Alternator is an abstract strategy game played on a checkerboard. Each turn consists of "drawing" a "cherry", i.e. putting a "pit" on any empty square and connecting it with a "root" to an adjacent empty square. Connected "cherries" form "trees". A "tree" belongs to the player who owns the "root" square. The winner is the player whose "trees" cover most of...
First, each player draws a maze on a 6x6 grid using the pads of blanks included with the game. Players then work their way through their opponent's maze by asking yes-or-no questions, Battleship style. For example, a player may ask "Is the entry square on the North side?" or "May I move from square 24 to 30?" You current location is marked by a figure....
A book with more than 50 games and activities for adults children. THE AMAZING GAME BOARD BOOK Exercise Your Brain! More than 50 games and activities, including: Foam Chinese Checkers Board with 60 Colorful Pegs ○ 28 Dominoes ○ United States Word Search ○ Secret Codes ○ Magnetic Checkers ○ Write-ON/Wipe-off Drawing Board with Erasable Marker ○ Mazes ○...
Ambush is played with two copies of a small grid of triangles. Players start at opposite ends of the grid and move one space a turn; the spaces are the vertices. One player's copy of the grid is visible to both players (this player is the "Scout"). The other player's copy is hidden; this player moves first (and is the "Indian"). The object of the...
from the back of the box: Ambush! is the solitaire wargame of combat, adventure, and heroism in World War Two France. Using a ground-breaking development of the programmed paragraph solitaire system, Ambush! gives the player control of an American squad, faced with a variety of missions against an ever-changing, hidden German foe. The variable events...
This is a rule set for WW2 naval combat written in French. This is not a classic wargame, as it has no mapboard or counters, but cards for ships. The rules are very simple. Basically, blank sheets and pencils are the only things needed to start playing. Miniatures are not needed to play but can be used. The main difference with other naval rules is that...
Anagramania is an anagram-based board game for 2 to 6 players. Unlike typical anagram word puzzles, the clues in Anagramania are not just the word or words from which the answer is derived. Instead, Anagramania clues actually provide a hint or definition of the correct solution. Here's an example: "Sam rang a friend to find out why the letters he wrote...
A fun and original word game for everyone where the goal is to write and make people guess a mysterious word. You have to be skilled with anagrams, but also fast, creative and intuitive! The youngest player begins who takes the pink slate and a marker, draws an anagramm card, and puts it in the center of the table face up. He turns the spinner indicating...