Board Games

Online Board Games

Abalone. Abalone is an online strategy game based on an ancient Japanese board game for students in grades 7-12. students may play against each other, or play against the computer. The game is played on a hexagonal board with 14 marbles, and the object of the game is to eject six of the opponent's marbles from the board.

Connect Four. Connect Four provides kids in grades 3-8 easy-to-follow rules and an attractive gameboard for playing this popular logic game on the Web. Another online game of connect four, the old version or the new version has an advantage of offering three levels of difficulty for kids in grades 2-12. For the ultimate connect four game with most customizing features, click here .

Dots. Dots, created by John Chuang, is an online version of the popular connect-the-dots strategy game for grades 3-8. Your goal in this player vs. computer game is to capture as many boxes as possible. For a Java version of the game, click on Dots and Boxes.

Fruit Game. Fruit Game, for students in grades 4-8, is an online version of the classical logic game of Nim. You compete against the computer removing fruit from a table, and the player who takes the last fruit from the table is the loser. New players should read the rules first. Another online variation on Nim is Match 23.

Fun and Games. Fun and Games Web site offers the following Java-powered board games: All Lights, Othello, Rock, Paper, & HedgeTrimmers, and Connect 4.

Gateway to Othello. Gateway to Othello is the computer version of the classic game Reversi which tests broad reasoning skills. Players in grades 6-12 place their discs on a board and try to outflank the computer's discs. Three levels of difficulty are available.

Gid's Games. Gid's Games is a collection of six online board games including a version of Mastermind called the Logic Board, the popular Cube puzzle, and the Flipper.

Lemonade Stand. Lemonade Stand is an interactive version of the classic computer game where entrepreneurs (kids in grades 4-8) try to make as much money as possible selling lemonade. For newcomers to this online simulation, click here for helpful game hints.

Lights Puzzle. Lights Puzzle, for students in grades 5-12, is an online strategy and pattern game where you try to turn on or turn off all the lights within eight moves. There is also a Windows version.

MasterWeb. MasterWeb is an online version of the game Mastermind that can be played at various levels of difficulty. It involves understanding place value and requires inferential reasoning. The game is suitable for kids in grades 5-12. For another interactive game of Mastermind, click on WebMind.

Nim. Nim is an interactive logic game where you play against the computer. You can 'take' any number of 'o's from a single row by deleting them. To win, you must take the last 'o' left in the game, or leave the computer with no possible move.

Mine Sweep. Mine Sweep, played on a 20 by 10 board, is an online version of the popular logic and strategy game Minesweeper. The object of the game is to discover the location and mark all of the hidden mines. To play this game with different board sizes (minefields), click on WebMineSweeper. The game is suitable for kids in grades 5-12.

Pegs. Pegs is an online jumping game where you use your math reasoning skills to outwit your opponent, the computer. Win the game by removing more of your pieces from the board than the computer does. The game is suitable for kids in grades 6-12.

Slider Puzzle. Slider Puzzle is an online version of the classic 16 square logic game where you try to arrange in order the numbers 1-16. For other slider puzzles with designs, click here and here.

Three Cards.Three Cards, colored red and green, is an interactive probability game for kids in grades 5-8 where you try to guess the other side of one of these cards

Tic-Tac-Toe. Tic-Tac-Toe is an online version where you can customize the game by varying size of board and the number of X's or O's to win. Tic-Tac-Toe can help kids improve their abstract reasoning ablities in grades 3-8.

WebBattleship. WebBattleship, for students in grades 4-12, is an online version of the well-known battleship game, based on coordinate geometry. It is played on a grid where players click on coordinates (squares) to sink the enemy's ships and keep records of their hits and misses. If you have a Java-compatible browser, try this online battleship game.

WebCube. WebCube, for students in grades 6-12, is an online version of the Rubik's cube game where you try to return the cube to its original configuration by making every side of the cube the same color. Click here for spatial reasoning hints in solving Rubik's cube, and for information about Rubik's life and other cube sites, click on Rubik's cube.

Web Yahtzee. Web Yahtzee is patterned after the popular dice game Yahtzee that requires computational and critical thinking skills on part of students in grades 5-12. You can play Web Yahtzee in the Java , frames , graphic, or text only version.

WinFive. WinFive is an online online version of the ancient logic and strategy game Go-Moku that follows the same rules as Tic Tac Toe. You can choose the board size and difficulty level. The game is suitable for kids in grades 6-12.

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