Players are English merchants circa 1590 - 1600’s financing marine voyages to seek treasure in India and SE Asia. Each player may have a max of 4 expeditions in play at one time. Each expedition must have one or more (to a maximum of 4) ships. Expeditions can also have trade goods or silver to trade for cargo. They can also have gifts to give to foreign...
A simple roll-and-move race game starting in Perth on the west coast of Australia and ending in Brisbane on the east coast. Along the way delays and advances may be encountered by landing on specific numbered spots. First to reach home at Brisbane is the winner. The graphics of biplanes on the board suggest the game dates probably post-World War 1. The...
This game is based upon the popular BBC television soap. From the box: "The characters down in Albert Square have seized the imagination of the country and here's your chance to share in the ups and downs of their lives by taking on the part of one of the residents of TV's most famous square." The goal of the game is to obtain the money to buy two rings...
A completely different game from MBs real estate game with the same name. The game board is piled high with money packs of different denominations. The money packs are ten bills of the same amount wrapped in a paper strip. Players roll dice and move around the board sharing one token. Follow the directions on the space either doubling their current money...
Taking its cue from Cheapass, Placebo Press releases game kits. They supply the unique items and you supply the rest. This game is played on a grid map of a research facility. There are 4 monkey stations in the facility. Your job is to visit them and pick up a monkey (1 at a time) and bring them back to start where they are caged. You carry tranquilizer...
"Eccentric" features a search for the elusive billionaire Mr. Who (a takeoff on billionaire Howard Hughes). In a manner similar to "Clue", players need to identify which city, hotel, and suite Mr. Who is in, along with which of his 5 disguises he is using. From the game description: "Somewhere in the Western hemisphere, the eccentric billionaire, Mr.Who...
The game is a race from England to China via Europe, North Africa, and India between four players travelling by steamboat, the railway, a flying machine, or on foot. Players are randomly assigned to one of four possible methods/tracks to get to China: Steamboat, Walker, Aerial Machine and Railway. Those tracks cross each other permanently on their way to...
Ecclesiaste III "The Quest" is a race game not unlike Candyland or Chutes and Ladders. You begin the game at the launch pad, and must get to the space station first in order to win. This is done by rolling dice, moving, drawing cards, and following the instructions on the cards. From the publisher: ECCLESIASTE III "THE QUEST" the new and exciting strategy...