Buddha is a trick-taking game in which players bid the number of tricks they think they can take from each hand, then to take exactly that many; no more and no fewer. Bidding takes place simultaneously, leading to rounds that are sometimes over, or under-bid. Points are awarded only for making the bid exactly and are deducted for missing the bid, either...
The base game is a book and set of punch-out tokens that combine with ANY miniatures or grid maps you have from ANY game. The modular system is designed for cooperative play with a large group of friends while being both budget friendly and allowing one to use some favorite game pieces that were either in storage or just never meant for gaming. For...
Rival gardeners compete to see who can grow the best flowers for the annual flower show. Will your sunflowers be spectacular or simply second-rate? Will your marigolds be magnificent or merely mediocre? Whoever grows the tallest and most attractive flowers will be awarded Best in Show! Players play cards to their flower beds to increase the height of their...
Bug, winner of the 2017 best combinatorial game award, is a 2 player combinatorial game where you build shapes on a hexagonal board, which then eat each other. The shapes that survive grow into different, larger shapes until one player runs out of space to grow (and thus wins). The game is played with white and black stones on any hexagonal tiling. The...
You are a fly stuck in a computer! Roll dice to move about the motherboard to collect Energy. Use that energy to power up the computer components (cpu, graphics card, etc.) and use capacitors to strategically assemble the components on your motherboard for extra points, but watch out! Resistors can pop and you can cause a short circuit and get Zapped! Can...
You are a fly stuck in a computer! Roll dice to move about the motherboard to collect Energy. Use that energy to power up the computer components (cpu, graphics card, etc.) and use capacitors to strategically assemble the components on your motherboard for extra points, but watch out! Resistors can pop and you can cause a short circuit and get Zapped! Can...
In the Bumble Isles mini-marts sell bugchum "minis", newly hatched bug companions everyone wants! There's lots to do at these shops – stocking items, checking terrariums, feeding bugs, helping customers and making improvements. In Bugchums – Mini-Mart Merchant, you'll try your hand at running your own shop. Raise your merchant ranking by hatching different...
Q: What is it? A: A light card game about building and selling robots in a fluctuating market, for 2-5 players. Q: How is it played? A: Players take turns choosing cards from a row, adding value to all the cards below the one they chose. Once they have a complete bot with a head, torso and legs, they can sell it. Q: What makes it interesting? A: The money...
BuildaBeast is a card game where you get to create cool creatures. Your goal is to craft powerful beasts by buying head, body, and tail cards. But beware, if you play too many body cards without a tail, you’ll bust! Players buy cards and build beasts until the supply of new cards is exhausted. Then the players tally the cards they have gained to see who...
Foundations for the Sungrave castle are set and workers were already sent to construct the towers. That won’t stop you and your competitors from a bit of rivalry. This time you compete to see whose materials will make up the largest part of the wall. Castle of Sungrave is an expansion for Builders of Sungrave that brings an additional objective into the...