The modern abstract classic (Abalone, 1987) — "the sumo of board games" — rebuilt as a high-craft template. It is net-new and unlike anything else in the set: a hexagonal board and a one-of-a-kind line-pushing mechanic (Sumito) where you shove the opponent's marbles off the edge.
Dice Wars on a paper-craft archipelago. Attack from your territories and the higher roll wins. The twist: beaten defenders fall back into a neighbouring territory instead of dying, so only a surrounded army is wiped out. Close the pincer, then strike. Twelve maps, up to three rivals.
Mahsa Ghafouri1.6k103
A marble-pushing duel on a hexagonal tray of marbled paper. Roll lines of glass marbles, outweigh your rival to push, and shove three of theirs off the rim. Your Queen weighs two in every push, but if she is pushed off, you lose. Eight rivals of the marblers' guild.
Bruno Soares971.3k97
A climb-and-build duel of mountain goats on a misty highland. Hop a goat, then shift one stone from a cairn beside it to another. There are no new stones, so every stone you place came from somewhere: tear down the rival's stairs and build your own. First onto a 3-stone cairn wins. Twelve rivals.
Fernanda Pereira1.2k87
Lay glazed tiles in lines of one colour or one shape, never a repeat. Every line belongs to whoever laid it: when your rival scores on your line, you score the same points. Build lines you own, starve theirs, and out-tile eight master tile-setters.
رامي حسب الله1.2k55
Paper-boat battles on a lily pond: throw pebbles at the rival's hidden fleet, but every boat drifts a cell after each round. Soaked parts stay visible and drift along, and splash ripples count the boats nearby. Ten frog captains.
Vasco Gomes1.1k82
Chess on a small paper board. Your horse, crane and boat are origami, and every move refolds them into the next shape: horse to crane, crane to boat, boat to horse. Plan where each piece lands and what it lands as. Ten origami rivals, stars.
Felipe Xavier1.1k85