Indian Heritage
Bagh Bakri
A classic Indian board game where 4 ferocious tigers hunt and 20 agile goats cooperate to block them. Simple rules, deep strategy, and centuries of history.
Ancient Wisdom. Modern Play.
Timeless Strategy.
Timeless Strategy.
Beautifully Crafted.
Discover traditional Indian board games and timeless strategy classics, reimagined for the modern world with handcrafted physical depth and intelligent AI.
14 Playable
25+ Curated Portfolio
Indian Heritage
& Global Classics
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Featured Games
A handpicked selection to start your journey.
Indian Heritage
Pachisi
The historic national race game of India played on a cross-shaped board. Players cast 6 cowrie shells to navigate four pawns home through safe castles and tactical captures.
Global Strategy
Gomoku World
Five in a row. Simple rules, infinite tactical possibilities. Continuous alignment strategy on an engraved 15x15 wooden grid with convex obsidian and porcelain Go stones.
Global Strategy
Reversi World
Capture, flip, and control the board. Outflank opposing discs on an 8x8 felt-lined wood frame with physical horizontal axis disc flip rotations.
Indian Heritage
Nine Men's Morris
An ancient classic of strategic alignment. Players place and slide pieces along 3 concentric squares to form mills of three, capturing opponent pieces.
Indian Heritage
Pallanguzhi
A traditional Indian game of strategy and math. Distribute and capture cowrie shells or tamarind seeds across 14 carved wooden pits.
Explore the Collection
Find your next favorite game.
Indian Heritage
8 Games
Global Strategy
6 Games
Board of Mills
4 Games
Abstract Strategy
5 Games
Traditional Classics
2 Games
Playable 3D
Indian Heritage
Bagh Bakri
A classic Indian board game where 4 ferocious tigers hunt and 20 agile goats cooperate to block them. Simple rules, deep strategy, and centuries of history.
Playable 3D
Indian Heritage
Pachisi
The historic national race game of India played on a cross-shaped board. Players cast 6 cowrie shells to navigate four pawns home through safe castles and tactical captures.
Playable 3D
Global Strategy
Gomoku World
Five in a row. Simple rules, infinite tactical possibilities. Continuous alignment strategy on an engraved 15x15 wooden grid with convex obsidian and porcelain Go stones.
Playable 3D
Global Strategy
Reversi World
Capture, flip, and control the board. Outflank opposing discs on an 8x8 felt-lined wood frame with physical horizontal axis disc flip rotations.
Playable 3D
Indian Heritage
Nine Men's Morris
An ancient classic of strategic alignment. Players place and slide pieces along 3 concentric squares to form mills of three, capturing opponent pieces.
Playable 3D
Indian Heritage
Pallanguzhi
A traditional Indian game of strategy and math. Distribute and capture cowrie shells or tamarind seeds across 14 carved wooden pits.
Playable 3D
Indian Heritage
Chowka Bara
A classic race-strategy game played on a 5x5 grid using 4 cowrie shells. Players navigate concentric loops, capture opponent pawns to unlock the inner sanctum, and race to the central Ghar.
Playable 3D
Indian Heritage
Chaupar
A strategic royal race game played on a cross-shaped cloth board with 3 long rectangular cubic wooden dice. Featuring no safe zones, players form pairs (Joori) to build impenetrable blockades.
Playable 3D
Indian Heritage
Twelve Beads
Also known as Baro Guti, this is a strategic war alignment game where players jump and capture opposing beads across an intersecting diamond grid.
Playable 3D
Indian Heritage
Pretwa
A rare traditional strategy game from Bihar played on a circular mandala board. Players slide pieces along radial lines and concentric arcs, leaping to capture.
Playable 3D
Global Strategy
Ataxx World
Infect and convert surrounding opponent tokens on a 7x7 grid featuring parabolic arc jumps and clone expansions.
Playable 3D
Global Strategy
Hex World
Connect opposing board borders across a true 3D hexagonal grid with animated gold path connection beams.
Playable 3D
Global Strategy
Quoridor World
Navigate pawns to the target baseline while placing 3D physical wooden wall barriers to obstruct opponents.
Playable 3D
Global Strategy
Surakarta World
Traditional Indonesian strategy featuring circular corner loop tracks for high-speed arc sliding captures.
