Nicholas Palmer's second book on wargaming, this time with an emphasis on capsule reviews. About two thirds of the book consists of capsule reviews for about 150 wargames. The book also includes six chapters profiling various facets of the wargaming hobby - Patton Rides Again: Operational Games, Across the Galaxy: Science Fiction Games, The First Thousand...
From front cover: Games about words and the story of English From publisher's web page: The Book Edition of Bethump'd with Words is a companion to the board and travel editions of the game. Its purpose is to present the history of English in a succinct and humorous but memorable form, and also provide more entertaining and enlightening questions about the...
Contains six paper-and-pencil games meant to be played by a single player, including Four Color, Pinball, Profit & Loss, Mountains & Valleys, No Way, and Buried Treasure (which is not to be confused with the later Sackson game of the same title that is a re-theming of Das Super-Blatt). Part of a series of five paper-and-pencil game books by Sid Sackson...
Beyond the Gates of Antares invites us to a time when mankind has evolved into new and diverse species: the strangely powerful NuHumans, masters of the Panhuman Concord; the ape-like Pansimians, the greatest warriors in the whole Galactic Spill; and feral Revers primitive Humans driven by a irrepressible lust for adventure and danger. It is a universe...
Once again penned by game author Rick Priestley, the supplement continues the events from the main rulebook - triggered by the discovery of the planet of Xilos. The book describes, in the form of an exciting and continuing narrative, the struggle for control of the planet and the ancient builder tech hidden beneath its surface - and includes a campaign...
The Chryseis Shard - The Ascent of the Locus - describes events taking place in Antarean space since the destruction of the planet Xilos as portrayed in the first Antares supplement The Battle for Xilos. At the conclusion of that adventure, the discovery of an unborn Builder Gate and its subsequent escape from stasis consumed the planet Xilos and unleashed...
"A Bible-centered word building game for ages 9 and up." A Scrabble-like board and letter tiles is used by a "Leader" to form five to eleven words related to the Bible, face-down except for the first letter. Each square on the board has one, two, or three dots. Players have tokens that move around the letters of the alphabet that encircle the board. These...
Wargame Rules for the English Civil War. Bibles & Buff Coats is a set of tabletop miniatures games rules that portray the forces supporting King Charles I and those supporting Parliament during the English Civil Wars. Players take on the roles of Generals who command the unique and varied forces of Foote, Horse and Artillery of this colorful period. Using...
Rules for over 250 card games, including numerous Poker variants. Includes other classics such as Spades, Hearts, Bridge, Bid Whist, Pinochle, Rummy, Canasta, Solitaire, Cribbage, childrens card games, "and many more!" Includes a 17 page glossary of card game terms. Illustrated. 90th edition printed in 2003. 338 pages. $7.99 cover price. This is the new...