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Components: 8 x 10 Grids

East vs. West (Chess)

East vs. West (Chess)

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
0
Laser Chess

Laser Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Men Row Chess

Men Row Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
Shing Shang

Shing Shang

boardgame

Shing-Shang is a chess-like game on a 10x8 grid where mythical creatures like dragons, lions, and dogs battle. The objective is to advance your dragon pieces successfully into the opponent's protected area of the board.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Wolf Chess

Wolf Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
6
Ponents

Ponents

boardgame

The object is to be the first to move all your game pieces to the opposite side of the board. Pieces move one space diagonally on their color spaces or jump other pieces diagonally, always staying on their designated colors.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
6
Colorful Caterpillars

Colorful Caterpillars

boardgame

Colorful Caterpillars is a children's tactical game for ages 4 and up. The goal is to be the first to place all caterpillar tiles on the board. Players maneuver strategically, blocking opponents to empty their hands and win.

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
4
Janus Chess

Janus Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
Carrera's chess

Carrera's chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
6
Electronic Stratego

Electronic Stratego

boardgame

Electronic Stratego version with computer assistance. Combat reveals only relative outcomes instead of exact ranks. Players can probe opponents, use programmable hidden bombs, and attack diagonally. The objective remains capturing the enemy flag.

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
Domina

Domina

boardgame

Domina is a tactical movement game by Karl Scherer for two players on an 8x8 grid. The objective is to be the first to reach the opposite end of the board with a two-square piece by pivoting and rotating them according to specific collision rules.

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
Alien City

Alien City

boardgame

Alien City is a strategic board game set in the future where competing builders construct a settlement. Players place color-coded towers and domes representing four powerful guilds. The goal is positioning towers close to customers while avoiding competition with same-guild structures.

Players:
2
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
8
Spanish Chess

Spanish Chess

boardgame

This abstract strategy game is similar to modern European chess, played on a 10x8 board. It introduces a new piece called the Archer, which moves forward like a rook and backward like a bishop for unique tactical movement options.

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
Akatsuki no Tetsudo

Akatsuki no Tetsudo

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Bird's Chess

Bird's Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Feathers & Wax

Feathers & Wax

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
5–15 min
Min. Age:
10
Trice's Chess

Trice's Chess

boardgame

Gothic Chess is a chess variant based on the works of Henry Bird and Jose Raul Capablanca. In 1998, Ed Trice established the final setup on a 10x8 board, featuring two new compound pieces that combine the rook and bishop movements with the knight.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Ladorean Chess

Ladorean Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Chessaga

Chessaga

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Boundary

Boundary

boardgame

In this abstract strategy game on an 8x9 grid, players move pieces that manipulate an elastic band boundary. The goal is to reach the opponent's back row. Pieces are eliminated by stretching the boundary around them and removing them from play.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
12
Grotesque Chess

Grotesque Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Capablanca Chess

Capablanca Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Word Checkers

Word Checkers

boardgame

This game combines checkers with word creation. Players move letter cubes using checkers rules. After each move, they can form words, score points, and change the cube's letter. The goal is to score the most points through word formation and winning the checkers match.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
7
Limes

Limes

boardgame

In the center of the board runs the ancient Limes wall. The objective is to move as many of your own pawns across this wall as possible. The first player to successfully place seven pawns on the opposing side wins the game.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8