Abstract connection game played on a 17x17 board. Each player has a "Manipulator" piece which moves by making a rook move, then dropping a pawn on the square arrived on, then making a second rook move at right angles to the first. On a player's turn they either move their Manipulator in the manner described, or they capture one or more opposing pawns by...
The great-grandfather of today's racing games, elements of Le Mans are clearly evident in games like Formula Dé. Le Mans offers the choice of twelve different car specifications that detail the number of spaces the car travels in each gear and which gears the cars can safely negotiate turns. Also, the different car types have different braking...
The game 'Les 24 heures du Mans' is played on a board representing the famous race circuit in France. The object of the game is to finish in first place (winner 'performance') or by having the most points (winner 'energy'). You advance on the board by throwing one or two dice. You get points or encounter some hazards on different boxes on the track. You...
Subtitled: A Convention Tournament Game. This reworking of the Avalon Hill classic Le Mans, is staged only at conventions, including Gen Con, and special weekend events. The track is over 12' long and 6' wide. Players wear numbered vests that match their cars and the cars are moved around the track as players choose their gear, speed, whether or not to...
Racing game for on the road, comes in the form of an racing car that can be opened. Inside you will find a circuit, some cars and the rules. There are no dices.. You can spin the wheel instead. Two ways of playing the game : Spin the wheel and place your car forwards according to what you've spun or a car game like, first one to see a tree may spin the...
A monopoly (from Greek monos μόνος (alone or single) + polein πωλεῖν (to sell)) exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity. Monopoly is a roll-and-move game where players move around the game board buying or trading properties, developing their properties with houses and hotels. When opponents land on players...
This is a strategy game for 2-8 racers. The game aims to tell the "story" of Le Mans in 4 sets of races (rounds). There are 246 cards that tell the store of the race and allow the players to move their cars along the track. Each racer also has an endurance and various penalties can show up that will reduce their endurance. You collect cards on your turn (6...
Le Mans et son Pays is a local board game based on the principle of questions and answers. Players start in one of the town centers in the department of Sarthe... and then go travel all the sectors with 550 questions relating to geography, history, celebrities.... The winner will have to be the first one to collect 5 "Site" cards by going to their...
During 6 intensive rounds, draw and play cards to score points that represent your lead in the race. If you choose to draw a card, then you have to play a card from your hand. Watch your Engine ! If you collect 3 or more Overheating Points in a round, you trigger an Engine Overheating, and score zero point for this round. Sometimes, it is better to have a...
Le Marché de Samarkand is a game of Dutch bids, a bid where the salesman leaves a maximum price and comes down then until a buyer stops the process. Here, everything is made in the voice, the quickest being the first one to be listened. Every player has a set of 10 cards of the same goods but various values. In every tour, each chooses it a which are...
This is a trivia game with specific rules. Each card refers to one of four categories which are: Politics and way of life Show, sport and adventure Fashion, news and love stories Culture and celebrities In the eighties. Each card has a text that the playmaker reads, stopping before each word or phrase underlined. All players can then propose one or more...
Le MEGALO is a game created and self-published by entrepreneur Jacques Zwahlen, head of the Veillon mail-order company, and sold in the company's catalog, distributed to all Swiss households in the 90s and 2000s. It's a mixture of Monopoly and a game of goose on the theme of human psychic development from birth to death. To win, players must acquire a...