The game is played on a board topologically equivalent to a 15x15 grid with all points connected horizontally, vertically and diagonally. The manner of play is best described as both reminiscent of Go and yet markedly different. A variable number of pieces, subject to strict rules, are placed in a line on each turn. Opponents' pieces are captured by...
Abstract two-players-game on a leather-plan (which you can tighten to a little bag) and with semi-precious stones as counters. Both players have 13 counters, 8 in one and 5 in another color. The board has 13 fields. During the game, the players "color" the fields with their stones, at the end every field has one of four possibilities of stone-combination....
Half-way between checkers and solitaire The goal of the game is to be the last emperor, i.e. to place a marble in the center spot of the board while your opponent(s) are unable to overthrow you. Each turn a player can move one of his marbles to either the next spot towards the center of the board or on either side of its current spot. A marble can never be...
In this abstract boardgame, 2 players try to reach the opposite end of the gameboard as fast as possible. The opposing player tries to prevent this by placing blockades on the board. Players can cross their own blockades, but not those of the opposing player. A player can either mover his pawn or place a blockade. Part of the Clipper Duel Series. Possibly...
A territory game bearing similarities to Go, but where a group is defined as alive by forming a structure called an Orbit or a half-orbit (or in some variants, a quarter-orbit), and the capturing of stones work differently. More details, including the full rules, are available at the author's webpage at http://home.fuse.net/swmeyers/orbit.htm. Online Play...
You are a squad commander in charge of eight spaceships and five battle rings. A meteor has destroyed your planet, and you are searching for a new home. You are now in a race to capture two of the three remaining big planets to rule the galaxy. But beware you have an enemy with the same mission. To win this intergalactic Orbit Battle, you need to use all...
A chess variant for 2, 3, or 4 players. Orbital Chess is played on a large circular board which is assembled from four large puzzle-piece style segments. The board is double-sided, with one side being used for two and four player games, and the other for three player games. There are separate rules folders for three player and two/four player games, plus...
A starship travelling through the farthest reaches of space has flown into a vast field of orbital mines. Its defense systems are more than capable of destroying the mines, yet the small devices are equipped with an A.I. module - now they are trying to surround and annihilate the starship. Which side shall prevail in this deadly duel? Players will move...
Pyrga is a 2-player abstract strategy game. Players are architects who build Towers on a 4x4 grid. Each piece put into play indicates where the opponent is allowed to put their next piece. The first player to control 3 Towers wins the game. 1) Each space of the board can only support 1 Tower, made of 1 piece of each kind: Square, Triangle and Cylinder, of...