Moving away from chess, Diplomacy is another good turn based game, which works on a completely different mechanics to chess. It is more an exercise in turn based paranoia than strategy but it is very complex and exciting.
Other turn based strategy games?
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The Original forefather of chess is really cool Hnefatafl or known as Kings Table in english. It's an old Viking game that plays a little like chess. I love it.
There are tons of variations but i like to play with two die to see how many spaces a piece can move. THe point of the game is for the Defender with his 12 players and a king to get his king to a corner or edge of the bord while the attacker has 32 players to stop the king.
Roamingbard wrote:
The Original forefather of chess is really cool Hnefatafl or known as Kings Table in english. It's an old Viking game that plays a little like chess. I love it.
Actually, the original forefather of Chess is Chaturanga, an Indian game. I don't think anyone has shown a connection between the Tafl family of games and the Chaturanga family of games.
Really? Hmmm well i'm sorry for the missinfomation. Still It is a very fun game.
Civ 4.
Best game ever: Hex (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_(board_game))
Apr 21, 2009
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Some of the most popular are Go, Shogi, Othello/Reversi, Checkers, Lines of Action, Amazons, Xiangqi/Chinese chess and Hex. The newer games Blokus, Hive and the Gipf family are also kind of interesting. The drops in Shogi give it a sharp combinational character. Hive has some interesting mechanics.
Apr 21, 2009
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Lots of the suggestions here are really good, but I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Backgammon yet. Also for checkers, there are a few different kinds of draughts, the only version that I know has been solved is the common one in America, but the international "Flying Kings" version seems interesting (I've never played it).
WanderingWinder wrote:
Lots of the suggestions here are really good, but I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Backgammon yet. Also for checkers, there are a few different kinds of draughts, the only version that I know has been solved is the common one in America, but the international "Flying Kings" version seems interesting (I've never played it).
I remember playing checkers as a kid before I found chess! Never really got into Backgammon though or heard of the 'Flying Kings' version. There are definately a ton of suggestions on this forum I need to check out. Def have to check out Diplomacy, any turn based paranoia sounds like my kind of game!
Dots on Face Book?
I actually really like Stratego, I used to play it when i was little and get so excited when i captured the flag haha
But no dots?
Apr 24, 2009
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Great, now I've got Pat Benatar's "Love is a Battlefield" stuck in my head too.
So.. thanks?
Thread hijacked for love songs!
lol , but seriously, I haven't played dots but that dice game is addicting XD
Move to South Korea and start playing Starcraft.
Hey Ichabod thanks for the reply I just checked out Octi and I think it is a really cool concept, and free. managed to keep me busy for a few hours so it earns a pass in my book :D Gipf also looks interesting, probably going to have to try it. Well that should at least keep me busy for awhile.
Free Octi? I guess you mean online. I have the old set with the wood pieces. Same for Gipf, but I guess I knew that was online.
Yeah I found it online for free :D I don't have much money being a poor college student etc so I have been looking for mostly free games.