Achi
Achi is a simple board game which is popular in West African countries, particularly Ghana.
Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; eight playing pieces (four each of contrasting colours)
Time: 5 minutes+
Aim: To be the first player to get three counters in a row
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; eight playing pieces (four each of contrasting colours)
Time: 5 minutes+
Aim: To be the first player to get three counters in a row
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Alquerque
Alquerque (also known as Qirkat) is a strategy board game that is thought to have originated in the Middle East. It is considered to be the parent of draughts (US and South Africa: checkers) and Fanorona.
Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; Twenty four playing pieces (twelve each of contrasting colours)
Time: 15 minutes
Aim: To take all of the opponent's pieces or to produce a position such that the opponent is unable to move.
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; Twenty four playing pieces (twelve each of contrasting colours)
Time: 15 minutes
Aim: To take all of the opponent's pieces or to produce a position such that the opponent is unable to move.
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Chowka Bhara
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Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2 or 4
Equipment: Board; Four coins; Four playing pieces per player (each player having contrasting colours)
Time: 30 minutes
Aim: To be the first player to move all of their playing pieces to the center square
Number of players: 2 or 4
Equipment: Board; Four coins; Four playing pieces per player (each player having contrasting colours)
Time: 30 minutes
Aim: To be the first player to move all of their playing pieces to the center square
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Dao
Dao is a two-player abstract strategy board game, which won the Mensa Select award in 2001. It was invented by Ben VanBuskirk and Jeff Pickering.
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Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; eight counters (four each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes+
Aim: To achieve one of the following winning arrangements 1) To arrange your pieces in a straight line on the board (not diagonally) or 2) occupy the four corners, or 3) form a 2x2 square anywhere on the board. The antisocial strategy of trapping an opponent's piece in a corner loses!
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; eight counters (four each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes+
Aim: To achieve one of the following winning arrangements 1) To arrange your pieces in a straight line on the board (not diagonally) or 2) occupy the four corners, or 3) form a 2x2 square anywhere on the board. The antisocial strategy of trapping an opponent's piece in a corner loses!
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Dara
Dara is a game that's been played in Nigeria for several hundred years. It is similar to tic-tac-toe. The game is traditionally played by the Dakarkari people. The board is made up of squares in a 5 x 6 grid
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Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 24 counters (12 each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes+
Aim: To get three counters in a row so as to remove opposing players counters
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 24 counters (12 each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes+
Aim: To get three counters in a row so as to remove opposing players counters
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Five Field Kono
Five field Kono originates from Korea and is an abstract strategy game along the same sort of lines as Chinese checkers.
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Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 14 counters (7 each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes
Aim: To move all of your pieces to your opponent's starting squares.
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 14 counters (7 each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes
Aim: To move all of your pieces to your opponent's starting squares.
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Ganh Game
Ganh Game (aka "Cờ Gánh") is a traditional Vietnamese board game. Simple yet interesting to play.
Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 16 counters (8 each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes
Aim: To change the color of the opponent's pieces to his own color..
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 16 counters (8 each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes
Aim: To change the color of the opponent's pieces to his own color..
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Gomoku
Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 2 sets of counters of contrasting colours
Time: 15 minutes
Aim: To form an unbroken line of five counters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 2 sets of counters of contrasting colours
Time: 15 minutes
Aim: To form an unbroken line of five counters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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Hexagony
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Isolation
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Kensington
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Kwatro
Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 2 sets of counters of contrasting colours
Time: 15 minutes
Aim: To form an unbroken line of four counters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; 2 sets of counters of contrasting colours
Time: 15 minutes
Aim: To form an unbroken line of four counters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally
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Octapawn
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Quarette
Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; eight counters (four each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes+
Aim: To be the first player to get four counters in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; eight counters (four each of contrasting colours)
Time: 10 minutes+
Aim: To be the first player to get four counters in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
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Queah
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Royal Game of Ur
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Seega
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Senet
Senet is one of the world's oldest board games.
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Teeko
Age: Adults and older children
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; eight counters (four each of contrasting colours)
Time: 5 minutes+
Aim: To be the first player to get four counters in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally
Number of players: 2
Equipment: Board; eight counters (four each of contrasting colours)
Time: 5 minutes+
Aim: To be the first player to get four counters in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally
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Tic Tac Chec
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Yote
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