Spatial strategy games involve placing pieces to make a pattern or seize territory, like Noughts and Crosses or Connect Four. See Line of Four , Endless Noughts and Crosses , Sprouts . This usually involves removing pieces to achieve a goal, like Nim or Mancala, See Last Biscuit , Squayles , Slippery Snail . This is a game for two players. Begin with the numbers 1 to 9.
Players take turns to select a number, with each number used only once.
The winner is the first player to have exactly three numbers that total 15. As suggested in the title, to be successful at strategy games, players need to analyse the 'moves' and patterns of moves that lead to winning. Once the patterns have been found and practised, the games lose their appeal, but can be revived through variations and extensions. The games usually involve an element of chance, which adds more interest. Roll Six Players roll six dice and use five of the numbers together with any of the four operations to make the sixth number.