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18 games like Checkers

Ranked alternatives to Checkers (abstract strategy, comic book / strip), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Checkers’s medium-light weight. Onitama is the closest match.

  1. 1. Onitama (2014)
    2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Pattern Movement, Square Grid
  2. 2. Chess (1475)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Pattern Movement, Square Grid
  3. 3. Feudal (1967)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid, Static Capture
  4. 4. Jungle King
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid, Static Capture
  5. 5. Inside Moves (1930)
    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid, Static Capture
  6. 6. Fox and Geese (1400)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 4.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid, Static Capture
  7. 7. Stratego (1946)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid
  8. 8. Quoridor Travel (1997)
    2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid
  9. 9. Abalone Classic (1987)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Static Capture
  10. 10. Shogi (1587)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Pattern Movement, Square Grid
  11. 11. Frogriders (2017)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Static Capture
  12. 12. UR Spiel (-2600)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 5.9 · Light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Square Grid, Static Capture
  13. 13. Aqualin (2020)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid
  14. 14. Fire Tower (2019)
    2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid
  15. 15. Vendetta (1881)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid, Static Capture
  16. 16. Santorini (2004)
    2–3 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid
  17. 17. International Checkers (1600)
    2 players · 40 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid
  18. 18. Halma (1884)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 5.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Checkers: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid
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