"Players, in a team of five Eskimo hunters (and a referee), hunt seals on a board representing the ice of Pelly Bay, experimenting with hunting and sharing strategies to solve the problems of an unpredictable supply of sustenance . . . The game also dramatizes the importance of sealing in Netsilik society and illustrates the relationship of the seal to...
SeaLiT the game is the fruit of a research project in Maritime History, the ERC STG 2016 project entitled ‘Seafaring Lives in Transition, Mediterranean Maritime Labour and Shipping, 1850s-1920s’(SeaLiT). The game is an entertaining and educational journey into the world of maritime history of the Mediterranean and Black Sea during the long nineteenth...
Players bid on dead Uncle Everett's possessions and the high bidder listens to instructions from their dead Uncle via a record (played on the record player hidden in the deck.) When all the items have been bid on and acquired, the record in the desk in turned over and Uncle Everett tells the players what each of the items is worth or how is due in taxes...
Originally published in issue #51 (July 1981) of Dragon Magazine. A tongue-in-cheek version of "classic" Dungeons & Dragons (some even say Mertwig's Maze is a similar treatment of Advanced D&D). As such, players become a warrior, elf, cleric, or magician, then wander around the board collecting treasure and resolving encounters. The Emperor's six magic...
As described by Dr. Scott Simmerman, the publisher: Lost Dutchman is a well-designed team building game that focuses on collaboration, leadership and engagement. It is designed to be facilitated by a trainer or consultant interested in generating discussions about the organizational culture and framed around desired outcomes. It comes with extensive...
Season Harvest is a resource-gathering game played on a modular board made of cards. There are four card types: summer, fall, winter, and spring. As you play cards to change the seasons in spaces on the board, seeds grow into trees which eventually bear fruit. Your goal is to harvest as much fruit as possible and end the game with the most fruit in your...
Numbered as Promo 01-04 Promo01 Buccaneer (dive or build): Choose a location that has one of your opponent's ships and resolve the location effect Promo02 Pillager (dive or build): Take any 2 resources from the supply Promo03 Taskmaster (build): After you complete a build action, take another build action immediately Promo04 Freebooter (build): When you...
Another in Late for the Sky Production Company's Monopoly inspired games. In place of Atlantic City street names, this game's properties are familiar places in and around Seattle, from Skid Road (Seattle was in fact the home of the original Skid Road) and Fremont Troll (a bizarre and popular local sculpture) to Mt. Rainier and Elliott Bay. In place of...
How do you make a game about the Emerald City? While it’s impossible to include everything, we jammed all the Seattle we could into this box. It’s filled with music, art, sports, a big troll, uniqueness and...lots of rain! Looking for a fun way to experience the emerald city? Here it is! Here’s a quick idea of how to play... Buy your favorite seattle...
Seattleopoly is a Monopoly-style game which uses the theme of the city of Seattle, Washington (USA). Spaces on the gameboard represent well-known attractions, locations, and entities in Seattle. This game comes with: Playing Board, Surprise Cards, Treasure Cards, 2 Dice, Playing pieces, 25 Branch Offices, 15 Skyscrapers, Rules, and Money. The game was...
In the last 200 years, the United States of America underwent a meteoric rise to become a great world power. Now the hidden architects of this success have come to claim their investment. One auction will decide the control of the various States and territories. Successful Societies will be able to harness industry for their own enrichment, or develop...