YEO VALLEY CHALLENGE is one of a series of Monopoly style board game developed by local YMCAs in the UK to generate funds for their activities. The games in the series are essentially the same, but as in the different versions of Monopoly, the board and the businesses are specifically themed to the town or city represented in the title - in this case the...
Simple spin-and-(not always)move game. Players start with an equal amount of gold coins. Coins are won and lost via directions on gameboard spaces as the 'treasure hunt' progresses. The player with the most coins at the end of the game is the winner. Plastic generic movers. Thin card press-out money & spinner. Bright, colorful gameboard & box art featuring...
"This game is an attempt to describe some of the excitement, the obstacles, the hardships and the exhilaration of getting rich that people went through at this particular moment in history." "...based on the actual Yukon Gold Rush as it happened a hundred years ago starting in 1896." The goal is to travel from Seattle to the Yukon and return with a certain...
According to instruction sheets: Welcome to the world of the Young Urban Professional or "Yuppie!" Once known simply as "Baby Boomers," Yuppies are generally 25-40 years old and reside in or near a major metropolis. Because yuppies are hell-bent on "having it all," this game tests those players on accumulating wealth and everything else life has to offer....
You are the owner of a zoo. Invite endangered animals to your zoo and contribute to the "preservation of species"! Unfortunately, zoo breeding rooms are limited and cannot accommodate all animals... You may be asked or requested to keep animals in neighboring zoos. Please pay attention to the "number" and "species" of animals in order to keep the zoo...
Inspired by the expansion 1860: Locomotives of the Isle of Wight, this game variant provides a similar expansion specifically for 1824: Austrian-Hungarian Railway (1824). The train deck consists of a roster of passenger trains and a roster of goods trains that replace the standard trains found in 1824. Requires a copy of 1824: Austrian-Hungarian Railway to...
From the box... It's a reckless roller-coaster ride through the high-pressure world of big business booms and busts. That's Zzzinity, the game of chance and skill where anyone and everyone can play the financial market like a real entrepreneur. In this tense and exciting game for all ages, Zzzinity stands for the pinnacle of business achievement - and it's...
1761 is a game in the 18xx genre set in England, but the early game is about canals. Only later do the players start operating railways. The main differences from other titles are associated with how the canal companies fade away as the rail companies come to dominate. The game begins in the Canal Age. In stock rounds, players auction the Private Companies...
A mini 18xx game, set in Colorado, and appearing in issue #17 of Rail Gamer Magazine. It's for either two or three players, and there are only nine playable hexes, so it's extremely "mini". The two player game has 2 corporations, and the 3 player game has 3. There is an interesting bond mechanism that allows directors more control over how much money gets...