Stampin' is a game approved by the U.S. Postal Service. The object is to collect sets of four stamps. You'll need to "wheel and deal" to get the cards you need. And, you'll need to manage your cash flow so that you can buy stamps, as well as win auctions along the way. The game comes with a book about stamp collecting, and has many pictures of actual...
User summary: You are a new student at Stanford. The object of the game is to graduate (by accumulating 180 or more units) and become the most successful. Success is measured by three different criteria: Final GPA, Social Stature, and Resume Stars. Players make a few decisions on paths to follow, but the game is largely dice rolling luck. Strategically...
This is a Monopoly clone from Late from the Sky, a publisher that specializes in themed Monopoly games. All the deeds, spaces on the board and cards feature campus landmarks and traditions from Stanford University. Players roll dice to determine how far they move. Landing on a space gives the player the option of buying the property. When a player collects...
1890-1910 spin and move board game depicting the famous expedition in deepest darkest Africa that starts at the mouth of the Congo and terminates in Zanzibar. Box lid depicts H.M. Stanley on his mule attended by three armed native scouts. Interior of game is beautifully lithographed with various colleagues of Stanley in vignettes around the perimeter along...
Playing pieces in different colors are set up on the game map in a specific fashion. Each piece has its individual target field that it has to reach. Each color also has a corresponding die; there are also grey pieces and grey dice which have a special function. All dice are rolled and the pieces are moved. The following rules apply: Large pieces cannot...
Star Blazers is a very simple hex-and-counter game, based on the famous Japanese anime series Space Battleship Yamato (Uchuu Senkan Yamato). The human player/s have to make a journey from Earth to the planet Iscandar and back within a limit of 26 turns (one year simulated), to save the home planet from deadly radioactivity. The Gamilon player/s have to...
The object of the game is to secure the bases of the star with your missiles and defense shields. A base is secured when you land your missile on a base and when you play your defensive shield on the spot in front of it. The game is won when a player secures three bases. Essentially, Star Command: The Board Game is a roll-and-move game where each player is...
"An Action Game . . . Encounter Alien Starfighters and Mysteries of Deep Space Flight." This simple colorful children's game is built into a small hardcover book that opens to display a pop-up backdrop and everything you will need to play the game. The rules are printed on the back cover, but the game can be opened and closed without disturbing play. This...
The player rolls a die, moves their token along a relatively free path, and collects cards containing various types of information until they feel confident that, with three of the collected elements, they can identify—among films historically released on the market—one whose title they know. At this point, they make their declaration and begin to claim...