The game is played on a 3x4 grid with pieces in three colors (black, red, and gold, natch). Each player has 6 pieces in each color and places one per turn. The object is to create lines of 3 pieces in the title sequence (black-red-gold). The lines can be created orthogonally, diagonally, or vertically, since the pieces stack up to 3 high. Creating a line...
A three-dimensional challenge - from solid wood Is played on a lavishly designed game board made of solid oiled beech and the pieces being walnut and maple. Four wells, the "black holes", are refined with dark felt. The aim is to bring the first player to own four of the pieces in the right position before the "black holes" and to sink. One's playing...
Der Schwarze Prinzor "The Black Prince" This is an abstract conflict game along the lines of chess, with high production values for its time, in which 2 players aim to capture the central piece of the opponent's army. The rules stress that is based on the first major land battle of the Hundred Years' War, the 1345 Battle of Crécy, but only if you ignore...
Sci-Die is a nanogame consisting of one business. In addition, each player needs three dice in their personal color. At the beginning of the game, each player rolls their dice and places one die onto the card as their Sci-Die. The other two dice are called Dice Bots and are placed adjacent to the card. On their turn, a player can either move a Dice Bot...
An abstract strategy game base on unique moves. Use your pieces to escape and free your king. Or get captured by the enemy. Place all your pieces on your side of the board. The enemy does the same. Then you move every piece one at a time. This is a turn base strategy game. Every piece moves differently. The one common factor is every piece captures other...
An abstract shape matching and spatial reasoning game for anyone who can be trusted with scissors. Players take turns cutting out shapes from scrap paper and fitting them into existing shapes without going over the lines. Points are scored by fitting into existing shapes while covering over your opponents shapes. Points are lost by going over the edges and...
An abstract simulation of American football. The blurb below doesn't mention it, but the pieces are wooden. ---begin quote from publisher's flyer--- SCOOZIE is a game created to simulate football running and passing plays. The Offensive team has one runner (ball carrier), two receivers, and 8 guards. This team also has the ball! The Defense has eleven...
Score Five is played on a 6x6 square grid in which someone has randomly placed the numbers 1-9, four times each. The first player starts by circling the number in one of the four corners and starting a running total with that number. The second player circles an adjacent number and adds it to the running total. This continues until the running total...
The game is composed of two decks of cards: one deck of sixty Action cards and one of forty Location cards. Each Location card has three of five possible symbols: Valour, Strength, Courage, Wisdom, or Spirit. Each Action Card has two random symbols on it. The deck of Location Cards is placed face down in the center of the table and the top three cards from...
The aim is to move your scouts from one side of the board to the other. The board is a transparent plastic case in which you push tiles which make up a 6x8 rectangular maze. Each tile has a different 3x3 arrangement of pathways and hedges. There are 49 tiles and on each turn you push the extra tile into one of the rows (in which you have a pawn) to alter...