Jarmo Irish

Jarmo IrishWhen the Mongolian Empire stretched its borders into Eastern Europe in the 11th century, they brought with them this game. It was adopted by the people of Poland and became a tradition there, where they called it Jarmo. It's a jump and capture game, but the unique board gives it a very distinct strategic challenge. Jarmo also includes a promotion of pieces with greater movement potential (like a King in Checkers) and when the game ends, the winner is

In the first phase

Grasshopper is an English game first published in the mid-1800s

Like checkers it's a jump-and-capture game with the objective to eliminate all of your opponent's pieces

Players create the game board one card at a time

You control the placement of your forces in each skirmish

The losers are interred in the graveyard while the winners survive to fight another skirmish as the cards cycle through your hand

An alternative to the traditional Tic-Tac-Toe

one side will triumph

with its roots in Arabian move-and-capture games

It's a simple looking puzzle game for two

Round the Clock is adaptation of the old game "Shut the Box

The game is unusual in that it can be played by two or three players