Atropos is a mathematical (topological) game based on Sperner's lemma. No mathematical background is necessary in order to play the game. The game starts with a triangulation of a big triangle, whose three nodes are colored (say) red, yellow and green. Players take turns and color one vertex of the triangulation in red, yellow or green. There are two...
A quiz game, designed specifically as a travel game, for a 2 to 20 players, easy to carry and easy to play, you only need paper and pencil or the attached answer sheet. The two issues are separate sections for adults and children, the reader identifies the question number and reads the question and four answers. The players write the answer they think is...
Paper-and-pencil game where from 2 to 4 players must score the most possible points after marking the fifth dot (later cross) on a row or column of an 8x8 board. A round consists of two phases: in the first phase players mark in turns a square on the board with a dot - the first one to mark the fifth square in a row, column or main diagonal scores as many...
The goal of the game is to find words that won't share any letter in the same position than the words previously found. The winner is the player who made the most words, found the last one in the dictionnary or simply had the last word (others abandonned/couldn't play) A scoring scheme can be used, for exemple 1 word/1 point, penalty for incorrect guesses....
The fearsome Dragons are coming to destroy our world! Become the hero of humanity. Maneuver at high speed, aim and fire the rockets while controlling the ship's resources, show your skill and defeat the most beasts to achieve victory. The goal of the game is to get the highest score to get the best combat nickname. Depending on the roll of both dice, all...
Described in the book Calculate!, Away Across is a game where players try to connect opposite sides of a 10x10 board of 100 numbers. Play makes use of a calculator, though can be done by hand. A player selects a square on the board and a number that is entered into the calculator. The second player multiples this number by another number. Play then...
Contains six paper-and-pencil games with various themes, meant to be played while assisted by eight-digit, "four-banger" calculators (still a relative novelty when the book was published). The games include Run for President, Target Number, Invasion, Away Across, Travels, and High Finance. Sometimes the calculator serves as a dice-alternative for producing...
In this print at home roll and write game, your fleet has been sent to explore a new alien world. Your mission is to visit three different continents and gather information about the planet and its inhabitants. There’s a promotion in it for the Captain who returns with the most valuable discoveries. On each continent you will face a range of locations:...
Build fences for animal enclosures and put in all the cutest animals. But beware! You can’t put different types of animals together and the visitors won’t like an enclosure that isn’t filled with animals. Can you manage to make a lot of enclosures full of animals before your friends? Who will build the awesomest petting zoo? In The Awesomest Petting Zoo, 1...
Caption Funny Pics with Awesome Movie Lines A hilarious, new family/party game where players use 330 memorable movie lines to caption 160 amazing awkward family photos. Favorite caption wins. If you ever played A2A or CAH (where a ‘judge’ picks a favorite answer), you'll know how to play right away. If not, rules take 5 minutes to learn. No movie knowledge...
Game Intro. "Let’s face it. You don’t really want to be here. You don’t really want to talk to any of these people. You don’t really even want to play this game. But you came here for a reason, and you’re not going to get it unless you’re prepared to engage in a little small talk, the occasional social lubricant, and some generous nodding and smiling. If...