From the box: The urban companion of Community (another Family Pastimes game) with higher level strategies. We try to develop our town's economy and avoid going bankrupt. We decide on what works best as private enterprise and/or what works best cooperatively owned and operated. Maybe credit unions, food co-ops, people parks! The Daily News and mail bring...
From the back of the box: "To play the game, suspects (called players) make their getaway beginning and ending at Rockington Estate. Unlucky players will wear the disguise or go to Da Pokey. The lucky player landing on the Outrageous Journalist (sticking his microphone out of a manhole) will collect $10 grand. "The player collecting the most evidence wins...
This is a strange game. Nowhere on the box, gameboard or playing pieces is there any reference to who designed or who published this game or when it was designed or published. It must be fairly new because there is reference to an internet site listed as : www.racetobepresident.com on the box. Attempting to go to that site results in notification that the...
Overflight! is a solitaire aerial reconnaissance wargame about the CIA’s TOP SECRET U-2 spy plane. It is set in the Cold War from 1956 to 1960. This is the second book of the Special Mission Series from Historic Wings, a publisher whose mission is to publish aviation games that are true to history. Not only will you learn about the CIA's covert air force...
The box comes with two games. First is Pääministeri-peli where players compete to be the prime minister of Finland. This is essentially a version of Afrikan tähti set in Finland. Players roll dice in turn order to move on a map of Finland. And they try to collect as many votes as possible until some one finds the voting token and manages to get it back to...
"Solo card game. Low-Complexity Simulation of current efforts by Western Powers to stabilize the Mid-East Region in their favor. The Player takes on the Role of the US President." The player's success is measured on four Meters which are used to determine victory. These are the Western Fear Meter, Arab Hostility Meter, Political Turmoil Meter, and Oil...
Historically in the Third World, coups have changed more governments than elections since World War II. Most coups involve using part of the armed forces of a country to seize power from a ruler, though there is usually little overt conflict – the coup d’etat is generally a much less bloody way of seizing power than its distant cousin, the popular...
Palestina under Davidstjernen is a 1950s boardgame themed on the Jewish rights to settle in the promised land of Palestine ("Kanaans land", "Jews land"). Players move their token on a classical 50s map of Palestine, and scores points as they reach different cities and locations on the map. Winner is the player with highest score after 30 minutes. Players...
Panama is a board game for the entire family. The game involves conducting various forms of trade and business activities that generate returns and contribute to welfare, products at competitive prices, pension payments, etcetera. During the game, the participants come into contact with both local and international trade in, for example, oil, cotton...
A race game played on a spiral board. The game took its name from political opponents in Edwardian England - the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and Herbert Asquith (1852-1928), Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916. The game was first advertised in Votes for Women on the 22 October 1909 and many of the references to recent events are...