Board Games
Grid strategy, sharpened for the browser.
Board games are about decisions made in full view. Nothing is hidden and nothing depends on reflexes: both players see the whole position, and the better plan wins. That openness is why many board games have lasted for centuries, and why they work so well against a computer opponent that can play at any strength.
The board collection on PapoGames starts with the classics. Astral Chess plays the full rules, including castling, en passant and promotion, against a computer opponent from easy to master level, and adds a trainer mode that rates each of your moves, a set of chess puzzles and variants such as King of the Hill. Checkers Crown and Domino Duel are the traditional games, with computer opponents from Easy to Expert and a tournament mode.
Tic-tac-toe gets three different treatments. XO Battle is the classic 3ร3 game, with a computer opponent that cannot be beaten on its hardest setting. XO Cube lifts it into a rotatable 3ร3ร3 cube, where a line can run through any row, column, pillar or diagonal. Ultimate XO nests nine small boards inside a large one, and the square you choose decides which board your opponent must play in next.
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Every game in this category can be played against the computer or against another person on the same device, which makes them useful for learning: play a few games against the computer on its easiest setting, then move up as the rules become familiar. Ultimate XO is a good next step for anyone who finds ordinary tic-tac-toe too predictable, because the board-forcing rule means you are always thinking a move ahead.
The games run in the browser with no account. Records such as wins, streaks and your preferred settings are saved in your browser.