Ultimate Backgammon adds "swirl dice" (they show the Winning Moves logo on two sides of an otherwise blank d6) and "captains" (they show the Winning Moves logo on one face of a standard man) to the game. The game is played like backgammon, except that the goal is to be the first to bear off your own captain, which starts on top of the 24 point. If the...
72 cards combining new and classic drinking games with a nasty twist. At the start of the game, players draw 5 cards and declare a "Captain" to settle any or all disputes. Players can choose to play a card on themselves, allowing the card to be removed from or play it on another player, returning the card to the bottom of the draw deck, before drawing back...
From the box/intro: The object of the game is to accumulate the most wealth by selecting and acting like one of the six images. You can wheel and deal with other players, invest money, and enter Bonus to reach higher levels of play. Remember, everything in the game is negotiable. We have taken six of the most powerful symbols known to man and made them my...
The game that pits famous people and characters in a battle to decide once and for all -- Who can triumph under the description at hand? Will it be the Easter Bunny vs. Ben Franklin for Best Babysitter? Or will Genghis Khan beat out Frank Sinatra for Best Roadtrip Companion? Anything goes! You pick the challenges and YOU try to get your picks to WIN!...
A 2-player game with an ordinary deck, with elements of ulti, tarock, schnapsen. Players bid to take 100 card points and for achieving certain feats in winning tricks, such as winning the last trick with a trump 7, or capturing all four aces. Declarer plays against a defender playing two cards to the trick: one from their hand and one from a mini-dummy...
ULUS is a game aimed at preserving knowledge about Mongolian culture. It is published by the Endangered Alphabets Project, which strives to preserve the many writing systems of the world that are under threat of extinction, including the Mongolian alphabet. The game is set at the time after Genghis Khan's death, when his successors wondered what form the...
Players roll 3 dice, wagering chips on the results. The first roll costs 1 chip. Two chips buys a second attempt and the choice of which dice to re-roll. Three chips buys a third attempt. Player with the highest 3-dice total wins all chips wagered. Chips are used to pay for gold sacks auctioned by players looking to replenish their supply of chips, until...
(Text extracted from the introduction of the game, written by Tony Binarelli) "The noise of the ball that bounces on the roulette wheel. The rustle of cards that slip on the green table. The sound of dice shaken in the dice-box. The murmur of the players. The silence of expectation. The blue smoke of cigarettes. Anxiety, joy, frustration depicted by the...
From the underside of the box: "Would you believe... Mice prefer women to men! Handkerchiefs originated in China! The Niagara falls are turned off at night! Sitatunga antelopes can sleep underwater! Hummingbirds can't walk! Match a beginning on one card with an ending on another to make an Unbelievable statement. Only you know whether the statement is true...
Underleague is a fantasy card game set in the smoke-filled city of Helgarten. Players take on the role of breeders assembling a stable of fantastical creatures and mechanical monstrosities, and entering them into illegal pit fights against each other - while also betting on the outcome of these bouts. In Underleague, each player has a 30 card creature...