Rings & Cones
boardgame
Rings & Cones is a large abstract game from A-O-A featuring a 22-inch board and plastic cones. Players try to align four or five items in a row across three dimensions, using cones and rings in four sizes. Placed pieces can also be moved during the course of the game, adding strategic depth.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Stranded
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Quixo
boardgame
Quixo resembles Tic-Tac-Toe but differs fundamentally. On a 5x5 grid, players slide cubes featuring symbols and blank faces. The objective is to be the first to form a straight line of five cubes displaying your own symbol.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
コロウラ (Koroura)
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 5 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Tree-Halma
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Ringgz
boardgame
Players take turns placing rings in four sizes and bases on a 5x5 grid. The goal is to secure majorities on territories by placing rings strategically while adhering to size limits and utilizing bases.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Tenet
boardgame
Tenet is the third game in a pentalogy of abstract board games based on the historic Latin SATOR square. It continues the thematic and mathematical structure established throughout this unique series.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Cities and Eggs
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Bumpers
boardgame
Two players play a tactical game on a 5x5 grid using green and pink pieces. Inserting pieces pushes others along the same row or column. The first player to align five pieces in a row wins the game.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Celtic!
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
コントラスト (Contrast)
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
VLKNO
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 5–15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Neutron
boardgame
Neutron is a two-player abstract strategy game on a 5x5 grid. Players win by moving the central Neutron token to their baseline or by surrounding it. A turn consists of sliding the Neutron as far as possible, followed by moving one of your own tokens similarly.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10–15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Scribbage
boardgame
In this board game, players take turns placing drawn cards onto a 5x5 grid. One player aims to build high-scoring Cribbage hands in the vertical columns, while the other targets the horizontal rows. Every card placement maximizes one's own score and minimizes the opponent's.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Phalanx
boardgame
This Heyne travel game is played on a 5x5 board with five tokens each. The objective is to form a line of four tokens. The center space must be vacated after three turns. It also includes the game Lanxy, played on a 3x3 grid for points.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Pentox
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
Arepo
boardgame
Arepo is the second game in a pentalogy of abstract games based on the Latin magic square known as the Sator Square. It continues the thematic and structural sequence established by the series.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Par-Trees-i
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Seegover
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–3
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
Army Brats
boardgame
In Army Brats, cadets using a standard piecepack try to get kicked out of military school for poor attendance. Players collect forged passes and dodge classes to earn demerits. The first player to accumulate twenty demerits successfully avoids military life and wins.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Criss-Cross
boardgame
A two-player word game where each participant uses letter tiles. Hidden behind a screen, players form words within a 5x5 crossword-style grid. The rulebook is provided in multiple languages including German and French.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
Coffee
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Tricky Fingers
boardgame
A fast dexterity game where players manipulate marbles in a small box through a grid. Once a card is revealed, everyone races simultaneously to be the first to successfully replicate the shown pattern.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 3
Schaf nachgedacht
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15–20 min
- Min. Age:
- 10