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Orapa Mine
Hide colored mineral shapes, fire waves from the grid edge, record exits and color changes, eliminate impossible layouts, and be first to identify every mineral exactly.
Year2024
Players2-5
Time20-30
Weight1.93
Age8+
Deduction
Puzzle
Deduction
Paper-and-Pencil
Metro X
Mark choices on a sheet to build patterns and complete objectives.
Year2018
Players1-6
Time?-?
Weight1.74
Age8+
Number
Puzzle
Trains
Bingo
Network and Route Building
Paper-and-Pencil
Cities: Osaka (Japan)
Cities: Tokyo (Japan)
Code 777
Use clues and contradictions to deduce hidden information.
Year1985
Players2-5
Time?-?
Weight2.32
Age10+
Deduction
Puzzle
Paper-and-Pencil
Game: What's That on My Head?
Mechanism: Deduction – Blind Man's Bluff
The Game Of Y
Year1953
Players2
Time?-?
Weight3.06
Age10+
Abstract Strategy
Connections
Paper-and-Pencil
Digital Implementations: Ai Ai
Digital Implementations: BoardSpace
Racetrack
Race across a track or map while timing movement and upgrades.
Year1973
Players2-8
Time?-?
Weight1.47
Age10+
Racing
Abstract Strategy
Line Drawing
Paper-and-Pencil
Sports: Auto Racing
Waving Hands
Plan actions in a queue and manage the timing before they resolve.
Year1977
Players2-10
Time?-?
Weight2.78
Age8+
Fantasy
Action Queue
Paper-and-Pencil
Simultaneous Action Selection
Connection Games
Place tiles carefully to build spatial scoring patterns.
Year2005
Players2
Time?-?
Weight3.33
Age?+
Abstract Strategy
Book
Enclosure
Line Drawing
Paper-and-Pencil
Mechanism: Connection
Jotto
Use clues and contradictions to deduce hidden information.
Year1956
Players2
Time?-?
Weight1.6
Age12+
Deduction
Word Game
Paper-and-Pencil
Players: Two-Player Only Games
Sprouts
Year1967
Players2
Time?-?
Weight1.64
Age?+
Abstract Strategy
Paper-and-Pencil
Category: Combinatorial
Players: Two-Player Only Games
Beyond Competition
Coordinate with teammates to solve the game's shared challenge.
Year1977
Players2-4
Time?-?
Weight2.25
Age?+
Abstract Strategy
Book
Negotiation
Cooperative Game
Paper-and-Pencil
Series: Sid Sackson pencil and paper collections
Kropki
Plan precise moves in an abstract spatial duel.
Year?
Players2
Time?-?
Weight2.33
Age8+
Abstract Strategy
Enclosure
Paper-and-Pencil
Players: Two-Player Only Games
Atoll
Build patterns from chosen pieces to unlock scoring opportunities.
Year2008
Players2
Time?-?
Weight2.07
Age?+
Abstract Strategy
Paper-and-Pencil
Pattern Building
Category: Combinatorial
Digital Implementations: igGameCenter