Picaria french military

Picaria french militaryPicaria means "little stone" in the language of the Tewa tribe of Southwest United States. This two player 3 in a row game has been played for many generations and spread all across the southwest. It's a typical two phase 3 in a row game, but there are no captures in Picaria. Placing pieces to form a row of three will win, but if that pattern is not achieved in the first phase, play moves on to the movement phase. One space at a time along the lines

There are variations to the rules

Very similar games have been played in other cultures as well

and deal with the hand of fate as the weather and other effects can influence the outcome of each skirmish

the defender wins if they can get their King off the board

) Felli is quick little game of strategy and tactics

and there's a definitive push-your-luck aspect to these coin-tosses

two-player board game that originated in Nepal

It's a horse race

The movement is determined by a toss of casting sticks or coins

Three Men's Morris

Your opponent's pieces are captured by trapping one between two of your own orthogonally

and the other has control of six Leopards