A standard Monopoly clone with share holding and price variation, the interest in this game lies in its design and production. Funded entirely by sponsorship from local firms who feature on the board and stocks, lead by the Midland Bank who got their logo on the banknotes, this game was actually produced by Sheffield YMCA with help from the City Council....
Sheng Guan Tu means "Promotion Official Chart" in English. It is a classic Chinese game similar to Chutes and Ladders or Kang Le Qi. The game is allegedly from the Ming dynasty and was created by the calligrapher Ni Yuan-Lu. The game plays with a top that is similar to a Teetotum or Jewish Dreidel. The person who reaches the last promotion wins. Promotion...
Co-operative game playing for very young children. From the rules: "Paul, the Shepherd, has spent the day tending his sheep and lambs. He was helped by his dogs. As evening approached and it was time to bring the sheep and lambs into a pen for the night, Paul busied himself with putting the logs together for the pen while the dogs rounded up the sheep and...
The Shepherd's game, or Schäferspiel, is an early roll and move game, unique in that it employs the rolling of two dice. One normal d6, and the other with color designation. The game offers multiple movement options as the color dice designates which pawns are able to move. Money is awarded when farmers land on designated spots while either sheep or dogs...
Shepherds and Wolves is a handcrafted board game for 2 players. It's easy to learn and tests your defensive and offensive game strategies. This game is great for the young, old, and in between. My 5-year-old daughter loves playing the game. Gameplay takes place in a lovely meadow. Shepherds work to rid the meadow of wolves. Wolves work to rid the meadow of...
This is a game for ages 5 and up. The box contains a board, 1 die, 24 wooden pawns (in 6 different colors) and 1 sheriff. The board contains a star shaped plan. The sheriff is placed in the middle of the board. The start fields for the pawns are on the edge of the board. Aim of the game is to get your pawns as fast as possible past the sheriff to their...
This game is made after classic detective Sherlock Holmes. You start at the start square and move along spaces. Some spaces have pictures with Holmes and other characters. When you step onto that picture you take one card with that picture and read that information under there. Then you need to decide where to go based on information that is know to you....
In Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Deduction and Suspense a diamond has been stolen and the detective Sherlock Holmes must discover who has done the crime. There is a single counter representing Sherlock Holmes and the players take turns moving it about the board. The game is played on the board and with a deck of cards. Each cards has a picture of one of the...