In Mare Balticum each player takes the role of a captain of a fleet of fishing boats. Your task is to catch fish in the choppy waters of the Baltic Sea. Which fish should you try for? The noble salmon, delicious cod, schools of herring, or perhaps the flounders deep in the mud? Or maybe forget about the stinking fish business and focus on collecting...
The commercial fishing ship Mare Istra disappeared near the coast of Iceland in 1926. It was one of the biggest Croatian ships made in Kraljevice, heading toward Iceland on it's 18th voyage. It had experienced crew of 20, with an old, sturdy captain Mate Horvat. Somewhere near the volcanic island of Surtsey they were swept by the storm and got stranded on...
In the ancient lands along the Mediterranean, players attempt to satisfy their unique victory conditions via trade, war and construction. This lavishly produced game contains tons of wooden game components and a beautiful roll-out vinyl map. Players produce a score of different commodities to trade with other cities in the hope of creating enough income to...
From the Publisher: Secure your civilization's place in the annals of history, build wonders that will dazzle the hearts of men, build a commercial empire, take charge of the battle fields, launch your ships across the Mediterranean so that they carry to all the world the might and grandeur of your economic, cultural, and military power! The Mythology...
Mare Nostrum 3.0 is an updated of my first "published" war-game from the 1990s. Mare Nostrum 3.0 allows large-scale galley battles on a hex-grid. Designed for fast-play, each player controls a squadron, typically 6-12 ships. Ramming and boarding are resolved quickly, and each turn every squadron checks morale to determine if they flee the battle, usually...
Mare Nostrum: Fronte Mare is a simulation game recreating every aspect of modern naval combat in the Mediterranean Sea during World War Two. Each hex represents 1 maritime mile and unit scales represent single ships. Game turns represent 15 minutes. Average playing time is 2 to 8 hours depending on the scenario. Complexity rating is from 5.6 to 6.2 (using...
Contents : a wooden board with 62 holes, 62 wooden pawns with one side coloured blue, the other side black, 126 letters, two 8 pieces puzzles representing a whale and a sinking tanker . The winner is he who has completed first his puzzle. The pawns are played with the same rules that Othello, and when a player surrounds at least 3 pawns, he gets the right...
A game of deep-sea submarine exploration in the Mariana Trench. The goal of The Mariana Trench is to score the most research points (RPs) by researching deep-sea creatures and the floor of the trench. The game is played in alternating turns until your submarines run out of oxygen. The player with the highest amount of research points collected is the...
Marine Invaders is a New Zealand based Educational Marine Card game. Encouraging players to learn to identify what is a New Zealand native species, and what is a pest invasive species, try to survive the longest when facing real world scenarios that effect your population and habitat. Players split the deck into "species" cards (blue) and "Interaction"...
This turn of the century German game stands out for its magnificent artwork and very unusual board. The box cover shows a pre-dreadnought battleship slicing through the sea, from off its starboard bow, while the board initially unfolds to show a side-on view of the ship with no apparent game features. However, the board image then unfolds further from the...