Browse games/Simple complexity

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This is a list of games that are relatively simple and easy to learn.

NameDescriptionMin PlayersMax PlayersStashesSetsGame MechanicsStatus
3-HighCooperatively assemble the five trees without running out of cards.141CooperativeComplete
A-A-Arctic KetteringAbstract22UnknownComplete
AebGrow your forces and destroy the enemy.2445 Rainbow or Xeno StashesNonePlaytesting
AmbushA capture game for 2 players with 2 stashes and 4 Martian Coasters.22UnknownComplete
AmoebaA science themed game with an ever-increasing board size.261 per player5None, PlacementComplete
ApophisA real-time co-op game of saving the world from an asteroid1451Cooperative, Color powersComplete
Aquarius RisingConnect your elements to the higher planes2554Placement, Hidden goalsComplete
AscendancyA turn-based game of tower building.251 per playerUnknownPlaytesting
Atom SmasherA game of dexterity inspired by billiards, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrom carrom, and marbles210011Dexterity, Turn-basedComplete
Bag of IceA simple push-your-luck game for many different player counts21252Push-your-luckComplete?
Ballistic WarsA pure strategy game of knocking down enemy walls364UnknownPlaytesting
Barrakesh ExpressControl surface transport on Mars241 per player5Set collection, Hidden goalsPlaytesting
Behind Enemy LinesMultiplayer war based game242Roll and moveInitial design
Black ICEThe 3HOUSE game of computer cracking23Discovering codes underneath opaque pyramidsComplete
Blam!Looking for someone to shove? Strategize in Blam! with two to four elbow-room seekers.241 per playerUnknownComplete
Block ur Friends aka BurFInspired by the game Saikoro where board options are removed, in this one it fills2444Blocking, Dice RollingNearly Complete
Breakthrough225UnknownInitial design
BridgeA strategy game where you try to connect opposing edges of an 8x8 board.224MovementInitial design
Builders of R'lyehConstructing the drowned city of Cthulhu151 per player + 15Stacking, DexterityComplete
Candy CaptureEarn the most points once all candy pieces are captured21UnknownInitial design
Capture the Flag2 or 3 players try to capture an opponent's flag in an ever-shrinking space.231 per player5Capture, Shrinking BoardInitial design
CarboniteDiceA game of CarboniteDice in progress.12Push your luck, Set BuildingPlaytesting
Carrots and BroccoliA abstract game about planning a garden2451 per playerTimer, IceDiceComplete
CatapultsIn Catapults, each player builds a castle and then tries to tear down the castles of the other players.1101 per playerUnknownPlaytesting
CathouseCathouse, a game for cats.11UnknownComplete
CentrificeCentrifice is a hurling match, introducing a new mechanic for stackable Icehouse pieces: Centrificeing (hurling your Icehouse pieces with the help of other Icehouse pieces).11001UnknownPlaytesting
Chain ReactionFire 'particles' at 'atoms' and direct the chain reaction to let you capture pieces266Stacking, PlacementPlaytesting
Chivalry22UnknownComplete
The Closest GhostA simple game played with pieces of candy2UnknownComplete
Coaster ChessMartian Chess meets Martian Coasters241UnknownPlaytesting
Color ClaimBuild stacks with your claimed color on top to score points.22None, CapturingComplete
Color WheelTry to connect all same colored pyramids before time runs out!15Cooperative, PuzzleComplete
ColorblindA color mixing logic game29 (one opaque)2 (One Rainbow, One Xeno)UnknownNearly Complete
Colorful CluesA deduction game where players try to guess the missing colors24102 (1 Rainbow and 1 Xeno)UnknownComplete
CoupTake over a small country351UnknownInitial design
Cover UpCover up your opponent's options and get 4-in-a-row2UnknownComplete
CrackeD IceDon't tip the ice floe!351 per player5Dexterity, BalanceComplete
CrossroadsA game of placing pyramids and tracing paths351Placement, Path TracingNearly Complete
Crosswalk21Stacking, BlockingComplete
Crystal TradersTrade crystals with people from other worlds364UnknownPlaytesting
DashBe the first to finish.251UnknownInitial design
DepictCan you get your friends to guess the secret word using only pyramids?21035UnknownInitial design
Der MarsigelwettkampfA prickly pyramid game2131 per player1Stacking, Freeform boardComplete
Diamond MineCollect Diamonds from hidden Veins246 (2 must be opaque)UnknownComplete
DodgerCatch the Fugitive in an ever changing landscape.2103UnknownInitial design
Dog Eat DogAn abstract game of strategy and luck for 2 or more players284UnknownComplete?
Drag RaceAn abstract race game of second guessing in second gear.22UnknownComplete
DragonflockDragons intimidate each other and lay waste to hapless towns223Stacking, Capture ("devastation")Complete?
