The Book of Classic Board Games
1991
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Players
1-4
Weight
1.83/5.00
Playtime
10 min
Age
6+
⚙️ Game Mechanics
How this game works - core systems and player actions
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📖 About This Game
History's First Understandable Set of Game Directions
The 15 Timeless Classics:
Backgammon
Checkers
Go
Nine Men's Morris
Cats and Dogs (aka Blue & Gray)
Solitaire
Roundabouts (aka Surakarta)
Brax
Mancala (aka Kalah)
Hasami Shogi
Hoppers (like 2-player Halma)
Dalmatian Pirates and Volga Bulgars (aka Fox & Geese)
Hex
3-D Tic Tac Toe (aka Qubic)
Fandango (aka Fanorona)