Building Stonehenge is a dice drafting and manipulation game, set in the time of legend when Stonehenge was built. As the Wizard Merlin, your goal is to occupy all 12 spaces on the outside circle with posts (dice). This is done by drafting and manipulating the dice through actions, to direct them to their right position. Each new movement earns you actions...
Players compete to grow long extinct plants, while trying to enlist the aid of magical creatures and repel the attacks of terrifying ogres and repulsive urgs. Each turn players draw cards and either discard unwanted cards or plant crops. At the beginning of the turn all planted crops grow and are worth points at the end of the game. Lodges and mystical...
Burdigala is the Roman name for the city of Bordeaux. The game is about the growth of the city during the Roman times. The board shows a map of the city, with various building sites and streets. At the beginning of the game, a tile is placed on each building site. Each tile shows a building and the reward for completing that building. On the back, it shows...
It is the Sengoku period, an era of great unrest within the gravely compromised empire of feudal Japan. Your emperor is nothing but a figurehead while the shogun holds the true power. There are many men who desire to hold the title of shogun and then there is you... Bushido Breaker is a hidden movement card game of deduction & calculated risks, themed as...
Each game in the HISTORICAL SERIES contains a trio of strategic simulations utilizing the same system which feature: Plastic pieces and metal markers; Three separate laminated mapsheets; Only eight pages of standard rules; Hidden force attributes, and; A unique correlation of leadership, morale, troop quality, and strength ratings. Emphasis is on...
By Jove has a booklet and a board game based on the stories from Greek mythology. Fairly standard roll and move game. As much a family educational game as anything else. (Which was typical of the publisher's output). A nicely illustrated board, plastic gold coins, cheap perforated card stock. Game features wandering Greek heroes on quests, Jason's Voyage...
Byzantium is the name given to both the state and the culture of the Hellenic Empire in the middle ages. Both the state and the inhabitants always called themselves Hellenes/Roman, as did most of their neighbors. Western Europeans, who had their own Roman Empire. The eastern Europeans called them Orientals or Greeks (Hellenes). Byzantion was the ancient...
Byzantium is the name given to both the state and the culture of the Hellenic Empire in the middle ages. Both the state and the inhabitants always called themselves Hellenes/Roman, as did most of their neighbors. Western Europeans, who had their own Roman Empire called them Orientals or Greeks (Hellenes). Byzantion was the ancient name of the capital city...
Sword of Orthodoxy is a strategic solitaire game of the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, simulating its saga from 421 AD until the end of the 15th century – an epic thousand year tale of heroism, betrayal, intrigue, and spectacular cultural achievements. This game is a high-level strategic view of history. Details are cleverly simplified to make it...
From the rules summary: Each turn represents one year in the life of a Roman estate. Until the War deck is exhausted, players are jockeying for position trying to get the most votes. Whoever has the most votes at the end becomes Caesar and wins. Each player is a senator starting with a modest estate, influence in the senate, and two legions to command....