Chipco Chess takes the basic movement rules of chess and adds wargame-style combat rules. Outcomes are no longer certain because of the use of a d10. Chipco Chess is not solve-able, in the sense of standard chess, since thinking ahead is not possible. Players of all abilities have a more equal chance of winning the game. Chipco Chess is played using a...
Chocolatl is a game based on the fascinating history of the Aztecs, the legend of Quetzalquatl (=Chocolatl) and of course, Cacao: the fruit of the gods. Each player starts the game with an identical deck of numbered bidding cards, which they will use to blind bid at 6 different board locations each turn. Each board location will gain you a certain benefit...
The "Classic of Mountains and Seas", formerly romanized as the Shan-hai Ching, is a Chinese classic text and a compilation of mythic geography and myth. In Chronicle of the Beasts, players try to deploy the mythical creatures in Shan-hai Ching to defeat the legendary beast Dijiang (帝江). Chronicle of the Beasts is a microgame with only 12 cards for 2...
Players build a new version of the world in the Chronicles Series, starting with the first game: Chronicles 1: Origins. First, players take the role of leaders of a small and emerging tribe in the early Stone Age, collaborating to avoid threats, exploit opportunities, and build the tribe to a position of growth and stability. Then, once a variety of tribes...
A game in the Mancala family adapted from Tschuba with a novel starting position. Associated 1891 US patent: number 448,574. Description following provided by Milton Bradley prior to 1897. Chuba is an adaptation from a rude game of Eastern Africa which is greatly enjoyed by the natives, who squat on the ground, and play in holes scooped out of the sand...
The Roman Republic is at its height. The great patrician families compete for power through political intrigue, influence in the Senate, underhanded dealings, henchmen, and all kinds of more or less official business deals. Any maneuver is possible in this relentless quest for power and prestige. You are the head of one of these families. You intervene in...
Gamebook is a hybrid, both an interactive book and a collection of board games. Gamebook contains eight abstract strategy board games, carefully selected from the rich gaming heritage that represents human history, our intelligence, wit, strategy and appetite for fun, play and socialising - all gathered in one uniquely designed interactive book, for you to...
From Battleline, the original publisher: "The grandeur and decadence of ancient Rome in your living room! Thrill to the dust of chariot races, or the skillful bloodshed of gladiatorial combat. Circus Maximus is really TWO games in one. In the Chariot Race game you pick your team of horses, driver, and chariot car, each of which have special characteristics...
In 2nd Century Rome, the people were offered plenty of entertainment options: chariot races in the Circus Maximus, dramatic performances in the Pompeius Theater, gladiatorial battles in the Colosseum—visitors flocked to these events, clamoring to get in to experience the excitement. Especially in demand were seats in the section next to Caesar’s box...