Maiandros is a 2-player connection game (such as Hex, Twixt, etc). Games are always played in odd square boards with 9x9 being the minimum size recommended.In this game players alternate turns placing identical two-color tiles, each with an inverse side. Tiles must be placed in a way that its colours match the colours printed on the corners of each square...
2-players strategy game MAIDANIA: “UA for EU vs. Dictator” This “revolutionary-intellectual“ game is dedicated to the so called „Euromaidan“, pro-European Union protests in Ukraine these days. The patriots struggle in Maidans in Kyiv and in other Ukrainian cities against the riot police "Berkut"– for justice and democracy. One player plays for all...
Long ago, a maiden mage was trapped in an enchanted forest ring. Through her cunning, and with the help of four magic objects, she attempts to escape her fate. The Maiden in the Forest is an 18-card solitaire game using only cards. The rules are contained within the 18 cards. The object of the game is to rotate, then turn over, each of the twelve tree...
Known as The game of strategy and logic. Normal play is for 2 players, but there is a 4 player variant. The object is to eliminate your opponents chips by making as many Maisons (a line formed by 3 horizontal or vertical chips of the same color) and as quickly as possible. Each player has 9 chips, which are played alternately on any vacant field point....
It‘s dusty, hot and dry. The Serengeti is no desert, but in the summer, especially when the rain stays off, it is essential to provide enough water for the people and cattle herds. The village community voted that a new well is required, for the next dry season will be harder than ever before. Smart people with knowledge about the vast savanna and the...
Majolica Painting is a "flip & draw" game in which players will use crayons of four different colors to fill in blank tiles to create their own Majolica masterpiece! Each player takes one game sheet for their own creation of a Majolica painting. Each round, one card is revealed from the deck, and each player may choose to draw the indicated colors on their...
The rise of industrialization during the Victorian Era enabled both the mass production of a type of glazed pottery known as majolica as well as its spread to the Far East, including Japan, China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. The name “Majolica” comes from the Spanish name for the island of Maio (Cape Verde), which became renowned for (and later synonymous...
Majorities is a game with exceptionally simple rules, reminiscent of Stonehenge. Many variants (including a very natural 3-dimensional version) are possible. It is based on the fact that in politics, or committees with sub-committees, a minority of people in critical places may nonetheless carry a voting motion. This has long been felt as a weird situation...
An abstract strategy game, nominally themed around a battle for political supremacy in which every decision trades one issue or dimension against another. Payers take turns to place black and white stones on a diagonal grid board. The aim is to end the game with more points than your opponent You get points by winning “tricks”, which you do by being the...
This game was created in the former Soviet Union. Needs 47 yellow disks for one side and 47 blue disks for the other. The traditional chess pieces are built up from these disks. A king needs 8, queen 7, bishop 5, knight 4, rook 3, pawn 1. If you move part of the disks from a piece, you change the piece to two weaker ones, or you can move disks onto a piece...
Players take turns dropping numbered tiles down one of the seven columns. The objective is to be the first to place tiles adjacent to each other (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally) so that the sum of the numbers on the tiles is 7. Tiles with the number '3' can only be placed in spots with a red border, so there is some positioning that takes place to...