As Knights engage and armies scatter, the King's advance on other's Castles in this quest of trust, loyalty and cunning treachery. Based on the OverBattle game system, the cross-genre mechanics of worker placement, area control and engine building are seamed together in a classic-yet-new format in a battle for lands that won't be forgotten. The OverBattle:...
There are a number of word games, of varying difficulty, on the market, but none Words has encountered has the appeal of Oxfurd Bluff, a creation of Manvers Games Inc. of Toronto. Ignore the game's trifling title and press on; there is much here to tantalize and fascinate word freaks. (And we'll skip the details on the rules; they're easily grasped. There...
Made by PrestoMagix, this game was given out on Ozark Airline flights for a limited time. Ozark was bought by TWA in 1986, who in 2001 was acquired by American Airlines. The game is simple and uses colorform-like stickers of airplanes, servicing equipment and airline personnel on a three-fold nicely drawn landscape board. One to six players place the...
The object of the game is to be the first to move all of your troops from your camp to your headquarters, while keeping your enemies from getting their troops to their headquarters. - Use the helicopter pads to quickly move around the board. - Navigate to slide zones to capture multiple enemy troops. - Move troops strategically to guard your prison. -...
Another rather unusual game from Karl-Heinz Schmiel, Packen Wir's!simulates the efforts of furniture movers to safely deliver their loads to the correct flats and thereby maximize their income in tips. The game involves relatively trivial memory and tactical components, as players discover the hidden destinations of each of three movers and try to maneuver...
Each round, a card shows two extremes (for example: “An unpleasant noise (0) to a pleasant noise (20)”). The player called the ‘Mentalist’ secretly picks a number between 0 and 20 and gives a clue related to their number (e.g., if they picked 18: “the sound of waves on the beach”). Their team discusses and tries to guess the number by placing a token on...
Abbott and Costello, front and center, salt and pepper, Castor and Pollux - QUICK! Get your partner to name these four commonly coupled-up people, places and things. Sound easy? But you'd better be "fast and furious" because it's an "out-and-out" race against time! Guess the pairs before time runs out and score points. Be the player with the highest score...
From the publisher: Quick! Name the popular pair who went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Right! Jack and Jill. Now name the 'paired up' parts of the American flag. Right again! Stars and Stripes. Get the idea? But you have to be Fast and Furious because you're in an Out -and-out race against the clock. Guess a pair correctly and win a chip. Be the...
Pairish: The Building of Sonnie Village is a fast cooperative board game for 2 to 8 players. You gather crops and care for pets and farm animals while building the picturesque Sonnie village. Pairish is suitable for big and small, experienced players and those new to the hobby. Pairish has two play modes: Newcomers and Old-timers. The Newcomers mode is...