Tak is a two-player abstract strategy game that first existed fictionally within Patrick Rothfuss's fantasy trilogy, The Kingkiller Chronicle, before being brought to life by James Ernest in collaboration with Rothfuss, and published by Cheapass Games in 2016.

In Tak, players aim to connect two opposite edges of the board with pieces called "stones" and create a road.

The vertical stacking and unstacking of stones gives a three dimensional element to the game play.

Similar to the conventions of chess, Tak game pieces, referred to as "stones", are divided into white and black sets.

On each player's first turn, they must place one of their opponent's flat stones on any empty space on the board.

The player can leave any number of stones, including zero, on the starting space, but must place at least one piece for each subsequent move.

Roads do not have to be in a straight line, but stones can only connect when they are orthogonally adjacent (North, South, East, West) to one another.

[4] Roads Flat stones Standing stones Capstones Stack Tak Tinuë Flat Win Gaelet Hard cap Soft Cap Momentum Tak has a first player advantage less than that of chess.

[6] In Tak, applying komi typically means a certain score (most commonly 2) is added to the second player's final flat count.

Initially, Patrick was reluctant of the design, but after Ernest showed him the gameplay, he approved of it and launched the Kickstarter.

[11][12] In the Paste Magazine, Keith Law praised the simplicity and strategy despite criticising some of the fan-fiction elements, concluding that Tak was a "very clever little game".

"[13] Alisha Karabinus, in NYMGamer, found the game play to be accessible to both kids and adults, and praised its versality.

"[1] Canadian online news site SaskToday called the game "an absolute gem".

USTA has two primary goals: to educate the public about the game of Tak, and to provide opportunities for fair and competitive play to its members.

[16] USTA hosts online tournaments[17] and promotes Tak through tabletop game conventions such as Gen Con.