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Components: 4 x 5 Grids

The Triangle Challenge

The Triangle Challenge

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Naviplouf

Naviplouf

boardgame

A simplified Battleships game for children aged five and up. Instead of numbers and letters, coordinates use colors and forms like red fish. Smaller grids and pre-arranged ship positions on cards make it easier for young players to join.

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
5
Guide

Guide

boardgame

Guide is a two-player tactical game based on draughts, played on an irregular 4x5 diamond board. Captured pieces are not removed but stacked beneath the attacking piece, allowing them to be rescued later when their captor is captured in return.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Putwoody's Castle

Putwoody's Castle

boardgame

Putwoody's Castle by Cheapass Games is a free board game. Players take turns placing colored stones on a 5x4 grid. Each placed stone scores points for every adjacent stone of the same color. The player with the highest score after filling the board wins the game.

Players:
2–4
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
10
Ancient Colonies

Ancient Colonies

boardgame

Players:
2–5
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
10
Microshogi

Microshogi

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
5 min
Min. Age:
6
Dungeon Map Maker

Dungeon Map Maker

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
30–60 min
Min. Age:
10
Tenacety

Tenacety

boardgame

Tenacety is an entertaining family card game played with a pegboard using only 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings, and Aces. The game ends when one player successfully removes all five pegs by winning corresponding trick cards.

Players:
2–4
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
VERSUS 42

VERSUS 42

boardgame

Enter the tactical mythic arena of VERSUS 42! Command 42 supreme archetypes in a fast-paced deathmatch by summoning, moving, and activating cards. This minimalist game offers a fair random setup, quick turns, customizable complexity (3-5 starting cards), and 5-35 minute matches. Playable with 1 to 6 players, featuring team modes and a browser-based online version.

Players:
2–4
Time:
5–35 min
Min. Age:
14
Fortify

Fortify

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15–30 min
Min. Age:
14
a+d+d+d

a+d+d+d

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
8
Spider-Man

Spider-Man

boardgame

Spider-Man is a simple children's game based on the movie. Players move Spider-Man across a 3D city's rooftops, gathering tokens and cards to accumulate resources for the final duel with the Goblin.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
Temples Chess

Temples Chess

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Memos

Memos

boardgame

In this memory game, players take turns lifting covers to find matching inset pairs. The player who collects the most disks wins. It offers multiple difficulty levels and can also be used as a fun learning tool for children.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Cave

Cave

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
5
Die-Roll

Die-Roll

boardgame

Players start with four dice at opposite ends of a small board. On each turn, a die moves one or two spaces, changing its face value. Landing on an opponent's die with a higher number captures it. The goal is to capture all opposing dice or trap them so they have no legal moves remaining.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
0
Duel Shogi

Duel Shogi

boardgame

Duel Shogi is a beginner-friendly mini version of traditional Shogi. Played on a compact 4x5 board with eight unique pieces per player, this shortened game helps anyone easily learn the basic rules through quick, repetitive play.

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

Samarkand

boardgame

Samarkand by Sid Sackson is a family game where players trade commodities at nomad camps and oases instead of with each other. The goal is to collect goods, sell them in the city, and be the first to reach 500 cash to win.

Players:
2–5
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
9
Ecosystem

Ecosystem

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
15–20 min
Min. Age:
10
Low Blow

Low Blow

boardgame

Players:
3–4
Time:
25 min
Min. Age:
8
The DioField Chronicle Board Game

The DioField Chronicle Board Game

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
20–30 min
Min. Age:
10
Kazink

Kazink

boardgame

Similar to Sequence, players play cards to place chips on the board. Chips do not lock the board and can be stacked. Three stacked chips form a crown. The first player to complete two rows of three crowns wins. Playable by two to three solo players or four players in two teams.

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
7
Fresh Fruits

Fresh Fruits

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
Tac-Tickle

Tac-Tickle

boardgame

Tac-Tickle by Professor Harry D. Ruderman is an all-ages strategy game kit with eight mathematical variants. It includes a tactile foam board with embossed cubes for the visually impaired, plus a cardboard board version.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
5