Penchant is a two-person trick-taking card game invented in 1893 by John Smith McTear (aka “Jack Sharpe”), but lost to history. It is in the “marriage” family of traditional card games, along with Bezique and Pinochle, and uses a "piquet" deck of 7-A in four suits. Penchant’s unique scoring, method of setting trump, and the addition of blocking melds add...
In this roll and write game for 1-4 players, planners are tasked with creating routes around the city that net them the most income. Use dice to draw paths through the city, and also to gain access to shops. At the end of 12 rounds, the player with the most money is the winner! Pencil Planner is a print and play game designed by Wayne Koenig and published...
From the dust jacket: David Parlett has produced the most original and complete collection of patience games for one player (and in some cases two) for nearly a century. In it he sets out to dispel the notion that patience is a therapeutic pastime for the simple-minded and the idle rich. Whereas previous compilations have tended to copy one another in...
This book by David Parlett sets out rules for a very large selection of games. The book is laid out by 'families' of games and details main rules for each game plus a plethora of variations. It also includes an introduction to card games and a glossary of terms. The latest edition (from 2008, cover pictured) also includes some original games by David...
Penguin freeze tag is a game of strategy and adventure. Players race their penguins around Antarctica in a mad dash to catch some fish and return to the Penguin club. But watch out...another player can freeze you and stop you in your tracks. That's where the excitement begins. The hungry penguins roll the die and waddle around the board to reach the...
This set of oversized ( ) cards comes with instructions for several games: Penguin Pick-Up: Players turn over the top card of their stack and the card with the most penguins wins the trick. Play continues until one player has captured all the cards. Penguin Race: Each player is dealt 5 cards. The top card of the deck is turned over and players race to find...
A card-laying game (like a tile-laying game, but with cards) in which players are throwing a party for penguins. Cards are either Penguin Guests or the Entertainers that perform for them. Each turn, a player must add one penguin to the party grid and may also claim any penguin as his own. As Entertainer Cards become sufficiently surrounded, the...
A monopoly (from Greek monos μόνος (alone or single) + polein πωλεῖν (to sell)) exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity. Monopoly is a roll-and-move game where players move around the game board buying or trading properties, developing their properties with houses and hotels. When opponents land on players...