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24 alternatives to Board Defenders

Puzzel games based on the chess rules

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Board Defenders launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A challenging puzzle game based on the rules of chess

    2015 · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Play, practice, analyze, and save chess games online!

    2016 · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Challenge players the world over in a tactical board game

    2016 · its alternatives →

  4. 4
    Chesster▲117

    3D Chess for your iPhone and iPad

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    World’s smartest chess board

    2017 · its alternatives →

  6. 6PA

    Thought I would post in celebration of 1 year of my website being online. I've been working on it on and off and currently the website allows users to play Hex, Tumbleweed, Amazons, and Connect 6 against friends or against practice bots. I've been a long time player of some of these games and I felt for a long time that the world could use a few more popular abstract strategy games compared to Chess or Go. If you try it, let me know what you think. I'm always looking for new games or new features to add :)

    Oct 2025 · abstractboardgames.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser

    2017 · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    A puzzling chess-like game

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Get ready for most addictive game ever

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Jongler▲106

    All you have to do is juggle the ball & smash the high score

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Padel tactics learning app

    Feb 2026 · padelchess.me · its alternatives →

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    BoardBoss▲105

    Bring board games to life with the power of AR

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Vassal▲54

    Engine for building & playing online board games/card games

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Create board game rules and covers with machine learning

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    A fully cooperative tabletop game for 2-4 players

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Turn anything into a puzzle

    2015 · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Choose your flag and face off against other players!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Rack Up▲58

    One-touch arcade puzzle game

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    A new kind of game.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Match up with opponents or single player & test your skills.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    A unique tower defense with collectible card games

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Coolest strategy game that combines tic-tac-toe and chess

    2017 · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Party and family board game with “fairness” algorithm

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Avoid the bouncing balls, challenge your friends!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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