This abstract game cleverly exploits its theme of warring spiders to introduce children to thinking games. The board represents a web with two nests at opposite ends, and stands up between the players. Each player uses his side of the board to move his spiders on (three small ones and a large one). Each spider has two long flexible legs with which it steps...
Unusual, tetrahedral board with 121 dice in three colors. A series of games, some involving dexterity, other abstract movement. A gaming system in which the inventor encourages players to devise new games. Aesthetically interesting. First published by Edition Perlhuhn in 1980 (301 dice for 57 games), by Kosmos in 1986 (281 dice) and re-issued by Abacus in...
Both players have three soldiers; one player plays with black, the other with yellow. One of the players puts his soldiers upon the 3 blue spaces marked 1, the other puts them upon those marked 2. Each player alternately advances a soldier following the black lines in any direction, one space at a time. In order to win it is necessary to advance so far as...
The idea for this game is based on Reinhold Wittig's earlier game "Spiel" (#2229). In fact, it contains the same game board, but instead of dice there are building bricks in different sizes, rubber bands and wooden balls. The original game contains a rule sheet with three games and the encouragement to invent more (much like in "Spiel", for which way over...
Spight is a ball stacking and connection game that can be played with a Series: Shibumi set. It uses a board of 4x4 holes, 8 white balls and 8 black balls. Setup: Place 8 black balls and 8 white balls according to the figure. ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ○ ● Rules: Two players, White and Black, alternate turns moving a ball of their colour either: a)...
SPIN. A solitaire game for the Series: Shibumi set Starting the game The player starts with a given hand of marbles of diferent colours. The other balls remain in the bag and are used as a resource pool. The turn 1. The player places one ball from his hand on the board. 2. If the marble touches another ball of a different colour, both balls are replaced...
The game consists of a web printed on a turntable, 20 wood "insects" in four colors, a black wood spider, 30 spider cards, a wood die, and a wood dice cup. There are two games described in the rules. The basic game has players trying to move their pieces (insects) from starting positions around the web to the other side, always moving along a line of the...
Here is a description of the game from Die Pöppelkiste: A promising looking idea (and set of components) is Spin & Trap. 19 balls are arranged in a hex pattern. Each player has 8 balls in their color, and 3 green ones are added as well. The first player to get 2 of them is the winner. However, both players can move any ball they want. To do this, there are...
Spinca is a game that embraces the Shibumi ideal that less is more. It is a 2 or 3-player game and can be played with a Series: Shibumi set. The winning conditions vary slightly for the 2 and 3-player games; however, the game play is the same for both versions. Naturally, team play is also possible. At game’s end, a pyramid of 29 marbles is created, which...
Spindel 4 is a fast-paced strategy game for 2 to 4 players, suitable for ages 8 and up. With simple rules and a playtime of just 15 minutes, it offers the perfect mix of tactics and fun. Each player chooses a color and takes turns coloring a space connected to the heart of the web or to a previously colored space of the same color. There can never be an...