In what is perhaps the most painfully titled game of 2011 – Schuhbidu from designers Christian Barnikel and Heike Rosskopf – players are tasked with the challenge of outwitting a shoe goblin and reassembling four pairs of shoes. At the start of the game, each player secretly draws four of the 48 shoes from the bag. Then all players simulatenously release...
Centipedes want to be as long as possible to stand out from their fellow 'pedes and in SchuhBidu players can help them grow and grow – but only if they have shoes to place on the centipede feet. At the start of the game, each player takes a centipede "head" tile, while the feet tiles are placed in the center of the table. On a turn, the active player rolls...
A racing game with a theme of environmental protection. The first player to collect an eco medal on all six continents and to reach his/her starting location with 1.000 eco dollars wins the game. Players travel around the world to take part in environmental protection activities and by doing so, win eco medals. Open cards present the actions that have to...
Dive and grab fast. Research the ocean! Roll the dice and the dive begins: search the deep sea cards and find the suitable swarm. But the glowing sea animals never stand still. Look closely and don‘t go wrong, else there are penalties. Abgetaucht und schnell geschnappt. Erforscht den Ozean! Die Würfel fallen und euer rasanter Tauchgang beginnt: Durchwühlt...
Each player choses a miner and sets them near one of the 6 coal product groups. The goal of the game is to produce coal from the mines and transport the coal to the 6 circular spaces of one’s product group. At the start of the game 36 coal cubes are placed into the mine tunnels. The players spin the wheel on the winding tower. The wheel segment that stops...
There are 22 white cards which are shuffled and laid out as a board. Special plugs are used to hold the cards together. One of these cards is the Start space and all players put their pawn on that card. There are 40 Piggy Cards. Their background colour determines which family they belong to. There are 4 families of 5 cards (so each family member has two...
Schweinebande (literally "Gang of Pigs") was published in February 2010 by Hans im Glück. The board depicts a cattle market, on which pigs, goats, donkeys, chickens, and other animals are offered for sale. Each player tries to position his farmers strategically in order to obtain the most favorable prices, or to block his competitors. Once animals are...
From the publisher: An exhilarating science game that uses memory, thinking, and strategy skills! The goal of this exciting game is to collect the most quartets (groups of four) by using memory and strategy skills. At the same time, this fast-paced game introduces players to the different fields of science while learning fun facts provided on each card...
Scientia is a tactical game for 2~4 players who compete to develop in four scientific fields: physics, chemistry, biology and astronomy. The game includes three different cards from each field, thus a game can show 12 different effects. On their turn, players choose one of two options. Take a card and place it in front of their personal board as long as it...
Scippio is a filler cardgame for 4 players, set in the Punic Wars, around 200 B.C. Two players take command of the Roman Army as Publius and Fabian roman consuls, while the other two players will be Hannibal and Hasdrubal, carthaginian generals. The main mechanics of the game are set collection and bluffing. Both players strive to collect a set of three...