Shuffie the colour card deck and piace 16 on the table forming a 4 x 4 square. The remaining cards are placed face down in piles. Three target cards are drawn and placed face up in plain sight. The youngest player begins by drawing a colour card from one of the piles and inserting it in a row or column of the 4x4 square, shifting the entire row or column....
Serengeti is a tactical game of 8 zebras vs giraffes. Both players start with their 8 pieces around the edge of the board, and each turn move one animal one or two steps. An opponent’s piece is captured by enclosing it with two of your own pieces (“Custodian Capture”). One wins by having all animals neighboring a central oasis field; or by capturing all...
This game is played on a Go-like board initially empty. Larger boards imply more strategic matches. Setup. One player drops two black stones and one white stone. The second player decides to swap (and becomes Black) or continues as White. At each turn, each player must do the following sequence: • First, drop a friendly stone on an empty cell adjacent to...
A fairly simple abstract strategy game for two with a Nordic feel, which combines elements of hnefatafl and chess. Stated to be a traditional folk game with rules handed down in the family, when marketed online, but it appears not to have been previously recorded. Played on a square wooden board, divided into 7×7 undifferentiated squares (the game can also...
Strategy & Tactics magazine #221. Seven Years World War (7YWW) is a wargame simulating the global conflict of 1756-63. That war was fought primarily between two coalitions of European powers, but it also involved fighting in the Americas, India and the East Indies, as well as on the high seas. It was also a time of expansion for the Manchu Empire, which...
Extravaganza is a strategic lip-sync battle board game for 2-4 drag queens. The game takes place over the course of a single song, made up of lyric tokens. Each of the 5 judges chooses a random dance move category that will be judged during the game. On your turn: BEDAZZLE: draw random rhinestones from the bag and add them to your stage area. MOVE: like a...
Broken heroes captured by a cruel enemy must battle for the chance of freedom. Once allies, they must now fight to the death. Will you overcome the odds and claim your victory? In Shackled, 2 or 4 players take the role of these heroes, which are split into teams of two. Each round, players will secretly play one of several unique action cards tied to that...
Shahmot is a chess-variant. It uses the same moves and pieces as does standard chess, it differs in the configuration of the board, and the pieces on it. The Shahmot board is diamond shaped with a standard chess board in the middle. A triangular corner space (switches black o white), creates many new checkmate possibilities. The package contains three...
Wild Nights adds a set of new Wild Cubes to the mix. Add these 8 white cubes one at a time to the Cube Shaker for the first 8 rounds. When dispersed into the 3 x 3 pattern, players can assign them to match the color of any other cube also in the pattern. All players have a choice to add the Wild Cubes to their chosen color. Choose carefully because Wild...
You are in a bay surrounded by 3 sharks with your opponent. Only one of you will survive. Each turn you draw a card to complete 1 of 3 actions. You can either move your player, move a shark of your choice, or set up shelter with a sandbar. However, beware as each shark possesses a special ability! While sandbars may provide protection for now, they are not...
"As the comet approached, the townspeople sought shelters in caves in the surrounding hills. But there were not quite enough shelters to go around . . ." Players each have nine pieces which start in the middle of the board. Pieces may move one space in any direction or jump over adjacent pieces, and multiple jumps are allowed. Pieces are never captured....