ShenShi is an abstract strategy board game for 2 to 4 players. Each player has two figures (monks), one grandmaster and one master. The monks are placed on cushions (for meditation). They are able to float with their cushions over the board or to walk from one cushion to another. Every player has three action points for floating or walking but has to use...
A SHEPHERD AND HIS DOG is a two player game, one of whom plays the part of the Shepherd and his Dog and who tries to secure all five sheep behind the fence in the field. The other player is the sheep, any of which has to escape from the field through either of the two gates. The Shepherd player starts by moving either of his two pieces from their starting...
Shepherds and Wolves is a handcrafted board game for 2 players. It's easy to learn and tests your defensive and offensive game strategies. This game is great for the young, old, and in between. My 5-year-old daughter loves playing the game. Gameplay takes place in a lovely meadow. Shepherds work to rid the meadow of wolves. Wolves work to rid the meadow of...
Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty's Web is a cooperative crime-solving game played on a board of moving tiles. Play as Holmes and his confederates, building a case by placing informant, clue, and witness tiles in order to connect the unsolved crimes in London to the wicked Professor Moriarty - while he is doing all he can to destroy your case. Players all win...
Take on some of Sherlock Holmes' most famous mysteries in this smart, quick strategy Sherlock Solitaire is a solo and/or co-operative card game that puts players in the shoes of Watson and Holmes! Take on some of Sherlock Holmes' most famous mysteries in this smart, quick strategy card game. With a little luck, you may even be able to thwart the dastardly...
In Japanese, the word “Shi” can mean, depending on the context, either “the number four” or “death.” That is why in Japan 4 is considered an unlucky number in much the same way 13 is in the West. Object: A player loses if reduced to 4 pieces. Samurais vs. Ninjas. Samurais go first. Pieces slide like a Chess Queen. There are 8 pieces per side, set up on the...
SHI-SHI-TOW is a two-player, perfect-information abstract 3D strategy game played on a 6x6 board. Each player places stones, forms lines and surrounding formations, stacks stones into towers, and moves a lion piece that always stands on that player's tallest tower. Players create towers through two core patterns: REN, formed by aligning four stones, and...
INTRODUCTION Shibumi is the essence of beauty, or elegance in its minimal form. A shibumi object may appear simple but will reward the viewer with hidden depths as it is explored over time. Shibumi is simplicity hiding complexity. COMPONENTS The Shibumi set is not a single game but many games; it is the simplest of game systems. The set includes a square...
This is a suite of ten games to be played with the Shibumi system. The collection is not made by the original creator, Cameron Browne, or the publisher nestorgames. Within can be found variants of many classical abstracts like Halma (Monky), shogi (Dual Duel), or Mancala (Sow Seed), but there are also wholly oringinal games like Frenemies, Kapow and...
The game takes its theme from the formation of the Saxon Shieldwall in an abstract form. The pieces reflect this being resin cast representations of stylized Norman and Saxon Infantry. The objective of Shieldwall is to capture positions to the rear of the opponent's flanks. Offensive pieces can only attack in pairs and the defending pieces can be formed...