Category
Retro Board and Card Games
Choose a computer opponent or a solo card table. The archive includes chess engines, several checkers rulesets and Klondike variations, alongside less familiar board games. Read the edition notes: move selection, compulsory captures, scoring and undo rules differ between programs.
Browse all 35 games ↓A few places to start
- Argo Checkers
Mouse-driven checkers with highlighted legal moves and compulsory captures explained in the illustrated help.
- Clueless
A beginner-oriented chess opponent with six levels and mouse-based move selection.
- Klondike Gold
Klondike solitaire with one-card or three-card draws, scoring variants and optional hints.
Archive entries
↑↓ Select · Enter Open| Game | Platform | Year | Genre | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3D Noughts & CrossesChallenge the computer in 3-D Noughts & Crosses, making a line of four across a board with four stacked planes. | DOS | 1988 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Argo CheckersPlay Argo Checkers with highlighted legal moves, mandatory captures and an illustrated help system explaining this edition’s rules. | DOS | 1993 | Board & Card | PLAY |
CentaurPlay chess against Centaur’s DOS engine, enter moves by coordinates and adjust its thinking level through keyboard menus. | DOS | 1990 | Board & Card | PLAY |
CheckersPlay a mouse-controlled game of checkers against the computer, moving dark pieces across the board and jumping over opposing pieces. | DOS | 1996 | Board & Card | PLAY |
ChenardPlay chess against Chenard, choose a thinking time for the computer, and move pieces with a keyboard cursor. | DOS | 1996 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Chess88Play keyboard-controlled chess in Chess88, choosing a side and search depth before moving pieces with the cursor, Delete and Insert keys. | DOS | 1984 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Chinese CheckersRace marbles across the star-shaped board in ImagiSOFT’s Chinese Checkers, with human or computer players and step-by-step move selection. | DOS | 1991 | Board & Card | PLAY |
CluelessPractice chess against a beginner-oriented computer opponent, choosing from six levels and making moves with the mouse. | DOS | 1996 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Crazy EightsPlay Crazy Eights against the computer in Moonlite Software’s DOS card game. Match the suit or rank, draw when needed and use wild eights to change suit. | DOS | 1992 | Board & Card | PLAY |
DotsoDraw lines to claim boxes against the computer in Dotso. Random starting lines and blocked squares give this DOS dots-and-boxes game an unusual board. | DOS | 1993 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Dragons Bane: Mah Jongg IIPlay Dragons Bane: Mah Jongg II, a DOS tile solitaire game with stacked layouts, illustrated tile sets and built-in hints. Match pairs that are uncovered and free on one side. | DOS | 1995 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Dynamo DraughtsPlay several international draughts and checkers variants against a configurable DOS opponent or another local player. | DOS | 1992 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Game of the GooseRoll two dice and race to square 63 on a historical Goose board. Play with two to four people or computer opponents on the same device. | PC | 2026 | Board & Card | PLAY |
glParchisChoose a three-, four-, six- or eight-seat Parchís board, then race four pawns home against friends or the original computer opponents. | PC | 2018 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Grid PokerPlace cards on a grid to build poker hands across rows, columns and diagonals, aiming for the highest total score. | DOS | 1994 | Board & Card | PLAY |
HexxagonClone or jump across a hexagonal board in Hexxagon. Convert nearby opposing pieces and challenge Craniac or another player in the original DOS shareware. | DOS | 1993 | Board & Card | PLAY |
KalakhPlay Kalakh against a computer opponent. Sow coins around the board, earn extra turns and capture the opposite pile in this illustrated DOS counting game. | DOS | 1991 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Klondike GoldPlay Klondike solitaire with nugget scoring, one-card or three-card draws, replay options and optional hints in Klondike Gold. | DOS | 1994 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Klondike SolitaireBuild four suit piles from ace to king in Klondike Solitaire. Choose draw one or draw three and play a deal the solver has checked. | PC | 2026 | Board & Card | PLAY |
KosynkaArrange two decks into eight foundations in Kosynka, a DOS solitaire game with illustrated cards, mouse dragging and keyboard controls. | DOS | 1992 | Board & Card | PLAY |
LanePlace, push and retrieve cards on a shared board, trying to surround the red scoring cards before your opponent does. | Game Boy Advance | 2022 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Mah JonggRemove matching, uncovered tiles in Mah Jongg, Nels Anderson’s DOS solitaire game with keyboard selection, hints and numbered layouts. | DOS | 1987 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Mah Jongg LapTopMatch exposed tiles in Mah Jongg LapTop, a monochrome DOS mahjong solitaire game designed for early laptop screens. Use hints and take back a move when you get stuck. | DOS | 1989 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Monopoly (Esc Programs)Buy properties and collect rent in ESC Programs’ Monopoly, choosing players and the optional Free Parking rule before starting. | DOS | 1999 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Moraff's Monster MemoryTurn over monster tiles and remember their positions in Moraff’s Monster Memory. Play the original DOS matching game with a mouse or the letters printed on the tiles. | DOS | 1992 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Moraff's StonesTrade jewel, gold and silver stones with fantasy opponents in Moraff’s Stones. Build a stronger hand through offers and forced trades in this DOS shareware game. | DOS | 1991 | Board & Card | PLAY |
MVP BridgePlay rubber bridge with computer-controlled players in MVP Bridge 3.03. Use mouse-driven bidding and card selection, with hints for both phases. | DOS | 1994 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Naval BattlePlace five ships and trade shots with a computer opponent on a pair of 10×10 grids. Four difficulty levels are based on the 2009 Warboats AI, with a fifth classic style. | PC | 2026 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Nero 5Play chess against Nero 5, select moves with the arrow keys and Enter, and save or revisit positions in its DOS interface. | DOS | 1999 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Nova ChessPlay chess through a mouse-driven board with adjustable search depth, takebacks and a menu that appears at the top of the screen. | DOS | 1996 | Board & Card | PLAY |
NumloCapture numbered squares against two computer opponents in Numlo, a three-color board game where the highest score matters more than the largest territory. | DOS | 1993 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Reno GoldPlay casino-style Klondike solitaire with imaginary money, a seven-column tableau and a choice of classic or reduced-suit variations. | DOS | 1995 | Board & Card | PLAY |
ScrambleBuild words on a bonus-square board in Diana Gruber’s Scramble. Play alone or choose human and computer opponents in this DOS shareware word game. | DOS | 1990 | Board & Card | PLAY |
Second GuessReveal pairs of hidden tiles in Second Guess, Nels Anderson’s DOS concentration game. Use a mouse or arrow keys to play the original version 1.1 shareware. | DOS | 1994 | Board & Card | PLAY |
XO WorldPlay X on a 10×10 board against the original Java applet’s computer opponent. Make a line of five before it does. | PC | 2007 | Board & Card | PLAY |
