Krillion prompt · October 29, 2026
Name a strategy board game
Krillion accepted 8,049 answers for this prompt in Dive #106. They’re all below, starting at the trench floor with the gem and rising to the Plankton everyone thinks of first.
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Notes on this prompt
- With 8,049 accepted answers, this prompt is about 13 times wider than a typical Krillion prompt (about 598).
- 7,878 answers (98%) are Deep Cuts and 144 are Rare, while 6 sit at Plankton.
Quick picks
The shortest Rare or deeper answers, easy to type before the timer runs out.
Arcs +60 Azul +60 Cabo +60
Also accepted elsewhere
The same answer counted for a different prompt in the archive.
Every accepted answer
One in a Krillion
The gem picked for each prompt. Trench floor.
- Rithmomachia
Monastery schools used it around 1030 to teach Boethius's number theory.
Deep Cut
Real obscurity. This is where the list gets long.
- ¡Adiós Calavera!
- ...and then, we held hands.
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- *Star
- 011
- 1 Stein + Co.
- 10 Days in Africa
- 10 Days in Asia
- 10 Days in Europe
- 10 Days in the USA
- 11
- 12 Rivers
- 13 Clues
- 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis
- 13 Minutes: The Cuban Missile Crisis
- 13 Words
- 1347: De Nigrae Pestis Ludo
- 15 Dias: The Spanish Golden Age
- 1655: Habemus Papam
- 17!
- 1714: The Case of the Catalans
- 1775: Rebellion
- 1776
- 18 Ghosts
- 1800: Colorado
- 1809: Napoleon's Danube Campaign
- 1812: The Campaign of Napoleon in Russia
- 1812: The Cradle of Steam Railways
- 1812: The Invasion of Canada
- 1815: The Waterloo Campaign
- 1817
- 1822: The Railways of Great Britain
- 1822MX
- 1824: Austria-Hungary
- 1825 Unit 1
- 1825 Unit 2
- 1825 Unit 3
- 1826: Railroading in France and Belgium from 1826
- 1829
- 1829 Mainline
- 1829 Northern Board
- 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
- 1835
- 1837: Rail Building in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
- 1840: Vienna Tramways
- 1841: Railways in Northern Italy
- 1843
- 1844: Schweiz
- 1844/1854
- 1846: The Race for the Midwest
- 1847: Pfalz
- 1848: Australia
- 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways
- 1850: The MidWest
- 1851 Agidingbi
- 1851: Kentucky & Tennessee
- 1853
- 1854
- 1856: Railroading in Upper Canada from 1856
- 1857
- 1860: Railways on the Isle of Wight
- 1861: The Railways of the Russian Empire
- 1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties
- 1865: Sardinia
- 1868
- 1870: Railroading Across the Trans Mississippi from 1870
- 1880: China
- 1886
- 1895 Namibia
- 1898: The Spanish-American War
- 1899
- 18Africa
- 18AL
- 18C2C: Manifest Destiny
- 18Chesapeake
- 18CZ
- 18DO: Dortmund
- 18EU: Railroading in Europe From the 1830s to the 1930s
- 18EZ
- 18FL: Railroads to Paradise
- 18FR
- 18GA
- 18GB: The Railways of Great Britain
- 18GL
- 18Ireland
- 18Korea
- 18Lilliput
- 18MEX
- 18NEB
- 18NewEngland
- 18NY: The Formation of the New York Central Railroad
- 18OE: On the Rails of the Orient Express
- 18Rhl: Rhineland
- 18Ruhr
- 18Scan
- 18TN: The Railroads Come to Tennessee
- 18VA: The Railroads Come to Virginia
- 18West: Rails to the Pacific
- 18ZOO
- 1902 Méliès
- 1904-1905: The Russo-Japanese War
- 1906 San Francisco
- 1914
- 1914: Twilight in the East
- 1918
- 1920 Wall Street
- 1936: Guerra Civil
- 1940
- 1942
- 1944: Race to the Rhine
- 1955: The War of Espionage
- 1960: The Making of the President
- 1969
- 1985: Deadly Northern Lights
- 1985: Sacred Oil
- 1985: Under an Iron Sky
- 1987 Channel Tunnel
- 1989: Dawn of Freedom
- 1998 ISS
- 2 de Mayo
- 2 Minutes to Midnight
- 20 Strong
- 2000 A.D.
