From the publisher: Brandubh translates into "Black Ravens" or "Black Crows" in Ancient Gaelic and features a larger force of "Robbers" attacking the "King" and his "Lords". Many versions of this game have been played by various Celtic peoples for thousands of years and pre-dates the various Viking Tafl-type Games by many centuries. While different rules...
Introduction:Braunche (from Middle English: braunche, meaning "branch") is a drawless game for two players: Black and White. It is played on the intersections (points) of an initially empty hexagonal board with triangles. The recommended board size is 9 points per side, but boards of 7 or 11 are also valid. Each player has access to a sufficient supply of...
INTRODUCTION In America’s “Old West,” the young male braves of many Indian tribes faced difficult trials in order to become warriors. In Braves to Warriors, you and a friend will compete to win five such tests and gain the coveted feather of success in each. At day’s end, only the best brave in the tribe will henceforth be called: “Warrior”! OBJECT OF THE...
The game board is an 8x8 grid which consists of 16 groups of four holes. Each hole is assigned a number between 1 and 4 (same alignment on the entire board). Each player has 16 playing pieces in his/her color. At the beginning, the players take turns rolling a four-sided die and can place one of their pieces in any of the holes with the number that was...
BRAWLING BATTLESHIPS is a game of luck and strategy that is based on World War One (1914 – 1918) surface naval combat, a period when all the great powers had mighty fleets of new steel ships with enormous guns. Two to six players each command a squadron of “dreadnought” battleships and battlecruisers. The victor is the player or side that scores the most...
Brax is a fairly simple abstract game that nonetheless can be played on several different levels. Each player takes seven pieces of red or white pieces and place them in the starting diamonds on either side of the board. The board is a mixture of red and white lines, with the two halves exactly mirroring each other. Players alternate moves, moving a piece...
BrazChess is a Chess-like game that combines in its design several elements found in other games of its kind (like Modern Chatranj, Makruk, Shogi and FIDE Chess) along with brand new ideas to provide a unique experience to the players. Pieces are weaker than in FIDE Chess, but stronger than in Modern Shatranj and Makruk - so the game fits as another bridge...
[for more information on this game and to play online, visit www.allumbra.com] Lost in the ancient Celtic migration across Europe, this game was played between the clan chieftains to resolve disputes peacefully rather than resort to a costly and bloody war. It was played on a swatch of ornamental cloth familiar to this day as a "plaid". Instead of stones...
from the designer Breach is for 2 players and is played with Go stones on an initially-empty square grid. When you take the lead (i.e. when you build a row longer than any built up to that point in the game), your opponent can (optionally) replace one of your stones with her own, in lieu of placing one of her stones on her next turn. Rules 1. White begins...
Breadcrumbs is an abstract strategy game for two to five players with a modular board and partial shared-point mechanics. In Breadcrumbs, players take turns moving to claim sections of the board, which translate into points. If a player claims a tile that matches their color, they claim double points. But, players must be careful of their movements, as...