“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” Pericles (circa 495-429 BCE) Live an Epic, Odyssey adventure; as one of Ancient Greece’s greatest thinkers in this new Sandbox, Tabletop experience. Forge your destiny in an age of city states and ancient wisdom. In Philosophia, you will build...
The main part of the game are 30 "quotes" of 20 different philosophers. Each player gets on philosopher at random at the start. Each round the starting player selects one of his quotes read it aloud. The every other player "answers" with one of his philosopher's quote. At the and of the round each player has three votes "0", "1" and "2" and has to vote for...
Empires rise and fall. In the buffer areas and crossroads between civilizations, however, a clever ruler can sometimes adopt new ideas, establish trade, and found a city state -- such as the great Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon -- that will outlast many neighbouring empires. Phoenicia is about building an empire worthy of an entry into the annals of...
Each turn in Pick a Pen: Crypts, the active player rolls the five colored pencils, then chooses one and marks spaces on their individual player sheet. Each other player in turn drafts a pencil and uses it. Pencils show symbols on their different sides, and the symbols on top of the chosen pencil determine what players do on their sheets. In this game, you...
Hyena, the game that piecepack Hyena is 'ported' from, is of unknown age from Africa. In the 1920s, anthropologists, explorers and adventurers found a curious spiral-tracked game being played by the Baggara Arabs of the Sudan: Li'b el Merafib (The Hyena Game). The board was often drawn in the sand, with players using any objects available as pawns. It is a...
A narrative-driven skirmish game set in the Viking Age and early medieval period, where every battle tells a story. "Protect the village. Or burn it to the ground." Will you stand your ground, defending your people, treasures, and livestock from invading raiders? Or will you storm the enemy’s lands, loot their riches, and set fire to everything in your...
The Fall of Rome is free to download and introduces 7 new factions, including Late Romans, Picts, Goths, Britons and Huns. As the Roman empire starts to crumble, who will end up on top? In your (perhaps digital) hands, you have the free Pillage supplement covering Late Antiquity. This “mini-supplement” has been created to push Pillage’s possibilities into...
The shadow of war shrouds the world. From the rocks of Ireland to the coasts of England, the vineyards of Francia to the frozen wilds of Iceland, armies of northmen seek riches and glory. Christian countries steel themselves, rebuilding ancient walls, fortifying farms, building the first motte-and-bailey castles, and the first true citadels. Western Europe...
Refight 3000 years of history covered by Archon 2nd Edition. Can you decisively change history by defeating Alexander the Great, Caesar, or Hannibal? Will the Greeks throw back the Persians or will Xerxes reign supreme? Fight through the centuries of East Asian warfare, or try your hand at the mysterious armies of Central America. Archon 2nd edition has...