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Clear, complete rules for 55 board and card games: setup, turns, how to win and strategy tips. Learn a game in a few minutes, then play it free online.
Strategy
22 gamesdeep two-player classics from four continents
Chess2 players · 10–60 min · 3 min read
Go2 players · 30–90 min · 2 min read
Checkers2 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Backgammon2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Reversi2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Gomoku2 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Mancala2 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Hex2 players · 10–30 min · 2 min read
Nine Men's Morris2 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Oware2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Royal Game of Ur2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Chinese Checkers2–6 players · 20–40 min · 2 min read
Halma2–4 players · 30–60 min · 2 min read
Fox & Geese2 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Xiangqi2 players · 20–45 min · 2 min read
Shogi2 players · 30–60 min · 2 min read
Tablut2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Int'l Draughts2 players · 20–40 min · 2 min read
Surakarta2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Renju2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Yoté2 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Konane2 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Quick & Classic
7 gamesdone in a coffee break
Tic-Tac-Toe2 players · 1–3 min · 2 min read
Four in a Row2 players · 5–10 min · 2 min read
Paper Soccer2 players · 5–15 min · 2 min read
Dots & Boxes2 players · 5–15 min · 2 min read
Nim2 players · 3–10 min · 2 min read
Peg Solitaire1 player · 5–15 min · 2 min read
Mahjong Solitaire1 player · 5–15 min · 2 min read
Party
8 gamestwo to four players around one board
Dominoes2–4 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Ludo2–4 players · 20–45 min · 2 min read
Five Dice1–4 players · 20–30 min · 2 min read
Snakes & Ladders2–4 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Shut the Box1–4 players · 5–15 min · 2 min read
Farkle2–6 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Liar's Dice2–6 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Senet2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Word & Deduction
3 gamescrack the hidden code
Card Games
15 gamestrick-taking, melding and shedding classics
Solitaire1 player · 5–15 min · 2 min read
War2 players · 10–30 min · 2 min read
Crazy Eights2–4 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Mau Mau2–4 players · 10–20 min · 2 min read
Gin Rummy2 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
President3–6 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Durak2–6 players · 15–30 min · 2 min read
Cribbage2 players · 20–30 min · 2 min read
Hearts4 players · 20–40 min · 2 min read
Spades4 players · 30–60 min · 2 min read
Euchre4 players · 20–40 min · 2 min read
Pinochle2–4 players · 30–60 min · 2 min read
Canasta4 players · 45–90 min · 2 min read
Skat3 players · 20–30 min · 2 min read
Bridge4 players · 30–90 min · 2 min read


