On the board fairy tale pictures are connected by moss hills with and without arrows, forming a circuit. Each player starts on any of the story spots, 24 story tiles are laid out face down. In his turn a player rolls the die and moves the number of spots rolled. If he reaches a moss hill, the turn ends. On a moss hill with an arrow he can turn up a tile...
This is a children's game based on the fairy-tales by the Brothers Grimm. It comes with a colorful board, 36 story tiles, 4 player pawns and a six-sided die. The rulebook also contains the nine stories found in the game. Players roll to move their pawns along the track, collecting sets of tiles. From the box cover: Märchenland - "Das Spiel mit 9 berühmten...
Players start in Venice with 240 besants (or 1200 Reales) each, trying to make it to Khanbalik, capital of Kublai Khan's kingdom. Each player has to acquire 3 gifts worth 80 besants (or 400 Reales) each for Kublai Khan. Then the player receive a mission (going to a city and receiving a secret invention). After receiving the secret invention, players has to...
Players are the space explorers searching the galaxy for new planets and picking alien creatures along the way. Players roll dice to move around the circular board in order to explore different locations or places. Upon arrival at a planet, they draw a danger card to see what happens. The game was created by a local company in Concord, NC. It seems to have...
Margie - "As seen on ABC TV!" Set in the Roaring Twenties, Margie lives with her parents and her aunt Phoebe. Her best friend, Maybelle Jackson, is a flapper, and Heywood and Johnny are the two boys fighting for her affection. To add to the period flavor of the show, there were mixed-in movie slides from silent movies that told audience members "Please Pay...
The board depicts leaves, on each of which a wooden chip is placed. Most of these chips are aphids, but three aren't (turn them around to find out which!). The players roll a die and move their ladybug to an aphid chip. When it actually contains an aphid, the player can keep it, when not, he or she has to return an aphid already taken. The player with most...
Marienkäfer, flieg: The players start on the orange spaces on the outher ring. The first player to reach the center space wins the game. Movement is determined by a die. Direction of movement from each space follows the direction of the antlers of the pictured lady bug. If the antlers point to another ring, the player changes rings and moves in the...
A ladybug flies through the flowering seasons, from winter flurries to the end of Fall. Through his travels he (and all of the players) learn about many flowers and about how a wonderfully pretty a planned garden can be. --- Ein Marienkäfer fliegt durch das Blumenjahr, vom Schneeglöckchen bis zur Herbstzeitlosen. Dabei lernt er (und alle Mitspieler) viele...
Marin ja Mikon liikennepeli is roll and move racing game with two different boards Mikon mikrorata and Marin ja Mikon liikennepeli. There are four slightly different rule sets for Mikon autorata and that game is meant for learning the symbols in the main game Marin ja Mikon liikennepeli. Mikon mikrorata (Mikko's Go-kart race) is very basic roll and move...
Here is a faraway sea area. In this oceanic zone, there was a circular current that was like a eden for sea creatures. When the current exceeds a certain speed, it stores air, takes in food, and begins to circulate. Because of its unique appearance, this ocean current is called a “MARINE GOROUND”. Why don’t you dive into the ocean and swim with the...
This turn of the century German game stands out for its magnificent artwork and very unusual board. The box cover shows a pre-dreadnought battleship slicing through the sea, from off its starboard bow, while the board initially unfolds to show a side-on view of the ship with no apparent game features. However, the board image then unfolds further from the...