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 (33)
CrokinoleFlick discs toward the centre and knock your opponent into lower-scoring zones
Fleet SearchPlace a fleet and deduce hidden ship positions against the CPU or a friend on one device
Hnefatafl (Viking Board Game)Escape with the king or surround him in Tablut, Copenhagen and Fetlar
Mexican TrainBuild personal and shared domino trains and finish with the lowest score
Capture GoBe the first to capture a stone – a beginner-friendly way to learn Go
Fox and GeeseOne fox against a flock of geese in the classic European hunt game
Gunjin Shogi (Military Shogi)Move hidden pieces, let the referee judge each battle and take the enemy HQ
Hasami ShogiSlide pieces like rooks and sandwich enemy pieces to capture them. First to 5 wins
Juroku MusashiOne General against sixteen soldiers in a classic Japanese hunt game
Mawari Shogi (Shogi Board Race)Toss four golds as dice, race around a shogi board and rise from pawn to king
Mini ShogiShogi on a tiny 4×5 board, plus 5x5 minishogi, with a move guide and hints
Royal Game of UrRace seven pieces home with pyramid dice in this 4,500-year-old game from Mesopotamia
Senet (Ancient Egyptian Game)Throw four sticks and race your pieces along 30 squares in the board game of the pharaohs
Territory GameClaim squares next to your land, wall off areas to take them all, and own more of the grid
Tsume Shogi (Shogi Puzzles)Checkmate puzzles from Japanese chess: mate in 1, 3 and 5, plus a daily problem
Tsumego (Go Problems)100 Go problems on life and death and capturing, plus a daily puzzle
Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)The chess of China on a 9×10 board, with 3 CPU levels and reasons for blocked moves
BackgammonRoll two dice, race 15 checkers home and bear them off first, with the doubling cube
Checkers (Draughts)Move diagonally and jump your opponent’s pieces to capture them all
ChessTrap the enemy king with six kinds of pieces, with hints for beginners
Chinese CheckersHop across the star board and be first to fill the opposite triangle
DominoesMatch tiles end to end in a single line and be the first to play all your tiles
Dots and BoxesJoin the dots one line at a time. Complete a box to claim it and draw again
Four in a RowDrop discs into the columns and be the first to line up four across, down or diagonally
Go (Baduk / Weiqi)Surround more of the board than your opponent, with atari marks and hints
GomokuTake turns placing stones. The first to get five in a row in any direction wins
HexPlace stones on hexagons and be first to connect your two sides – no draws
LudoRoll the die and race all four pawns home before the computer does
MancalaSow the stones one by one and collect the most in your store
Nine Men’s MorrisPlace and move your pieces, make mills of three and capture your opponent’s pieces
ReversiOutflank stones to flip them to your color. Most stones at the end wins
Shogi (Japanese Chess)Japanese chess where captured pieces come back. 3 CPU levels and a move guide
Tic-Tac-ToeThree in a row wins. Play the computer or a friend, with 4×4 and Vanishing modes
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Mahjong (Two-Player Riichi)Japanese riichi mahjong one-on-one vs the CPU, with hints, a yaku list and scoring practice
Shogi KuzushiSlide shogi pieces out of a pile with one finger, without a sound. Solo, vs CPU or 2 players
SugorokuJapanese dice race: roll, follow the special squares and reach the goal first
BilliardsAim, set the power and pot the balls. 9-ball and 8-ball vs the CPU or a friend
Peg SolitaireJump and remove pegs until only one is left. Three boards and a daily puzzle