Il gioco del contrabbandiere, the Smuggler's Game. The protagonists of this game are the "financiers" (finanza) and smugglers (contrabbandiere) who, especially from the 50s to the 70s have marked the history, economy and culture of the Como and Ticino area in Lombardy, Italy and Switzerland. The Smugglers get 3 pawns, the financier brigadier 3 as well....
Il Vecchio is set in the 15th century, when Cosimo de Medici – also called "Il Vecchio" ("the Elder) – and his family ruled over Tuscany and its capital Florence. The players represent the heads of Florentine families trying to rise their families to power. To achieve this, they send out their family members to locations in Tuscany to perform various...
"Iliad: The Siege of Troy" is a wargame of single combat...between the Gods and Heroes of ancient Greece and Troy. To the mundane scholars of academe, the Trojan War was fought for control of the ancient Black Sea trade routes. To the Romantic, it was fought over Helen of Troy, 'the face that launched a thousand ships and burned the topless towers of...
Conquer land, gain tactical victory, learn powerful magics, and grow your empire! A little Catan, a little Risk, and a little Dominion! The goal of the game is to capture as much territory as possible with military units. The game will end after all 4 seasons have passed and the player with the most territory will win. Players will generate resources based...
The players move their figure by rolling the dice along a path in a winter sports area and take part in up to 4 competitions with it. Money is paid out for winning competitions, but you can also lose money on the way due to events on special fields. Who has no more money is eliminated during the game. The winner is the last player left, or the richest...
We go back to the time where the landmass of the earth was one. This landmass, called Pangaea is where our story begins. At the same time, in the far far distance of our Galaxy an earth disaster is heading our way. The famous asteroid that hit the earth over 65 million years ago. When this asteroid hits the earth, the game will end and we will see if the...
The player manages the Ancient Kushan Empire of India and Central Asia in the years 50-220 CE. Using a deckbuilding system, each player has a deck of advisors including generals, governors, diplomats, artists, architects, philosophers and secret agents. Each type allows distinct types of actions. The player can accept the initial card draw, or push their...
This game expands Imperial Glory to encompass the Later Han Dynasty. It includes a new map plus all the emperors, ministers and bits required to support a two-player experience. It also includes a solitaire scenario for the Han Empire. Also on offer: ● 19 new Fate cards ● 18 new Ares cards, now with flavor text ● 12 jumbo-sized Emperor cards (including 3...
Imperial Governor & Strategos is a Strategic level multi-player board-wargame of intrigue and conquest. Technicalities kept to a minimum in order to lay greater stress on the diplomatic interplay between combatants. Each player takes the part of one of the emergent or declining nations in the Mediterranean during the last three centuries BCE and your...
Imperium is a 2-player game of space empire conflict set in 22nd Century AD, and shortly after release, retconned into the history of the Traveller role playing game. It simulates the clash between Earth (Terra) and an alien civilization, represented in the form of a widespread Empire (the Ziru Sirka). Both sides have a variety of star-ships and ground...
An exquisite, witty, Regency era board game of sabotage, scandal, opportunity & intrigue for Jane Austen & Bridgerton fans alike! Impropriety is a set-collection, story-based game in which players take on the roles within a family of young ladies in English society in the early 19th century to win the affections and eventual proposal of the exceedingly...
Stefan Feld's 3rd game by Alea is In the Year of the Dragon. Players take on the role of Chinese rulers around the year 1000. The game plays out in twelve rounds, with each round representing one month in a year that seems to go from bad to worse. Disease, drought, and attacks from the Mongols may claim lives, but make sure you have enough money to offer a...