A simple boardgame version of golf in the 3M Bookshelf Series. Players mark their ball position on the laminated map of the 18 holes at Pebble Beach. They choose a club and then roll dice to determine if the hit is long or short and whether or not it hooked or sliced. There is a special putting chart for when you are on the green. There are four different...
The game includes two decks, one red, one blue, each consisting of 21 color-coded cards (representing punches thrown and punches you can be hit by), a Scoring Index for each, two Scorer's Aid cards, a Rule Booklet detailing both Basic and Advanced versions of play, a pad of 40 Scorecards, a Point Margin Adjustment Chart for solitaire play and a specially...
Challenge the Yankees is the official New York Yankees baseball game. A two-player baseball simulation strategy game, it was published in 1964 and 1965 by Hassenfeld Brothers (now Hasbro), in conjunction with its creator, Roger Franklin. CTY uses the lifetime statistics of players, as of the prior season. 250,000 copies were sold. One player manages the...
Abstract simulation of a tennis, golf, box and chess career. Each player buys sports talents to perform their career. You choose one or more trainings in the beginning by advancing (one of) the pawn(s) you bought by roll of a die. Another pawns on the same track may be thrown out when arriving on the same space. After arriving the finish line, you will be...
A Swedish boxing game from the late 50s or early 60s, probably occasioned by the international success of Swedish boxer Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson. You play out a schedule of 12 prizefights. If no winner has been established after this, a round of finals is played between the two leading boxers. There is also an economical element that includes betting. The...
The Champion Game of Baseball was published by the Proctor Amusement Company of North Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1889. It consists of a baseball field printed on the bottom of the box with a metal spinner in the middle, a rules sheet, and an envelope with nine blue and nine red cardboard disks. There is not a lot of strategy in this early game - each team...
This game can only be played while you and your friends are watching a football match (preferably on television). Every player has his own set of coloured chips he uses to place bets on the the playing mat before or during the match. Bets include: - team to score first goal - end result - who'll get a yellow/red card first - who scores the goals - which...
Every year the grand arenas of Championland overflow with hopeful athletes and excited crowds. Only the strongest, fastest, and smartest can become true champions! Track & field games are the bedrock of Championland. These introductory events give aspirants the opportunity to size each other up. Hundreds of competitors crisscross the various fields...
Volleyball draws some of Championland's strongest and speediest athletes to battle each other across the net. While pure physical ability can make a difference, true masters of the court know how to place the ball perfectly to draw their opponent out of position and enable that game-winning spike. In Championland: Volleyball, players take turns placing a...
Every year the grand arenas of Championland overflow with hopeful athletes and excited crowds. Pin your opponent three times to become a true Champion! Wrestling is one of the purest competitions in Championland. This head-to-head test of each athlete's physical and mental acumen draws huge crowds who analyze every move to see who'll come out on top. The...
A game of strategy where players are trying to win medals in various disciplines by playing corresponding cards. There are always four different disciplines to score at any time. Gold, silver and bronze medals each can be won only once for each sport. In turn, players either exchange cards drawing from the deck or play a matching set to claim the...