Best Abstract Strategy Board Games

The project is about turn-based, networked multiplayer, non-cooperative, zero-sum, abstract strategy board games (e.g. Chess, Go, Reversi variants, etc.) on 3D-visualized polyhedra and related recreational (discrete, computational) mathematics. Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

Gridlock is a collection of 30 grid-based strategy board games for Linux, including Ataxx, Reversi, Checkers, Gomoku, Connect Four, and more. They are individually described in the "Games" section. After launching the application, the game window will appear. Select the game you want to play... Platforms: *nix

Draughts or checkers is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy’s pieces. Draughts is played by two people, on opposite sides of a playing board, alternating moves. One player... Platforms: Windows

It's Game Time!! Throw the dice, shuffle the cards and put your strategy to the test. You'll have hours of fun with this game collection that includes more games than ever! This fun collection features traditional game standards like Chess, Mahjongg and Chinese Checkers plus popular hits like... Platforms: Mac

Anywhere Board Games (ABG) allows users to play board and card games on the web in real time on multiple machines (PC, Linux, iPhone, iPad, and Android). Unlike other gaming environments, we had a peculiar vision: projecting the main board on our table and using laptops or tablets to control our... Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

WorDoG is inspired by the great strategy board game "Risk". Conquer the world. WorDoG is not just a simple copy, but extends the players possibilities to enjoy a more versatile gameplay. It's even possible to join alliances with other players and fight for three-dimensional... Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, PHP, BSD Solaris

Reversi and Othello are names for an abstract strategy board game which involves play by two parties on an eight-by-eight square grid with pieces that have two distinct sides. Pieces typically appear coin-like, but with a light and a dark face, each side representing one player. The object of the... Platforms: Windows

Gomoku, also called Connect Five or Connect 5, is an abstract strategy board game. Gomoku is traditionally played with go pieces (black and white stones) on a go board (19x19 intersections). Black plays first, and players alternate in placing a stone of their color on an empty intersection. The... Platforms: Palm,OS

FREE card games, board games, and dominoes including canasta, spades, hearts, euchre, pinochle, checkers, and more. Play online against people or robots. Famous for having thousands of types of each game. Both single deck and double deck pinochle, cut throat euchre, both US checkers and English... Platforms: Windows, Windows CE

What's your favorite board game? Do you like to play Chess, Checkers, Go, Reversi, Gomoku, Halma? Do you like to compete? If you're looking for perfect 3D games, welcome to the website of 'Play8x8.com' - Free Board Games Collection. Let's play - make your move! Our site allows you to play wide... Platforms: Windows

Holtz is an implementation of the abstract strategy games Zortz and Dvonn from the GIPF project. Zertz is about placing and capturing marbles on a shrinking board. Dvonn is about moving stacks of pieces. The higher the stack, the faster it moves, so the tension increases until the very end.... Platforms: *nix

JGames is a sort of 'game development framework' that creates a solid general structure for all Board Games, Strategy Games and all these game, 2D and 3D, that can be specified defining its particular Rules. Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

Educational game framework supporting board games, strategy games, and other grid-based game boards. Currently uses Python/wxPython as the application language/library. C++ libs included to help create AI for the various games. Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

A collection of puzzle and board games. The games are written and Java applets and playable within browsers that support Java. Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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Infector is a modern GTK+ implementation of the board games Ataxx and Hexxagon, with 2 and 4 player support, network play and rudimentary AI. Platforms: *nix

BoardGame Tool provides a C++ front-end/Python back-end for running board games. It features an easy and flexible interface to interact with the players and has transparent support for network or AI-controlled games. Through a clear XML interface, games elements can be specified. Using an... Platforms: *nix

Match tiles in puzzle game Mahjong Solitaire. Mahjong is a traditional Chinese tile game, and solitaire is an American card game played by one's self. Put the two together and you have Mahjong Solitaire: a limitlessly entertaining strategy board game. Beat Mahjong Solitaire by matching tiles... Platforms: Windows, Mac, Other, Pocket PC, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod, iTouch, Palm

Wu Hing is a strategy board game based on the five Chinese elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The game pits Yin and Yang against each other to create, destroy and transform the elements in play. Like any good strategy board game, the basic rules are simple to learn but difficult to... Platforms: Windows

Master of Gomoku is a strategy board game where you try to get 5 of your stones in a row before the other player. It has 4 levels of AI to play against the computer and 2 player/multiplayer modes as well. The journey is easy to begin, but hard to master. Can you become a Master of Gomoku? In... Platforms: Mac