The Best Curling Card, Dice, and Board Games 2026

Compact Curling is a board game version of curling designed for two players, or more if played in teams. Each team has four stones and begins in a starting zone at one edge of the board, aiming to slide their stones across to the house on the opposite side. The goal is to have as many stones as possible closest to the center of the house.

Two clans of prehistoric men face off on an icy lake in a game called Kairn, also known as Caveman Curling, a precursor to modern curling. Players compete individually or in clans, aiming to get their stones as close to the target as possible. They perform two actions on their turn: launching a stone across the ice and using either a hammer or a totem to influence its placement. Points are scored by having stones closer to the target than the opposing clan, and the first to reach six points wins.