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External Link: PlayStrategy

PlayStrategy is a site based on Lichess (free adless chess server with open source code) but supports multiple games instead of just one. It supports Chess (& 10 variants), Shogi (+mini), Xiangqi (+mini), Amazons, Draughts (& 9 variants), Lines of Action (& 1 variant), Othello (& 1 variant), 2 games of Mancala (pit & pebbles) family, 3 variations of Go and (recently added) 2 of Backgammon. It has a clear, user-friendly interface, lets play in lobby, simultaneous exhibitions, Arena and Swiss tournaments, has Medley option (switching between game types during a tournament), has rules page for each game, online bots, teams, forums, and much more. Its community is not big (site is quite young), but it was inspired by Mind Sports Olympiad, so it aims to be the world’s best two-player abstract games platform that ensures fair play and serves many board games for free to everyone.


External Link: https://playstrategy.org


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By Lev Grigoriev.

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Web page created: 2023-11-07. Web page last updated: 2023-11-12