Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Tabletop-Games

Tabletop games are games that are normally played on a table, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature wargames, or tile-based games.

Here is a list of the main tabletop games in the world.

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Note:

• Only main branches are listed.
• For proprietary games, only the most famous ones are listed.

[In progress]

Alquerque family

image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	القرقات alquerque	English https://www.bead.game/games/traditional/alquerque
	American pool checkers
	Canadian checkers
	دامە dama
	dama italiana
	dameo		دامە dama
	Frysk damjen
	derecha
	drafti
	English draughts
	dum
	hexdame
	juego de damas
	кены keny		دامە dama
	Lines of Action
	Poolse dammen
	шашки shashki
	Տամա tama		دامە dama
	tobit		دامە dama

Anagrams family

image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	Anagrams
	Bananagrams
	Scrabble

Chaturanga family

image	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

Connect family

image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	Connect4
	連珠 renju		五子棋 wǔzǐqí
	五子棋 wǔzǐqí

L'Attaque family

image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	L'Attaque
	軍人将棋 gunjin shōgi		L'Attaque
	陸軍棋 lùjūnqí		L'Attaque
	四國軍棋 sìguójūnqí		陸軍棋 lùjūnqí
	Stratego		L'Attaque

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

Playing cards family

image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	baraja
	carte à jouer
	carte da gioco
(incomplete)	दशावतार गंजीफा dashavatara ganjifa
	釣魚牌 diàoyúpái
	狗兒牌 gǒurpái
	花札 hanafuda
	Jass
	株札 kabufuda
	Kaiserspiel
	黒札 kurofuda
	六红牌 liùhóngpái
	六虎牌 liùhǔpái
	馬來西亞麻雀牌 Mǎláixīyà máquèpái		麻雀牌 máquèpái
	貓貓牌 māomāopái
	麻雀牌 máquèpái
	南通長牌 Nántōng chángpái
	櫻川札 sakuragawafuda
	水滸牌 shuǐhǔpái
	四色牌 sìsèpái
	Spielkarten
	tam cúc
	tổ tôm
	うんすんカルタ unsun karuta
	Uno

Table family

image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	Acey-Duecey
	backgammon
	длинные нарды dlínnyje nardy
	gul bara
	Ludus Anglicorum
	πλακωτό plakoto
	tapa
	ticktack

Xuānhépái family

image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	宣和牌 xuānhé pái
	十五湖 sap6 ng5 wu4
	四川長牌 Sìchuān chángpái
	挖花 wāhuā

Mischellaneous

image	name	introduction	origin of derivation
	boggle
	crossword
	domino		宣和牌 xuānhépái
	fanorona
	hangman
	klotski
	kolowis awithlaknannai
	Monopoly
	十二生肖牌 shí'èrshēngxiàopái
	tour d'Hanoi
	圍棋 wéiqí
	윷 yut