Free Games - Simultaneous Movement
A collection of free board games for two players, all with the theme of simultaneous movement -- both players move at the same time.
Acorn
Tribes of oak harvesters line a small valley, preparing to plant their trees in the fields below in this game designed by K.C. Humphrey.
Tribes of oak harvesters line a small valley, preparing to plant their trees in the fields below in this game designed by K.C. Humphrey.
Assembly Line
The complete rules for Assembly Line, winner of the About.com Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition. This free game can be played with pieces most gamers have around the house.
The complete rules for Assembly Line, winner of the About.com Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition. This free game can be played with pieces most gamers have around the house.
Elasta
Players try to push the Battle Line forward untill it reaches the opponent's ground line. Designed by Michail Antonow. The basic mechanism in this game was also used in Antonow's published game Caribbean.
Players try to push the Battle Line forward untill it reaches the opponent's ground line. Designed by Michail Antonow. The basic mechanism in this game was also used in Antonow's published game Caribbean.
Frames
The complete rules for Frames, designed by Marcos Donnantuoni, a free board game and a finalist in the Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.
The complete rules for Frames, designed by Marcos Donnantuoni, a free board game and a finalist in the Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.
King of Pearls
Players compete to build structures in this design from Heinrich Glumpler.
Players compete to build structures in this design from Heinrich Glumpler.
Lanza
Capture your opponent's pieces to win this game, designed by by Michail Antonow.
Capture your opponent's pieces to win this game, designed by by Michail Antonow.
Missile Match
Dominoes are put to creative use as missiles (one number is the missile power; the other is the travel distance) in this game from Scott Balaban.
Dominoes are put to creative use as missiles (one number is the missile power; the other is the travel distance) in this game from Scott Balaban.
Moriarty
A deduction game in which two players each choose one of four colors and then try to determine which color their opponent has chosen. Designed by Scott Slomiany.
A deduction game in which two players each choose one of four colors and then try to determine which color their opponent has chosen. Designed by Scott Slomiany.
Nelaxtam
Troops invade an island in this game designed by Jorge Gomez Arrausi, the designer who won the 2002 Unequal Forces Board Game Design Competition.
Troops invade an island in this game designed by Jorge Gomez Arrausi, the designer who won the 2002 Unequal Forces Board Game Design Competition.
Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied is an epic poem written in Germany about 1200AD, and Richard Vickery has turned it into an interesting game played on a triangle-based board.
The Nibelungenlied is an epic poem written in Germany about 1200AD, and Richard Vickery has turned it into an interesting game played on a triangle-based board.
Numa
Roman and Arabic numerals are key in this game, designed by Don Green, the designer of Octi.
Roman and Arabic numerals are key in this game, designed by Don Green, the designer of Octi.
Pulling Strings
The first player to "pull" stacks with a total of at least 5 pieces onto any combination of his home intersections wins. Designed by Clark D. Rodeffer.
The first player to "pull" stacks with a total of at least 5 pieces onto any combination of his home intersections wins. Designed by Clark D. Rodeffer.
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Inc.
No longer satisfied with being a child's pasttime, Rock, Paper and Scissors have all gone into business against each other: Rocks Inc., Paper Inc., and Scissors Inc. Designed by Stephen Glenn.
No longer satisfied with being a child's pasttime, Rock, Paper and Scissors have all gone into business against each other: Rocks Inc., Paper Inc., and Scissors Inc. Designed by Stephen Glenn.
Tortellini Football
The complete rules for Tortellini Football, designed by Tom Ono, a free board game and an entry in the Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.
The complete rules for Tortellini Football, designed by Tom Ono, a free board game and an entry in the Simultaneous Movement Game Design Competition.