
Halma (from , meaning “leap") is a strategy board game invented in 1883 or 1884 by George Howard Monks, an American thoracic surgeon at Harvard Medical School. His inspiration was the English game Hoppity which was devised in 1854.
Key facts
- Game.italic title
- no
- Game.title
- Halma
- Game.image_link
- 240px
- Game.image_caption
- Board with "camps" marked for two players (blue) and four players (red)
- Game.years
- 1883/84 to present
- Game.players
- 2 or 4
- Game.setup_time
- ~1 minute
- Game.playing_time
- 10 minutes to 1 or more hours
- Game.random_chance
- None
- Game.skills
- Strategy, tactics
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