Yorimichi GamesBoard Games
Classic board games from around the world. Play the computer, or take turns with a friend on one screen.
Some of these games take a minute to learn, while others reward careful planning. Each one comes with a full rules guide and a few strategy tips underneath the board.
The computer opponent has three levels. Easy is meant for people who are playing the game for the very first time, so it is a good place to start.
Board Games (34)
Four-player ShogiGuard your king, use captured pieces and survive a four-way shogi matchViews—Ratings—Comments—
CrokinoleFlick discs toward the centre and knock your opponent into lower-scoring zonesViews—Ratings—Comments—
Fleet SearchPlace a fleet and deduce hidden ship positions against the CPU or a friend on one deviceViews—Ratings—Comments—
Hnefatafl (Viking Board Game)Escape with the king or surround him in Tablut, Copenhagen and FetlarViews—Ratings—Comments—
Mexican TrainBuild personal and shared domino trains and finish with the lowest scoreViews—Ratings—Comments—
Capture GoBe the first to capture a stone – a beginner-friendly way to learn GoViews—Ratings—Comments—
Fox and GeeseOne fox against a flock of geese in the classic European hunt gameViews—Ratings—Comments—
Gunjin Shogi (Military Shogi)Move hidden pieces, let the referee judge each battle and take the enemy HQViews—Ratings—Comments—
Hasami ShogiSlide pieces like rooks and sandwich enemy pieces to capture them. First to 5 winsViews—Ratings—Comments—
Juroku MusashiOne General against sixteen soldiers in a classic Japanese hunt gameViews—Ratings—Comments—
Mawari Shogi (Shogi Board Race)Toss four golds as dice, race around a shogi board and rise from pawn to kingViews—Ratings—Comments—
Mini ShogiShogi on a tiny 4×5 board, plus 5x5 minishogi, with a move guide and hintsViews—Ratings—Comments—
Royal Game of UrRace seven pieces home with pyramid dice in this 4,500-year-old game from MesopotamiaViews—Ratings—Comments—
Senet (Ancient Egyptian Game)Throw four sticks and race your pieces along 30 squares in the board game of the pharaohsViews—Ratings—Comments—
Territory GameClaim squares next to your land, wall off areas to take them all, and own more of the gridViews—Ratings—Comments—
Tsume Shogi (Shogi Puzzles)Checkmate puzzles from Japanese chess: mate in 1, 3 and 5, plus a daily problemViews—Ratings—Comments—
Tsumego (Go Problems)100 Go problems on life and death and capturing, plus a daily puzzleViews—Ratings—Comments—
Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)The chess of China on a 9×10 board, with 3 CPU levels and reasons for blocked movesViews—Ratings—Comments—
BackgammonRoll two dice, race 15 checkers home and bear them off first, with the doubling cubeViews—Ratings—Comments—
Checkers (Draughts)Move diagonally and jump your opponent’s pieces to capture them allViews—Ratings—Comments—
ChessTrap the enemy king with six kinds of pieces, with hints for beginnersViews—Ratings—Comments—
Chinese CheckersHop across the star board and be first to fill the opposite triangleViews—Ratings—Comments—
DominoesMatch tiles end to end in a single line and be the first to play all your tilesViews—Ratings—Comments—
Dots and BoxesJoin the dots one line at a time. Complete a box to claim it and draw againViews—Ratings—Comments—
Four in a RowDrop discs into the columns and be the first to line up four across, down or diagonallyViews—Ratings—Comments—
Go (Baduk / Weiqi)Surround more of the board than your opponent, with atari marks and hintsViews—Ratings—Comments—
GomokuTake turns placing stones. The first to get five in a row in any direction winsViews—Ratings—Comments—
HexPlace stones on hexagons and be first to connect your two sides – no drawsViews—Ratings—Comments—
LudoRoll the die and race all four pawns home before the computer doesViews—Ratings—Comments—
MancalaSow the stones one by one and collect the most in your storeViews—Ratings—Comments—
Nine Men’s MorrisPlace and move your pieces, make mills of three and capture your opponent’s piecesViews—Ratings—Comments—
ReversiOutflank stones to flip them to your color. Most stones at the end winsViews—Ratings—Comments—
Shogi (Japanese Chess)Japanese chess where captured pieces come back. 3 CPU levels and a move guideViews—Ratings—Comments—
Tic-Tac-ToeThree in a row wins. Play the computer or a friend, with 4×4 and Vanishing modesViews—Ratings—Comments—
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Mahjong (Two-Player Riichi)Japanese riichi mahjong one-on-one vs the CPU, with hints, a yaku list and scoring practiceViews—Ratings—Comments—
Shogi KuzushiSlide shogi pieces out of a pile with one finger, without a sound. Solo, vs CPU or 2 playersViews—Ratings—Comments—
SugorokuJapanese dice race: roll, follow the special squares and reach the goal firstViews—Ratings—Comments—
BilliardsAim, set the power and pot the balls. 9-ball and 8-ball vs the CPU or a friendViews—Ratings—Comments—
Peg SolitaireJump and remove pegs until only one is left. Three boards and a daily puzzleViews—Ratings—Comments—