From the publisher's website: Joan of Arc's Victory covers the entire campaign of the siege and relief of Orleans, with one-month turns beginning in April, 1429. The French player must consolidate her polyglot army and its inspiring leader, while dealing with Joan's "voices" via an events table that leaves him feeling slightly out of control. The English...
Kacper Ryx i Król Żebraków ("Kacper Ryx and the King of Beggars") is a picaresque board game for 2-5 players, based on the motifs of the novel series about sixteenth-century Cracow detective Kacper (eng. Casper) Ryx written by a Polish writer Mariusz Wollny. Players assume the role of gangs ringleaders, who fight for the title of the King of Beggars, the...
In the family-friendly game Kampen om Fredriksten, players are merchant families in the city Halden in southern Norway during the 17th century. Players run their businesses and try to adapt to the events of the period, all while helping building the fort Fredriksten, which will protect the city from repeated attacks from the Swedish king, Karl XII. Each...
Each player gets 22 figures: 1 king, 1 field marshal, 1 flag, 2 knights, 2 canons and 15 soldiers. The canons are placed in the castles. The different kinds of figures move in different ways about the crossing points of the grid. The objective of the game is to capture the enemy king. Capturing is done by moving over an enemy figure to a free space behind...
From the designer: A "Kashindan" (士業愛) was a feudal Japanese Daimyo's band of retainers, something similar to a small elite company or a unit of faithful bodyguards. Consequently, Kashindan is not a game for mass battles, but was designed to play skirmish fights in an hour, in which the loyal vassals of a hero fight each other for fame, honour, prestige...
Katana To Yari is Japanese for "Sword and Spear." This is a detailed game of tactical combat designed to be played with miniature figures on a hex grid. Figures represent a single warrior or horse, with each warrior being rated for six characteristics. Numerous weapons are described in the rules, including both melee and ranged weapons. Ranged combat...
(from Hexasim website:) Kawanakajima 1561, simulates the fourth battle of Kawanakajima. This will be the first game in the series Sengoku Jidai, which will cover battles in 16th century Japan. The system is designed so players can finish a game in an evening, and has simple but dynamic mechanics. In the game, each player takes the role of a commander in...
Two new winter village tiles for the game Keyflower: the Emporium and the Monument. Available exclusively through Spielbox magazine edition 2013:03 (Summer 2013). The owner of the Emporium gets 3 points for each set of one green worker and two workers of any other colour (including green) that they own at the end of the game. The owner of the Monument gets...
Discovered drifting out to sea, unmanned and apparently abandoned, the Key Celeste ship was towed to shore. Her cargo was untouched and the personal belongings of passengers and crew were still in place. What had caused the crew to abandon ship? The terrible truth was soon apparent. The Key Celeste had become a ghost ship! Key Celeste, a mini-expansion for...