Players | 2 Equipment Game board 12 black markers 12 white markers The Basics The goal of the game is for a player to take all of the opponents’ pieces
Games
Brag
Players | 3-12 Equipment 1 deck of cards The Object Win the pool more often than all the other players
Byzantine Chess
Circular Chess Players | 2 Equipment Game board made of 4 rings of 16 squares each Two sets of chess pieces
Citadel Chess
Shatranj al husun Players | 2 Equipment 10×10 game board Two sets of chess pieces
Draughts
Players | 2 Equipment 24 markers (12 each of two colors) Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is to capture or immobilize all of your opponents’ pieces. Think of modern checkers with modified rules.
Dreidel
Players | 2 or more Equipment Dreidel 10 markers for each person The Basics The goal of the game is to accumulate as many markers as possible.
Ecarte
Players | 2 Equipment 1 deck of cards – Sixes and below removed The Object Score five points
Fox and Geese
Players | 2 Equipment Playing Board 13 markers of one color(the geese) 1 marker of another color (the fox) The Basics The goal of the game is for the geese to immobilize the fox and for the fox to eat geese until there are too few geese to trap him.
Goose
Players | 2 to many Equipment 1 unique marker for each player 2 six sided dice Goose Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is to be the first player to the center of the board.
Hnefatafl
Also called Tafl, Tablut and Fitchneal Players | 2 Equipment 12 white pieces King 24 black pieces Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is for the white player to reach a corner square with his king and for the black player to capture the king.
Mancala
Players | 2 Equipment 36 markers Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is to accumulate as many markers as possible.
Merchant Dice
Players | 2 or more Equipment 9 cowry shells A smooth flat playing surface Gambling trinkets for betting ( you can keep track of points instead) The Basics Casting – Cowry shells have rounded back side and a flat “face” side. Gather up all 9 cowry shells and toss them onto the playing surface. Count the number…
Nine Man Morris
Players | 2 Equipment 18 markers (9 each of two colors) Playing board The Basics The goal of this game is to remove all but two of your opponents’ markers from the board
Nyout
Also called Yut Players | 2 Equipment Game board 4 casting sticks (one side light the other side dark) 8 playing pieces (horses) – 4 each of two different colors The Goal Get all four of your horses to the finish first
Pacheesi
Players | 2 or 4 Equipment 6 cowrie shells 16 markers (4 each of 4 colors) Playing board The Basics The goal of the game is for a team to move all 8 of their pieces all the way around the board and back to the Charkoni (the large square in the middle of the board)
Primero
Players | 4-8 Equipment 1 deck of cards – 8s, 9s and 10s removed The Object Have the highest scoring hand
Shut the Box
Players | 1 to many Equipment 2 six sided dice 9 markers Playing board Gambling trinkets for betting (you can keep track of points instead) The Basics The goal of the game is for each player to cover as many squares on the board as possible during a single turn.