Game world

Table games

63 games in 2 variants

Table games are the ones usually played over coffee: cards, dominoes, chess, backgammon and nine men’s morris. Here you play against the computer, and one game also supports two players on the same device. The card games include rummy, poker, blackjack, spades and klaverjas, a Dutch relative of belote.

Which variant should you pick?

A short explanation of every variant. The button below shows only those games.

Card games36 games

Card games against the computer: rummy, poker, blackjack, spades, euchre, president and klaverjas, plus a few card puzzles.

Board games27 games

Classic board games: chess, draughts, backgammon, nine men’s morris, reversi, gomoku, dominoes, battleships, ludo and the ancient Royal Game of Ur.

Rules for games in this world

Short guides to games in this world, with rules and tips for beginners.

Game rules

Chess

Chess rules for beginners: how each piece moves, what check, checkmate and stalemate mean, castling and pawn promotion, plus tips for first games.

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Rummy

Rummy rules as the game is commonly played in Bosnia: dealing, opening, jokers and scoring, plus how gin rummy and tile rummy differ.

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Poker

Poker rules for beginners: how a hand of Texas Hold'em unfolds, the betting rounds, hand rankings from high card to royal flush, and tips for first games.

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Backgammon

Backgammon rules: setting up the stones, moving by the dice, hitting and entering from the bar, bearing off and tips for beginners.

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Ludo

Ludo rules: bringing tokens out with a six, moving, sending rivals home and reaching the finish, plus how the Bosnian čovječe ne ljuti se differs.

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Jamb

Jamb rules as most often played: five dice, three rolls, the down, up, free and announce columns, boxes from ones to jamb and how scoring works.

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Questions about table games

Can I play chess online against the computer?

Yes. Chess, draughts, reversi, gomoku and xiangqi are played against the computer with the classic rules.

Are there games for two players?

Yes. MineSweeper 2 Player is played by two people taking turns on one device. For pool for two, see Disc Pool 2 Player in the Sports and racing world, and for mahjong for two, Mahjong Battle.

Is there belote?

There is no belote in this catalogue, but there is klaverjas, a Dutch game from the same family: the same 32 card deck and the same trump order.