DripA stacking game using Icehouse pieces21UnknownComplete
EdgesEdges is an abstract strategy game of placement for two, played on the 31 edges (not squares or points) of a three by four rectangular grid representing the canal network.22UnknownComplete
Elemental TowersA solitaire game played with an Aquarius deck1UnknownComplete
EpicycleExchange your pieces for those in a circle. Avoid getting 3 pieces of the same size.211UnknownComplete
Fire-Ice-SlimeA very fast and simple, 2-player, 1 Treehouse game, similar to Rock-Scissors-Paper.21UnknownComplete
FolioAn abstract strategy game for two players inspired by Quarto242UnknownComplete
FortsA game of building and tearing down.241 per playerUnknownComplete
Freeze TagPyramids race to the other side, trying not to get frozen along the way.241 per player2Dice, Volcano BoardComplete
Fuji-san22UnknownComplete
Game of PrincesThe two sons of the king play a racing game to one another’s carpets with help of their servitors255Piece movementInitial design
GeodetoPlanet Earth is full of beautiful and interesting places.2661UnknownComplete
Give or Take21011Set collection, TradingComplete
Gleebs and GruesAbsorb your enemies while trying not to be eaten by a grue.21Placement, CapturingComplete
GnaqushHop to the other end of the board and promote your pieces241 stash per playerUnknownComplete
Green HijinksA luck-free variant of Pink Hijinks213Pattern formationComplete
HailstormA very random betting game2104+UnknownComplete
HexachessChess on a hexagonal board.232 or 3UnknownInitial design
Hexano-DuelA more strategic variant of Volcano played with 9 stashes on a hexagonal board29VolcanoComplete?
HextrisAbstract231 per player5Placement, MovementComplete?
High RiseA game of trying to build the biggest towers in order to control the most valuable properties on a Martian Coasters square222UnknownComplete?
HuntA hunt in a deadly maze2452UnknownComplete
I Have ColorA color based children's word game.2121 or 2Abstract, DrawComplete
Ice AgeMastodons vs the Hunters21UnknownComplete?
Ice BoulePlay a game of Boule with your Icehouse pieces and using the Centrifice-mechanic.1101 per player + 1UnknownPlaytesting
Ice DraughtsAdvanced variant of Draughts241 per player3UnknownPlaytesting
Ice Fishing244UnknownComplete
Ice FuThere can be only one22UnknownComplete?
Ice House BowlingA game using IceHouse pieces for bowling.210041UnknownInitial design
Ice LadyA variant of Turkish checkers, aka Dama, using Icehouse pieces.22UnknownComplete?
Ice MerchantsVenus is a hot place: The Place for the "in" crowd, party central for the solar system, and a tourist trap par excellance. There's just one problem. It's a HOT place...45UnknownComplete?
Ice MinersA 2-player game of underground survival. A Settlers of Catan inspired game.25Resource Management, BuildingInitial design
Ice PointsA fun game where you try to get the most points by the end of the game.581 per player5UnknownInitial design
Ice StackersA dexterous stacking race game.2651 per playerUnknownComplete
Ice Tiddly WinksA quick dexterity game with simultaneous play161 per player5DexterityComplete
Ice311004StackingComplete?
IceCreamA two player game that requires no playing surface.234UnknownComplete?
IceCubedA game utilizing IceDice components and a Mega-Volcano board: Players are randomly given opportunities for movement, attack, and supply to the board while also presented the opportunity to seek revenge and wreak havoc on their opponents.2451 per player + 1UnknownPlaytesting
IceDamThis is a multiplayer variant of IceSickle.241 per playerUnknownComplete
IceFrogsPlayers jump their pyramids across the board in an attempt to get a piece into their opponent's start space.232 or 3UnknownComplete
IceGolfIcehouse Golf, using a stash tube as Club11001+1+DexterityComplete
IceSickleIceSickle is a bit similar to checkers, but was originally inspired by solitaire peg jumping games21Placement, JumpingComplete
IceToidsExplore a board made of print-and-play cards.24Area controlComplete
Icehouse BaseballA game of chance.2UnknownInitial design
Icehouse Null GameThe Game of Playing with Pyramids110000UnknownComplete?
IceminersCollect Gems from hidden Veins246 (1 opaque)UnknownComplete
InfiltrateBuild an army and fight your way through the enemy's lines.224UnknownComplete
Influence341 per player (approx)UnknownComplete
InitiativeAn initiative stack22Perfect information, Piece placementPlaytesting
IntersectPlacement and simultaneous capture22Placement, Simultaneous actionComplete
Invaders of MarsPlayers take turns fleeing from a powerful alien menace bent on using them as fodder for breeding until only one player is left standing.241 per player + 15 for 2 players, 10 for 4 playersNone, CaptureComplete
IsokuLike Sudoku, but with pyramids.149UnknownInitial design
JuxtaposePlayers play a 'tic-tac-toe'-like game using a 4x4 board and a single stash of pieces from a common pool.241UnknownComplete?
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