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Gameboards
There are various Geeklists that try to seriously characterize games by what type of gameboard the game uses. Innumerable whimsical lists have been avoided. See Also:
- Circular GameboardsGameboards which are a circle, or could easily be rearranged into a circle without affecting play.
N x N CheckerboardFor this series of boards only half, the dark squares, or the NxN checkerboard are used so there are (N^2)/2 spaces on which to play men on an even board, (N^2+1)/2 on an odd board.
N x N Square gridFor this set of games the game should be played in the cell of NxN grid. The overall complexity of the game depends on the number of men, and the overall size of the board which determines the number of playing positions. While perhaps somewhat confusing at first, games should be considered as if they were played in the cells rather than on the points. This can no doubt be a controversial issue, but the idea is to keep games of the same general complexity together. It doesn’t matter much for large gameboards, but for small gameboards the issue is significant.
(1) The standard Go Board is 18x18 cells, but Go is played on the points of the grid, so it is equivalent to a 19x19 placement grid. 1 x N GridN x (N+k) Grid(j*N) x (k*N) Grid
Also Richard Hutnik's personal GeekList of games he designed for half a checkerboard. NxN Games
3D grid4D GridHexagonal Board divided into hexagons
More general geeklist for other grids made of hexagons: Rectangular boards comprised of hexagons Also for tiling games that tile the planar to create boards with irregular shapes: Mancala GameboardsMaster Geeklist of Mancala Gameboard Geeklists
Triangular BoardThis may need to be split by board size if a lot of entries are obtained. Hexagonal Board divided into TrianglesFor this set of games the game should be played in the cell of the triangle and not on the points (which would be equivalent to playing in hexagons).
(For now this list is small and hasn't been subdivided...) Misc Geeklist about the Gameboard itselfGameboards on different gridsGameboards by type of tesselationGameboards that are maps
Dot & Boxes GamesGames with multiple gameboardsGames which only have a vertical gameboardGames played on a vertical gameboardGames which are played in 3 dimensionsGames played by stacking SpheresGames played by stacking CubesGames with Spin/RotationGames with Spirals in GameboardGames played in grid where grid position is determined in playAbstract games with boards that determine piece movement.Something in each position on board (beyond just graph lines) that indicates |
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