Home›Alignment and Abstract Strategy Games›All Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesBrowse ByAll Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesReference and ClassificationVerifiedGames won primarily by achieving a line, connection or configuration of pieces, another Parlett family, covering Connect Four, Dots and Boxes, Gomoku, Hex, Nine Men's Morris and Tic-tac-toe, plus Nim, a purely mathematical combinatorial game placed here as the tree's closest available neighbor rather than left as a singleton. Belongs here: abstract games of alignment, connection or combinatorial calculation with no element of chance. Does not belong here: territorial-control games, grouped under Space and Territory Games, or piece-capture games, grouped under Displacement and Capture Games.FactsAll Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedAbstract strategy games are games like chess, checkers (draughts), and Go: typically strategy games with minimal or no narrative theme, an outcome determined mostly by player choice with minimal or no randomness, and little to no hidden information. 1All Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesFilter Results101 entriesSportAllBoard Game (40)Children's Game (1)Puzzle (6)Strategy Game (75)Tabletop Game (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (2)Single-Player (2)Small Group (3-6 Players) (13)Two-Player (79)Origin RegionAllAsia (2)Botswana (1)Burkina Faso (1)Cambridge (1)China (2)Eastern Europe (1)Europe (2)France (3)Germany (3)Ghana (1)Greece (2)Horn of Africa (1)Japan (2)Kenya (1)New Orleans (1)New Zealand (1)Niger (1)North America (2)Northern Europe (2)Somalia (1)South Africa (1)South Korea (1)Southern Europe (1)Sudan (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)Taiwan (1)United States (4)West Africa (1)Western Europe (1)Origin YearAll1595 (1)1848 (1)1856 (1)1889 (1)1899 (1)1925 (1)1937 (1)1942 (1)1946 (1)1949 (1)1951 (1)1953 (1)1962 (1)1968 (1)1969 (1)1972 (2)1974 (1)1975 (2)1976 (1)1977 (2)1978 (1)1979 (1)1980 (1)1981 (2)1982 (2)1983 (2)1985 (1)1987 (3)1990 (1)1991 (1)1992 (1)1994 (1)1995 (1)1997 (2)1999 (3)2000 (3)2001 (2)2002 (2)2003 (4)2004 (2)2005 (3)2007 (2)2008 (3)2010 (1)2011 (1)2014 (1)2016 (1)2017 (2)Derived FromAllNim (1)Three men's morris (1)Tic-tac-toe (2)Playing Time BandAll30 to 90 Minutes (4)Under 30 Minutes (3)Skill or LuckAllMixed (1)Skill (9)Age SuitabilityAllChildren (1)Family (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50NimAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesNine Men's MorrisAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesOctiAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesOnitamaAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesOnyx (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesOrder and ChaosAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPegityAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPentagoAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPentalphaAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPenteAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPentominoAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPhutballAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPixel (board game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPolis (board game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPong Hau K'iAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPonte del DiavoloAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPueblo (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPÜNCTAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesPylos (board game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesQuadromaniaAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesQuarto (board game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesQuod (board game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesQuoridorAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesRenjuAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesRumisAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesSalta (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesSantorini (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesScore fourAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesSequence (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesShannon switching gameAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesShax (board game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesShisimaAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesSOS (paper-and-pencil game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesSpace shogiAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesStar (board game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesSymple (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTa Yü (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTacTixAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTakAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTake It Easy (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTeekoAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesThree men's morrisAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTic-tac-toeAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTreblecrossAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTwixTAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesTZAARAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesUltimate tic-tac-toeAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesWatermelon chessAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesWythoff's gameAlignment and Abstract Strategy GamesY (game)Alignment and Abstract Strategy Games← Previous123Next →FAQsWhy is Nim placed in the Alignment and Abstract Strategy Games category?Nim is a purely mathematical combinatorial game placed here as the closest available neighbor rather than left as its own singleton category.Alignment and Abstract Strategy Games covers games won primarily by achieving a line, connection or configuration of pieces, such as Connect Four, Gomoku, Hex and Tic-tac-toe. Nim, a purely mathematical combinatorial game, is placed here as the tree's closest available neighbor rather than left as a singleton, since it shares the family's no-chance, abstract-calculation character even though it is not itself an alignment game.Sources1. Wikipedia: Abstract strategy gametier 2WikipediaAbstract strategy game, lead sectionQuote, Abstract strategy game, lead sectionAbstract strategy games are games like chess, checkers (draughts), and Go. They are typically strategy games with minimal or no narrative theme, an outcome determined mostly by player choice (with minimal or no randomness; deterministic), and in which there is little to no hidden information (also called perfect information games).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.