The developers of *Barricade* say that it is inspired from the famous "pawn
race" board games. Barricade is more accurately described as a version of the
German board game Malefiz. Barricade is a simple and original *strategy based
board game* that's suitable for young and old and also families as it *can be
played by 4 people at once*. No installation is required as Barricade is a
*Java based game* and requires Java 1.5 or above to work. The aim of the game
is to be the first player to reach the "final" square - i.e. last remaining
empty space - with one of your pawns. Your opponents will try to block your
path by placing their own pawns in your way. What makes the game interesting
is that you have to tread a fine line between attacking enemies, protecting
your pawns and grouping your pawns. Barricade also requires a certain amount
of luck but the great thing is that even if you look dead and buried on the
board, one of your pawns can tip the game back in your favor. There aren't
many options but you can customize the colors you use and select from a
different number of boards. *The graphics aren't great and the music gets
annoying but if you can ignore this, Barricade is quite an addictive little
game.*Download *Barricade 3.0.1* in Softonic
