Alte Spiele -- Games of Old -- Jeux d'Autrefois 1975 Calendar This was a 1975 promotional calendar from printing press manufacturer Roland Offset. it contained six roll-and-move style games from the 1800s. From the first page: "Present-day games have contemporary goals: The imagination envisions planetary flight and the psycho tests of the psychologist are...
A monopoly (from Greek monos μόνος (alone or single) + polein πωλεῖν (to sell)) exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity. Monopoly is a roll-and-move game where players move around the game board buying or trading properties, developing their properties with houses and hotels. When opponents land on players...
Players start the game as Freshmen and must graduate to win. To advance a player must answer pass five subjects by answering a question in each. Correct or unchallenged responses earn a card. To win one must have twenty cards. In turn, a player chooses a question card from the stack when one’s pawn indicates. Reads the question aloud and responds. If...
In this environmental game, players try to prevent greenland from being covered with mud. In his turn, a player reveals a situation card that shows a positive or negative environmental behaviour. In the case of negative behaviour, the bad figure "Schmutzich" is moved towards a target field, in the case of positive behaviour, the good figure "Knud" may be...
Based on the popular German TV series "Am laufenden Band", the boardgame version is fun for all in the family. Every player maneuvers his playing piece across a conveyor belt, aiming for the highest scoring playing fields. The players push their luck and have to jump off the conveyor belt at right time. Content: 1 playing board, 24 playing pieces, 1 dice...
Am Pranger(At the pillory) is an educational game that has been produced in cooperation with Amnesty International. It circles around Human Rights abuses. Players try to receive as many "power tokens" as possible. They can do so by three methods: 1. Move around the board, meet other players and join in demonstrations and sending delegates. 2. Answering...
A simple eurogame were you venture the seas to buy goods and try to make the biggest profit out of them. It is based on the historic Portuguese sea routs on the far east, and the adventures the merchant of that time lived. It has a great supply and demand mechanic, were the player can interact with the board state and there for with each other....
The Amanda Knox Game is a board game based on the true events of November 1, 2007 in Perugia, Italy. Each player takes on the role of an individual present at the crime scene and pursues variable, hidden goals. Decisions are made in real time. A sand timer is moved along a time track at the bottom of the board advancing fifteen minutes each turn. A die...
Amasser Dragons is a fantasy adventure game that allows you to become a dragon. As the dragon, your ultimate goal is to amass the largest treasure hoard to solidify your place as the most formidable dragon of all time. The other dragons will envy your success and try to stop you at every turn, while they try to amass their own treasure. Only greed...