From the publisher: "It is 37 AD and Caligula is the extravagant Emperor of Rome! It is a time of excesses. It is a time of intrigue. And the latest gala in Caligula’s short reign is starting tonight—Bacchus’ Banquet!" From BoardgameNews.com: "As a player, you are one of the nine “honored” guests—each with his or her own secret objective. You might be a...
Backstab, A hybrid between a card game and a live action role-playing game, set in a medieval royal court torn apart by conspiracies. Backstab is a unique type of game meant to be played not seated around a table, but in a room in your house, or even a public place like a bar for instance. Backstab is a game of politics without mercy, made of secret plots...
In the early seventeenth century, Virginia’s Chesapeake region saw the emergence of a multiracial society centered around the profitable tobacco industry. While Native Americans, free and enslaved Africans, and Europeans coexisted and interacted, a hierarchical order formed with a small elite planting class, led by Governor William Berkeley, wielding power...
Like its counterpart, in Bailout! The Card Game; debt is king. You will get caught up in this non stop gotcha action experience. Just when you think you have the upper hand; the Bailout cards will be flying. This game creates fierce competition and there are no guarantees that any of your actions will save your bank. Players compete as their favorite bank...
Everyone starts off with the best intentions but greed has caused you to make risky investments. Before long, you are forced to realize all your bank is left with is worthless paper. Your only option is to undermine, outsmart and devour the competition and make it to Bailout Bank before they do. This game has the appearance of a classic railroad style game...
Balance of Power is a two-player abstract strategy game of movement, momentum, and mechanical tension. Players race their discs across nine parallel seesaws, attempting to tip five of them in their favor by manipulating the balance of weight on each arm. Each seesaw (or "scale") consists of six positions—three on each player's side of the central pivot. A...
Ballotage is a game about politics. Each player is the head of a political party, but also has the secret objective of getting certain politicians to the top. These may or may not be from their own party. Each player has a party list and assigns spots on that list to four politicians. These lists are then simultaneously revealed. Then there is a vote....
Banana Republic. A small nation. Somewhere. Nestling between the mountains and the sea. Consisting of six provinces, each with a unique topography, character and culture. And each with its own REBEL LEADER, consumed and driven by ambition. A country struggling for unity after a long and peacefully ignominious colonial past, but, more often than not, torn...