OUR TOWN by M. Flint Productions, Grand Central Station, New York, NY. The object of OUR TOWN is to be the first player to complete all five Apple Adventures. This is done by first completing all four red apple adventures (Sites & events, Broadway, Fiscal Crisis, and Central Park) and thus qualifing for entrance into the Golden Apple. Completion of the...
From the box: The urban companion of Community (another Family Pastimes game) with higher level strategies. We try to develop our town's economy and avoid going bankrupt. We decide on what works best as private enterprise and/or what works best cooperatively owned and operated. Maybe credit unions, food co-ops, people parks! The Daily News and mail bring...
The urban companion of Community, with higher level strategies. We try to develop our town’s economy and avoid going bankrupt. We decide on what works best as private enterprise and/or what works best cooperatively owned and operated. Maybe credit unions, food co-ops, people parks! The Daily News and mail bring many challenges. The players begins the game...
These are a couple of games, made in Singapore, which come together in the same box. The objectives of these two games are to inculcate good social behaviors and habits. The eponymous Our Town Sparkles is a simple roll and move boardgame. The first player to get to the end of the track by exact count wins. The Social Responsibility Game has a circular...
"Write on wipe off: make our town your town." This game features an erasable board and a special crayon. There are two levels of play for different age groups. "After players write the name of their own town in the center of the playing surface they write in specific local landmarks such as their school, toy store, restaurant, and museum. Players travel...
This was an educational game from Selchow and Righter that was part of a series of at least 3 "Our USA" games. The cover states it is for ages 7 to 14. The game includes a map of the US with a winding path, a spinner, and cards corresponding to resources that could be collected along the path (e.g. Wyoming -- wood). The object is to complete a full circuit...
This is part of a series of educational "Our USA" games from Selchow and Richter. The series also included "Our USA: Products and Resources" and "Our USA: Heroes and Events". (There may be others.) This game was copyrighted in 1962 and is basically a roll & move historical game about famous American Landmarks that you try to visit. The game is designed for...
This game exemplifies traditional village life in the middle of the 19th century. Trade Tickets, Markers and a Teetotum are used in this game. Every time 12 is reached you must begin again. Every time you spin the Teetotum, you shall take a Ticket, but when you spin 6 or 12 take 2. Whoever can count articles on the Tickets most suitable to his occupation...
INTRODUCTION: "Captain, we are breaking Earth's orbit..." "Great. Cut us a trajectory 8 degrees down on the z plane..." "Affirmative Captain....We are coming up on the starting line..." "Wonderful. I see our friends are already here. Systems Status?" "Weapons charged...Shields charged...Engines nominal..." "I see the beacon flags are starting to...
Publishers description: "Who will be the first astronaut to reach the edge of the solar system? It could be you…if you answer questions about earth and space science correctly! In this skill-building game, students travel through the solar system by answering questions about the earth’s properties, planets, stars and more……then slip the quiz cards in the...