In 1846, the Donner Party got snowbound in the High Sierras. Only half survived the winter. Who will you eat to be one of them? Each player has a family of settlers (color coded), and a few hirelings or settlers outside that family. While individually named, all of these actually represent several people (you are not playing all 81 settlers). You get...
Players try to buy lots on the game map. Lots will in urn bring the revenues. The lots that pay out are determined by dice. In the first phase, every player gets one lot for free In the second phase players can buy additional lots, using the revenues as money. In the last phase of the game, the lots pay dividends, but every turn there is a high chance that...
“I’ll trade you a cabbage and some duct tape for your toddler.” A game about trading and building for 3 to 5 players. Learn what ingredients you need to make things. Turn money into ingredients. Turn ingredients into things. Use your things to give you an advantage over your opponents. Learn what things you need to build doodads. Build doodads out of...
The game of the great American lawsuit. In this fast-paced card game, each player becomes a lawyer, who weighs the facts of the case, examines the law, watches out for hostile juries, and even occasionally deals with stubborn clients. In Doolittle & Waite, as in the real world of legal disputes, players deal head-on, negotiating, bluffing, and even...
doop is a duplicate bridge game for four players. The two pairs compare their results against recorded results from national and regional tournaments. Each player has their own deck of cards, and the cards they select are shown in a unique plastic case. After bidding and playing the hand, the pairs can compare your result against match-pointed tournament...
User summary: ドラコの山分け (Dorako no Yamawake) is a pirate themed card game. Players turn up treasure cards in the centre, then compete for them using their cutlass cards. You can gain points by collecting treasure cards of up to 2 different colours, but you start losing points from the third and later colours. Publisher's summary:...
DOUBLE DEALER: Auction Americana With A Sly Twist! Object of the Game: The object of “Double Dealer” is to buy antiques listed on your client cards at auction and resell at a profit. It is important that players try to buy the combination of antiques listed on their client cards, since they are worth more together than when sold singly. The winner is the...
Double Some 'R' Set is a trick-taking game that uses a unique deck of 50 cards. The card suits are fractions (ex. 1/2, 10/12, 5/6, 3/8, etc.) with the mid-cards (6/12, 5/10) also being worth extra points. Double Some'R'Set is best played with partners (like in Spades). The object is to bid on how many points you and your partner will take. There are 24...
From the rules intro: It's a fascinating board game of shortcuts and surprises. Play on two tracks at the same time. Your large pawn moves along the outside track. Wherever it lands determines how far along the inside track your small pawn will move. The object of the game is to be the first player to reach the Home Circle on the inside track with your...