GUIDES

Strategy, science, and how-to articles

Long-form guides for the games and simulations on Board Gaming Hub — written to help you learn, plan eclipse travel, or understand the real events behind Floodline's scenarios.

Wordform Tips & Daily StrategyOpening words, color feedback, daily vs random mode, and how to share your grid. Drift Word Ladder GuideHow word ladders work, daily puzzle tips, and shortest-path strategy. Sudoku Tips for BeginnersScanning, pencil marks, X-Wing, and difficulty levels on the free browser grid. 2026 & 2027 Solar Eclipse GuidePaths of totality, timing, and how to use the free 3D eclipse predictor. Floodline Scenarios ExplainedReal California and US flood events behind the simulation scenarios. Bonneville Dam Operator GuideTDG, salmon passage, spillway vs turbines, and career mode strategy. Play Chess Free in Your BrowserRules refresher, special moves, and tips for the Board Gaming Hub chess board. How to Play Klondike SolitaireRules, draw-1 vs draw-3, foundations and tableau, and the strategy that wins more deals. 2048 Strategy: How to Reach 2048Corner strategy, anchoring your biggest tile, monotonic chains, and pushing past 2048. Minesweeper Strategy for BeginnersFirst-click safety, reading numbers, 1-2-1 patterns, flagging vs chording, and the three grids. Backgammon Rules & Opening StrategyBoard setup, hitting and the bar, bearing off, blocking points, and a simple opening plan. Go Rules for Beginners (Baduk / Weiqi)Liberties, capture, ko, territory vs area scoring, the pass-pass endgame, and board sizes. How to Play Mahjong SolitaireFree vs blocked tiles, exact-glyph matching, the 72-tile set, and top-down planning. Othello (Reversi) Rules & StrategyRules, why corners win, and the mobility and edge tactics that beat the computer. The Royal Game of Ur — Rules, History & StrategyHow to play the 4,500-year-old Mesopotamian race game: rosettes, capturing, and winning tactics. Senet — Rules of the Ancient Egyptian GameThrowing sticks, the special houses, sending pieces back, and bearing off to win. Pente Grammai — the Ancient Greek Game of Five LinesMovement, the sacred line, capturing, and bearing off in the Greek race game.