Underplayed Gems

Family Diamond (2002)

Family Diamond cover
Developer
I.Magic
Publisher
HAMSTER Corporation, Magnolia
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Strategy, Card & Board Game

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A bare-bones digital board game that feels exactly like sitting down at a table with a physical Chinese checkers set — quiet, unhurried, and completely unpretentious.

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About

Family Diamond is a very basic digital version of Chinese checkers. The goal (just like in the board game) is to move your marbles across the board to the opposite site and, if possible, use you opponents' marbles to get further each turn. This game has no extras or special effects, it's just good old fashioned board gaming. You can play alone or against a friend and face computer opponents.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.