The goal of the game is to take or block the opponent's checkers. Each player's pawns are placed on the front rows. In his turn player moves his piece (pawn or stack). To move, a pawn jumps one hex or be stacked one ofof his pawn directly next hex. A stack of two pawns jumps 2 squares. A stack of three pawns jump 3 squares, etc.. A piece by jumping over an...
Easy to learn, deceptively strategic. Simply try to get your four pieces in a row before your opponent. Designed to be very small and portable, this is the perfect game when on the road. Game play is very straightforward. Each player takes turns placing a piece on board in an attempt to have their 4 pieces in a straight line. If, after initial placement no...
Straits is a Chess-like game for two, played on a 9 x 11 hourglass-shaped grid of checkered squares. Each player has nineteen pieces of his own color: one Flag-ship, 7 Turret-ships, 8 Torpedo boats, and 3 Gun-boats. Their rules of movement are as follows: )Flag-ship - it moves and captures like a Queen in Chess, but it cannot be captured and must not move...
Strand Unter is a three-dimensional family game in which everyone places their castles in the sand so that they are close to the water, while trying to stay out of the way of the tide. Plenty of shells can be found in the ankle-deep sand trenches, and those who collect enough of them in competition with their fellow players can build a total of four sand...
Stranded is a two-player abstract game in which players move their pawn around a large triangulated pathway. Each space in the path has a linking piece and one link is taken away after you move. You can jump any number of places, but only over links. You cannot end your move in a direct linked line to your opponent (which also makes leapfrogging...
In Stranded, Time Machine travel takes you to great events in American history! From the Mayflower's landing at Plymouth Rock to the Wright Brothers' takeoff at Kitty Hawk. From Paul Revere's biggest date to the Gold Rush of '48. But the trick is: getting from one to the other without getting stuck! Fun and suspense mount as every move makes return to the...
Stranded is a fast-paced light strategy game for 2-4 players where being last will make you first. Players remove randomly placed game pieces from the platform in hopes of trapping their opponents. But beware - each piece that is removed changes the game surface, creating new moves for some and different strategies for others. Suspense will mount with...
Strands is a hard-to-master 2-player puzzle game with rules that fit in two tweets: 1. To start, Black covers any space marked “2”. 2. From then on, starting with White, the players take turns. On your turn, cover up to X empty spaces marked “X”. For example, you could cover any 3 empty spaces marked “3”. 3. The game ends when the board’s full. The player...
Strange Orbit: Undermine is an action-strategy game played in quick rounds. Players only have a few turns to get in, secure their haul, and extract their spoils on a collapsing asteroid. Strange Orbit features a tactile world composed of hexagonal resource tiles, which ensures that each game's layout is unknown and requires crafty exploration using each...
Humans have been gathering around sacred sites for ages, and you and a university colleague have created an alogrithmic artificial intelligence program for your masters thesis that scours the internet for information about Alien contact with earth, only to discover that the subjects of many historical pieces, and even modern art pieces are painted with the...