Players take on the role of mountaineers seeking to be the first to reach the top of a mountain. The game is played in two phases. In the first, players gather equipment by advancing along a track using a dice. Part of the equipment is mandatory for phase 2, while the other part is optional but will provide bonuses for phase 2. Each player decides...
Jeu du Skating-Rink represents another form of Goose variant: the introduction of two tracks, each of 63 spaces. The players divide themselves into two opposing teams, each playing on a different track. Additional interest is provided by crossing the tracks: at these points, if the two teams come together, they ”come to grief and fall” and both must start...
This very simple cycling game from Belgium and produced in the early '50s uses a 37x28cm paper map. The game was released a s a promotional game for table-oil. On the map there is a drawing of Belgium with 50 spaces on 50 different towns or cities, this forms the track. Each player controls a team of 2 cyclists, movement is determined by spinning a paper...
A French 1930s game, of which there were four versions. The first version only had 6 riders (one per team, no rules for team racing). Later versions had twelve riders (two per team). The cheaper versions had cardboard riders, the "deluxe" version had metal riders. Veldiv, short for Vélodrome d'Hiver (winter velodrome), was a very popular cycling track in...
Jeux de pions pour aujourd'hui is a set of laminated cardstock game boards, stickers for placing on pieces (not supplied, but easy to find or improvise), and an activity book containing historical flavor text in French and rules in both French and English, all packaged in a clear plastic pouch. The game boards, sticker sheets and rules included in the set...
The rules of the game are similar to a horse jumping competition. A player has to go trougth the course without single mistakes. He is allowed to roll a dice 17 times during a game. Player gets 1 penalty point when he throws a dice over that limit (the norm of time). Moreover, when a player places his horse (pawn) on the obstacle he gets penalty points...
This is an undated promotional game by packaged food giant ConAgra that pushed three of its brands. The game comes in a 9.5" x 14" envelope, and consists of a rules sheet and two folded and perforated sheets of glossy cardboard. One sheet is made up of the playing field, stadium and 8 player cards, while the other has 18 player cards, 16 fly ball result...
This game is very similar to Jim Prentice Electric Baseball Model 505, however the pitcher physically rolls a steel ball to down a pathway on the board and the batter has to push a button that will trap the ball between the 'bat' and a contact. With a successful 'hit' various lights will light up either singly or in combination, indicating the outcome of...