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Category: Combinatorial

Mandoli

Mandoli

boardgame

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

KuniUmi

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–25 min
Min. Age:
10
Black & White

Black & White

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8
Hex Rampart

Hex Rampart

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
9
Serpent

Serpent

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
40–80 min
Min. Age:
7
Go with the Floe

Go with the Floe

boardgame

"Go with the Floe" is a two-player abstract chase game where one player controls two seals and the other two polar bears on an ice board. Polar bears try to catch both seals, while seals win by escaping or isolating a seal. After every move, traversed spaces are blocked with ice-hole markers, limiting future movement.

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

Tabik

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30–90 min
Min. Age:
5
Whirlwind

Whirlwind

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
5
Mini Shogi

Mini Shogi

boardgame

Mini Shogi is a variant invented by Shigeo Kusumoto in 1970, played on a 5x5 board. It features standard pieces, promotion on the final rank, and the traditional drop rule, serving as a simple introduction.

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

Rincala

boardgame

Players:
2–3
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
6
Connect 4 Frenzy

Connect 4 Frenzy

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
8
Oxono

Oxono

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
ブルータス (Brutus)

ブルータス (Brutus)

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–15 min
Min. Age:
8
BalaGwari

BalaGwari

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
0
PlusMinus: The Boardgame

PlusMinus: The Boardgame

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–30 min
Min. Age:
10
Chess on a really big board

Chess on a really big board

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Elea

Elea

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Hishigata Shogi

Hishigata Shogi

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Quoridor Pac-Man

Quoridor Pac-Man

boardgame

Players:
2–5
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
Chessers

Chessers

boardgame

Two players command ten pieces each, set up in opposite board corners. Pieces move in specific ways, and captures require moving their exact maximum distance. The objective is to checkmate the enemy King or successfully maneuver your own King to the opponent's starting corner.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
ViceVersi

ViceVersi

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–20 min
Min. Age:
8
Zenix

Zenix

boardgame

Zenix is an abstract strategy game for two to three players. The goal is to build the longest chain of hexagonal pieces on a rising pyramid structure. This minimalist game requires spatial foresight, clever placement, and tactically cutting off opponents.

Players:
2–3
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
Sunder

Sunder

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20–60 min
Min. Age:
5
Tanbo

Tanbo

boardgame

An abstract strategy game for two players using standard Go equipment. Players take turns placing stones as branching roots without clumps or enclosures. Limited space causes roots to die and be removed. The objective is to completely eliminate all opponent stones from the board.

Players:
2–4
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8