A game of world geography and cunning deception. In Locale, the object of the game is to make up a story by explaining as much as you can about a given location. (Do you know where Bird-in-Hand is? How about Timbuktu?) Players vote on whose story is the most believable. Players score points by writing a story that's good enough to fool others or correctly...
Locarno - Europe 1926 seeks to portray the restored "Concert of European Powers" following the Treaty of Locarno, Oct. 1925. Players assume the role of European statesmen seeking to outclass their geopolitical rivals and attain a position of predominance. The game is based upon Allan B. Calhamer's classic Diplomacy. However, its treatment of minor powers...
From the rules: "For decades, reporters from around the world have been on the hunt for the Loch Ness monster. But lately reports of sightings of Nessie have been increasing. "Such reports naturally have drawn such reporters as the attractive Belinda Viewing from New York, the half-Belgian Claude McMirror, the clever Filosa Sharp, as well as her Londoner...
Lockdown!: The Game is a comedy game created by James Veitch during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in which players try to trade cards to collect sets and loo rolls before COVID-19 ends the game. The trading mechanisms are supported by a bluffing mechanism in which players can lie about the cards they are trading. Each player starts with seven cards from the...
It is the year 2368. You and your gang of criminals just committed a burglary and stole a spacecraft to return to your hideout. Unfortunately, after takeoff, the board computer detected the tampering and locked you out, leaving you unable to navigate. You are on the wrong course, which will surely get you caught; and your resources are running out. There...
You are a cunning and dastardly spy. Deny it, you scoundrel! Use your skills of wit and observation to discover the other spies’ identities and expose them before they expose you. The winner is the last remaining spy. Logical Spies unfolds like a social logic puzzle, in which the players play the role of a spy. Your identity is represented by 6 cards:...
Two horrific murders were committed in London at the end of 1888. The victims were Emma Smith and Martha Tabram. That autumn, for three months, Whitechapel, in East London, was terrorized by a serial killer who came to be known as Jack the Ripper. After committing five more murders, he suddenly stopped. Scotland Yard never solved the case and, to this day...
LONDON: ‘Twilight’s Game’ – variations on a theme is a suite of Cold War themed strategy games using progressively building, but eminently simple, rules in which two or more adversaries seek to outmanoeuvre and/or best their opponents on a squared grid nominally representing the London of Len Deighton’s and John Le Carre’s twilight world of spy fiction. In...
"The game of Lónegan: Hooray for Imagination!" Imagination is imperative for winning in Lónegan. Logic, strategy and knowledge are also required, but are not as important. (From the manufacturer's description back of the box). Lonegan is a variation of a classical game where knowing the definition of a given word is less important than inventing one which...
In Long Live the Captain, your old captain is dead! Fed to the sharks, in fact, and the crew is looking for a new leader. But this won’t be an honest election. To claim the title of captain, you’ll need to outwit your rivals, bribe the crew, and strike shady deals, all while bluffing your way to the top. Each round begins with an event that shakes up the...
The game board shows price charts/tables for 6 commodities 2 each of 3 different price levels. Every player id dealt 10 commodity cards which change the price up or down of one or more of the commodities. Every player starts with $10,000 and the winner is the player who has the most money after everyone has played all ten of their cards. On a players turn...