Speckles
boardgame
This abstract board game from 2001 involves placing pieces on a grid. By strategically positioning stones of various colors, players aim to align four pieces in a straight line with matching endpoints to secure a victory.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Zombie Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 40 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Macadam
boardgame
Macadam is a simple and fast strategy board game reminiscent of football or basketball. The goal is to maneuver your pawns to the opponent's side of the board and score a goal. Each match takes about fifteen minutes.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Chekker Math
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Dameo
boardgame
A Checkers-like strategy game with linear movement. Pieces and lines move straight or diagonally forward. Kings move like chess queens. Capturing is orthogonal, with long-range for kings. Friendly pieces can be jumped, making gameplay swifter than traditional Checkers.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 40 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Pikemen
boardgame
Pikemen is an abstract board game played on an 8x8 grid using Icehouse pieces representing spearmen. Players charge across the board, reorient their pikes, and capture enemy pieces based on size. The first to reach the target score wins the match.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Queensland
boardgame
Queensland is a free two-player Cheapass game using checkers and paper. Played over two rounds, players optionally move a piece and then place one. The goal is to score points by counting open squares between your own pieces to win.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Sorcery Chess
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Blue Chip
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Impasse
boardgame
An abstract board game for two players using Checkers pieces. Singles move diagonally forward any distance, doubles backward. The objective is to remove all your own checkers from the board first. Draws are impossible.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Gothic Checkers
boardgame
Gothic Checkers is a German draughts variant on an 8x8 board with 16 stones each. Soldiers move diagonally forward and capture in five directions. A majority capture rule applies. Soldiers promote to kings on the last row, which can move and capture in all directions.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Fission
boardgame
Fission is a strategy game on an 8x8 board where players have twelve interlocked stones each. The goal is to eliminate all opponent stones while keeping at least one of your own to win the match.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Terrace
boardgame
Terrace is a strategy game played on a 3D board with L-shaped terraces rising in four steps. All pieces move identically but come in four sizes. The objective is to move your smallest piece marked with a T to the opposite corner or capture your opponent's T.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Italian Checkers
boardgame
Dama is the Italian checkers variant on an 8x8 board. Men move and capture only forward and cannot jump kings. Kings move and capture diagonally in all directions. Specific rules determine compulsory jumps when multiple options exist.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 5
Octad
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 8
Inuit
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 10–30 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Numidia
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 10–25 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Chaturanga
boardgame
Chaturanga is the earliest known form of chess from India, played by two on an 8x8 board. It differs from modern chess through unique piece movements, lack of castling, and distinct winning conditions like bare king.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Cameo
boardgame
Cameo is a solitaire puzzle game played on an 8x8 grid divided into four colored areas. The objective is to strategically move colored blocks so that each area ultimately contains blocks of a different target color.
- Players:
- 1
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 12
Quatana
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Bumúntú
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–5
- Time:
- 20–40 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Force Intriguing Games
boardgame
This Chinese-made Ludo variant features three military-themed toy soldiers per player. The objective is moving them from the base to the center. Shorter paths and spaces triggering forward or backward movement increase direct player conflict.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 8
Chess
boardgame
Chess is a global two-player strategy game on an 8x8 board, aiming to checkmate the opponent's king. Each of the six piece types moves uniquely. With ancient roots, chess is now an internationally recognized sport featuring competitive tournaments, world champions, and deep cultural significance worldwide.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 6
Sequence Num6ers
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 7