Twixt is a 2-player abstract game invented by Alex Randolph. TwixT is a "connection-type" game, very similar to Hex. Other related games are Havannah and The Game of Y. "Connection type" means the object is to form a path connecting something to something else. This requires very different thinking from the standard battle-type game such as chess or...
The first place winner of the 2021 Zenobia Awards, Tyranny of Blood models the rise and fall of British colonialism in India from 1750 to around 1947, and the ensuing social displacement—in the religious, military, economic, and labor domains—that still resonate today. The game seeks to answer the lofty questions: how do classes with disparate bases of...
Find a solution even in a hopeless situation! Overview: In UA: Bravery Time, you and your teammates take control of Ukraine and must win the war together. This is a cooperative game where the team either wins or loses together. The task is to complete all civil needs and liberate the territories from occupation. Build effective interaction with each other...
A crowd of umbrellas throngs the streets of New York, and seen from the sky, the colors dance... In Umbrella, each player orchestrates a "dance" of umbrellas in a street crossing. You start with a 4x4 square of umbrellas, with four each of four colors. One umbrella of each color starts in a "waiting zone" to your left and right (with these being shared...
The box contains many cards, each with an image and a caption. Each turn a card is shown. Players write down eight words they associate with the word on the card. You score points for each of your words another player also wrote down. Extra points are scored for the number of players who shared your words. In the Alga Finnish and Swedish editions, only one...
Unánimo ("Unanimous") is a mental connection game. What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a vacation? The beach? The sun lounger? Do you think others would think the same? A fun game for the whole family to test the connection you have or don't have! Ideal for working on group cohesion, expanding vocabulary and getting to know...
Uncertainty Principle is a quick-playing original abstract game played on an 8x8 grid board. The starting position is an empty board. The objective is to end the game with the most stones or markers of the player's color. The uncertainty principle demonstrated by game play is that a player may choose the location of their next move but not the type of...
If we are able to maintain the health and diversity of our garden, then it will fill up with life and become a refuge for fascinating creatures. Hummingbirds and bees are the first to arrive, filling the air with color and movement, but if we stop and observe with more attention, we will discover a hidden and unknown world: tiny inhabitants abound in the...
Une Nounou en fer ("An Iron Nanny") is a board game for all the family. All players are babies that do not want to stay at bed, and want to cross the room to eat candies. They will have to find their path through lying on the ground toys, avoiding dirty diapers and bad tricks from others players. And most of all, be careful of the nanny that will try to...
Our first party game!!: Unicorns Love Rainbows! They also love Cupcakes, sometimes they love both. Help Unicorns find Rainbows, Cupcakes, or both in this fun and funny party game! The players each draw a card then act out their card to other players to make those connections. Link a hungry Unicorn with a Cupcake and you both score a point! Find a Rainbow...
Unify is a simple unification game. It is the sister game to Coalesce. Components 1 Hexagonal board, size 5 36 Black pieces 30 White pieces Contract phase Player 1 places any number of black pieces on the board. Player 2 chooses to play Coalesce (Black) or Divide (White). Play Players alternate playing stones, starting with Divide. If Coalesce connects all...
Unlur, the winner of the 2002 Unequal Forces Game Design Competition (sponsored by About Board Games, Abstract Games Magazine, and the Strategy Gaming Society), is an abstract strategy game played on a hexagon-shaped tessellation of hexagons with eight hexagons on each side. Unlur is also a game of unequal forces -- each player has a different objective....