Classic abstract strategy games such as Go, mancala, and Othello matched with their origin and core rule, one game per card.
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- In what country did Go originate?
- China, over 2500 years ago
- What is the core rule of Go?
- Capture opponent's stones by surrounding them with your own stones
- Where did Chess originate?
- Ancient India, evolved from the game Chaturanga
- How do you win at Chess?
- By checkmating your opponent's king
- Where did Mancala originate?
- Africa, ancient game played across many African cultures
- What is the core rule of Mancala?
- Distribute stones around cups and capture opponent's pieces strategically
- How do you win at Othello?
- By flipping opponent's pieces with your own pieces to control the board
- Where did Checkers originate?
- Provence or Spain around 1200, derived from the game Alquerque
- What is the core rule of Checkers?
- Jump over opponent's pieces to capture them; reach the opposite end to become king
- What is the objective in Stratego?
- Capture opponent's flag while protecting yours with strategically positioned pieces
- How old is the game Nine Men's Morris?
- Ancient, with origins possibly in Roman times or earlier
- What is the core rule of Nine Men's Morris?
- Form rows of three adjacent pieces to remove opponent's pieces from the board
- Who invented Connect Four and when?
- Howard Wexler at Milton Bradley in 1974
- How do you win at Connect Four?
- Drop pieces into columns to create four in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally
- Where was Hex invented?
- Denmark and Canada independently by Piet Hein and John Nash around 1942-1948
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