Adversa is for those who know the game of Surakarta: But this war game has been changed into a positional game where groups of four are to be formed. As in Surakarta some edge cells are supposed to be connected, the same is in Adversa but with two rings more. Diagonal moves may lead over the edges, then changing direction in a right angle. Object of the...
Advice is a sort of checkers variant; each player has four types of piece: priests, lawyers, psychiatrists, and a single "citizen" whom the rest of the pieces try to shepherd to it's goal across the board. Pieces can move a single space or jump any other pieces any number of times. If a piece jumps a subordinate piece of the opponent, it is captured and...
Aera was published by New Dimensions of Corvallis, OR, and reviewed in GAMES, April/May 1987. The games was for two players, Red and Blue, each has 6 pieces in his own color, numbered 1 to 6. There is, first a drop phase, then a movement phase with each phase being in numerical sequence. For the dropping phase Red drops 1, then Blue drops 1. Red drops 2...
Aero is an abstract strategy game designed by Gustavo Nascimento. Below, in Portuguese, an excerpt from the back cover of the game: "AERO is the first release on Hydra Games, and it's already a classic: an abstract strategy game for two players, with complete information, good momentum and no element of chance. The components are high quality and...
A two player game where you and your opponent both print separate plans (8 1/2 X 11) with 15 airplanes aiming at each other. You tape them together facing each other, and then take turns shooting at each other! Although it looks like simple fun at first, it soon becomes Chess like strategy!!! Can I hit one of his bombers with my first shot? Can he hit one...
Abstract strategy game in the world of ancient elements Aether is a tile placement game with simple rules but packed with deep and strategical game play. In Aether, players use the four primary elements - earth, air, water and fire - in the battle over the mystical fifth element Aether. Are you up to the challenge? Will you be the next ruler of the...
The Search is a game of evade and capture for two players taking place in the Aether Captains world of Arkady. One player, the criminal, must visit three marked map cards committing a heinous crime at each location. The other player takes on the role of the Watch & Ward, the court police force of Val Justinia, and must surround the criminal with their...
TRIAD 2 contains 3 new Aether Captains games - BorderStrike - a mini war game on 6 hex map cards. Players take on the roll of the Aether Navy or the Federation of Air Pirates, each commanding 2 ships. On a turn players may either navigate, attack or repair their ships. Dice are used to resolve battle skirmishes and damage taken. 2 players 10-20 minutes...
Aether Reign is a tactical squad-based game where each player takes control of an asymmetrical alien faction to battle for dominance over Aether. Each player begins by selecting one of several available factions, which they will use to overpower their competitors and prove themselves the most dominant life form in the universe. The board and faction...
An ancient prophecy has awakened the Guardians of EtherEa. Enter a world where Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Light, and Shadow clash. Choose your Guardian, seize key zones, cast spells, and outsmart rivals with bold moves and clever bluffing. AetherFall is a strategic board game focused on memory, bluffing, and area control. Players compete to conquer and hold...
Aetherium is a 15-20 minute abstract strategy game for 2 players. This forgotten duel was once a sacred rite used by ancient civilizations to maintain harmony through the four elements. Lost empires fell and centuries passed, its knowledge faded into myth and silence. Now, the game has resurfaced, calling for new duelist looking to find immortality. Goal...