Alquerque
boardgame
Alquerque is a traditional two-player board game played on a special 5x5 grid with diagonal lines. Each player starts with twelve pieces. The goal is to capture all opponent pieces or block their legal moves.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10–20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Felli
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Kharbaga
boardgame
Kharbaga is an African checkers variant (Zamma family) played on a 42-square board. The goal is to capture all opponent pieces. Standard counters move forward and capture in all directions, with mandatory jumps favoring the longest sequence. Reaching the final rank promotes them to Mullahs (Kings), which move and capture any distance in all directions like international draughts.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Square play-on
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–8
- Time:
- 5–120 min
- Min. Age:
- 5
Dablo Aasele
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 25 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Catch the Hare
boardgame
Catch the Hare is a historic hunting game from 1283 played on an alquerque board. One player controls a hare and the other twelve hunters. The hunters try to trap the hare, while the hare must capture enough hunters to make their trapping task impossible.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Lau Kati Kata
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Fighting Serpents
boardgame
Fighting Serpents translates the Zuni game Kolowis Awithlaknannai from New Mexico, based on Spanish Alquerque. On a board with lines and diagonals, two players use 23 pieces each. The goal is to capture all opponent pieces through mandatory jumping moves and multi-captures.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 6
Bagh Chal
boardgame
Bagh Chal is a traditional abstract strategy game from Nepal featuring an asymmetric setup. One player controls four tigers and the other twenty goats. Tigers aim to capture five goats, while goats try to block all tiger movements to win.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Dhaemon
boardgame
Dhaemon is a traditional board game from Mauritania and Western Sahara played on a 9x9 grid. Similar to checkers or Seega, it utilizes natural materials like sticks and camel droppings as game pieces and was featured by Michael Palin.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Pretwa
boardgame
A traditional board game from Bihar, India, played on a circular grid. Players move pieces along circles and lines. Opponents are captured by jumping over them, with multiple jumps allowed. Capturing is compulsory during the game.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Fanorona Dimy
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10–20 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Fanorona
boardgame
Fanorona is a traditional abstract strategy game for two players from Madagascar, played on a grid board. Players capture enemy pieces through approaching or withdrawing moves, and capturing is compulsory. The dense starting board creates complex tactical gameplay.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
Tibetan wedging game
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20–60 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Minarett
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10–30 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Awithlaknannai
boardgame
This traditional board game is played by Zuni Indians in New Mexico. It shares strong similarities with Alquerque and Fighting Serpents, though it utilizes a different board pattern.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 7
Bagh Guti
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Nam Dinh
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Zombiequerque
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 10–20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8