The flip side of the tiles from the game Down Under (if you own Down Under, you own Sturt's Stony Desert). This is a simple connection game for 2 players only (though the rules say 2 to 4). Try to connect your two sides of the board using the tiles with various curved paths on them. The game has two phases. In the first phase, players take turns laying...
You're trapped down here and the only hope is to escape! The gates are the way out, if only you could remember where they are in this twisting maze of moldered passageways. You'll need the Silver Key to get through them as well; it must be here somewhere, waiting to be found. Suddenly there is an inhuman screech, a yowling, ululating expectation of madness...
Stymie is a 2-player abstract game. It's a connection game (similar to Twixt or Hex), where each player attempts to build a solid path connecting their goals, while blocking their opponent from doing likewise. Stymie is played on a 4-8-8 tiling, ie, a board of octagons and squares. Most player moves are double moves: an adjacent octagon and square. When a...
Stymie is a classic game of territory control and capture, played on a 7 x 7 board made up of 24 Perimeter spaces, 24 Prime spaces and the Center space. There are 2 types of pieces, 26 stones (13 Gold and 13 Silver) and the Antipode. The game starts with the Antipode on the Center space Silver side up and an otherwise empty board. Players take turns...
You are a real estate developer competing with others to develop a new subdivision. Where you build is somewhat restricted and what gets built next to you affects your value. Bring down your competitor's value while maximizing your own. Subdivision is luck free abstract game that uses Icehouse pieces and a chessboard to simulate a developing city. Rules...
Subelidai, the slide in Japanese, is a very easy tile laying game where players try to build the slide with the most even number of colors. Each tile contains 6 parts of slide of different colors possibly crossing each other while following the same direction. Players first get a secret number, telling them which line is theirs. On their turn, they have to...
Sublimation is a card game that blends familiar elements found in game such as Uno or War and combines them into one entertainingly fun game. Players are dealt a specific number of cards and are placed in a specific arrangement. The first player to get rid of all their cards is the winner, however it's not that easy, players will have to play strategically...
Submachine is a competitive card game. Gameplay consists of building a maze of rooms with other players. The goal is to be the first to play all cards from your hand. It's based on the video game series of the same name. This puzzle and adventure series, created over a 10-year span from 2005 to 2015 has captivated the imagination of millions of players. It...
This is vintage game of abstract naval strategy. Four warships are attempting to destroy an enemy submarine. The board includes spaces with submarine nets and the warships attempt to force the sub into the entanglements. The sub can fire a torpedo at a warship by maneuvering into special "fire" spaces that permit the U-boat captain to launch. The game can...
Subsume is a two-player game played on a hexagonal board of any size, initially empty. The two players, Red and Blue, take turns placing a stone of their own color onto the board, starting with Red. Sometimes a player concludes his turn with the removal of stones of either or both colors. Definitions Group: Maximally inclusive group of interconnected...
Subterfuge is a 2-player, luck-free, abstract strategy game played on a standard chess /checkers board using 12 standard dice (6 each in 2 separate colours). The game has many similarities to chess but uses d6 dice as the pieces. Each player starts with their 6 dice in their home territory and they advance into the field to play. Players alternate moving...
The past is being paved over with modern suburbia. Can you bring about the promise of suburban paradise? But what is paradise? And is a paradise for some, not a paradise for all? Meet Subtopia! A tile placement game for 1 - 5 players with light strategy. Its small size and minimalist design makes it quick to set up and play. Players must transform the land...