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Here is a list of tabletop games. Main branches only. For proprietary games, only the most famous ones are listed.

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Chaturanga family


name	introduction	origin of derivation
चतुरङ्ग caturaṅga	English https://www.chessvariants.com/historic.dir/chaturanga.html
ajedrez	English https://www.chessvariants.com/d.chess/chess.html English https://ancientchess.com/page/play-chess.htm	چترنگ catrang
ajedrez para tres		ajedrez
ajedrez para seis		ajedrez
Atomschach	English https://www.pychess.org/variants/atomic	ajedrez
ajedrez de Capablanca	https://www.pychess.org/variants/capablanca	ajedrez
چترنگ catrang	English https://ancientchess.com/page/play-shatranj.htm English https://chrisbogert.wixsite.com/chaturanga-family/trn	चतुरङ्ग caturaṅga
chak	English https://www.pychess.org/variants/chak	चतुरङ्ग caturaṅga
crazyhouse	https://www.pychess.org/variants/crazyhouse	ajedrez
鬥獸棋 dòushòuqí	English https://www.chessvariants.org/other.dir/animal.html English http://ancientchess.com/page/play-doushouqi.htm	चतुरङ्ग caturaṅga
Fischer random chess	English https://www.chessvariants.com/diffsetup.dir/fischer.html English https://www.pychess.org/variants/chess960	ajedrez
หมากรุก hmak ruk	English https://www.chessvariants.com/oriental.dir/thai.html English https://www.pychess.org/variants/makruk English https://ancientchess.com/page/play-makruk.htm	چترنگ catrang
將棋/장기 janggi	English https://www.chessvariants.com/oriental.dir/koreanchess.html English https://www.pychess.org/variants/janggi English https://ancientchess.com/page/play-janggi.htm	象棋 xiàngqí
川中島将棋 Kawanakajima shōgi	Japanese https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/川中島将棋	象棋 xiàngqí
kongo	English https://www.chessvariants.com/ms.dir/congo.html	चतुरङ्ग caturaṅga
main chator	English https://chrisbogert.wixsite.com/chaturanga-family/main-chator	चतुरङ्ग caturaṅga
ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠰᠢᠲᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ Monggol sitar-a	English https://www.chessvariants.com/oriental.dir/shatar.html English https://ancientchess.com/page/play-shatar.htm	چترنگ catrang
七國象棋 qīguó xiàngqí	English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_the_Seven_Kingdoms	象棋 xiàngqí
三國象棋 sānguó xiàngqí		象棋 xiàngqí
ሰንጠረዥ sänṭäräž	English https://chrisbogert.wixsite.com/chaturanga-family/blank-6	چترنگ catrang
三友棋 sānyǒuqí		象棋 xiàngqí
将棋 shōgi	English https://www.chessvariants.com/shogi.html English https://www.pychess.org/variants/shogi English https://ancientchess.com/page/play-shogi.htm English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABrpbjoHCk
စစ်တုရင် sittuyin	English https://www.chessvariants.com/oriental.dir/burmese.html English https://ancientchess.com/page/play-sittuyin.htm	चतुरङ्ग caturaṅga
蝸角棋 wōjiǎoqí		象棋 xiàngqí
象棋 xiàngqí	English https://www.chessvariants.com/xiangqi.html English https://www.pychess.org/variants/xiangqi English https://ancientchess.com/page/play-xiangqi.htm English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nApZihrdQGo

Pachisi family


image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	पचीसी pachisi
	தாயக்கட்டை dayakattai
	飛行棋 fēixíngqí		पचीसी pachisi
	jeu des petits chevaux		पचीसी pachisi
	ludo		पचीसी pachisi
	Mensch ärgere Dich nicht		पचीसी pachisi
	parchís		पचीसी pachisi
	parqués		पचीसी pachisi
	patcheesi		पचीसी pachisi
	uckers		ludo

Alquerque family


name	introduction	origin of derivation
القرقات alquerque	English https://www.bead.game/games/traditional/alquerque
Canadian checkers
دامە dama
dame
dameo		دامە dama
English draughts
hexdame
juego de damas
кены keny		دامە dama
Lines of Action
Poolse dammen
Տամա tama		دامە dama
tobit		دامە dama

Table family


image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	Acey-Duecey
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Backgammon_-_Comen%C3%A7ament_d'una_partida.png/360px-Backgammon_-_Comen%C3%A7ament_d'una_partida.png	backgammon
	длинные нарды dlínnyje nardy
	gul bara
	Ludus Anglicorum
	πλακωτό plakoto
	tapa
	ticktack