal is to collect six tiles by capturing opponents or reaching the fifth move successfully.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8
Take-Back-Toe

Take-Back-Toe

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
6 min
Min. Age:
0
Traffic Lights

Traffic Lights

boardgame

This abstract board game by Alan Parr is a Tic-Tac-Toe variant played on a 3x3 or 3x4 grid. The goal is to form a line of three markers of the same color. Players place red tokens, upgrade them to yellow, and finally to green. The board eventually fills completely. With perfect play, the first player will always win the game.

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

Skyjo

boardgame

Players:
2–8
Time:
15–45 min
Min. Age:
8