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Digital Implementations: Abstract Play

Exxit

Exxit

boardgame

Starting from four hexagons, players expand territory using eight pawns each. The goal is to push unfavorable pawns off the board to capture them. An original distribution mechanic creates complex tactical situations requiring deep strategy.

Players:
2
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
11
Toğızqumalaq

Toğızqumalaq

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
0
Phutball

Phutball

boardgame

Played on a Go board section, two players simulate a soccer match. Alternately, they place stones or move the ball by jumping over adjacent stones, which are then removed. The objective is to advance the ball across the opponent's goal line to score.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
0
Amazons

Amazons

boardgame

This strategy game is played on a 10x10 grid. Players take turns moving an amazon like a chess queen and then firing an arrow that creates a permanent obstacle. The first player unable to make a legal move loses the game.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
12
Atoll

Atoll

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
0
Pikemen

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
Chameleon

Chameleon

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
5–15 min
Min. Age:
0
Take-Back-Toe

Take-Back-Toe

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
6 min
Min. Age:
0
Tessella

Tessella

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–20 min
Min. Age:
0
Four

Four

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
6
Trike

Trike

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
15–30 min
Min. Age:
6
Calculus

Calculus

boardgame

Calculus is a strategic connection game without a fixed board or grid. Players alternate pushing colored stones to link opposite edges. Enclosed areas are controlled by majority control on their perimeters, and perimeter stones become immobilized for the rest of the game.

Players:
2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Upper Hand

Upper Hand

boardgame

Pyramids is an easy-to-learn yet strategically deep board game for two players on a 5x5 grid. The goal is to be the first to get rid of all your marbles. Completing squares allows players to place additional marbles on top until the pyramid is built.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
7
Alien City

Alien City

boardgame

Alien City is a strategic board game set in the future where competing builders construct a settlement. Players place color-coded towers and domes representing four powerful guilds. The goal is positioning towers close to customers while avoiding competition with same-guild structures.

Players:
2
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
8
Blooms

Blooms

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
10–30 min
Min. Age:
8
Lines of Action

Lines of Action

boardgame

Lines of Action is a strategic board game for two players played on a checkerboard. The objective is to connect all your pieces into a single unbroken group horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
10
Kachit Knights

Kachit Knights

boardgame

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

Irensei

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
9
Pacru

Pacru

boardgame

Pacru is a tactical board game for two to four players on a 9x9 grid divided into borderlands. Players cross borders to convert neutral tiles into their color, increasing their four pieces' mobility. The game is won by placing the 42nd tile or eliminating all opponent pieces.

Players:
2–4
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
7
Asli

Asli

boardgame

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

Quagmire

boardgame

Quagmire is a two-player abstract strategy game on a hexagonal board. Players move their pieces and destroy parts of the board behind them. Through tactical movement, jumping, and blocking, the goal is to trap the opponent so they cannot move. This luck-free, fast-paced game features simple rules, making it great for children.

Players:
2
Time:
10–30 min
Min. Age:
6
Queensland

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
Iqishiqi

Iqishiqi

boardgame

Players:
2–3
Time:
30–60 min
Min. Age:
10
Pulling Strings

Pulling Strings

boardgame

A tactical 2002 board game played on a 5x5 grid. Players simultaneously pull strings to move, split, or combine stacks of pieces. The first player to pull at least five pieces onto their home intersections wins the game.

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