
Gomoku
Build an unbroken line of five stones while stopping your opponent's threats.
THE WORLD AT PLAY · 38 GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Explore 38 games from East Asian classics such as Go and Shogi to European chess, African mancala, and modern designs like Hive. Every game includes an adjustable AI opponent, clear rules, and a practical beginner guide.
38 games organized by family. Open any title to learn the rules and strategy, or sit down and play the AI immediately.

Command sixteen pieces in the world's best-known game of checkmate and strategy.

Fight across the river and palace in the fast, tactical Chinese chess tradition.

Discover Thailand's measured chess tradition, with distinctive pieces and endgame counting.

Capture pieces, drop them back into play, and attack the opposing king in Japanese chess.

Surround territory and capture stones in the ancient game of elegant, far-reaching strategy.

Trap opposing disks between your own and turn the board to your color.

Master mandatory captures in both English/American checkers and international draughts.

Race your marbles across a star board with long, turning chains of jumps.

Use the dice to race, hit, block, and bear off all fifteen checkers.

Guide eight ranked animals through rivers, traps, and dens in Jungle chess.

Drop disks into columns and connect four before your opponent can respond.

Create an unbroken path between your two sides of a board that can never end in a draw.

Move by the number of pieces on a line and connect your entire army first.

Choose the piece your opponent must place and find a line sharing one attribute.

Use a changing hand of movement cards in a compact duel of perfect information.

Race to the far side while placing walls that reshape both players' shortest paths.

Make a quiet move on one board, then mirror it with a forceful push on another.

Move rings, flip markers, and remove rows of five in a deep game of shifting lines.

Stack pieces, carry piles, and complete a road across the board.

Move workers, build towers, and win by climbing to the third level.

Capture, strengthen, and preserve all three visible piece types in a tense two-action stacking duel.

Fit all 21 polyominoes onto a shared board by touching your own pieces only at the corners.

Build and control stacks while keeping every surviving group connected to a red anchor.

Race colored towers forward while each landing square dictates the opponent's next tower.

Move like a chess queen, then fire an arrow that permanently divides the board.

Build a connected insect colony without a board and surround the enemy queen bee.

Use looping tracks to make sweeping captures on a compact Indonesian board.

Capture by approaching or withdrawing, then continue through tactical relay sequences.

Draw one edge at a time, claim completed boxes, and control the chains that decide the score.

Escort the king to a corner or close the net as attackers in the asymmetric Copenhagen tafl rules.

Form mills of three stones, remove enemy pieces, and reduce their mobility.

Reveal a hidden army piece by piece in a compact Chinese dark chess battle.
The World at Play is more than a rules reference—every title here is ready to play.
Each game has its own opponent, from a welcoming beginner level to a demanding expert setting. Ask for a master hint whenever you get stuck.
Discover Go and Shogi, chess and military games, African mancala, Amazons, and dozens of other traditions and modern designs.
Complete rules, a first-game walkthrough, practical strategy, and common mistakes help you finish your first game with confidence.
No download, account, or matchmaking wait. Start, undo, review, and change difficulty whenever you like.