Logic - 2 Player Singles Only

Mastermind

Duration - 10 mins

Player 1 selects a combination of 6 colours to make a hidden row of 4.

Player 2 has to guess this sequence.

Every correct colour guess is indicated by a white peg.

A correct guess of both colour and its position in the row is indicated by a black peg.

If it takes 6 turns for player 2 to guess the exact sequence then player 1 scores 6 points.

Play an agreed number of games in alternation until a set score is reached.

MSO

Further Info - Wikipedia

Rules -  www.centralconnector.com/GAMES/mastermind.html

Battleships

Duration - 20 mins

Position your fleet of 5 ships (aircraft carrier - 5 holes, cruiser - 3 holes, etc) vertically or horizontally on the bottom tray.

In turn guess where your opponent's boats are by giving a grid reference.

The white pegs are placed in the corresponding position on the upright tray for a miss and the reds are used for a hit.

If a hit the opponent must tell you what type of vessel has been hit.

When a vessel has been hit all along its length it is sunk and should be stated so.

The winner is the first person to sink all their opponent's vessels.

Rules -  www.centralconnector.com/GAMES/battleship.html

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Other - 2 Player Singles Only

Sumo

Duration - 10 mins

Each wrestler has either 3 attacking or 3 defending movement cards (taken from each pack of 10).

Both players play one card at the same time.  The defending player makes the move on his card first.

When both players' cards are compared the wrestler either gains an advantage or disadvantage.

The aim is to push the opposing wrestler out of the ring.

Interaction

(Waddingtons - 1978)

Duration - 10 mins

The initial set up is as above.

Take turns to pot the yellow balls with one of your two cue balls into the recessed central line of pockets. 

This is done by exact rules of straight line momentum being passed from one ball to another.

First to pot 5 of the 10 yellow balls wins.

Delta Force

(Peter Pan -1988)

Duration - 15 mins

Each player has 14 numbered counters which he places on the board.

Once placed each player overturns his counters to show their numerical values.

Counters are moved into strategic position and confront the opponent on their respective attack spaces.

The higher numbered counter wins.

The winner is the player to capture the highest number of counters or, if 7 counters each have been captured, the highest numbered counter.

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Other - 2 Players or More

Multicube

Format - 2 to 5 players

Duration - 20 mins

To start, all cubes are randomly placed with the white face uppermost.  A 12-sided dice is thrown to select the corresponding number table. The player selects a numer from this table and a corresponding cube is overturned to that player's colour. Score points by forming lines (vertical, horizontal, diagonal) of 3 cubes or more of your own colour.  Strategy comes in with blocking and trapping moves.

There are 3 game levels.

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