Commissioned is a 2-6 player cooperative-style board game with a simple deck-building mechanism that plays in 1 hour. Players are the early Christian Apostles and must work together to mature their faith decks, grow the church, collect the books of the New Testament, and overcome persecution. You do not need to know anything about Christianity to play. The...
In Common Earth you build your own nation, trying to score as many victory points as you can. At the same time you will have to take care of the planet in co-operation with other players. Cards that harm the planet are cheap, but also move the risk-meter towards the extreme to simulate the impact on planet earth. If players do not take care of the planet...
There is an ongoing battle. The Speculator(s) are organised and committed to privatising every resource available in society: environmental, urban, health and intangible (knowledge based) goods. You must cooperate with other players to prevent privatisation and liberate as many goods as possible. Your goal is to turn them into public goods or, even better...
Communion Of Saints -- A Roman Catholic Board Game This game is designed to illustrate some basic concepts of the Roman catholic faith. In this religion game players move from birth to death as they learn about Catholic saints, church sacraments, the power of prayer, and the penalty for sins. Includes a colorful board, beautifully illustrated saint cards...
From the introduction: COMMUNITY is a game which focuses people's action in a make-believe community while allowing them to utilize their own judgments and apply their own beliefs and values as if it were real. It is a game which can be played by all age groups, but which is aimed primarily at youth, 10 years or older, or adults who have not been...
From the box: A game about communal living. We try to develop a happy, complete village. There are hardships and opportunities. There are Bad Feelings to handle with Love and Forgiveness. The Meeting hall is the heart of the community. If we succeed in building a community, we all win together. A medium-complicated game that explores both material and...
Community is a fairly simple cooperative tile-laying game where players try to connect a Home tile to all of the important "community" Location tiles (hospital, school, park, recycling center, and so on) using road tiles of varying connections. The intent is to get players (especially children) to contemplate what makes a community, as well as teach...
"Each player assumes a role in a community hit by a disaster, such as a large fire, explosion, hurricane, tornado, flood, or earthquake . . . During the disaster, each participant has two concerns: to make sure his family members are safe, and to help the community." For high school through adult. Revised 1970. Materials: Administrator's manual, players'...
From the game instructions sheet: "This is a simple game designed to help the players understand and appreciate the cultures and customs of the different communities in Singapore. Through the game, the players can also learn to appreciate the importance of racial harmony in our multi-racial society." The game is played on a large paper board with a picture...