N a Row is a cousin to Captain's Mistress, which goes by the name Connect Four or Four in a Row commercially. It is in the N-in-a-row family like Tic-Tac-Toe, GoMoku or Pente. In addition to the working like Captain's Mistress in regards to piece placement, pieces are recycled and reused. The combination of these elements leads to dramatic swings in...
Weaving has played an important role in the development of many cultures. The colors and patterns created on the loom are closely tied to heritage, storytelling, and tradition. In Νήματα ("Nimata"), players collect threads and weave patterns on their personal looms. Each round, you must decide which threads to take, which patterns to complete, and how to...
Another of 3M's 'Paper Games', Nab consists of 15 circles arranged in a triangular pattern. The players take turns drawing lines through from 1 to 5 circles. All of the circles in the line must be in a straight line with each other and cannot have been marked through previously. The player who is forced to draw the line through the last unmarked circle...
Introduction:Nadraz (from Proto-Germanic: nadraz, meaning “snake”) is a drawless unification game for two players: Black and White. It is played on the hexes (cells) of an initially empty hexagonal board. The recommended size is 10 cells per side, where the edge cells are darker. Boards of size 6 or 14 are also valid. Each player has access to a single set...
Nahua is an solo dice game of the Aztec civilization. In this game you take on the role of head priest of Tenochtitlan, jewel of the cities of the Nahua. You must appease the god of the darkness with sacrifices while making sure that your civilization grows and flourishes. There are 20 rounds to the game representing the daynames of the Aztec calendar...
The game board (actually a cloth) has 5 x 5 squares. Each player has four cowries that are used as playing pieces. The goal is to reach the center of the game cloth. Four additional cowries are used as dice, with the movement being the number of open sides showing after throwing the cowries (if none is showing, movement is eight). Two cowries in one square...
Naja is a genus of venomous snakes known as cobras, and in ancient Egypt they indicated sovereignty, royalty, and even divinity. The gods themselves are depicted crowned with a naja. The scarab rolls the sun around to rise each day, and thus ensures renewal and prosperity. As royalty, veritable deities, you send your najas to lay claim to scarabs, ensuring...
Nakatta is a drawless connection game for two players: Black and White. It is played on the intersections (points) of an initially empty square grid (board). The top and bottom edges of the board are colored black; the left and right edges are colored white. Hard corners and naked attachments are illegal 2×2 patterns. A hard corner is made up of two...
Nakatta Pro is a two-player game played on a square board of any size, initially empty. The top and bottom board edges are colored black. The left and right edges are colored white. The two players, Black and White, take turns placing their own stones onto unoccupied points, one stone per turn, starting with Black. Passing is not allowed, but if you don't...
Naked Diagonal is a two-player game. A square board of any size is used. The north and south board edges are colored red. The west and east edges are colored blue. The board is initially empty. The two players, Red and Blue, take turns placing their own stones onto unoccupied points on the board, one stone per turn, starting with Red. Passing is not...