Hyena
boardgame
The board features a spiral of daily camps leading from a starting village to a central oasis. Players attempt to free the hyena located at the well or successfully return their marker to the safety of the starting village.
- Players:
- 2–8
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Nine Men's Morris
boardgame
Nine Men's Morris is an ancient board game for two players with nine pieces each. Players form lines of three to capture opponent pieces. The first player to reduce their opponent down to only two pieces wins the game immediately.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Brandubh
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Pulijudam
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Yut Nori
boardgame
Nyout is a traditional Korean race game. Players move horses around a cross-in-circle board, aiming to be first to finish. Special spaces offer movement shortcuts. Similar games are found among Native American cultures, likely derived from it.
- Players:
- 2–8
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Puluc
boardgame
A traditional board game by the Ketchi Indians of Guatemala played on a linear board of 21 spaces. Both players control five warrior pieces aiming to capture all opponents. Corn grains serve as dice and board markers across five distinct game variants.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Daldøs
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Seega
boardgame
Seega is a traditional North African board game for two players on a 5x5 grid. After deploying pieces, players move orthogonally. Captures are made by sandwiching an opponent's piece between two of your own.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Awithlaknannai
boardgame
This traditional board game is played by Zuni Indians in New Mexico. It shares strong similarities with Alquerque and Fighting Serpents, though it utilizes a different board pattern.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 7
The Royal Game of Ur
boardgame
The Royal Game of Ur is a simple race game similar to Backgammon. Two players move their seven pieces across a historical Mesopotamian board. Four tetrahedral dice determine the moves. The first player to successfully bear off all their pieces wins the game.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
The Reliquary Collection
boardgame
- Players:
- 0
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Surakarta
boardgame
A strategy game from Java featuring circular corner paths. To capture a piece, a player must loop around one or more of these circular paths before moving onto a space that is occupied by an enemy piece.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Oware
boardgame
Oware is a traditional Ghanaian Mancala game and national pastime. The objective is to capture more seeds than your opponent by skillfully sowing them into pits. Often hand-carved, the game holds deep cultural roots and develops mathematical skills.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 10