Quintessence is an 2-5 player abstract game probably best known as one of the early entries in the "Games 100." It was apparently self-published by a New York company in the late 70s and is long since out of print. The board is pentagonally shaped, with pentagonally shaped spaces. There are five "power spaces" in the center of the board which the players...
Cards are played, Uno-style, to rows to capture point cards. There are three types of playing cards: combination cards contain one to four symbols in one of four shapes and colors; word cards name a particular attribute (number, color, shape); bridge cards allow a player to connect two word cards. One a row contains five cards, a Quinto is formed and the...
Loosely translated from the publisher's site: Game about the history of Portugal and the Portuguese identity. More than a game, the Quinto Império (translated as Fifth Empire) is a journey through history and the identity of a people with timeless traditions. Based on the 5th and 6th grade curriculum, the game is an extraordinary way of remembering the...
At the beginning of the 15th Century Portuguese navigators embarked on the first sea voyages exploring the oceans and discovering new lands. On those voyages they found rich cultures and commodities that animated an intense maritime trade. In Quinto Império II, players are captains of a “caravel” sailing ship and during their turn they roll 3 dice that...
Quirky Quarks transforms the world of particle physics into an exciting, fast paced strategy game. During five rounds of play, players compete for particles to complete quests, developing powerful abilities that offer an edge on opponents. In bidding to do research at the five particle accelerators, each scientist gets to take part in the thrill of...
There are 65 cards in five colors and with five symbols, numbered 1 to 13. At the start of the game, the players decide whether they will search for symbols or for colors. The task then is to locate all cards with that color/symbol in the right order. The cards are dealt so that in front of each player, there are two stacks. As soon as the game starts...
Who was the Anatosaur? How fast was a Tirannosaur? Quiz Box Dinosauri features 50 coloured cards with 100 questions and 100 answers on the Preistoric age's giants. Answer the questions on the cards' front and check in the back if you answered correctly! and learn Dinosaurs' life in a fun way. The player who answered the most cards correctly wins. The cards...
Perhaps one of the older trivia games published, Quiz Me: Game of Geography is simply a trivia game with trick questions. The player who answers the most questions correctly wins. For example: Question #10 is "Singapore is an important naval base in the East Indies belonging to Great Britain. True or False?" The answer is "True." Game #4777 made in 1940 by...
Perhaps one of the older trivia games published, Quiz Me: Game of Riddles is simply a trivia game with trick questions. The player who answers the most questions correctly wins. For example: Question #10 is "I am a mixture of gases, a carpenter's tool and carry the U.S. mail. What am I?" The answer is "Air-plane." Game #4774 made in 1940 by Milton Bradley...
quroma is an abstact game played on a 4×4 grid. 48 squares in 12 different colors are randomly placed on the grid (3 on each space) Then, each turn, you have 3 actions points that you must use. Select a square, then use the action points to flip its stack over, or to move the top square in its stack to an adjacent space, or any combination along the way....
24 cards publisher in TSRs Comics Mudule magazine RIP #5. With the card came rules for two simple games. The cards are in four suits (Hero, Villain, Item and Place) with values from 3 to 8 in each suit. The basic game (for 2 players only, unless you have more sets, or cards from an expansion) deals 6 cards to each player. Each turn the player draws a card...