KALIDA
ROUND WINS
PLAYER X
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PLAYER O
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MATCHES WON
PLAYER X
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PLAYER O
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PLAYER X'S TURN
First to 8 (win by 2)
About Kalida
Created by
Koert Voorhees
Game designer and strategist who created Kalida over 30 years ago. In 2025, at the age of 102, he worked with his granddaughter to bring the game online.
Kristen Voorhees
Developer and proud granddaughter.
The history of Kalida
It all began with...
Koert imagined the ancient Greeks playing tic-tac-toe on a marble column, and enjoyed the novelty of playing on a board with wrap-around-edges. Thus, Kalida (from the Greek words for "beautiful form(s)") was born.
Welcome to
Kalida
Kalida
A GAME OF 5-IN-A-ROW STRATEGY
5-in-a-row
the most basic way to win
Place five of your markers in a row, column, or diagonal.
BOUNCE
BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS
Diagonal lines can "bounce" off board edges to form winning patterns. Up to two bounces are allowed per winning line.
DIAGONAL WRAP
A real brain twister
Diagonal lines can “wrap around” the board - left connects to right, top connects to bottom. Up to two wraps allowed per winning line.
RESET SCORES?
THIS WILL RESET ALL SCORES TO ZERO
ABOUT SCORING
ROUND WINS
Each time you win a single game by getting 5 in a row.
MATCH VICTORY
First player to reach 8 round wins AND have at least 2 more wins than their opponent.
MATCHES WON
Overall match victories - the ultimate measure of success.