A classic game of shipping, first published in the 1950s. The players are shipping magnates sending their ship around the world to bring goods like coffee from Brazil, rice from Siam and oil from Venezuela to the Scandinavian market at the best price possible. With its hex-based game board, changing market price for the goods and the players’ freedom of...
From the game: The actual game of Shipping Empires is based on sea-borne trading, as owners of shipping companies the players must collect various cargoes from eight different ports from around the playing board, there are short and long trips on offer, the distance to travel between the ports and the different types of cargo will govern the payment that...
Players wheel their trolley around a supermarket collecting four different items: cheese, beans, bread, fruit. The first player to the checkout with one of each item still in their trolley is the winner. A simple roll-die-and-move game with the added element of items to collect, and the added frustration of sometimes loosing them again. Box Tagline: "Be...
Show Boat: a game of Americana with a distinctly British obsession with the weather. Show boats were floating theatres that moved up and down the Mississippi (and other rivers) in the 19th century, putting on a show for rural communities along the banks. It's a great way to absorb a bit of vintage Midwestern culture - and make a bit of money while you're...
Arthurian Adventure in the Age of Valour & Chivalry. Sally forth to adventure in an Arthurian sandbox. Progress your knight's Virtues and Skills through tithing and training. Encounter more than 100 characters from Arthurian lore in Tournament and Politic castles. Heroes may join your retinue and offer aid, while Villains must be captured and imprisoned in...
Equipment: -Playing board, 4 playing pieces, 14 Sign cards, 32 Movements cards, Money OBJECT To be the player with the most money after all the signs are placed in the proper order. Simple and attractive children game. Combine letters and numbers skills. The different signs of the 7 shops (TO-YS, BA-NK, PE-TS, FI-RE, PO-ST, MI-LK, BO-OK) have been...
Summer solstice is coming. ln order to celebrate the event, the county druids gather at the bottom of Silbury Hill to challenge each other in a big potion making tournament. Each of them is eager to show his knowledge, wisdom, and power to the great druid, who is the only judge of this competition. As tradition requires, only the winner will be entitled as...
A game of trading on the Silk Road. Each player is a merchant who travels from city to city buying and selling ten different goods in an effort to turn their starting 20 units of money into 10,000. The map is divided into nine regions each of which has a "price index" which is tracked on a erasable tile. Each merchant has a sliding paper device which lets...
Game description by the publisher (2nd Ed.) Set in the historic mining areas of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, Silverton is a game of railroading, mining, and commodity market manipulation. Use your surveyor to plot your railroads and your prospector to find your mines. Operate your empire of mines and railroads to position your gold, silver, and other...