Arimaa
Strategic board game similar to Chess and Go. Playable online and offline as a traditional board game with physical pieces that can be emulated with regular chess pieces and a traditional chess board.
Arimaa is a card & board game, released 20 November 2002 on Web browser.
What Arimaa is
Arimaa was released in 2002. It is available on Web browser only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Strategic board game similar to Chess and Go. Playable online and offline as a traditional board game with physical pieces that can be emulated with regular chess pieces and a traditional chess board.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective.
What it launched against
Arimaa launched on 20 November 2002, within three weeks of Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion and Gothic II.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion, Gothic II.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Screenshots
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