Rules and tips
Learn the rules, work through move examples and try them in a game.
How to play Sudoku
Learn the three constraints, try a simple example and take your first step through a classic 9×9 grid.
Read guideLong nardy rules
Learn the no-hitting backgammon variant, its starting stack and the basic race home.
Read guideBackgammon rules
Understand the two dice, the bar and bearing off before your first short-backgammon game.
Read guideKlondike solitaire rules
Understand the seven columns, four foundations and a legal card move.
Read guideChess for beginners
Set up the board, recognise check and checkmate, and make a more deliberate first move.
Read guide
Choose a guide to Sudoku, chess, backgammon, long nardy or Klondike solitaire. Each guide explains the rules, gives a practical example and links to the matching game.