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Components: 7 x 9 Grids

Taktiko

Taktiko

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8
Gioco dell'Oste

Gioco dell'Oste

boardgame

This rare abstract board game by International Team was published for a grappa producer. Players remove continuous lines of pawns from the board. The loser is the one who is forced to take away the very last remaining pawn.

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Overlord

Overlord

boardgame

Overlord is a 3D strategy game for two players on a 7x9 board featuring a central wall. Each player begins with 14 pieces to capture opponents by landing on them. The game concludes when a player is reduced to a single stack, resulting in defeat.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Royalists vs Roundheads

Royalists vs Roundheads

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Tudor Galleons at War

Tudor Galleons at War

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Tomb Robbers and Temple Raiders

Tomb Robbers and Temple Raiders

boardgame

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

Barragoon

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20–120 min
Min. Age:
8
Jungle

Jungle

boardgame

Dou Shou Qi, or Animal Chess, is a traditional Chinese board game. Players move eight animals to capture the opponent's den. Stronger animals defeat weaker ones, though the rat can beat the elephant. Rivers and traps add strategic depth to the family-friendly game.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
Schatzsucher

Schatzsucher

boardgame

Schatzsucher is a kids' version of classic expedition games. Instead of an irregular world map grid, players compete on a square grid overlaid on an island map. The main objective is to be the first to locate your own camping equipment successfully.

Players:
2–6
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
5
Dragon Face

Dragon Face

boardgame

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

Hong

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Castle Danger

Castle Danger

boardgame

Castle Danger is a two-player turn-based strategy game on a 9x7 board divided by a river. Using six piece types, players protect their king, build walls, and fire cannons. The first player to hit the enemy king with a cannonball wins.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
The Defence of Pictland

The Defence of Pictland

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Hog Tied

Hog Tied

boardgame

Battle with pig armies to victory! Movement is decided by five dice. Reach the opponent's start line to turn pigs into powerful hogs with special movement abilities. The goal of this tactical game is to capture all opposing game pieces.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8
Checkpoint: Danger!

Checkpoint: Danger!

boardgame

Similar to Battleship, two players place four agents on a world map. Using probes, they deduce each other's hidden positions via line-of-sight distances. The first player to successfully locate all enemy agents wins the strategic game.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
Rummikub 500

Rummikub 500

boardgame

Players lay down number runs and sets like a crossword puzzle on a board with colored quadrants. The first to empty their rack scores connected combinations. The ultimate objective is to be the first player to reach a total of 500 points.

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

Mole Hill

boardgame

One player acts as a gardener protecting their lawn, while the other plays a mole trying to dig it up. The gardener places boundary sticks to trap the mole, which digs holes, enters flower beds for points, and escapes via tunnels. After roles reverse, the player with the highest score as the mole wins the game.

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
Diplomats

Diplomats

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Vikings vs Saxons

Vikings vs Saxons

boardgame

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

Letter Chess

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
15–30 min
Min. Age:
12
Nummerus Zahlus

Nummerus Zahlus

boardgame

Players move a selection disk like a chess queen across a grid to capture numbered disks. The goal is to build the longest consecutive number chain. Alternative solitaire and trading variants are also included.

Players:
1–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
7
Quattuor Vincet

Quattuor Vincet

boardgame

The goal is to get four pieces in a line. First, all pieces are placed on the board alternately, including your opponent's pieces. Once placed, the pieces can be moved to adjacent free spaces on the board.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
War in the Welsh Marches

War in the Welsh Marches

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Catch me if you can

Catch me if you can

boardgame

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