- 2038: Tycoons of the Asteroid Belt
- 20th Century
- 22 Pommes
- 221B Baker Street
- 23 Knives
- 24/7: The Game
- 2491 Planetship
- 2nd Fleet
- 3 Or More
- 3 Ring Circus
- 3 SPOT game
- 3 Stones
- 3-A-Side
- 300 Spartans
- 303 Squadron
- 32 Dice
- 3D tic-tac-toe
- 3House
- 3Motion
- 3rd Fleet
- 3x16
- 4 Gods
- 4 X 4
- 4000 A.D.
- 42 Hyperspace Expressway
- 4Mation
- 4th Corner
- 4th Dimension
- 4th Reich
- 5-Minute Dungeon
- 5-Minute Marvel
- 504
- 51st State
- 51st State: Master Set
- 55Stones
- 5th Fleet
- 6 Billion
- 6 Castles
- 6 nimmt!
- 6-TAC
- 6th Fleet
- 7 Ages
- 7 Empires
- 7 Ronin
- 7 Steps
- 7 Wonders Dice
- 7 Wonders Duel: Solo
- 7 Wonders: Architects
- 7 Wonders: Architects: Medals
- 7 Wonders: Armada
- 7 Wonders: Babel
- 7 Wonders: Cities
- 7 Wonders: Duel: Agora
- 7 Wonders: Duel: Pantheon
- 7 Wonders: Edifice
- 7 Wonders: Leaders
- 7 Wonders: Wonder Pack
- 7th Cavalry
- 7th Fleet
- 878 Vikings: Invasions of England
- 9 Lives
- 90 Grad
- 9tka
- A Brief History of the World
- A Castle for All Seasons
- A Column of Fire
- A Dance of Spiders
- A Distant Plain
- A Feast for Odin
- A Few Acres of Snow
- A Fistful of Meeples
- A Fool's Fortune
- A Game of Thrones: Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game: A Clash of Kings
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game: A Dance with Dragons
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game: A Feast for Crows
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game: A Storm of Swords
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game: Mother of Dragons
- A Gentle Rain
- A Gest of Robin Hood
- A Guerra do Yom Kippur
- A Handful of Stars
- A House Divided
- A Little Wordy
- A Mere Matter of Marching
- A Message From the Stars
- A Mighty Fortress
- A Most Dangerous Time
- A Place for All My Books
- A Study in Emerald
- A Thief's Fortune
- A Victory Lost
- A War of Whispers
- A Week in Hell
- A Wild Venture
- A World at War
- A.D. 30
- Aapep
- Ab die Post!
- Abacus checkers
- Abagio
- Abalone Quattro
- Abande
- Abangah
- Abducktion
- Abeja Reina
- Ablaze!
- Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
- Above
- Above and Below
- Aboyne
- Abraxas
- Abyss
- Accasta
- Ace of Aces
- Aces High
- Acey-deucey
- Achaia
- Achi
- Acre
- Across Suez
- Actiles
- Action Attraction
- Ad Acta
- Ad Astra
- Ada's Dream
- Ada's Library
- Adams Ahn
- Adapt3
- Adaptoid
- Addictive Alchemy
- Adere
- Adji-boto
- Adrenaline
- Adugo
- Advanced chess
- Advanced Civilization
- Advanced Heroquest
- Advanced Mission Battleship
- Advanced Squad Leader
- Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1
- Advanced Third Reich
- Adventure Mart
- Adventure of D
- Adventure Time Card Wars
- Adventurer: A Game of Man to Man Brawling in the Far Future
- Advice
- Aegean Sea
- Aegean Strike
- Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
- Aeon's End
- Aeon's End: Legacy
- Aeon's End: Legacy of Gravehold
- Aeon's End: Outcasts
- Aeon's End: The New Age
- Aeon's End: War Eternal
- Aerion
- Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant
- AeroTech
- Æterna
- Aether
- Aether Captains: Clockwork Cabal
- Africa
- Africa 1880
- African Queen
- Africana
- Afrika
- Afrika Korps
- After Pablo
- After the Empire
- After the Flood
- After the Holocaust: The Nuclear Devastation of America – Recovery and Reunification
- Aftermath
- Afternova
- Agamemnon
- Agatha Christie's Death on the Cards
- Age of Civilization
