Board Games
strategy · tactics · classic
5 Games · Free · No Download

Board Games

Classic strategy games from Nepal, the Viking world, Africa and ancient mathematics. These games have been played for centuries — now browser-based, no download or account needed.

All games run entirely in your browser. Most include an AI opponent so you can play solo, or pass the device for two-player mode. No installation, no account, completely free.

Hunt & Capture
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Bagh Chal
tigers hunt · goats survive
A 5×5 asymmetric game from Nepal. Four tigers try to capture five goats by jumping over them. Twenty goats try to block all tiger moves. Two very different strategies.
Asymmetric Nepal origin vs AI or 2-player
▶ Play Bagh Chal
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Lambs & Tigers
predator · prey · diagonal board
Similar to Bagh Chal but played on a diagonal grid pattern. Three tigers face a larger flock of lambs. A South Asian classic with different board geometry and movement rules.
Diagonal grid South Asian vs AI
▶ Play Lambs & Tigers
Viking & Medieval
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Tafl
king escapes · attackers surround
The game of the Vikings. The king must escape to a corner while the attackers try to surround and capture him. An asymmetric game of encirclement played across Scandinavia for 1000 years.
Viking origin Asymmetric Encirclement
▶ Play Tafl
Solitaire & Combinatorial
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Peg Solitaire
jump · remove · solve alone
Jump pegs over each other to remove them from the board. Goal: leave just one peg in the centre hole. Looks simple, requires careful planning. A solo combinatorial classic.
Solo puzzle 33-hole board Pure combinatorics
▶ Play Peg Solitaire
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Nim
remove · force last move · Sprague–Grundy
Take turns removing objects from rows. Force your opponent to take the last one. One of the oldest combinatorial game theory problems — with a provably perfect strategy based on binary mathematics.
Game theory Perfect strategy exists vs AI
▶ Play Nim