Intrigue runs rampant in the Roman Forum as you and the other senators jockey for power. Your colleagues pledge their support... but are they holding the olive branch or the dagger? In All Hail Caesar, players are senators in the roman forum trying to gain the most political prestige through manipulation and subterfuge. Players play influence cards (both...
Ice-breaker party game where a player chooses a true/false statement off a card (i.e."I have sung at karaoke bar," "I have never flunked a test") and the other players try to guess whether or not the card reader is telling the truth. They make their decision by placing chips on the either the'TRUE' or 'FALSE' halves of the board (there is no choice but to...
In this trivia game, one question and 4 answers about Augsburg are read out in turn. At least one answer is correct and at least one answer is wrong. The other two answers can be wrong or right. All players now guess which answers are correct. Each player can place at least one, but no more than 3, guessing stones. If you guess an incorrect answer, you do...
In Alpha Bet players take turns writing words in a shared grid. Each player has three copies of the alphabet to draw letters from, plus an additional copy of the alphabet and pool of vowels available to all players. When a player creates a word they first write it down in a separate area and bet points per letter. Their opponents then write down letters...
Alpha Bet is the game of poker put to words. It incorporates all the strategy and luck of poker with the skill and verbal agility of scrabble. A game for wordsmiths of all ages. OBJECT: To obtain the highest number of points by combining the cards in your hand into a single word. The word must use two or more cards. THE DECK: The game consists of a 102...
Year 2728. Modern scientific technologies are combined with an environmental disaster, lack of resources and constant wars. Earth survives its last decades, and mankind is divided into four warring superpowers: the Russian-Chinese Empire, the Ukrainian Europia, US-Japan alliance and the Latin-African confederation. Last forces of world governments are...
Texas Hold-Em with words. The deck has 83 cards each with a letter and value of 1-8. All start with an equal number of chips. There is a typical order: ante; deal 3 "hole" cards to each player; a round of betting; 2 "flop" cards face up in the middle; betting; 1 more face up (the "turn"); betting; 1 last card face up (the "river"); betting; the showdown....
Althingi is a quick set-up, fast-play game of strength and influence for 2-4 players based in Viking-Age Iceland. Each player takes on the role of a powerful Chieftain and tries to take control of the annual gathering known as the Althingi through good old-fashioned bribery, coercion, and intimidation. The game takes place over a series of days each with...
This is a very short card game for two using the Japanese Yokai Amabie as the theme. Amabie first began appearing in Japan in 1846 forecasting 6 years of good harvest followed by a plague. Amabie said "draw me and show me to the people, so that you can be free of disease" according to historical experts. The game consists of only 6 cards one of which is...
Between the 9th and 17th centuries, trade in the Mediterranean was characterized by the presence of the Maritime Republics, Italian port cities that, thanks to their commercial influence, were able not only to prosper but also to maintain a certain political autonomy. Among them, the oldest is the Duchy of Amalfi, which reached its peak between the 9th and...
"Enjoy the thrills and excitement of horse racing, wagering, buying horses, winning races and the thrill of victory. Everyone races to win the most money." Game play is basically roll 2 dice and move the total. Although horses move in order from post 1 -10, they do not get blocked due to the parking rule. That is, if your are behind another horse, you push...