LEGRADA

A few squares from victory. Then your rival places a wall. LEGRADA is an online board game for two: find your way across the board, send your rival on a detour, and reach the opposite edge first. If you enjoy Quoridor, the battle over every step will feel familiar. Here, though, your pieces have elemental abilities. Your perfect plan might have a weakness you didn't see coming. Take a step. Place a wall. Move closer to the finish, or spend your turn slowing your rival down? Every turn asks you to choose. Place walls, keep a route open, and work out who has the shorter path. You can't trap a piece completely. You can send it halfway around the board. Nice plan. Shame it's on fire. Burn the wall your rival was counting on. Freeze them just short of the finish. Dash ahead when they think they've already won. Seven elements give you different ways to change a match, from placing two walls in one turn to jumping diagonally. Choosing an ability is only half the challenge. Knowing when to use it is the other half. Different materials. Their own leitana.…