Three Guards for Seniors
Cards and Boards
Three Guards is a board game on ElderWit.com, made for older adults with large print and big buttons. You have three guards on a board full of dark pieces. A guard moves one square onto a dark piece and takes it. The dark pieces try to make your three guards stand in one row or one column. If your guards can no longer move, you win.
Play nowWorks on phone, tablet and computer. Nothing to install.
How to play Three Guards
- Tap Play now. Three Guards opens right here in your web browser.
- Choose a level: Easy, Medium or Harder.
- Follow the line at the top of the screen. To begin, it says: “Tap a red guard, then a dark piece beside it. Keep your guards out of one line.”
- Go at your own pace. There is never a time limit.
- When you finish, try the same level again or move up a level.
Three levels
- Easy: Rows and columns that already hold two guards are shaded.
- Medium: The full game.
- Harder: The computer plans further ahead.
Why people enjoy it
Three Guards is a calm game you can play alone whenever you like, then share with family when they visit. It asks for a little planning a move or two ahead, and nothing more.
Questions
Is Three Guards easy to learn?
Yes. Start on Easy: Rows and columns that already hold two guards are shaded. When that feels comfortable, move up. On Harder: The computer plans further ahead.
Can I play Three Guards on a phone or tablet?
Yes. It works in the web browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with large text and big buttons. There is nothing to download.
What else is on ElderWit.com besides Three Guards?
Three Guards is one of 1,000+ games on ElderWit.com: word games, cards, trivia, puzzles, memory games and more, all with large print, calm screens and no ads.
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