Computer Olympiad 7th-13th 2018 and the 10th International Conference on Computers and Games (CG2018) from July 9th-11th in Taipeh, Taiwan. The World Computer Chess Championships 2018 took place from July 13th-19th in Stockholm, Sweden. Abalone is strategy game using a hexagonal patterned board with 14 marbles for each of two players. The objective is to push six of the opponent's marbles off the edge of the board. Amazons is played on a 10x10 chessboard by two players each with four "amazons" (queen chess pieces). Moves are made to block squares and the winner is the last player able to move his pieces
Blockade (board game) Blockade (board game) Blockade is a "beat the barrier" strategy board game for two players, played on a board with an 11x14 grid of spaces, barriers and 2 mobile playing pieces per player. The object of the game is to maneuver ones pieces around barriers and into the opponents starting spaces. The game is long out of production. The game was invented by Philip Slater and published by Lakeside in 1975. The company went bankrupt in 1983 and ceased production. In fact, Philip Slater invented Cul-de-sac and Blockade around 1975. Here are some sources: Sources Video Blockade game : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZVwIz_uOeg