"All my Diamonds" was published in A Gamut of Games, with this introduction from Sid Sackson: "All my Diamonds is a game I conceive as a change of pace from Poker. Although there is no similarity in the play, it satisfies the same urge for speculation. It is, basically an auction game where players must decide whether they can earn more by buying or by...
All You Can Chili is a competitive card game focused on bluffing, risk management, and deduction. Each player is secretly associated with a character who has a randomly assigned spice tolerance threshold. During each turn, players play cards that add spice points to the characters in play. If the total spice value on a character exceeds its hidden...
Állati Árverés ("Animal Auction") is a strategic boardgame. Players have to bid on different animals illustrated on cards. The bidding is enhanced by animals with special abilities and bonus cards. Depending on the number of players, the challenge is always different, and novice players have the opportunity to try the game in practice mode. —description...
An allegory tells a captivating story while hiding a deeper, meaningful moral underneath. Compete with others as renowned authors, each scribing a trilogy of tales: Nature, Energy, and Spirit. Master the use of lore to incorporate powerful themes in your tales. At game's end, you will be rewarded for weaving a hidden moral throughout all your tales, but...
The object of this game is to be the player with the most cash left when one other player goes bankrupt. Each player receives: 1 play-table, which is placed face up in front of him 4 marker stones Money worth 200,000 (3 x 50,000, 2 x 20,000, 1 x 5000, and 5 x 1000) The card holder is placed in the center of the table. The remaining cash is sorted and laid...
In Alliances, you will play a superpower nation seeking world domination along with its ally. The game is mainly based on trick-taking mechanisms, with each trick representing a local struggle to control a country in the world. The world is composed of a vast number of countries, each one represented by a tile on the table. Each country also has its own...
Alpaca-opoly is a custom-crafted game that allows players to immerse themselves in the wonderful world of alpacas. As players travel around the game board, they will have the opportunity to purchase alpacas, land, farm equipment, and other necessities they might need to start their own successful alpaca operation. In addition to being fun to play...
From the back cover: "The alternative games in this booklet are all designed to be played with standard equipment. They offer exciting new dimensions to games played on or with draught boards, cards, dominoes etc., helping to eliminate the constant financial burden of purchasing expensive and often short-lived new games. The games in Alternative Games for...
Althingi is a historical game for 3-5 players. Players compete against each other to become the icelandic lawspeaker by controlling the provinces and thus having more influence during the periodic trials which bring order as well as chaos. Every turn new provinces are added in contest while players try to gain them through an auction. It will be with that...
A monopoly (from Greek monos μόνος (alone or single) + polein πωλεῖν (to sell)) exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity. Monopoly is a roll-and-move game where players move around the game board buying or trading properties, developing their properties with houses and hotels. When opponents land on players...