Jeu de Cavagnole is a game of Genoese origin, notably played in the eighteenth century in France, where it was introduced in the 1730's. Its name comes from the Italian words cavagnolo or cavagnola "small basket". The game was mostly played by women of the aristocracy. Jeu de Cavagnole is made up of a variable number of square cards, each card with five...
Le Jeu Du Nain Jaune (Game of the Yellow Dwarf) is an attractive and unique traditional French card game that strikes a satisfying balance between luck of the draw and genuine strategy. Quality sets comprise wooden trays inlaid with the special scoring cards (King Hearts, Queen Spades, Jack Clubs, ten diamonds and the greatest scoring seven of diamonds)...
The cat leaders who live in the city decided to use Cat Racing to settle the endless fights on territory, and so they have come to the forest. The mouse henchmen heard rumors of the race, and so they have schemed to use the fights among the cat fellows, who have always tormented them, to make money. Then……the usually quiet forest stadium, where cats’ and...
A new and expanded version of the classic party game Werewolf, with 24 total roles and gorgeous, full-color art. Includes several new roles and optional rules not present in the publisher's previous werewolf game, such as 3-faction play. (from the back of the box): Who are the wolves pretending to be human!? The largest pack in the Werewolf series, which...
A criminal mastermind is retiring. Over seven jobs, players compete to prove their crew can deliver results and earn the reputation needed to take over the syndicate. The Job is a 2–5 player trick-taking game built around wagering, prediction, and follow-through. Each round, players commit Crew, secretly decide how many tricks they plan to win, and then...
This trick-taking game is played with a standard deck of playing cards. Each game, a pair of dice is rolled. The first die determines how many cards are held in each player's hand (1-6); the other die is special and determines the trump suit. The second die may come up "no trump" (there is no trump suit) or "no suit" (suit doesn't matter, only face value)....
A card-driven horse race game in which players secretly bet on either a winner, a second-place horse, or a double of the two. Each of the four horses can be moved by any player. Some of the cards allow specific movement of one horse a number of spaces; the rest of the cards can move any of the horses, but only one that is in a certain position in the race...
The game was designed, according to the press release announcing it, by a Philadelphia real estate mogul. Players move along a track similar to that of Monopoly or Life. On certain squares, players are allowed to draw a series of cards from different decks -- the deed, condition and ownership decks -- to put together profiles of properties. Once the...
Ideal for getting to know your group better, it is a game of questions, answers, and bets to reveal funny situations in life. Each card has a different situation, and everyone must vote for how many players in the wheel they believe have already made the situation for the card of the round. Ex: I already rang the bell and ran out. Hopefully someone will be...
"The Game of Oil: A fascinating game, involving risks and big investments!" This game was released by Estrela, ca. 1975, licensed by Tomy Kogyo Japan. Players bet up to 4 chips each, putting them into a huge plastic oil rig and then pull the trigger. If the oil rig throws up the chips, players must follow the instructions printed on the secondary game...
The Judgment Table is an exciting board game that features two different game modes - competitive and cooperative. In this game, each player is assigned a capital sin and two secondary sins, and must work to identify the original sin(s) by asking and answering questions. The game is both fun and challenging, as players must use their wits and strategy to...