From Mr. de Bono's website: The intention was to produce the simplest possible game that could be played with a high degree of skill. An attempt was made to fulfill the following conditions: 1. A minimum number of playing pieces, preferably one each. The smallest possible board. 2. A game with very few rules, one that would be very simple to learn and...
This two-game set includes Edward de Bono's L-Game and 3-Spot. Both are games of pure skill, designed to improve thinking skills. They can be as challenging as chess, yet as easy as playing tic-tac-toe and can be learned in minutes. In L-Game the objective is to move your L-shaped piece and one of 2 neutral pieces to block the other player's pieces. There...
This is game #19 in the Games on Half a Checkerboard Series This game is a variant on Backgammon adopted to an 8x4 board and in two dimensions. The name comes from the the L-type shape that the movement of pieces resemble during their turn. Play is similar to regular Backgammon, except that spaces on the board can totally block the movement of enemy...
User summary エルタイルズ (L-tiles) is a re-working of the earlier game L-Tiles. This new edition plays up to 4 players and introduces team tiles to the game. The production now includes tiles racks, larger tiles (40mm instead of 30mm), and a switch in artwork to arranging gems on marble floors. Otherwise, gameplay is the same, with players placing tiles to...
The battle. Strategy and trickery. With the correct placement of the pieces and an effective tactics, a player can impose to his adversary. The preparation of the game is basic, in order not to obstruct the offensive action of the own pieces and to disable at the same time the free action of the pieces on the contrary, inside the own field. There are five...
La Boca, the most famous neighborhood in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires, was populated by many Italian immigrants when first founded. The area is best known today for its eccentric skyline, with the houses having been built from scrapped fishing boats and the metal being colorfully painted to create a patchwork effect across the neighborhood....
La conquista del West is a simple strategy game that simulates the massive move towards the Far West. The game is played by throwing a coin to get "heads" or "tails" and follow the rules listed. At his turn, each player flips a coin 2 times and makes the following actions: - move his pawn one space for each "heads" - placement of an obstacle (versus other...
With three shapes (cube, cylinder, sphere) being in three colors (blue, yellow, red) you must realize, on a board of 16 vertical rods arranged in a square of 4 out of 4, the maximum combinations, and also interesting combinations. Achieving a combination is successful in placing four pieces of the same shape - or the same color - or better still in the...