- Age of Comics: The Golden Years
- Age of Conan: The Strategy Board Game
- Age of Discovery
- Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery
- Age of Exploration
- Age of Galaxy
- Age of Gods
- Age of Industry
- Age of Innovation
- Age of Mythology: The Boardgame
- Age of Napoleon
- Age of Rail: South Africa
- Age of Reason
- Age of Renaissance
- Age of Scheme: Routes to Riches
- Age of Steam
- Age of Thieves
- Agent Avenue
- Agility
- Agincourt
- Agon
- Agora
- Agra
- Agricola, Master of Britain
- Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
- Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small – Even More Buildings Big and Small
- Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small – More Buildings Big and Small
- Agricola: Artifex Deck
- Agricola: Bubulcus Deck
- Agricola: Corbarius Deck
- Agricola: Family Edition
- Agricola: Farmers of the Moor
- Agropolis
- Agsinnoninka
- Ahead in the Clouds
- Ahoy
- Air & Armor
- Air Assault on Crete
- Air Baron
- Air Cav
- Air Cobra
- Air Empire
- Air Force
- Air Superiority
- Air War
- Air, Land & Sea
- Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies
- AirLand Battle
- Airlines
- Airlines Europe
- Airship City
- Airships: North Pole Quest
- Aisopos
- Akron
- Akropolis
- Akros
- Akrotiri
- Aksharit
- Al Rashid
- Aladdin's Dragons
- Alak
- Alapo
- Alaric the Goth
- Alba Longa
- Albion: Land of Faerie
- Alcatraz
- Alcazar
- Alchemicus
- Alchemist
- Alchemists
- Alchemy!
- Alchymia: La Quête du Cristal Noir
- Aldarra
- Alea evangelii
- Alea Iacta Est
- Alemungula
- Alerya
- Alexander at Tyre
- Alexander the Great
- Alexander the Great: Birth of an Empire
- Alexander's Campaign
- Alexandros
- Alfred's Wyke
- Algae, Inc.
- Alhambra
- Alhambra: The City Gates
- Alhambra: The Vizier's Favour
- Ali Guli Mane
- Alice chess
- Alicematic Heroes
- Alien Artifacts
- Alien City
- Alien Contact
- Alien Encounter
- Alien Frontiers
- Alien Uprising
- Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins
- Alien: Fate of the Nostromo
- Aliens (board game)
- Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps
- All Bridges Burning
- All Fours
- All Queens Chess
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- All The King's Men
- Allegiance: A Realm Divided
- Alles für die Katz?
- Alliances
- Alma
- Alma Mater
- Almadi
- AlmaTafl
- Almoravid
- Almost chess
- Aloha
- Alpha Omega
- Alquerque
- Alsace 1945
- Altar Quest
- Altay: Dawn of Civilization
- Altiplano
- Alubari
- Alveole
- Amalfi: Renaissance
- Amazonas
- Ambush!
- America Triumphant
- American Pool Checkers
- American Rails
- Amerigo
- Amerika
- Amoeba
- Amoeba Wars
- Among Nobles
- Among the Stars
- Ampel
- Amphorae
- Amritsar: The Golden Temple
- Amro-Dam
- Amsterdam
- Amul
- Amun-Re
- Amun-Re: The Card Game
- Amygdala
- Amyitis
- An den Ufern des Nils
- An Infamous Traffic
- Anachrony
- Anasazi
- Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea
- Ancient Conquest
- Ancient Conquest II
- Ancient Knowledge
- Ancients
- Andada
- Andantino
- Andean Abyss
- Andernach chess
- Andor: The Family Fantasy Game
- Android
- Android: Mainframe
- Andromeda
- Andromeda's Edge
- Angel Fury
- Angel Wars Board Game
- Angola
- Ankh: Gods of Egypt
- Anna's Roundtable
- Annan shogi
- Anno 1452
- Anno 1503
- Anno 1701: Das Brettspiel
- Anno 1701: Das Kartenspiel
- Anno 1800: The Board Game
- another damn Civilization game
- Antarctica
- Anti-Monopoly
- Antics!
