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24 alternatives to Sholo Guti - 16 Beads

A turn based strategic board game

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. Sholo Guti - 16 Beads launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A board game that teaches the Lean Startup Methodology

    2015 · playinglean.com · its alternatives →

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    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 :)

    2025 · abstractboardgames.com · its alternatives →

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    Party and family board game with “fairness” algorithm

    2017 · rudy-games.com · its alternatives →

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    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I built this digital version of Tiao, a two-player turn based strategy board game. Think Checkers meets Go. It's free, runs in the browser, has multiplayer, AI, over the board mode and a lot of other neat things. The source is on GitHub (AGPL). The game was originally designed by my friend Andreas Edmeier. He created the rules and has been playtesting and refining the game design for years. I built the website for it. The core in about 2 weeks using TypeScript, Next.js, Express, Websockets, and MongoDB. Fully dockerized, deployed on a Hetzner VPS with Coolify. Authentication with…

    Apr 2026 · playtiao.com · its alternatives →

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    Farabel▲63

    A turn-based strategy game that starts out at the end

    2016 · farabel.com · its alternatives →

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    Sinkers▲56

    A unique strategy and puzzle game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Interviews and play testing with designers and publishers

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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    World’s smartest chess board

    2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    A chaotic and cooperative card game.

    2015 · playspaceteam.com · its alternatives →

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    Tatsu▲59

    Board game from award-winning designer

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    A tacticle puzzle game with a twist

    2016 · playtwistedlines.com · its alternatives →

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    Reflections on an epic Kickstarter campaign for a tiny game

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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    A puzzle game with boardgame roots.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The basic handbook of transactional analysis

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    I have a game idea. How do I make it?

    2015 · gamesalad.com · its alternatives →

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    Orbits▲56

    Simple yet challenging single-tap game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Open data board game

    2016 · thegamecrafter.com · its alternatives →

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    Tox gives a reviewer's take on making an exceptional game

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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    Circle▲70

    An elegant Flappy Bird like game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Puzzel games based on the chess rules

    2015 · ludusstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    A minimalist, physics puzzle game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    A minimalist game with an unstoppable flow of arrows

    2015 · acelisweaven.github.io · its alternatives →

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