This is a boardgame published by the magazine Woman. It is a race game with help and hindrance along the way. It also reflects the fact that women were very much involved in the war effort during the Second World War. On the gameboard one can see a snake pattern of squares with 18 illustrations and directions. On the right are the title, instructions and 4...
This gorgeous French game reeks of mid-20th Century science fiction imagery and optimism. While undated, the rules begin: "According to the latest scientific research, it will be possible at the latest in about 50 years, to voyage to the Moon, to other planets and even to stars much further away." Underneath the beautiful artwork, it is a roll-and-move...
From the box (translated from Italian): Go to the outer limits of the Solar System with your spaceship, between asteroids, spaceship wrecks and pirates. An ideal 'First Contact' with Space for the young generation that, soon, will really navigate in it. User summary: Anno 3000 is an Italian game published in the '70 about travel and commerce in the Solar...
It is January 14, 1972. You are the commander of an ANSA Icarus interstellar exploration spacecraft. Along with your fellow crew of three astronauts, your mission is to be the first human beings to travel to the nearest star system of Alpha Centauri. To do so, your spacecraft will travel at the speed of light on a ten year round trip mission. ANSA...
This "Scene It?" variant is based on the Christian children's radio show "Adventures in Odyssey." Players take turns rolling a die and moving their character around a game board. There are five different kinds of trivia categories that can be landed on, including two that utilize a DVD player. First person to get to the end of the board wins. The DVD also...
In Ant Swarm, you take on the role of running an ant colony. You will need to acquire Food and Water Pods with your Worker Ants, capture your opponent’s Ants with your Fighter Ants, and, most importantly, protect your Queen Ant from being captured by your opponent’s army. During the game, each player may move either their Worker Ant OR Fighter Ant tiles....
Object of the game is to be the first player to navigate by the points of the compass and reach the South Pole. Each player begins by placing their marker in the red rectangle on the various countries. Players spin a teetotum to find out which direction to travel – north, south, east or west. Players then roll the dice to move the number of spaces in the...
“The spiders are on the march, they have their sights set on Antburger Hill, Grid Ref. 86N 27.4E. The bugle sounds and Ants scurry to man hurried fortifications. With stout hearts the defenders stand in wait for the spiders to rush their hill.” The ants must defend their anthill against the rush of the spider hordes. “Hold that hill at all costs.” Using...