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
Bloqueo
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20–30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Knight Moves
boardgame
Razzle-Dazzle is a fast, strategic two-player duel resembling a mix of chess and basketball. The goal is to maneuver your sphere to the opposite side of the board by using precisely positioned wooden blocks to pass the ball and outsmart your opponent.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Crossway
boardgame
Crossway is played using a Go set. White connects the left and right edges, while Black connects the top and bottom. Unlike Go, diagonal connections are allowed in eight directions. Crosscutting is forbidden, and draws are completely impossible.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Alta
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Tessella
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10–20 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Tumbleweed
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 2–200 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Oust
boardgame
Oust is a two-player abstract strategy game played with stones on a hex or Go grid. Players form larger groups by connecting stones, provided the new group out-sizes adjacent enemy groups. Captured enemy groups are removed and grant an extra turn. Eliminating all opponent stones secures victory.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Urbino
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30–45 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Pulling Strings
boardgame
A tactical 2002 board game played on a 5x5 grid. Players simultaneously pull strings to move, split, or combine stacks of pieces. The first player to pull at least five pieces onto their home intersections wins the game.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Hexagonal Y
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Martian Chess
boardgame
Martian Chess is a turn-based strategy game for 2 to 4 players played on a chessboard using Icehouse pyramids. Piece ownership depends on board position, and the game is won by scoring points rather than checkmate.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Morphos
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20–60 min
- Min. Age:
- 5
Verge
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Kachit Knights
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Paintbucket
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
GoRoGo
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Logger
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Hula
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 5–20 min
- Min. Age:
- 5
Hens and Chicks
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Complica
boardgame
Complica is an early Knizia game on a 4x7 grid, resembling Connect Four. New pieces slide entire columns down. The first to align four pieces wins. Since both can achieve four in a row simultaneously, play continues until the tie is broken.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
heXentafl
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15–30 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Streetcar Suburb
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15–30 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Accasta
boardgame
Accasta is an abstract strategy game on a hexagonal board. Two players deploy pieces, aiming to reach the opponent's zone with three of them. The game features stacking mechanics with a strict limit of three pieces per stack.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 8