Connection games
24 entries in the Connection Games compendium.
Connection gameAbstract strategy games focused on forming connections between points or sides.Black Path GameTwo-player topological game invented by Larry Black in 1960.Brain ChainA trivia board game combining strategy and link-connection mechanics.Connect FourA solved connection game where the first player can force a win from several starting moveCrosstrackTile-based path connection game on an octagon board.Dots (paper-and-pencil game)Abstract strategy game of surrounding enemy dots on squared paper.GonnectA connection game blending Go mechanics with Hex-like objectives.Havannah (board game)A connection game with three winning structures and deep strategy.Hex (board game)Abstract connection game invented by Piet Hein and popularized by John Nash.Lines of ActionAbstract strategy game where players connect all pieces into one group.Onyx (game)A connection game with a unique capture rule.PÜNCTAbstract connection game with stacking and bridging mechanics.Saboteur (card game)A mining-themed hidden-role card game of tunnels and sabotage.Saboteur 2Expansion dividing gold-diggers into two teams with new roles.SelfoA connection game class defined by self-organization dynamics.SerpentilesHexagonal tiles for edge-matching puzzle games.Shannon switching gameA connection game invented by Claude Shannon before 1951.*StarAbstract strategy game balancing peries, quarks, and star count.Tak (game)Abstract strategy game from fiction, now played in the Mind Sports Olympiad.Ticket to Ride (board game)A gateway railway game that sparked a board game renaissance.Trax (board game)Abstract strategy game of loops and lines with forced-play rule.TsuroA tile-laying game where players compete to survive on the board.TwixTA connection game of pegs and links on a pegboard.Y (game)Abstract connection game invented independently by Milnor, Schensted, and Titus.
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