June 1983 – world war III has begun. F-14 Tomcats and F-4 Phantoms roar off the carrier decks looking for Soviet Backfire and Badger bombers while underwater Victor and Sturgeon submarines duel. In the merchant lanes, loaded tankers make their way from the US to Japan, stalked by submarines and the Soviet fleet. Somewhere in Hawaii, a Soviet spy transmits...
Bluenose is a fishing game based on the famous Canadian sailing ship Bluenose. The object of the game is to navigate your ship out to the fishing grounds and return safely with a catch of fish which are sold at market. The prices of the market are controlled by cards. The price of half of the fishing commodities are known and the other half hidden at all...
Board at Sea is a pirate themed strategy game for 2 players that takes about half an hour. The board shows 2 ships, side by side, and the rope bridges that connect them. Start by standing your stones on your ship so that your opponent can't see what they are. On each turn you'll move a piece and roll dice to resolve attacks. Your crew moves between ships...
Boarders and Black Flags is a miniatures skirmish game of high seas action. Players must both make and repel boarding actions with their scurvy crews, featuring: Fast playing, low minis count skirmishes: Narrative games based around tabletop play rather than list building and force acquisition. Asymmetrical and balanced factions, scenarios and play: Play...
You are a daring adventurer who has decided to head out on a dangerous voyage across the seven seas in search of treasure, islands, and fame! Crossing oceans in a rowboat is difficult, and you will face hunger, sickness, and a plethora of unhappy dice rolls, but you will go on with no fear! It is a board game, after all. After setting the amount of turns...
A game which efforts to educate and improve knot tying skills which are specific to boating. The opponents attempt to tie the knot on the card drawn quicker than one another, without errors, using a painted wooden dowel and a length of rope. Whoever does so claims the points on the card. A vast array of multiple-use knots for boating are illustrated on the...
Trivia game that is all about boating. Game can be 3 different ways, but players primarily roll and move around the board answering boating or boating related questions. Some sample questions: Who Was the author of Moby Dick? A boat whose bow and stern have dropped from the original shape is called? How many points are there on a compass? What color are...
This is an expansion for the Bohnanza card game. Included in this game is Uwe's farcical answer to Klaus Teuber's Seafarers expansion for Settlers of Catan. Players are given the option of buying ships to help facilitate bean trading and selling. Additionally, pirate ships are available, which can be used to raid your opponents' beans while in transit. La...
Boitas is a trick-taking game based on the famous sea traders from the Indian state of Odisha. The sea traders were famous for trading with countries such as Indonesia, China and Sri Lanka. Till today they are celebrated in Odisha during the Bali Yatra celebration. As you step into the world of Boitas, you don the mantle of these legendary Sadhabas (sea...
One of the most violent and decisive naval battles of the American Civil War. Players use a standard deck of cards to activate their ships and fortress batteries and resolve combat (gunnery, ramming and torpedo/mine). Play is very interactive and intense, but without any of the tedious record keeping of many naval games. A Bold Fight also plays well...
Bomb Alley is a card-driven game (CDG) for two players that depicts the violent fighting that took place on May 21, 1982 in San Carlos Bay, Falklands Islands, where British ground troops landed. Throughout the game, players experience the constant roar of jet engines and the roar of explosions. The game includes a deck of 65 cards and 72 markers both...
This game uses marbles to Bomb the Navy. The game originally came with unpunched cardboard ships with little cardboard stands, marbles, and a set of instructions. Players roll the glass marbles to try to knock of the ships. However, it appears that some versions use projectile pellets and rubber bands with a wooden cannon instead of marbles. The number of...