In Development
Board of Mills
Twelve Men's Morris
An extended variant of Nine Men's Morris adding four diagonal corner lines connecting all three concentric squares, played with 12 pieces per side.
In Development
Board of Mills
Six Men's Morris
A shorter, intense 2-square variant played with 6 pieces each on 16 intersection nodes.
In Development
Board of Mills
Morabaraba
Traditional Southern African mill game played with 12 'cows' per player on a 24-node diagonal grid with flying transitions.
In Development
Logic & Puzzle
Hashi World
Connect numbered islands with single or double horizontal and vertical bridges until every island has its required degrees without crossing.
In Development
Abstract Strategy
Abalone World
Push opposing marbles off the hexagonal board using numerical superiority (Sumito) along straight lines and broadside maneuvers.
In Development
Original Worlds
RealmForge
Mantrika's proprietary game creation and strategy exploration engine.
Roadmap
Indian Heritage
Chai-Chudi
A traditional folk game from the Deccan plateau played with circular bangle rings and seeds.
Roadmap
Logic & Puzzle
Mastermind World
Deduce a hidden four-peg color code in 10 guesses or fewer using black and white feedback pegs.
Roadmap
Logic & Puzzle
Klotski World
Slide hardwood blocks of varying dimensions through constrained corridors to guide the primary block to the exit.
Roadmap
Logic & Puzzle
Sokoban World
Push storage crates onto marked target squares in labyrinthine warehouses without trapping boxes against walls.
Roadmap
Abstract Strategy
Hive World
A boardless abstract strategy game where players place and maneuver insect tiles to completely surround the opposing Queen Bee.
Roadmap
Abstract Strategy
Onitama World
Martial arts dueling on a 5x5 grid using five shared movement cards that cycle between players after each strike.
Roadmap
Abstract Strategy
Tak World
Build an unbroken road across the board using flat stones, standing walls, and towering capstones.
Roadmap
Abstract Strategy
Pylos World
Stack spheres on a 4x4 base to construct a four-tiered pyramid. Conserve your spheres to place the final apex sphere.
Roadmap
Original Worlds
Living World
An original Mantrika strategy concept modeling emergent territorial ecosystems.
Roadmap
Traditional Classics
Moksha Patam
The ancient spiritual moral race game of India that originated Snakes and Ladders, teaching virtues (ladders) and vices (snakes).
Indian Board Game Heritage
Ancient games. Living traditions.
Pallanguzhi
Tamil Nadu
Chowka Bara
Karnataka & North India
Pachisi
Ancient India
Chaupar
Medieval India
Barah Guti
Bengal & NepalPlay Your Way
Adaptive game modes tailored for solo thinkers and social competition.
Play vs AI
Multiple difficulty levels from introductory practice to master Minimax evaluation algorithms.
Available in All 14 GamesLocal Multiplayer
Pass and play on the same physical desktop, laptop, or tablet screen with family and friends.
Same-Device Pass & PlayOnline Multiplayer
Live turn-based cross-platform lobbies and community leaderboards across mobile and web.
Coming Soon
The Studio Vision
Preserving Ancient Intellect for the Modern World
Mantrika Games bridges centuries of mathematical ingenuity, royal court favorites, and oral folklore with cutting-edge digital craftsmanship.
We believe traditional board games are humanity's oldest shared intellectual heritage. From cross-and-circle race paths carved onto the stones of Ellora to the mill grids etched on Roman barracks, each game carries a culture's unique geometric and philosophical worldview.
Cultural Fidelity
Meticulously reconciling centuries of oral rules, regional variations, and historical manuscripts into definitive digital rulesets.
Tactile 3D Realism
Crafting hand-hewn wood grains, cast cowrie shells, and polished stone pieces with authentic physical weight and WebGL shaders.
Intelligent Strategy AI
Multi-tiered algorithmic engines designed to provide deeply authentic tactical sparring without artificial handicap cheats.
Strategy is universal, but expression is cultural. We build bridges between centuries-old board carvings and responsive modern screens.
Heirloom Quality Tabletop
Every digital title is paired with physical handcrafted editions sculpted in sustainably harvested hardwood and brass.
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Have questions about our digital releases, rule configurations, or physical handcrafted editions? Get in touch with us.
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