Rules of every game
How each game is played, from the first move to the last, with diagrams. Read one, then play it straight away.
- Sea Battle
Sea battle rules
The full rules of the ten-ship game: the fleet, why ships may not touch, the extra shot after a hit, and what happens when a ship goes down.
Play → - Armada
Armada rules: sea battle with torpedoes and radar
How to play Armada, battleship with weapons: the fleet, the extra turn, two torpedoes, two air strikes, one radar, draws and playing a friend.
Play → - Chess
Chess rules — how to play chess
How to play chess: how every piece moves, check and mate, castling, en passant, promotion, the draws, the chess clock and how to read the notation.
Play → - Checkers
Checkers rules — how to play draughts
How to play checkers: moves, compulsory capture, multiple jumps, kings, and the differences between flying-kings draughts and American checkers.
Play → - Tic-Tac-Toe
Tic-tac-toe rules: 3×3, 4×4 and five in a row
How to play tic-tac-toe, or noughts and crosses: crosses go first, three in a row on 3×3, four on 4×4, five on 15×15, draws and playing a friend.
Play → - Minesweeper
Minesweeper rules
How minesweeper works: what the numbers mean, flags, opening several cells at once, the three classic boards, and racing a friend on the same field.
Play → - Nonograms
Nonogram rules: how to read the clues
How nonograms work: what the numbers mean, shading and crossing out cells, the four sizes, when a puzzle is solved, and racing a friend on the same one.
Play → - Sudoku
Sudoku rules: how to play, step by step
How sudoku works: the grid, rows, columns and boxes, the one rule, pencil notes, the four levels, when a puzzle is solved, and racing a friend.
Play → - 2048
2048 Rules: How to Play 2048
How 2048 works: sliding and merging tiles, where new 2s and 4s appear, the score, when the game ends, playing on after 2048, and racing a friend.
Play → - Solitaire
Solitaire Rules: How to Play Klondike
How Klondike solitaire works: the layout, columns built down in alternating colours, kings in empty columns, foundations, draw one or three, racing a friend.
Play → - Spider Solitaire
Spider Solitaire Rules: How to Play
How Spider Solitaire works: two decks, ten columns, runs of one suit from king to ace, empty columns, dealing from the stock, 1, 2 or 4 suits, racing a friend.
Play → - FreeCell
FreeCell Rules: How to Play
How FreeCell works: eight columns, four free cells, foundations from ace to king, how many cards move at once, deal numbers and #11982, and racing friends.
Play → - Blackjack
Blackjack Rules: How to Play
How blackjack works: card values, soft hands, the deal, hit, stand, double and split, insurance, when the dealer draws, 3:2 for a blackjack, playing friends.
Play → - Deedland
Deedland rules
How to play Deedland: moving round the board, buying and auctions, rent, building houses and hotels, jail, Fortune cards, mortgages, trading and bankruptcy.
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