Acedrex Backgammon is a four-handed variant inspired on [The World: a four-handed backgammon, 1283 a.D.], which is on Alfonso X codex. The concept lies on middle age wars, were warriors engage in combat with shields and swords. Acedrex Backgammon proposes a more fluid betting model and the “prime” [slots blocked by pieces] from milenar backgammon has been...
Players move around the board trying to acquire Aces and Face cards, trying to collect 4 of a kind or 4 from one suit. To move around the board, you flip up the top card from the deck. If it is a number, you can move that many spaces either direction on the board. If it is an ace or face card, you move to the space with that card and collect it into your...
In Ach Du Lieber Biber, beavers are surfing the waves of the icy river towards the waterfall, but while they do so, they have to beware of the floating junk and other surfers. The player who lets the fewest beavers tip over the waterfall wins the game. In more detail, the players place the water cylinders on the river and randomly organize the surfing...
The pilots start at the red or blue circled spaces in the middle, the planes on the circled spaces (1st and 3rd line) on the left and right side of the game board. The goal of the game is to occupy the enemy airport with the pilot in the middle, surrounded by the planes. Movement is determined by the number die in any direction. If the color die shows the...
The players start at the train station and try to get their car to the hotel (or reverse) as soon as possible. The first to arrive at his destination, wins the game. The moves of the cars are determined by a die. When a player rolls a 6, he has to move the turntable under the game board one notch further with his steering wheel. This changes the traffic...
The game is for 2 players or 2 teams of players. Movement is determined by 3 dice with the numbers 1 to 5. On 2 dice, the 6th side is blank (stud). On the 3rd die, the 6th side is red (called gas station attendant). Each player or team has 5 motorcycles and 5 numbered race tracks. If it's track number is rolled the motorcycle advances 1 space. If the...
According to the rules Acquisition was created for The Shidler Group (a commercial real estate investment firm) by Prince Joli Kansil, presumably as an educational tool of some sort. It is not clear if it was ever published as such. The game is designed for 12 players plus an umpire, but can be played by fewer (the rules only specifically mention changes...