Vesuvius is a volcano in Italy. Two thousand years ago it erupted, burying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum beneath ash and mud. In this light strategic game you build vineyards on the rich soils of Vesuvius. Dangerous work, but profitable! Each century you invest in vineyards that you think will survive the next eruption. Vesuvius includes 34 black...
VEX - Exciting Game of Strategy Each player (2 or 4 may play) attempts to line up 5 pieces of the same color, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. RULES OF PLAY: 1. Each player selects a group of like-colored pieces and gathers his pieces to his position. 2. The group picks a Starter who begins the hand by placing one of his pieces near the...
In this move-and-capture game, simple rules lead to complex play. Up to six players race to get their pieces across a hexagonal field of play. The direction and distance of each move is set by the throw of two dice. You can obstruct your opponents by jumping over their pieces and sending them back to the start, but the evil twist is that you can choose to...
There are 7 different fashions for 2, 3 or 4 players to play the game. Each player has up to 24 pawns, which can be moved in every direction or jump over other pawns. In some games opponent pawns can be taken by jumping over them, as long as they are not in neutral territory (starting positions and center spaces). The goal is to get ones pawns to the...
Viaduct is a 3 dimensional game in which players must stack bridges next to or on top of each other to connect opposite sides of the board. It was published in the Ravensburger Casino Series. In Viaduct, game players try to be the first in building a continuous viaduct across the board. The attractive result is a three-dimensional architectural set-up. An...
ViceVersi is an abstract strategy game for 2 players. You can play it immediately if you have Othello/Reversi. As setup, arrange 64 double faced disks as the checkers pattern (as the diagram above). The object is to connect all your color orthogonally on the board. GAMEPLAY At first, white choose a disk facing black color up and flip it over. Then black...
In Vici, players become military generals, leading their battle-hardened men on an ancient battlefield. Under each general’s command are armies of varying strengths and abilities. Players take turns deploying pieces into their Camps and advancing them down the game board toward their opponent’s Camp. There four different types of pieces that represent...
ViciGo is a 2 player abstract strategy game playable on a Byzantine chess board. In the game, players will move their pieces on the board, to either perform a custodial (bookend) capture to remove enemy pieces, or to perform a "bloom" pattern around one of their own pieces, in order to capture spaces on the board. First player to get a set number of their...
VICKE is an abstract game where each player has a ship, sailing the seas, looking for the two islands of their opponent's that are hiding treasure. On a player's turn, they can choose from three basic actions (or pass), and have an additional action if they choose. The basic actions involve sailing their ship, creating a route, or checking for treasure....
Victorus in Latin means conqueror and now springs to life as a highly tactical medieval abstract game for up to 6 players. Each player controls a chess-style army consisting of a king, a queen, and a variety of supporting knights. The object of the game is to maneuver one of your royalty around the hexagonal board then reach the center space. The hex board...
Victory is an abstract combat dexterity game for two players. The game mixes skill and a little luck to create an abstract battlefield the players overlook and attempt to control Each player will set their army of meeples up on their side of the table or floor. Then the players will take turns drawing cards and sliding their glass bead shooters, attempting...
From book: Welcome to the latest chapter in the VBAM Series: the Victory by Any Means: Fire As She Bears! Edition. In these source materials we explore the exciting world of naval combat at the height of the Age of Sail. It is a time when England’s “Wooden Walls” kept her commerce alive and the armies of Napoleon at bay. A time when tall, proud warships...