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...
A Game of Valence The object of the game is to create the most particles. Players take turns dropping a proton on an empty cell. When a proton is dropped, the surrounding cells are examined in order to determine if an electron is to be created there or not. An electron is created in a surrounding cell if there is a majority of one color's protons...
Subtitled: *The Far Out Strategy Game* "Blast Off Through the Orbiting Track to a Galaxy of Fun in this Exciting Space Race Game" Published 1977 by Israel's Orda Industries, Orbito features an interesting board with a rotating ring, a bunch of stumps to hold the spaceship pegs, and 4 colored 'space station' areas in each of the 4 corners. Additional...
Dakalio is an abstract strategy game for 2 players set in space, the board acts as a planet gravity surface, so it works similar to a spherical board. Players place Asteroids and move their spaceships around the planet creating paths in order to get crystals and take them out while trying to block each other. There are 2 ways to trigger end game. Features:...
Themes include aliens, propaganda, territory control, drone warfare and conspiracy theories. Two players go head to head. One as the drones, one as the orbs. Each side has distinct advantages and weaknesses. Players take turns to use actions in order to advance across the board. Actions are decided by a slider for the orbs, and accrue over time for the...