Alquad is a pattern building game using the Alquerque board. Players attempt to create a regular square by adding pieces to empty intersections and placing their own pieces at their vertices. However, even if you complete a square, you lose if your opponent creates a larger rectangle on your next turn. This game is included in ''Generic Board Alquerq''...
Welcome to Alchemy 101! You're a first-year student at a school of magic, and it's your very first alchemy class. Your goal: cast spells as quickly as possible. But be careful… you're still learning, and each spell might come with a quirky side effect that will affect your next turn. Laugh, adapt, and try to be the most brilliant (or at least the least...
Alta is a connection game played on a diamond-shaped board. An unusual twist of the game is that players place diagonal lines, called "switches," in the squares, which can be slanted either forward or backward. A player can either put a new switch on the board or "toggle" the direction of one of his switches. The object of the game is to connect two...
Altan Xaraacaj is a traditional game from Mongolia. The object of the game is to get your 3 pieces in a row. Players take turns to enter one of their pieces on any vacant point, trying to get 3 in a row. When all the pieces are entered, with still no series of 3 in a row, players take turns moving their pieces on the next point, provided it is vacant. The...
The board consists of a 7x7 array of plastic squares, each of which has an arc cutting two diagonally opposite corners. The rest of the equipment is a deck of 52 cards showing various closed amoeba-like curves that can be made with the arcs - players get 3 of these to start and are trying to create the curves shown on their cards. On a turn a player gets...
In Ampel (German for "traffic signal"), two players compete to make as many "traffic signals" as possible. A traffic signal is three consecutive discs in a line, in the formation red-yellow-green. The catch is that one player plays red, and the other plays green; the yellow discs are neutral, and never move — other than being removed upon formation of a...
An abstract game for 2 to 4 players inspired by Tibetan sand mandalas and named after a mythic spider from African folk tales. Equipment: * a go board * a uniquely colored set of 32 stones for each player * a deck of cards with a “web” drawn on each (In lieu of this, you can also play with just pencils and a sheet of grid paper, but you'll still need the...
A tactical dice game of battling humid jungles, deep oceans, burning deserts, tomb raiders, and other archaeologists in the search for artifacts and glory. With a little luck, a little daring, and a little money, you’re sure to find your heart’s desire. Ancient Artifacts is played over a series of rounds in which players draw dice from a bag to select...