The year is 1891, and the city is London. The Napoleon of Crime, Professor Moriarty, has planned out a series of fantastic heists that will grant him untold fortune and power. However, he knows that the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes, has caught on to his plans and is trying to sabotage them! Prepared for this possibility, he has hired all his...
This game is based on the 1979-1982 ABC TV series starring Robin Williams. From the rules: "Meet Mork. He's from Ork, and he's come to Earth to learn all he can about our planet. To win the hearts of Earthlings everywhere, Mork has brought along this crazy Orkan game. In it, you and your opponents move around a special Orkan board doing such out-of-this...
Players pick a color pattern and attempt to recreate it on the board while the other players attempt to do the same or prevent this from happening. Winner is the first person to complete their pattern. Throughout the 1930's and 1940's, the game was produced in Germany. You can tell what era by the box top label. In the 1930's and early 1940's, it was...
A free download-and-print board game released in response to the 'Ground Zero Mosque' looniness. From the game board: "Many people thought the attacks of 9/11 were about terror, but the truth is far more sinister. Yesterday, extreme Muslimists built a Giant Mosque, planted like a victory flag, at Ground Zero. That's right, the flattening of the World Trade...
At the start of the game, a 5x5 grid of treasure tiles is placed face up on the table. Each player secretly draws a tile indicating their treasure color, then moves across the board during their turn, flipping tiles as they go. A player wins by being the first to flip all of their assigned treasure tiles chest side up, successfully hiding their treasures...
Mountain Climber is a "push-your-luck" dice game, but everyone is playing at all times with no boring waiting between turns. Each Mountain Climber is racing to be the first to the top. However, mountain climbing is tricky business -- taking risks is necessary to climb the mountain, but push it too far and you tumble backwards. The best balance of luck and...
The hiking season has begun, so it's off to the next summit! But which hike will you dare to undertake? And do you have the right things with you? Because only with the appropriate equipment can you conquer the different hikes in Mountains. With some luck, a good memory, and a favor or two from your competitors, you can snag the most summit stamps! 1....
Each player plays a mosquito and receives three cards: one sting card and two miss cards. Four holidaymaker cards (divided into four different families) are placed in the center of the table. The active mosquito must place its three cards face down on three holidaymakers and the next mosquito must place the swatter on one of the active mosquito's cards. If...
Mr. Jack Pocket: Extension, the first expansion for Mr. Jack Pocket, features three new characters and a new detective: Mycroft Holmes with a special ability. With three new alibis, the game will be played on a large London consisting of twelve areas (street tiles) instead of nine as in the base game. More suspects? The investigation looks harder......
This is the original 3M release of Mr. President, and is an entirely different game from the 1967/1971 release, which can be found at Mr. President. This version of Mr. President, which can be identified by the tan (rather than maroon) box and 1965 Copyright date, is a much simpler game. States are awarded using a Hols der Geier/Raj-like system, wherein...
まやかし山 (Mayakashi Yama) (Mt. Mayakashi) is a Japanese card game. Foxes and racoons try to outwit each other on the mountain. The start player is the last to have seen a fox or a racoon. The game is a mix of bluff, hand management, and some take that, until one player is eliminated. The game comes with English and Japanese rules, and both on the cards. The...