The title (The bear is sleeping) is a well-known children's song in Norway and Sweden. The game was first released in Norwegian in 2002, and in a much improved Swedish version in 2004. In the original version, the players try to collect gold coins without waking the sleeping bear; in the later version they gather blueberries instead. Before the game...
From Play The Game description: Game for two players Circa 1920 Information on gameplay from Play the Game by Brian Love. Two farmers try to force their apparently 1-eyed if not totally blind pigs up the road to market. The route is a minefield of detours. The only consolation is that the players get to control 2 pigs rather than 1 and can decide in which...
This question and answer style game is played by groups of two to six. Players/partners "bet" on the success of the answers with points. The objective: answer your question correctly or guess whether another landing player will answer his or her question correctly, winning or losing points accordingly. This game presents very positive role models in a way...
A three dimensional board with grooves for train tracks. The board has an inner and an outer track with spur tracks on the corners for passing other trains. A black die and a white die are rolled and the players moves his trains (marbles) on the outer track and the Black Ball Express on the inner track. When the Black Ball Express lands on a train, that...
From the instruction manual: "Become a master of the ancient Martial Art of Karate. Use wit, skill, and luck to battle your opponents as you progress from white-belted novice to Black Belt of the eighth degree!" The game is actually played with the use of cards depicting different karate maneuvers (attack and defense) and generic kung-fu weapons (like sai...
This game teaches children about cooperation, the proper value of money, and how the Black Community works. For adults, the game provides better strategies to help the Black Community. The winner is the player that does the most for the Community. This is determined by the player with the most chips. The white chips represent economic power. The red chips...
User summary: In Japan, a "black kigyou" (literally means "black company") is like a sweatshop company. When a company exploits its employees in illegal ways, it is called a black kigyou. Karoshi (death from overwork) is one of the most tragic results caused by such a company. This game is a roll-and-move game with a theme of labor survival. Players are...
A role and move game designed as an educational tool to 'foster pride, dignity and self awareness'. A large colorful gameboard is included with 4 cube playing pieces, 11 Red cards and 17 Blue cards. Instructions are printed on inside of box cover. "The Black Experience" is designed to emphasize some of the many contributions that Black people have made in...
The maker Orofun Games of Littleton, CO calls this "The Oil Investment Game of Today." The object of the game is to earn the most money in a preset period of time. This is primarily achieved by income received from producing oil wells. The winner is the first player to collect $20 million dollars, or the one with the most money after time runs out. The...