Abandonware DOS title

Games similar to board games or based on a tabletop game sorted by title, from Z to A

Classic board games like Backgammon, Othello, Checkers were an inspiration to the first wave of developers for their simplicity and appeal. In time, modern board games like Diplomacy, Risk, Monopoly or Scrabble were also adapted in a number of games. And let's not forget the strategy games NOT based on actual tabletop games which gameplay is clearly inspired by board games (like the excellent Archon).
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Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow

DOS19923.4/5 Sierra On-Line
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Computer Diplomacy

DOS19843.6/5 Avalon Hill
codebreaker-02

Codebreaker

DOS1994freeware3/5
clue-master-detective-03

Clue Master Detective

DOS19894.3/5 Dalali Software
Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.
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Classic Concentration

DOS19884.2/5 Softie
checkers-for-windows-02

Checkers for Windows

Windows 3.x19974.1/5
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Chaos Overlords

Windows XP/98/95Mac1996protected3/5 Stick Man Games
buzz-race-into-space-06

Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

DOS19934.1/5 Strategic Visions
bushbuck-04

Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter

DOS19914.1/5 Pc globe
bureau-13-02

Bureau 13

DOS19953.8/5 Take-Two Interactive
blitz-01

Blitz Draughts

DOS19923.7/5 PC Solutions
blackcrown-2

Black Crown

DOS19953.8/5
birthright-win-05

Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance

Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Synergistic Software
btechcrescent-1

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception

DOS19884/5 Westwood Studios
battlestar-05

Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware3.7/5
heatsink-03

Battleship

DOS19833.3/5 Mirror Images Software
battle-for-atlantis-02

Battle for Atlantis

DOS19903.8/5
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Battle Chess

DOS1988protected4.2/5 Interplay Productions
Chess was a niche genre in video gaming. There were lots of chess simulations: black and white very old games, licensed games from chess champions, etc. No one ever attempted to broaden the audience until Interplay published Battle Chess. Battle Chess appeal was almost entirely focused on the animations when two pieces ended on the same square.
backgammon-1

Backgammon

DOS19843.1/5 IBM
backgammon-green-valley-02

Backgammon

DOS19862.7/5
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Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz

Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 Wargaming West
axis-and-allies-05

Axis and Allies

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Wargaming West
auto-duel-05

Autoduel

DOS19853.8/5 Origin Systems
Autoduel is an abandoned top-down open world post apocalyptic RPG/driving game hybrid designed by Chuck Bueche and Richard Garriott of Ultima fame. Autoduel was developed by Origin Systems and was released in 1985 for DOS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, C64, Apple II, Macintosh, Amiga. Autoduel is based on a board game designed by Steve Jackson himself.
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Archon: the Light and the Dark

DOS19844.2/5 Free Fall Associates
Archon: The Light and the Dark is an abandoned DOS fantasy blend of strategy and action game, developed by Free Fall Associates and published for DOS by Electronic Arts in 1984. Archon and its sequels are a unique mix of chess-like turn-based strategy and arcade action games. Take chess and add the fact that every time two pieces land on the same s...
archon-ultra-1

Archon Ultra

DOS1994protected3.7/5 Free Fall Associates
advanced-civilization-02

Advanced Civilization

DOS19954/5 Avalon Hill
acquire-1

Acquire

DOS19893.9/5 IBM
a-line-in-the-sand-03

A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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8088 Othello

DOS19853.5/5
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5th Fleet

DOS19943.9/5