The King has gathered his trusty advisers and has instructed them to build him a cottage down by the river. Of course it will have to be furnished as well. The advisers recognize this as a great opportunity for personal gain, and run off to shuffle their investments in the four local craft houses before the construction begins. Then as the cottage is still...
The board is 8x8 with the squares rotated 45 degrees. The central 4x4 area forms the King's Court. The starting setup places the green and orange pieces on the 48 squares surrounding the Court. The opening moves have both players enter a piece onto the Court from opposing sides (no jumping yet). From that point on, a piece must be present on the Court at...
In King's Crossing, players try to navigate their King across the board to get the home space of the enemy king. The battle rages as men pieces jump one another and also freeze and trap lines of pieces that are capture later. Unable to retreat, pieces advance into an onslaught of exchanges and multicaptures. This game is one in the Games on Half a...
Combining Go’s open gameplay with the chance taking of Bingo, this game does not only require strategic thinking, but also a good memory. It is divided into two phases: stone acquisition and stone playing. Your goal is to get a bingo by playing your chosen stones. Choose what information you will give your opponent and try to remember what you know about...
A gameboard is divided into 105 squares, the 49 center squares printed in grey. These are called the Field Squares. The 28 white squares immediately adjoining the field squares are called Entrance Squares or Corridors, 7 on each side of the board. The 28 outside squares are called Home Squares or Lodges, and are colored alternately to match the colors of...
Byzantium circa 600 CE Take part in the explosive energy and corruption of holy Byzantium as described in the scandalous book “The Secret History” by Procopius. Struggle to seize the throne,as you join the tale of royal intrigue, deceit and conflict. Your chess tiles may be turned face down or moved through the court which is a six by three square area....
King's Ransom Deluxe, from designer Frank Zazanis II, is a two-player strategy card game pitting royal rivals against each other. Using the basic mechanics of Chess, there's an additional layer of strategy due to each card entering play hidden from the opposing player's view. On their turn, each player flips a face-down card so it is face up, and then...
The Chess, Checkers, and Poker Board Game according to the box. King's Row is a Checkers mutation. Each checker has a playing card value on it. This value has two effects. First, a jump can't be made against a checker with a higher value. Second, when a checker has made it across the board, it is not "kinged" to return to play, but instead remains in the...
Object of the game: The object is to capture your opponent’s four kings. What might feel like an advanced form of checkers will surprise you in its complexity of moves and strategy. It requires a nimble mind and the forward thinking of a chess player. Be alert because the balance of power can shift very quickly in this game. Game basics: Each player starts...
King's Valley is a very simple and easy game to play. This is because all the pieces move the same. Any piece can move straight horizontal, vertical or diagonal, but always as far as possible. Pieces always stop their movement either at the sides of the board or before another tile in the same row, column, or diagonal. The winner is the first player that...
King's Valley Labyrinth is a new extension game of King's Valley. Board size is enlarged to 7x7 square grid and 4 pillar stone spaces are added. As in the original game the simplicity of the game stems from the fact that the movement of all the pieces is the same. All pieces move horizontally or vertically or diagonally. But when a piece is moved it must...