Several of these games can be played on my site if anyone would like to explore them further. Specifically: Amazons, Checkers, Dots and Boxes, Othello, and Phutball. I like them all (naturally), but Phutball has become one of my favorites.
http://vying.org
My username there is 'eki', if you'd like to get a game going with a real person instead of the bots.