- Antidote
- Antietam: The Bloodiest Day
- Antike
- Antike Duellum
- Antipalos
- Antiquity
- Antler Island
- Antonine!
- Ants
- Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
- Anywoli
- Anzio
- Anzio Beachhead
- AOC: Age of Champagne
- Apagos
- Apex Legends: The Board Game
- Apiary
- Apocalypse
- Apocalypse Chaos
- Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation
- Apollo XIII
- Apotheca
Rare
Genuinely uncommon. A strong pick on any prompt.
- 7 Wonders
- 7 Wonders Duel
- A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
- Abalone
- Acquire
- Agricola
- Arcs
- Ark Nova
- Arkham Horror
- Articulate!
- Axis & Allies
- Azul
- Balderdash
- BANG!
- Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
- Betrayal at House on the Hill
- Bohnanza
- Brass: Birmingham
- Bridge
- Cabo
- Canasta
- Carcassonne
- Cascadia
- Catan Junior
- Catan: Cities & Knights
- Catan: Seafarers
- Cheat
- Chess960
- Clank!
- Codenames
- Codenames: Duet
- Cosmic Encounter
- Coup
- Cribbage
- Dead of Winter
- Diplomacy
- Dominion
- DOS
- Dune
- Dune: Imperium
- Euchre
- Everdell
- Exploding Kittens
- Five Crowns
- Five Hundred
- Forbidden Desert
- Forbidden Island
- Four-player chess
- Game of the Generals
- Gin rummy
- Gloomhaven
- Gomoku
- Gungi
- Hanabi
- Hearts
- Heroscape
- Hive
- Hues and Cues
- Jaipur
- King of Tokyo
- Kingdomino
- Labyrinth
- Liar's Dice
- Lords of Waterdeep
- Love Letter
- Machi Koro
- Mafia
- Mexican Train
- Monopoly Deal
- Monopoly Electronic Banking
- Monopoly Empire
- Monopoly Junior
- Monopoly: Cheaters Edition
- Monopoly: Fortnite
- Monopoly: Harry Potter
- Monopoly: Pokémon
- Monopoly: Star Wars
- Monopoly: Super Mario Bros.
- Monopoly: The Simpsons
- Munchkin
- Nemesis
- Nine Men's Morris
- One Night Ultimate Werewolf
- Onitama
- Parks
- Patchwork
- Power Grid
- President
- Puerto Rico
- Quarto
- Quoridor
- Qwirkle
- Risk: Game of Thrones
- Risk: The Lord of the Rings
- Rivals for Catan
- Rook
- Root
- Rummikub
- Rummy
- Saboteur
- Santorini
- Scotland Yard
- Scythe
- Secret Hitler
- Seven-card stud
- Sheriff of Nottingham
- Shogi
- Skull
- Skull King
- Small World
- Spades
- Spirit Island
- Splendor
- Spyfall
- Star Wars Risk
- Star Wars: Rebellion
- Sushi Go!
- Taboo
- Talisman
- Terra Mystica
- Terraforming Mars
- The Campaign for North Africa
- The Castles of Burgundy
- The Chameleon
- The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
- The Quacks of Quedlinburg
- The Resistance
- The Resistance: Avalon
- Three-dimensional chess
- Ticket to Ride: Europe
- Tokaido
- Tsuro
- Twilight Imperium
- Twilight Struggle
- Unmatched
- Upwords
- Villainous
- Viticulture
- Wavelength
- Werewolf
- Wingspan
- Wyrmspan
- Xiangqi
- Zombicide
Schooler
Solid, but you’re swimming with the crowd.
- Backgammon
- Blokus
- Chinese checkers
- Clue
- Connect Four
- Dominoes
- Go
- Guess Who?
- Mahjong
- Mancala
- Mastermind
- Othello
- Pandemic
- Poker
- Scrabble
- Sequence
- Stratego
- Tic-tac-toe
- Ticket to Ride
- Uno
Plankton
The first thing everyone thinks of.
- Battleship
- Catan
- Checkers
- Chess
- Monopoly
- Risk
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