In this abstract game, two players will use an eight dice army each to try and outmanoeuvre each other in order to achieve supremacy. The dice are rolled only once. Then placed on the first line of the 8X8 board and their side faces orientation matters as the rolled face only determines movement possibilities whilst the four side faces are used in combat....
The beautifully handcrafted, handfinished 17" wood board is laser-engraved on both sides, with handpainted accents. The larger grid accommodates 8 pieces each, numbered 1 through 8, for the two-player game and comes with 4 octahedral dice that let you roll up to the number 8. On the other side of the board there is a 3-player version accommodating a...
The players take turns to roll and move one of their two meeples (couriers). They start at a snowman at the lower edge of the game board. The first to reach the flagged space at the "STAB" igloo wins the game. On some spaces events hinder or benefit the players. There are obstacles placed on the black spots at the beginning of the game. The obstacles may...
Manspel is a two player game with fairly simple rules. Each player starts with 12 pieces (men) arranged in opposite corners of the board. The object is to occupy the corner-field of the opponent with one of your own men. Pawns of the opponent are caught by jumping, like in checkers. Certain fields in the corners in the middle of the board may be jumped...
All the world is move and counter-move. A Pharaoh who wishes to rule his people wisely learns this early in his schooling. To see and anticipate the interactions of the figures on the Mansuba board is the beginning of understanding. To master those figures is the beginning of wisdom. Mansuba: Challenge of the Pharaohs is a game of movement and trumping....
INTRODUCTION Mapello is a Reversi derivative that includes some special pieces that add new features to the game. These pieces are placed on the board to create a particular board configuration before the main game starts: this is called the setup phase. A given board configuration may be played repeatedly, with players taking turns to play as black and as...
Maphex is a derivative of the masterpiece HEX (Piet Hein 1940) where your opponent's move determines which sub-board you can play on (mechanism from Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe). MATERIAL 9x9 HEX board composed of 3x3 sub-boards. 41 red counters and 41 blue counters Maphex can also be played on a 16x16 board, that also seems more balanced. PREPARATION Place the...
You are a mapmaker, which means you make maps… and determine who wins elections. You belong to a political party: Red Elephants, Blue Donkeys, Yellow Porcupines, or Green Leaves. Your only job? Make sure your party wins the next election. You get to redraw the districts. But so do the other mapmakers. Everyone starts with the same number of voters, spread...
Mapple is a unique abstract board game for two players, and you can play it with pocket change. The rules and the board are all contained in the same one-page PDF file. Print it and enjoy it. And if you like this game, please make a donation to Cheapass Games, and keep checking back constantly for new and wonderful stuff! Each player uses eleven coins: One...
In a retro-futuristic reality, renowned scientist James Watt, known for his revolutionary inventions, embarked on a new and mysterious journey. In his laboratory, full of gears and glass tubes, Watt developed an extraordinary machine capable of exploring the deepest recesses of the human mind during sleep: the "Máquina dos Sonhos" (Dream Machine)! A...