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...
Break Away was originally published in the July 1983 issue of Games magazine, and was reprinted in Spielbox 4/87 as part of the "Spiel zum Herausnehmen/Game to Remove" series. The board has 5x6 spaces and each player has 7 playing pieces. At the start of the game, all playing pieces are placed on the board, but not on fixed locations. In fact, one player...
Do you get your strategy right and Break Out? There’s about to be a jailbreak, and only one prisoner can win in Break Out, the two-player game of strategy! Place your jailbird at the top of the wall, and then take turns to assemble a rope from top to bottom by sliding the coloured pieces into the horizontal slots. Each player can shift their opponent’s...
Breakaway is played on a 6x6 grid of spaces connected (orthogonally and diagonally). Each player has seven pieces. At the start of the game one player places all the pieces on the board and then the other player decides which set they will use and whether they will go first or second. A turn simply consists of moving one of the player's pieces along one of...
Breaker Blocks is a 1v1 tabletop game where you place tiles to power up circuits, input commands, and overwhelm your opponent. You win if, at the end of the game, you control more circuits than the other player. Use power tiles to charge your circuits and command modules to perform unique actions that can trip up your opponent. Designed for quick, portable...
Breaking Away is a luck-free race game based on cycling. Players control a team of four cyclists. For each cyclist the player chooses one of his available movement allowances and moves that many squares. Once all cyclists have moved, the expended movement allowances are replaced with new ones calculated according to the cyclist's position in the peloton;...