This batch ranges from old-world race boards and abstract placement games to Battleship variants, map conquest, and an Israeli quiz-show pair. The common thread is the pleasure of a Windows screen standing in for a crowded table.

20 Squares

the Egyptian race-and-bump conversion puts five tokens on a 20-space board, with four casting sticks deciding movement instead of dice. Bumps return rivals to the start, while marked squares can provide extra turns. Its tutorial and Mummy Facts sit alongside hotseat and computer opposition.

3D Armada

the 3D Battleship adaptation uses a 10×10 grid and a fleet made up of one battleship, two cruisers, three destroyers, and four scouts. It offers computer opponents and TCP/IP matches, then reveals both fleets in a post-match replay. The straightforward Battleship setup is the right place for a discussion about whether the replay changes how you place ships next time.

3D-Seeschlacht

the isometric naval duel changes the usual Battleship routine with movable intact ships, submarine scans, and limited ammunition. A spent ammo supply requires a waiting round before replenishment, so blind barrages are less attractive. Which rule would create the sharper head-to-head match: ship relocation or the ammunition limit?

Aba Daba

the Gomoku program has players place stars and balls in pursuit of five consecutive marks, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Board sizes, skins, adjustable difficulty, and an undo option shape the match around its clean placement game. Try comparing small-board aggression with the longer traps possible on a larger grid.

Aevum Obscurum

the medieval conquest game sets its turn-based campaigns in 1300-era Europe, combining military orders with population, taxes, and diplomacy. Its play-by-mail-style turns support single-player rivals as well as sessions involving more than 50 players. Alliances, non-aggression pacts, cease-fires, and messages give every border dispute a political edge.

Anasazi Tasholiiwe

the 40-stone racing board has one to four players cast three red-and-black sticks, choose a direction around the circuit, and race through four rivers. Landing on another piece sends it back, while a river can return a player to the beginning. Tribe-specific rules and the clockwise-or-counterclockwise choice make this one ripe for comparing house-rule approaches.

Ancient Egyptian Mehen: The Forbidden Game of the Snake

the serpent-board race asks players to bank casting-stick throws until a 2 releases their marbles onto a spiral leading to Ra and back out. A Shinyat roll of 1 handles entry, the central chamber, and exit; after completing the trip, a player returns as a double-speed lion. The lion phase is a wonderfully odd final act for a tabletop race.

Ancient Empires Lux

the Risk-inspired empire map divides ancient-world maps into territories for reinforcement, movement, attacks, and fortification. Cards yield additional troops, while fortified cities, sea lanes, and trade routes alter where an army can go. Its campaigns include Roman, Greek, Babylonian, and Zhou settings.

Ata Hoshev SheAta Haham

the Tal Friedman-hosted quiz game supports up to three players choosing among three categories before racing to buzz in on multiple-choice questions. Correct answers add cash, while wrong ones cost points and open the question to opponents. Its Israeli pop-culture and local-reference material would make a lively comparison with a general-knowledge quiz night.

Ata Hoshev SheAta Haham 2

the second Israeli trivia game again accommodates up to three players and draws from more than 1,000 questions across subjects including history, pop culture, and science. The description adds true-or-false questions, trick questions, a timer, and power-ups such as Second Thought and Swap Seat. Which of those additions would cause the most arguments around your table: changing an answer or redirecting a category?

Of these Windows takes on tabletop play, which would you most want to set up for a local evening: Mehen’s lion chase, Tasholiiwe’s river race, or one of the naval duels?