Gamesafariboard games from all over the world

34 games, built as pilots: 24 from a book of old games and how to make them, 10 from other sources — each with its rules, what had to be filled in marked as my choice, a machine to play against, and a lesson that shows the rules on the board.

Sowing games

Seeds sown round the board, one in each bowl; what you capture wins.

Alquerque and draughts

Jump over the enemy and take him.

Jumping games

Jump over anyone, nobody is taken; first across wins.

Hunt games

The few against the many: the few capture, the many hem in.

Tafl

The king and his men against the besiegers; the king escapes or is taken.

On your own

One board, one player, a problem to solve.

Games of luck

Dice decide most of it, but not all.

Cards with a board

The cards in the hand, the points on pegs.

Race games

Dice or sticks, a track round the board, attacks and safe squares.

Lines and squares

Rows, sums and chains — the line decides.

The chess family

Every piece its own move; capture the leader to win.

Go

Liberties, chains, ko and territory — the great game, by the book's rules.

Settings

Look

Paper and ink follows your device's light or dark setting; the other three keep their own colours.

Tempo of the machine's moves

How quickly the machine answers and the pieces move, in every game opened from here. Each game's New game dialog has the same choice.