Alquerque is believed to have originated in the Middle East, and is a predecessor to Checkers. Alquerque is multiplex elimination game in which pieces move along lines to vacant points on a special grid. The object of the game is to eliminate (captures are compulsory and immediate, by multiple short jumps through vacant points) or immobilize all of your opponent's pieces.

Bao is a sowing game that is played on the coasts of Tanzania and Kenya. Bao is a complex multiple lap sowing game played on a board of four by eight holes. Players capture all of the pieces in your opponent's front row or immobilize (by leaving only singletons) all of your opponent's pieces to win.

Dots & Boxes is a territory claiming game played on a grid of points. In the game, the player claims boxes by enclosing them to also gain another turn. The player who claims more boxes than his or her opponent wins.

Fox & Geese is believed to have originated in Scandinavia. It is an asymmetric hunt game in which a larger number of non-capturing pieces attempt to immobilize a much smaller number of aggressive pieces that may capture by multiple short leaps. The fox player wins by capturing all the geese, whereas the geese player wins by trapping the fox.

Halma was invented in the late 19th century by George Howard Monks, and was inspired by an English game called Hoppity. This is a bidirectional race and arrangement game in which both players try to be the first to occupy all of the opponent's starting spaces. Pieces move one space at a time in any direction or advance more quickly by short leaps over any other pieces.

International Checkers, also known as Polish Checkers or International Draughts, is a game in the Checkers family played on a 10x10 board. The game is a multiplex elimination game with piece promotion and compulsory maximal captures by short (unpromoted) and long (promoted) leaps.

Nim is a combinatorial batch claiming game in which the object is to claim (or not claim) the last piece. While Nim is believed to be of ancient origins, its current name was invented by Charles L. Bouton around the turn of the 20th century.

Othello is the trademarked name of a game derived from Reversi. It is a territory game in which every played piece must custodially capture an unbroken string of opposing pieces that then change ownership. The rules for Othello were created by Goro Hasegawa in the early 1970s, and were developed and marketed with the assistance of James R Becker. Their efforts have resulted in Othello being the most popular and universally accepted form of the game.

Shatranj was popularized in Persia, but is believed to have originated in India. It is a royal capture / mate game, and is the earliest game in the ancestry of Chess known to have a complete written set of rules.

Tic-Tac-Toe, also known as Noughts & Crosses, is a piece placement alignment game.