Description by Andrea “Liga” Ligabue & W. Eric Martin The Palio di Siena (known in Italy as Il Palio) is a crazy horse race that takes place twice a year in Siena on July 2 and August 16. Ten of the 17 Contrade (or city wards) are represented in the race: the seven that were left out of the previous race and a randomly chosen three from the remaining ten...
Australian mid-sixties release. Box art shows a Pan-Am jet flying across Sydney Harbour with the landmark Sydney Opera House conspicuously absent (it was yet to be constructed). The game consists of a map of the world with selected major destinations connected by plane (presumably Pan-Am) routes. Players are dealt a series of destination cards at the start...
Panama is a board game for the entire family. The game involves conducting various forms of trade and business activities that generate returns and contribute to welfare, products at competitive prices, pension payments, etcetera. During the game, the participants come into contact with both local and international trade in, for example, oil, cotton...
This unique trivia challenge with a Panama Canal theme is designed to be enjoyed by up to four players. Contestants roll a die to move around a pathway with spaces named for locations on or near the canal: Gatun Locks, Balboa, Gaillard Cut, etc. Question cards are color coded like playing cards: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten. The first player to obtain a...
Ancient boardgame from India meaning "The game of five". The goal of the game is to collect 3 pieces in a treasure island. The game play is simple: the player throws the 6 special dice and put his pieces in the path. Captures are possible too, and the winner is the player that moves all 3 pieces to his island. A Sri Lankan race game for two players. It has...
It's a giant adventure where you move your panda along the path, collecting food tokens along the way. There are apples, pears, carrots, sweet potatoes and, of course, some tasty bamboo! When you land on a mother panda space you get to release her from the top of the stalk and watch her race down to help feed her baby. Be the first player to get all the...
A basic roll-and-move game, where you are trying to discard four pyramid tokens to win the game. On a player's turn, they roll the die and move their pawn around the board. Depending on the space they land on, the player may lose a turn, be allowed to discard a pyramid token, or be trapped on a panda space. When trapped on a panda space, players cannot...