Nibble is a strategy game for two players by Jared McComb, inspired by the works of Dieter Stein (SEVN) and Reiner Knizia. In Nibble, two players take turns taking pieces of nine colors trying to claim majorities in those colors, but can also win the game instantly in two different ways. COMPONENTS 81 discs in 9 colours (9 each) Board RULES OVERVIEW...
Published in Abstract Games #14, and at the About.com boardgames website. Components A triangular grid board with 5 vertices on each edge, with the three vertices in each corner marked off as "castles". The base of the board has the West corner at the left and the East corner at the right. The peak of the triangle is called North. The castles are Xanten in...
The game where it pays to be different! Niche is a quick, fun and deceptively simple card game. It is a game of bucking the trend, keeping your options open and closing down the opposition. Will you play safe and pick up your points where you can or take a risk and hold out for a better score? During Niche you play cards from your hand restricted by the...
Nickel is a perfect-information strategy game for two players designed to be played with Looney Pyramids. A 5×5 grid is randomly filled at the beginning of the game with 25 pyramids, each of which consists of a unique combination of color and orientation (N, E, W, S, standing-up). Players then alternate turns removing one of the pyramids on the board and...
Free Cheapass Game that appeared in the September 2002 issue of Game Trade Magazine. You need to supply 5 counters of one color, 7 of another color and 13 of a third color. In turn, place any available counter on any empty space. Score a point for every adjacent counter of the same color. Most points win. Similar to Putwoody's Castle. Illustrated with...
Don’t just the thought of forest fires scare you? Most wildfires are caused by careless humans and putting them out is hard. Imagine what happens when a mischief-maker like Kirik Veera knowingly sets fires to forests? Enter Kutty and his team of forest Rangers, out there to save the forest and its wildlife. They will do all it takes to put out those fires...
Vol de Nuit (Night Flight) is inspired by the masterpiece of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The game is meant as a tribute to Saint-Exupéry’s work, and was realized in partnership with the Fondation Saint-Exupéry. Fly through the night until you see the first light of the day, or sink into the dark ocean of a dawnless flight. In this cooperative game from 2 to...
Night Grain is a team-based boardgame for 4 to 6 players divided into two teams (the Humans and the Elves). Players compete both for personal high score and for a team victory. Points are scored by collecting grain markers of six different types (amaranth, barley, buckwheat, rye, spelt, and wheat), with more points scored if you have larger numbers of a...
Command a Greek city's hoplite soldiers. Push and rout enemy lines. Coordinate allied attacks to secure victory, but watch your flanks! Nika, inspired by ancient Greek geography & warfare, is based around two core mechanisms: facing and formations. Pieces can be routed off the board if attacked from the side or back, but not from the front. A routed piece...
This expansion includes new variants of play and a sticker sheet with 24 stickers, 6 stickers for each color, which are attached to the back of the playing pieces. Variant 1 - Adds a General that may order adjacent pieces to move/rotate as a free action per turn. Variant 2 - Adds a Hero with the strength & weight of 2 men. Variant 3 - Adds the Fury that...