"A Symposion is a Greek word meaning a Wine drinking party. These were popular in ancient Greece. Depending on the Host (Symposiarch), the emphasis of the gathering could range from purely Intellectual discussion to Hedonistic debauchery." The players score points by hosting a Symposion. This is done by playing a set of cards and declaring whether the...
Symposium is a Descended From The Queen storytelling card game for 3-8 players, simulating a philosophical dinner party (or "symposium") in the classical style of the ancient Greek world and based on Plato's work of the same name, with some modifications to make it more accessible to a modern audience. In the game you play guests at dinner party filled...
Syracuse (415/413 BC) covers the land and naval battles as well as the siege of Syracuse during the Peloponnesian War. It is a two players game: Athens and allies vs. Syracuse and allies. One game turn covers three months. The game includes: - 16 pages rules booklet (14,4x21 cm) - 29,7x41 cm map (27 land zones and 12 sea zones) - counter sheet of 108...
A Chinese game related to Xi Gua Qi but different, although using a similar board. From Wikipedia: Sz'Kwa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Sz'Kwa is a two-player abstract strategy game from Taiwan. It is a Go, Weiqi, or Baduk variant. The Sz'Kwa board is not an n x n square board like Go or Weiqi. Instead, the board is...
Available during Tantrum House Season 8 Kickstarter campaign. This promo adds 3 Ship tiles and 1 Harbormaster tile 1x Size "1" ship, brown When you place a Water tile onto a space with a printed bonus, receive that bonus (once per turn). 1x Size "1" ship, white Whenever you Construct a Building, you may (only once) pay any 1 green Resource to place 1 Water...
Tabernacle of Yahweh is a resource and worker placement Board Game based on a defining period in the history on the nation of Israel. Described in the Bible from the Book of Exodus 25 the Tribes of Israel, after the Exodus from Egypt, are called to bring voluntary offerings to construct a Tabernacle (Heb: Mishkan) or Dwelling Place for Yahweh, the God of...
By any measure, Alexander III of Macedon was an exemplary military commander. If we believe his propagandists, he was always vastly outnumbered, yet he and his elite army were never defeated, always winning a decisive victory. "It is a sobering thought," says Table Battles designer Tom Russell, "that by the time he was my age, Alexander had conquered the...
This rules system is an attempt at producing an historically accurate portrayal of ancient warfare. Attention is paid to how units formed, moved and fought. Several periods and armies are covered including the Greek wars and the Punic wars. The game requires large numbers of figures. Army lists are pre-made and are only marginally customizable. The rules...
Includes more armies, special rules, and clarifications/errata to Tactica. New armies: Armenian Pontic Late Roman Early Gothic Hun Sassanid Persian Late Byzantine Ghuzz Bulgar Arab Empire Lombard Saxon Viking Norman Sumerian Mongol Hungarian Hsiung-Nu Han Chinese Early Japanese Middle Japanese Late Japanese Clarifications/Errata include: Catafract Units...