Obscura tempora is an easy card game settled in the Dark Ages. Each player is a faction that tries to expand his power and starts with a castle and a town. He can add towns and abbeys to his belongings, and also build ports, markets and walls on his towns. Each castle, town, abbey, market and port is worth a money card each turn, but only one per turn can...
Expansion kit of 55 new cards for "Obscura Tempora". Some are of the same kind previously included in the basic set, while others are new: the powerful Cavalry that is strong as two Militias, the Spy to have a look at money in a place or to cards in a hand, the Revolt to steal towns and the Black Plague to destroy them, the Tax Collector to bring money to...
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...