An early Parker Brothers game from 1898. Post Office Game revolves around the dense cityscape and urban hustle and bustle of lower Manhattan at or near the turn of the century. Players travel along a game board from streets on Manhattan's Southern tip ( South Ferry, Aquarium, Wall Street and the Wall Street Ferry all the way North to 23rd Street). Places...
A couple weeks ago my 11 year old daughter beat me in this in a typical last-minute cliff-hanger game. The game is so unpredictable - all the chances are 50% die rolls or coin tosses - it is ideal for solitaire play too. 8 half-month turns for U.S. or Japan to take and keep Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. 2 battleship, 2 cruiser - a 3rd for U.S. if/when 1 is...
VERY simple little diminuation of Murmansk Run: Arctic Convoys to Russia, triggered by the Norwegian film KONVOI to be released in the US as The Arctic Convoy. The star of the film, SS Hestmanden/Horseman exists, docked down at Norway's Merchant Sailors' Museum in Løvika near Kristiansand. Can be played solitaire by random contact/combat selection of the...
A couple days after the Japanese surrender the Red Army and Navy unexpectedly and prematurely launched an amphibious occupation of little Shumshu Island at the top tip of the Kurile Islands ... unsupported by our US Navy ... as an apparent stepping stone to the rest of the Kuriles and possibly even Hokkaido of the Home Islands. (Imagine a North Japan as...
Posti on kaikkialla is a promotive game published by the Finnish postal service - Posti. Your object is to transfer letters, postal parcels and such to chosen squares on the board representing the map of Finland and its postal zones. Players throw dice to see how long distance and to which direction (straight or diagonal) they can move. Whoever manages to...
The scene, a small town. You are a local Postie, with your daily assortment of mail to deliver hustling from call to call despite the few minor set backs you may stumble across. You prod onward, only to encounter more obstacles. Even these cannot dampen your spirits. But you have one fear, a constant threat to your well being and your ability to complete...
Postrånet is a standalone game that picks up where Afrikan tähti (Den försvunna diamanten) leaves off. The game is inspired by the true story of the Star of Africa's journey to King Edward VII. As a mail carrier, your mission is to deliver the diamond to the king without any robbers catching up with you. The winner is the player who manages to deliver...
A brainy card game for the whole family. Contains 57 high quality cards of marshmallows and special cards. The goal is to collect the most roasted marshmallow cards accordinng to the Fibonacci series. Each player may either add or subtract marshmallows according to the Fibonacci series 1,1,2,3,5,8. (1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, 3+5=8) For example, if the number of...
For hundred of years, merchants sailed to faraway lands in search of untold wealth, bringing Precious Cargo that was worth a fortune - if they could find the right port at which to sell it! The shrewdest merchants of all hailed from Talonas and Koruna. These great nations built fleets that scoured the seas for markets eager to buy their most valuable...
Pressure Cooker is a real-time game where players take on the roles of chefs vying for the right to become the new Head Chef at the city's hottest new restaurant. Played over three rounds, players must quickly and accurately work to collect and combine the needed ingredients to fill all of the orders that have been placed throughout the restaurant. You...
A game of piracy on the high seas! Buy, sell, and steal cargo while improving your captain's prowess and increasing your infamy. Privateer is a European-style board game where players race to increase their infamy through the buying, selling, and plundering of cargo on the Caribbean high seas. The object of the game of Privateer is to be the first captain...
This expansion enhances and adds to the core systems of the base game with the inclusion of a new, advanced combat mechanism and more interesting bounty and captain cards to spice up the gameplay. More specifically, the Corsair Expansion is focused on increasing competitiveness within those playing Privateer. Exert your authority by blockading ports...