Medieval cities were home to very different types of people. Not only pious monks, humble scholars and trustworthy merchants, but also those mischievous, cunning and dishonest. Welcome to the city of Slyville, where you become one of the latter kind! As head of a guild operating in one of the world's major trade and cultural centers in the Middle Ages, you...
Each player represents a scientist and, simultaneously, a trader who, by moving around the game board, invents creations, ensures their legal protection, and, through licensing trades, gains additional financial resources or, conversely, pays licensing fees for the inventions of fellow players. The winner is the one who best estimates the situation, weighs...
You've got just a little time before art class starts. Can you help your group vibe by swapping students around? In Vibes, players take turns swapping one of their cards with someone else's card, after which the player you swapped with takes the next turn. What do you do if nobody is picking you? When it's not your turn, you may raise a card from your hand...
Each player is designated a suit known only to him. The Relationship Cards spell out certain relationships among the suits. Your goal is to determine which other player is holding a suit and is your friend and which is your enemy, all the while collecting the cards that match only your suit. This is accomplished through the trading and drawing of cards....
The Second World War is raging, and your industrial output is needed for the war effort. In Victory through Industry, you'll build a factory complex capable of manufacturing the products needed by our boys at the front, everything from battleships to canned food. Over the course of the game, players build a network of factories that consume certain...
Vikingjarl is a fun and exciting strategic board game about Vikings and Norse mythology from the Viking age set in the time period of 793-1066 AD. As a player, you begin the game as one of four Jarls (Jarl (Earl) “free person of noble family and high birth”), with the goal of becoming the next Ruler of Kaupang, ensuring power and prestige for you and your...
From the fjords of the north to the rivers of the east come the longships of the Vikings — and as someone riding aboard those ships, you'll seek your fortune in the lands of Russia, trading under the watchful eye of the prince of Kiev or pillaging with the Golden Horde. In Vikings on the Volga, players take turns sailing down rivers, trading goods, bribing...
"RUS: Age of the Vikings" is a strongly themed military and economic strategy wargame set in Viking Age Russia, in which up to 5 players compete to become Czar of the Rus. It deliberately sets out to marry the elegant inclusivity of Eurogames with the thematic gameplay of a classic Amerigame. Each turn, players choose 6 of 9 Actions that drive the game....
You are an Arab merchant in the Middle Ages buying rolls of silk cloth in order to complete traditional projects. Completed project cards provide VIKTORY points, and the player with the most points wins the game! The game takes a maximum of 20 minutes to play and ends after 20 rounds. There are no turns. Everyone plays simultaneously. New rounds are beeped...
This is a short game that centers on trading cards and making wise, small decisions to navigate a medieval tech tree and build a village. Players pick up 6 cards at the beginning of each round and play their hands simultaneously, building what they can and trying to trade with each other. At the end of each round, a player may hold no more than 2 cards to...
3 Expansions to Village in a Box. 1. People in a Box: introduces 10 unique Character cards, each with a unique hidden ability, to add a deep new layer of strategy and bluffing to the game! 2. Water in a Box: introduces the Water resource card and expands the tech tree to include the Great Hall, Harbor, Palace, and Mill. 3. Player in a Box: expands the...