The players try to get 100 points by playing Straights. A Straight can be open (vulnerable to special cards but more valuable) or closed (immune to specials cards but only worth the half of an open Straight). Cards can be used to building Straight or for special actions (there is reminder text on the cards). There is a lot of interaction between the...
Strange Aeons is a thrilling miniature skirmish game set in the 1920s and populated with the weird denizens of the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Designed for use with 28-32mm scale miniatures, each 2-player match of Strange Aeons plays in 30-60 minutes and requires only 3-10 models per player. And with a standard board area of just 2’ x 3’ (approx. 60 x 90 cm)...
Strange Orbit: Undermine is an action-strategy game played in quick rounds. Players only have a few turns to get in, secure their haul, and extract their spoils on a collapsing asteroid. Strange Orbit features a tactile world composed of hexagonal resource tiles, which ensures that each game's layout is unknown and requires crafty exploration using each...
Strategos (Greek for 'General') is a simple but realistic set of wargame rules descended from the designer's previous Society of Ancients games, 'Phalanx' and 'Legion'. It focuses firmly on the grand-tactical level of generalship, and includes full scenarios for 48 Greek and Roman land battles (from Marathon to Philippi), based on extensive study of both...
Streets of Steel is a 1-4 player co-operative sidescroller, where players brawl their way through baddies in a 1980's-esque, pixelated, post-apocalyptic, degenerate cityscape. Fight filthy Punks, hot-headed Firebugs, and elusive Killgaroos (yup, ninja kangaroos) in order to take down the big boss, Super Mutie. This is a fast paced and funny game with...
Streets of Steel is a 1-4 player co-operative sidescroller, where players brawl their way through baddies in a 1980's-esque, pixelated, post-apocalyptic, degenerate cityscape. Fight filthy Punks, hot-headed Firebugs, and elusive Killgaroos (yup, ninja kangaroos) in order to take down the big boss, Super Mutie. This is a fast paced and funny game with...
From the publisher: It's post time and the thrills of thoroughbred horse racing await you in this exciting game of chance and strategy. Move your cast metal marker, a jockey atop hi steed, by throwing the die or playing a card. Decide when to make your move, or whether to use your whip to urge your horse to the head of the pack. The attractive wooden case...
Strike on Sarhu 1619 (決戰薩爾滸1619) is a two-player board wargame that simulates the Battle of Sarhu, March 1 to March 5, 1619. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sarhu Each turn represents one day and each hex is about 10 km across. One player commands the Later Jin (後金) Eight Banners (八旗) and the other player commands the Ming (明) matchlocks and...
Throughout history, some subsets of the population have believed wildly improbable things. These are often referred to as conspiracy theories and the threads holding those theories together are often tenuous at best. In this game you play as a radio show host trying to convince the public of ridiculous conspiracy theories. Weave your way between people...
Stronghold is a game telling the story of a siege. Players take opposite sides, one has to defend the stronghold, the other has to break into the castle as soon as possible. As time passes, defenders get Victory Points every turn for their efforts on the walls. The game board represents the stronghold itself as well as the surrounding terrain, where enemy...