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I like board games where one player's move narrowly constrains the opponent's next move. Of course, most two-player strategy games involve such constraints of some sort, e.g. in the sense that after one player has moved her black piece in Chess, the opponent has to move his white piece. But I'm concerned here with games which employ stronger versions.

For instance, in Kamisado there are pieces of different outer and inner colors. And as an opponent you must move a piece with your constant outer color (black or white) and the inner color corresponding to the color of the field that the other player has last moved to. So you must move a particular one of your pieces by constraint.

For instance, in Quarto the two players are supposed to put four pieces in a line with a twist: if the four pieces match in either color (black and white), height (large or small), or shape (rectangular or round; with or without hole) match, there is a winner. And as an opponent you must make each own move with a piece that the other player selects for you. So again, you must move a particular one of your pieces by constraint.

Which other games of this type and what other types of constraints (more narrow than just color as cited for Chess above) do exist?

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Hey Drux! Welcome to B&CG. Unfortunately I've had to close your question. Unlike a typical forum we frown on most recommendation questions. They aren't a good fit for our Q&A format. Thanks for understanding. If you have specific question about game rules and strategy, we are definitely the place for that! – Pat Ludwig Nov 1 '12 at 20:35
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The problem isn't so much the "recommend" part, its the "Give me a list of things that meet criteria X" part. While it is certainly objective whether something meets criteria X, its next to impossible to give an objectively complete answer, and partial answers tend to cause a lot of problems. There are other sites that are much better at categorizing games and letting you search on all games that meet a criteria. – bwarner Nov 1 '12 at 21:37
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For reference, the FAQ says We're not the right place to ask questions about... Game Recommendation/Shopping questions, this includes all questions that could be phrased like: Best game for ... ?/Which game is like ... ? You may also read more about the recommendation question decision on meta. – ire_and_curses Nov 1 '12 at 21:50
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@ire_and_curses you're right too (I had "match case" switched on when searching for the term "recommendation" in the FAQ :) So the issue of this Q is now closed (also) as far as I am concerned and I've learned a lesson. Thx for all of you for the patience and feedback (esp. re impartial games and the link to meta). – Drux Nov 1 '12 at 22:14
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No problem. Thanks for your understanding. We look forward to your next question! :) – ire_and_curses Nov 1 '12 at 22:28
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closed as not constructive by Pat Ludwig Nov 1 '12 at 20:33

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