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A quick perfect-information strategy game with four simple rules, inspired by fast chess

Move a lone knight to capture every pawn before any reaches the 8th row

Daily Blokus-inspired block puzzle: place polyomino pieces on a grid and complete the board. One puzzle per day.

Chess variant where you buy pieces with coins earned each turn, and checkmate still wins

Play ultimate tic-tac-toe across nine boards, challenging friends online or practicing against AI

Digital marbles-and-cards race game for 2-12 players, with online tables and solo AI

Multiplayer terminal casino with play-money slots, blackjack, craps and roulette

Chess variant where you start with only pawns and a king and evolve pieces by promoting them

Chess variant with no turns, where every piece freezes on a cooldown after it moves