Wednesday, April 18, 2007

world game board

Yang game surakarta di posting sebelumnya ternyata merupakan salah satu game board dunia. Berikut adalah game2 board di dunia lainnya yang terkenal.



Chess

Chess Play by yourself: chess




The more practised board game in West. Both teams try to checkmate the opponent king. Chess



Go

Go Play by yourself: go




A very ancient board game from Asia. Currently, one of the more interesting and practiced games all over the world Go



Spanish Draughts

Spanish Draughts Play by yourself: Spanish Draughts




The oldest variant of checkers, practised in Spain, Portugal, South America and North of Africa Spanish Draughts



International Draughts

International Draughts Play by yourself: International Draughts Play by yourself: Brasilian Draughts Play by yourself: Canadian Draughts




The more widespreaded draughts game. It is played on 10x10 table. The same rules are used on 12x12 for Canadian Draughts and Brasilian (8x8) International Draughts



Italian Draughts

Italian Draughts Play by yourself: Italian Draughts




Played on an 8x8 table. Kings can´t "fly" and pawns can´t capture kings. Priority rules for capturing are rather complex. Italian Draughts



Pool Checkers

Pool Checkers Play by yourself: Pool Checkers




Draughts game mainly played in some states of South of the USA. Played on an 8x8 board. Pool Checkers



Anglo-American Draughts

Anglo-American Draughts Play by yourself: Anglo-American Draughts




The more widespreaded draughts game in English-speaking countries. The rules are the easiest to learn between all draughts games: no capturing priorities and no flying kings Anglo-American Draughts



Russian Draughts

Russian Draughts Play by yourself: Russian Draughts Play by yourself: Poddavki: give away variant of Russian draughts




It is very similar to International Draughts, played on an 8x8 board. The most specific rule is that pawns may start capturing like a king at the moment of the promotion. The give-away version of this game is the very popular and may be also played. Russian Draughts



Turkish Draughts

Turkish Draughts Play by yourself: Turkish Draughts




This draughts game is very different from the others. Moves are made vertically and horizontally. It is one of the more played draughts games in the world, especially in the Middle East. Turkish Draughts



Thai Draughts

Thai Draughts Play by yourself: Thai Draughts




This is the draughts game where the lower amount of pieces is used (every player uses just 8 pawns on a 8x8 board) Thai Draughts



Frisian Draughts

Frisian Draughts Play by yourself: Frisian Draughts




Practised in some zones of the Netherlands; surprising captures moves are possible Frisian Draughts



Breakthrough

Breakthrough Play by yourself: Breakthrough




Modern board game. Pieces move very similar to the pawns in chess, and the goal it to reach the last line of the board with any of them Breakthrough



Epaminondas

Epaminondas Play by yourself: epaminondas




Modern board game. Pieces must cross through the board, moving in a line, up to the opponent first row. Epaminondas



Reversi

Reversi Play by yourself: reversi




Well-known board game from England. It is easy to learn; pieces are flipped during the game, alternatively changing the side which owns them Reversi



Chaturanga

Chaturanga Play by yourself: chaturanga




Ancient Indian game, predecessor of chess. Chaturanga



Oware

Oware Play by yourself: oware




The most popular african mancala game. Players have to be skilful doing calculations to capture the 48 seeds that move around the board. Oware



Hex

Hex Play by yourself: hex




A very interesting modern connection game. Rules are simple, but strategies may be very complicated Hex



Quarto

Quarto Play by yourself: quarto




Modern board game, very easy to learn. The goal is to align four pieces with at least one common characteristic Quarto



Lines of action

Lines of action Play by yourself: lines of action




A very interesting modern connection game. Games are short and tend to be much more interesting and intense that it seems at first sight Lines of action



Connect 4

Connect 4 Play by yourself: connect 4




Very popular board game, whose goal is to align 4 pieces on a vertical board Connect 4



Go-moku

Go-moku Play by yourself: go-moku




Very easy to learn oriental board game; the goal is to align 5 pieces Go-moku



Connect6

Connect6 Play by yourself: Connect6




Moder board game; every player puts two stones in his turn, and the goal is to align 6 of them Connect6



Surakarta

Surakarta Play by yourself: surakarta




Strange ancient game from Java Island; the goal is to leave the opponent without pieces through surprising capture moves Surakarta



Nine men´s morris

Nine men´s morris Play by yourself: nine men´s morris




One of the oldest board games that nowadays is still played Nine men´s morris



Unlur

Unlur Play by yourself: unlur




A very interesting connection game played on an hexagonal board; both players decide between two different goals it the first phase of the game Unlur



Tablut

Tablut Play by yourself: tablut




Tafl family board game from Laponia. Pieces symbolize swedish soldiers (white pieces) trying to help their king to escape from muscovites soldiers (black pieces) Tablut



Bagh Chal

Bagh Chal Play by yourself: Bagh Chal




Easy to learn ancient nepali game; pieces symbolize four tigers trying to capture twenty goats Bagh Chal




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