This Poker-type game clearly derives from Primero. It was popular in England in the 17th century. It is very similar to the later 3 Stake Brag. Each player lays three separate stakes, set by the dealer, which need not be equal. Every player gets two cards facedown and a third one which is revealed. 1. The first stake (the "seat")goes to the player who has...
Postcard Civil War East is a little postcard size/format Strategic level board-wargame about the American Civil War in the East to mail/give to family & friends. 6 turns per year, 1861-65, but just a single year's campaign can be played. 7 Union and 5 Confederate pieces. Lots of Fog of War, Jackson's Foot Cavalry II Corps while it lasts, etc. A one-year...
Micro game necessitated by postcard format. 11 day and night turns. SECRET Allied code-breaking possibility to get Yorktown as well as Lexington fleet carriers. Neat Port Moresby landing rule: number of surviving (of 11) Japanese transports plus UnDamaged shore-bombarding Japanese cruiser units roll 2 dice to see if they take it. Battle can continue in...
Free print and play brigade to division level game about Jubal Early's sudden out of nowhere surprise attack on Washington DC, down the *eastern* side of the Potomac River. Fords along the Monocacy River to be discovered. Bridges can be burned - across the Potomac terminally. Historical forts are present as well as a tiny but thin/tall President Lincoln...
VERY simple little diminuation of Murmansk Run: Arctic Convoys to Russia, triggered by the Norwegian film KONVOI to be released in the US as The Arctic Convoy. The star of the film, SS Hestmanden/Horseman exists, docked down at Norway's Merchant Sailors' Museum in Løvika near Kristiansand. Can be played solitaire by random contact/combat selection of the...
A relatively fast and simple air, sea, and land battle game focusing on the 2 decisive aircraft carrier battles just east of Guadalcanal: Eastern Solomons (24-25Aug42) and Santa Cruz (Islands, 25-27Oct42). For the Eastern Solomons scenario, 1,2, or all 3 U.S. carriers may instead be absent due to Admiral Fletcher's concern about refueling. And Japanese...
Pot o' Gold is played with the provided board, two distinct dice, and a number of distinct tokens representing leprechauns: the rules recommend three for two players, four for three players, five for four or five players, and six for six players (or more, since there is no actual maximum player count). Before each of three rounds players bet on one...
Auction nights are a tradition among you and your friends, but tonight’s art pieces are exquisite. You grab your trust fund debit card and take a seat, eager to walk home with a Mashterwork. Or several. Point being, you really want to be able to show off your collection of art to your friends to kindly remind them of what they didn’t win. Potato Party:...
Baked potato. Baked tomato. Which one is the most popular side dish? No one knows how it started. Rumour has it, the rivalry began when one of the potatoes claimed that baked potato is the most popular side dish. A fiery tomato challenged the claim, asserting that the most popular side dish is, in fact, baked tomato! The argument quickly spread around the...
Russia, 1787: Empress Catherine the Great is taking a surprise trip down the Dnieper River to survey her new kingdom. This will take her directly past your old, unremarkable village. You don't have the time or money to make your village impressive, but with a few pieces of timber and some strategically placed facades, you could certainly make your village...
A gambling game for 2-6 players ages 12 and up. "Pott" is a lively and spirited dice-game. Each player places one of their four numbered tokens (0, 1, 2 or 3) upside-down and everyone tries to guess the sum of the selected token-values by placing a chip of their color on the correct number. Whoever guesses the sum wins the prediction-chips. If no player...
This is a revised edition of Coyote with some variances. Some describe it as an inversion of Liar's Dice. Wearing their decorative feathers, Indian tribes gather regularly for Pow Wows to talk, celebrate and dance. There are also competitions for determining who is the bravest, the strongest, or the cleverest. Join the Pow Wow! Each player gathers around...