There's something fishy about this game! Oceanopoly is based on the beautiful, bizarre and fascinating world of the ocean. Buy your favorite sea creatures. Raise the rent by collecting Blocks of Water and trading them in for a Big Fish! Every deed is filled with fun facts about each ocean creature featured on the board. So grab your token and advance to...
This book offers a large number of variations on many classic board and card games, as well as listing some new games that can be played with components from those games. While it is comparable to Sid Sackson's well known gaming book (A Gamut of Games) in some respects, New Rules for Classic Games also explains how and why certain variations work. It also...
On July 16th, 1212, the Coalition of Iberian Monarchs gained a decisive victory against the Almohad Caliphate in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. This marked a shift of tide in the Spanish Reconquista and the Iberian Crusades. These were changing times, and the Iberian Christians finally saw a chance to make full use of the Peninsula's vast potential....
Office Gossip is game of scheming and intrigue set in an office environment for five to thirteen (or more) players. All players but one are dedicated office managers just doing their best to help the company. One player is a gossip who’s decided that the best way to get ahead is to eliminate competition by slandering the other managers. Will you figure out...
From the publisher: It's dog-eat-dog FUN in the workplace! Relate and laugh as the game pokes FUN at the humorous side of workplace Gossip, Antics and Skulduggery. But, be careful not to get FIRED... from the game. An exiting game loaded with Opportunity, Challenge and OFFICE POLITICS. Hold meetings, becoming a SPY, Embezzling and Backstabing are all part...
Players are assigned secret Statuses at the beginning of the game, deeming them either an Employee or Influencer. Influencers can deflect Sabotages and add bonus points to Collaboration, but using either power exposes their Status and Status cards are shuffled and redealt. To earn points, players complete their assigned Objective cards by gathering the...
The vast oil reserves off of the Norwegian shores is an environmentally controversial topic, but it undoubtedly remains one of the most important contributors to the country's massive wealth. Offshore is a lightweight competitive strategy game about this highly specialized industry. In the game, players build oil platforms in the North Sea. Opening a new...
From the rulebook: Students participate in OH MY DEER as wildlife managers. They are placed in charge of the management of a deer herd and must make the decisions that affect the size of the population and fate of individuals in the herd. Through participation and discussion, students achieve an intuitive understanding of some of the fundamental areas of...
Geneva, 1920: The League of Nations convenes for the first time. Proud to be the host for this august world body, Switzerland invites its champion axe-juggling troupe, "Les Bella Lieben Jolie De Von Giorno", to entertain the assembled delegates. Unfortunately, halfway through the demonstration, the Troupe goes insane and begins hurling axes into the...
In a not so distant future, Earth's Oil reserves run out. Using inferior energy sources, humanity takes to the stars in search of something comparable to the black gold. After some time, planet EX-/Z96 is found, and the long range scanners indicate that it contains tremendous reserves of Oil. The search is over, and the scramble begins - the Oil must flow....
Texas, 1933 — a new day dawns for the brave pioneers of the American West, like yourself. Under the burning sand, the black gold awaits for your arrival, so what are you waiting for? Get a government lease in one of the richest oil reservoirs, build towers, drill the resources, trade and invest wisely! Only the most audacious amongst you, using a smart...
"Buy a flock of sheep - Construct a flour mill - Convert a hog feeding facility into an organic farm - or even Tear down a nuclear power plant - this all is possible in Ökoly: The only way of winning is by acting ecologically" This introduction to Ökoly as printed on its box already provides a first flavour of this game. Similar to monopoly, the players...