A replica of a specific, incomplete, unplayable copy of the Swords Against - Beginner's Box found at an estate sale. It is missing the rulebook, Dictionary of Devils, dungeon map, and answer key. The remaining contents, mostly comprised of the dead owner's personal effects, in chronological order: the adventure module "The Vanishing of Serlo's Keep"...
An abstract wargame for two or more players. The object of the game is to capture your opponent's King. The game is played on a 12x12 grid with two types of terrain - clear spaces and mountain spaces. Pieces cannot move through mountain spaces. Each player has a set of fifteen units: a King, four Knights, four Archers, and six Foot soldiers. The pieces are...
Swytch, the second in the BGO series by designer Nathan Hansen, is a symmetrically balanced abstract strategy game for 2 players. Each player has two types of Counters: Hexagonal and Circular. Hexagonal counters can move in 3 directions, while Circular counters can move in all 6 directions. Each player tries to outmaneuver and eliminate all of the opposing...
SyGo or Symple Go is a multi-move abstract strategy game for two players. There is a parallel to Go, because players try to control area with living groups. The goal of the game is to have more stones + enclosed areas on the board than the opponent at the end of the game. The game follows the protocol of Symple. All placement and balancing rules of Symple...
Sylvan Tactics is a fantasy strategy board game that combines the tactical depth of chess with the dynamic decision making of a card-battler. Two players command armies of woodland creatures, maneuvering on a standard 8×8 chessboard while playing cards from a shared deck. The objective is simple: Defeat your opponent’s King by reducing their health to...
Their wings could not be heard in the dark of night, their movements were no more than a fleeting shadow against the starlight. In this tactical dueling game, you must skillfully wield the strengths and abilities of your Mistwings against one another and think outside the box to conquer your opponent's grove. It is a battle of wits rather than one of brute...
IntroductionSymbio is a game where each player's groups of cells, or pieces, attempt to surround each other. It was inspired by the immune system's ability to surround pathogens. Two players, Black and White, take turns to either place or move one of their pieces adjacent to another of their pieces, on an 8x8 board. In order to make a move, the players'...
This abstract battle simulation game is played on a 7x7 grid divided into three areas and nine regions. Players use green, blue, white, red, and black pieces symbolizing the Aristotelian elements (earth, water, air, fire) and the element of "death" to control the board’s regions and attempt to kill their opponent’s leader piece. The game has a number of...
Symbol² is an expansion for Ben Stanley's Symbol that includes two new game boards: • Hexagonal warfare: This new map makes things even more intense. • Battle bay: The "Battle Bay" makes land assaults in midgame more attractive. The rules for using these game boards remain the same as in the original game. Both boards can be rolled into the original game's...
The pdf. file containing the complete rules and game components can be found at: World Turtle Games Here is a brief description: Players attempt to complete sequences of symbols by flipping over the correct tiles on the board. Each tile that is flipped over correctly rewards the player with 1 point. However, if the tile is one of that player's previously...
Symetra is a hexagonal-card, glass bead strategy game where players battle for the opportunity to join Symetra, an ascended being who travels worlds, in battling a high tech evil on her home planet of Orbworld. To prove their worth the challengers must show their skill in wielding Symetra's reality-shaping interfaces that give the user access to the...