Games collection
24 games in this collection.
Abstract strategy games have little or no theme and put the decisions in the foreground. Chess and Go are the classics; modern ones are often smaller and faster. A rules explanation can teach you how the pieces move; a few turns show why those moves matter. Look at how much room players have to recover from an early mistake and whether the choices stay interesting after the opening.
Editorially updated October 2, 2026
2017Michael Kiesling
Introduced by the Moors, azulejos (originally white and blue ceramic tiles) were fully embraced by the Portuguese when their king Manuel I, on a visit to the Alhambra palace in Southern Spain, was…
2 - 4 players30 - 45 min1.8 weight
2018Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson (I)
War Chest is an all-new bag-building war game!
2 - 4 players30 min2.3 weight
2022Jules Messaud
The most talented architects in ancient Greece stand ready to achieve this goal.
1 - 4 players20 - 30 min1.8 weight
2014Uwe Rosenberg
In Patchwork, two players compete to build the most aesthetic (and high-scoring) patchwork quilt on a personal 9x9 game board.
2 players15 - 30 min1.6 weight
2020Kevin Russ
Calico is a puzzly tile-laying game of quilts and cats.
1 - 4 players30 - 45 min2.2 weight
2017Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews
Draft dice and use the tools-of-the-trade in Sagrada to carefully construct your stained glass window masterpiece.
1 - 4 players45 min1.9 weight
2019Peter McPherson
You are the mayor of a tiny town in the forest in which the smaller creatures of the woods have created a civilization hidden away from predators.
1 - 6 players45 - 60 min2.1 weight
2016Bruno Cathala
Kingdomino is a tile-laying game in which players take the role of monarchs expanding their kingdoms by claiming and arranging lands.
2 - 4 players15 - 25 min1.2 weight
2020Uwe Rosenberg
Puzzling and animal breeding: Designer Uwe Rosenberg is at his best!
1 - 5 players30 - 60 min2.0 weight
2003Günter Cornett, Alvydas Jakeliunas
In Hey, That's My Fish!, players want to catch as many fish as possible with their waddle of penguins.
2 - 4 players20 min1.4 weight
2016Gord!
Santorini is a re-imagining of the purely abstract 2004 edition.
2 - 4 players20 min1.7 weight
2020Michal Mikeš, Jan Soukal, Adam Španěl
Build pieces, develop an engine, perfect your strategy, and win the game!
1 - 4 players20 - 40 min1.6 weight
2022Scott Brady
A deceptively cute, deceivingly challenging abstract strategy game for two players.
2 players20 - 30 min1.4 weight
2017Hjalmar Hach
The sun shines brightly on the canopy of the forest, and the trees use this wonderful energy to grow and develop their beautiful foliage.
2 - 4 players30 - 60 min2.3 weight
2001John Yianni
Hive is a strategic game for two players that is not restricted by a board and can be played anywhere on any flat surface.
2 players20 min2.3 weight
2024Steve Finn, Phil Walker-Harding
You've been tasked by the city council to put together a plan to transform a whole neighborhood in the city.
2 - 4 players45 min1.9 weight
2018Mark Tuck
Orchard is a quick solitaire "tile laying" game that plays in under 10 minutes and that won the 2018 9-Card Nanogame Print and Play Design Contest.
1 players5 - 10 min1.2 weight
2021Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer
In Savannah Park, you each run your own wildlife park, and your goal is to group animals with their own kind - but everyone takes turns deciding what to move, so you might not be able to shuffle…
1 - 4 players20 - 40 min1.8 weight
2018Michael Kiesling
Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra challenges players to carefully select glass panes to complete their windows while being careful not to damage or waste supplies in the process.
2 - 4 players30 - 45 min2.0 weight
2004Reiner Knizia
In Ingenious, a.k.a.
1 - 4 players30 - 45 min1.9 weight
2006Susan McKinley Ross
The abstract game of Qwirkle consists of 108 wooden blocks with six different shapes in six different colors.
2 - 4 players45 min1.6 weight
1997Reiner Knizia
Regarded by many as Reiner Knizia's masterpiece, Tigris & Euphrates is set in the ancient fertile crescent with players building civilizations through tile placement.
2 - 4 players60 - 120 min3.5 weight
2017Hjalmar Hach, Luca Ricci, Lorenzo Silva
Dragon Castle is a game freely inspired by Mahjong Solitaire.
1 - 4 players30 - 45 min2.0 weight
2021Peter C. Hayward
You and your opponent are rival time travelers trying to erase each other from history.
2 players15 - 30 min2.3 weight
Abstract strategy games with at least three videos on this site, ordered by how many different creators cover each game, then by number of videos.
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