HISTORY Frederic Vester designed Ökolopoly in 1980 and it was first published as a supplement in the journal Nature. At the Munich International Horticultural Exposition 1983 it was first offered as a board game designed by Vester information pavilion of the Bavarian Ministry of the Environment. In 1984 Ravensburger launched Ökolopoly for the general...
"Buy a flock of sheep - Construct a flour mill - Convert a hog feeding facility into an organic farm - or even Tear down a nuclear power plant - this all is possible in Ökoly: The only way of winning is by acting ecologically" This introduction to Ökoly as printed on its box already provides a first flavour of this game. Similar to monopoly, the players...
Marine microbes form the basis of life in the ocean and perform 50% of earth’s photosynthesis. But they live extraordinary lives of their own; fraught with danger and opportunity. Oligotrophic is a fast-to-learn, strategic tile placement game where players compete to place biomass the fastest. In the game players will select and play hexagonal cards based...
OBJECT: To be the winning photographer by earning the greatest number of points. YOU EARN POINTS BY: Traveling to your assigned destinations on the Map Board Being the first to fill your portfolio with the 6 photo cards in your portfolio Getting rid of photo cards that don't fit your portfolio list, as they count against you at the end of the game...
Game Title: On belay – The Rock Climbing Game Players: 1 or 2 players Game Description: A game where 1 to 2 players start on the bottom of a rock face and take turns trying to make their way up to the top of the summit without falling off. Along the way your opponent and Mother Nature will try to sabotage your route and prevent you from making it to the...
As taken from the box: What would you do if you found a creature that you have never seen before? What if you spotted a Tasmanian Tiger??! What can we do about foxes and feral cats? How would you save "Bilby"...The rabbit-eared Bandicoot from extinction? These situations and more are posed in this fun family game of danger and rescue. As a result, kids...
Of the billions of planets in existence, none are as perfect or as beautiful as our home planet we call Earth. But Earth is in danger. Human advancements are threatening her ability to sustain life. How can we balance between our need for advancement and our planet’s ability to sustain our ambitions? One Earth is a fun climate change game for 2-5 players....
Take a wild trek Onto the Desert. Play this exciting interactive game of survival and become a part of the intricate web of desert life. Beautifully illustrated cards represent plants and animals that are found in the desert. Element cards represent the powerful forces of nature. Reveal the awesome balance of nature as you follow the chain of life found in...
As a budding marine biologist, you’ve traveled across the globe exploring the hidden wonders of the underwater world. It’s been your lifelong dream to study the vibrant ecosystems of the coral reef, and now you are about to start 3 days of uninterrupted underwater exploration! There’s only one problem, the day before you arrived, a typhoon hit the reef....
Operaatio Panda is a game in which you take part in saving endangered species throughout the different parts of the world. The players' objective is to find and then deliver these animals back to their native habitat from the hands of the poachers (people who hunt these animals and sell them to live in unnatural places). You can also find poachers...
A free download-and-print board game released in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. From the game board: "Times are getting desperate at the Deepwater Horizon. The lies show no sign of running dry and the flow of bullshit appears unstoppable. Now you and a friend can play out the greatest ecological disaster in recent history and the goliath...