Abstract Games, Page 11

A deceptively cute, deceivingly challenging abstract strategy game for two players. The Mensa award winning, Game of the Year, boop, is back with a new Holiday edition and has really leveled up game play (literally!!).

In The Lie, all the cards lie! The cards show numbers from 1 to 4, and they are in four different colors. However, when you turn each card over, you will find something has changed: either its color or number.

Each player attempts to score the most points by snaking caravan routes through the desert, trying to reach oases and blocking off sections of the desert. Many people feel that it is reminiscent of Go.

The beautiful pieces of glass in the river here have attracted the most entrepreneurial of woodland creatures.

In AQUA, your starting point is a hot spot that gradually becomes surrounded by expanding coral formations. These corals serve as habitats for small marine animals. By fostering biodiverse habitats, you can then create ideal conditions for attracting the largest marine animals.

Nocturne is a puzzly spatial bidding and set collection game of sly mystics set in a whimsical moonlit forest illustrated by Beth Sobel!

In Hey, That's My Fish!, players want to catch as many fish as possible with their waddle of penguins. Each turn, a player moves one penguin in a straight line over hex-shaped ice tiles with 1, 2 or 3 fish on them. The player then collects the hex from where the penguin started its movement from the table, thereby creating a gap which penguins can't cross on future turns. When a penguin can't...

It's time for a race! Can you make a face faster than anyone else in Cubeez? Not on your own face, though; no, you need to quickly turn and flip your three cubes to match the silly face on the challenge card. Will your Cubeez be surprised, sad, happy, angry, or a little bit of everything?

Looking for two-player fun that's full of strategy? Then Bobail is the perfect choice! This traditional African game will captivate you with its simple rules and deep strategic gameplay.

In Balloon Pop, your goal is to make groups of balloons that are all the same color or all have a symbol.When a group is scored, all of its balloons pop and your remaining balloons float upward to take their place and form new groups to score.But be careful! You must balance choosing the perfect balloon set with having flexibility in placing it. Combine your scoring cleverly to clear the rows...

A city in the mountains was discovered, but no one dares to venture there without having mapped the place. Here is finally a mission for you, an archaeologist with implacable logic. ArcheOlogic is a competitive deduction game whose goal is to first find the exact location of the buildings of the city.

An abstract game for two players. The aim of the game is to create a vertical or horizontal row of 4 stones of the same colour or with the same symbols.

In the oceans around the equator, a beautiful habitat shines with bright colors. Coral reefs are underwater ecosystems and home to many species. However, as a result of global warming, reefs have been declining massively in recent decades, and it is up to us to protect them to keep them alive! Lumicora is a three-dimensional tile-laying game that relies on clever planning and timing....

In Skyrockets, players take turns playing cards in order to flip the matching sand timers (your fireworks) without letting any run out. Keep the timers running as you advance along the Festival Countdown Track, and work together to amaze the crowds and earn the highest in 30 unique festivals! Each festival in Skyrockets introduces a unique challenge to overcome. Cooperation, clever gameplay...

Quicksand is a real-time co-operative game in which players work together to deactivate the "Quicksand", a dangerous trap of gears and sand. You can't just race as quickly as possible, though, because you must avoid setting off the trap.