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Strategy

Think a few moves ahead: board games and tactics against the computer, where a plan beats a quick hand.

Games: 15

BackgammonRace your checkers around the board on dice rolls, hitting blots and bearing off before your rival.

CheckersJump, capture, and crown your kings against a friend or the computer.

ChessPlay the royal game against an AI that scales from friendly to fierce, with legal-move hints as you learn.

Connect FourDrop discs into the grid and line up four before your opponent does.

DominoesMatch tile ends along the chain, block your opponent and empty your hand first in classic draw dominoes.

Dots and BoxesDraw one line at a time and close more boxes than your opponent on the dotted grid.

GomokuTake turns placing stones and be first to line up five in a row on the open board.

MancalaSow seeds around the board, chain extra turns and capture more than your opponent in the ancient count-and-capture game.

ReversiFlank your opponent's discs to flip them and own the most of the board when it fills up.

Sea BattleHide your fleet on the grid, then call your shots and sink every enemy ship before yours go down.

Snakes and LaddersRoll the dice and race to square one hundred, climbing lucky ladders and sliding down hungry snakes.

Tank DuelSet your angle and power, mind the wind and lob shells over the terrain to knock out the enemy tank.

Tic-Tac-ToeClaim three in a row against a friend or a clever computer opponent.

Yacht DiceRoll five dice, keep the best and chase full houses and straights to fill your scorecard.

Dice RaceRoll the die and race your four tokens around the board and up the home column. Play against bots or pass one device between two to four people.