Some of the most popular games in the world take advantage of a playing surface. Sometimes, the game in question is so complex that you need a board in front of you to keep track of everything â imagine trying to play Monopoly or chess in your head! Sometimes, the playing surface itself serves a crucial function: the balls in a game of pool or snooker need to have something to roll about on, after all.Many of the most compelling video games are straight copies of real-world board-game classics. Digital versions of these games make things a great deal more convenient to set up and pack away, and thereâs no chance that any of the pieces will go missing between bouts. And, you can play these wherever in the world you are â even if youâre on the bus or train, or waiting for a doctorâs appointment.Of course, the digital version of a board game can do some things that a real board game couldnât. This means that youâll get new features and special twists, even if youâre familiar with the classic rules. Whatâs more, if youâre not familiar with a particular board game, you wonât have to spend much time leafing through a hefty rulebook: on-screen instructions help to make the learning curve easier.Our range of HTML5 board games is diverse enough to please just about everyone. Theyâre each unblocked and free to play, and theyâll work on just about every browser and device. Included here are card games like Solitaire, as well as replica slot machines and other casino favourites. If youâre looking to play a few rounds of a particular favourite, then take a look; you'll probably find it here!
Things you always find in board games
The feature common to every board game is that they feature some kind of board! Weâve decided that tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons or Warhammer 40,000 arenât board games in this sense â theyâre more like wargames and RPGs, and so they have their own categories. Board games of the sort weâre talking about here are much simpler than those. They rely on just a few basic elements, and usually they can be picked up in just an hour or so. In many cases, the principles are so simple and elegant that the board game can be mastered in a matter of moments. If youâre reading this then the chances are that you already know at least some of the rules that govern the games here, and youâll be able to get going straightaway. But if you donât know the rules, an online version of your game of choice is a great way to get started. So, if youâve been invited to a poker night in a few dayâs time, hereâs a great place to learn quickly.
GamePixâs Collection of board games
Ludo is among the most popular board games around today, and there are several different digital versions of the game here. These include Ludo, Ludo Legend, and a host of others. The game is actually derived from an ancient board game developed in 6th-century India, called Pachisi. From there, it had several radical revamps on its way to becoming the colorful game we know and love today. Race your tokens clockwise around the board, using dice throws. Other games, like Chess Game and Checkers Online, take advantage of a traditional 8x8 grid. Move the pieces around the board and eliminate the opposition if you want to succeed. Also included here are games like Solitaire Master, Algerian Solitaire and Banana Poker. These all take advantage of the popular 52-card deck, and theyâve proven really popular. The âAlgerianâ variant of Solitaire uses eight tableau stacks and two decks of cards, making it more challenging than the standard game. Solitaire became immensely popular in the 1990s, when it came shipped along with an early version of Windows. Along with Minesweeper, it famously ate up hundreds of hours of productivity in offices around the world. But the most popular digital adaptation of a much-loved board game goes to Mahjong, which boasts a range of versions you can find right here. Mahjong follows very simple principles which can be adapted to a number of forms â thereâs always something new to discover! Simply match tiles at the edge of the playing area and remove them from the board. Thereâs MonsterJong, which packages the classic game in a spooky monster-themed skin; thereâs Mahjong Connect, which adapts the game into a slightly different version, where tiles are connected by lines; and thereâs Mahjong Alchemy, which is a multiplayer take on the classic. There are 144 tiles, each featuring special characters, and players take it in turns to draw tiles from a deck of 13 and use those tiles to form sets of pairs. Then thereâs Mahjong 3D, which does the same thing but in a three-dimensional package, and Mahjong Master 2, which emulates the traditional game as closely as possible. Letâs also mention the classic game of naval warfare, Battleship. In the HTML5 version of the classic game, there are lots of graphical touches to make the experience highly appealing. With a varied cast of characters (including a robot), it provides a bit of context to all of those grid references. Simply select the squares youâd like to bomb, just like you would if you were playing the tabletop version. Finally, itâs worth looking at Sudoku HTML5, which brings the widely-popular numbers-based newspaper puzzle to your digital device. Itâs great fun, and there are endless boards to conquer â if youâve got the brains to work out where to place those numbers!