Catalogue Description "TYRANNO EX" (AH 890) An easy-to learn game of strategy for 2 to 4 players, TYRANNO EX paints evolution in enjoyable, fast paced strokes far removed from dreary textbooks. Players alternate selecting animals and guiding them through the rapidly passing millennia to survival or extinction by changing the environment to better suit...
On a 6 x 4 card grid, at the start of each match, both Players must have eight of their cards on the board on their territory. The "Front Line" will have four cards facing up, with pawns and or Knights, and four cards on the "Royal Line" behind them. "Royal Line" cards can be whatever the player chooses at start, faced up or down. If the King is on the...
The board shows the ancient Mediterranean area from Lebanon to the straits of Gibraltar. Each player receives a number of ships and cities. The map is divided into rectangles. Four starting rectangles are chosen by drawing location tiles. These areas are allocated one of the four differently colored types of empire counters. Each turn, players can play...
One of the earliest entries in the Avalon Hill "Adult Games" family, along with Gettysburg, Tactics II, Dispatcher, and Verdict. The basic game pits one U-Boat against one Destroyer. They maneuver around each other, with the Destroyer player having limited knowledge of the depth and position of the U-Boat, each attempting to score a critical hit to win the...
Clash between a cunning submarine commander and a ruthless hunter in a thrilling duel in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. The hunter searches for and destroys the submarine with underwater charges, while the submarine commander hides and evades. This exciting strategy game is 'print and play', meaning you can easily download and print it at home. To...
Winter is coming, so it's time to head south! In Über den Wolken ("Above the Clouds"), players maneuver their birds to ideal starting points for their great migratory journey, whether that's at the front of the flock or nestled somewhere amongst their companions. To set up, shuffle three birds for each player with three neutral birds, then place them at...
A lighthearted cow-tipping game in which aliens are trying to tip cows for bragging rights. In the first part of the game, players place their cows. On an 8x8 grid (3 players) or 9x9 grid (2 or 4 players), players take turns placing 12 cow chits of their color, 1 at a time and 1 per cell, inside the fence, which is a 1-cell perimeter. When placing cows...
The playing consists of a square grid, on which two enemy commandos face each other. The one in A is the red command, the other in B is the blue command. In the middle is a kopje to fight for possession of. The winning command is the first to occupy the 5 squares framed with the color of the command. 9 figures of each color are required, which are placed...
A crowd of umbrellas throngs the streets of New York, and seen from the sky, the colors dance... In Umbrella, each player orchestrates a "dance" of umbrellas in a street crossing. You start with a 4x4 square of umbrellas, with four each of four colors. One umbrella of each color starts in a "waiting zone" to your left and right (with these being shared...
Uncertainty Principle is a quick-playing original abstract game played on an 8x8 grid board. The starting position is an empty board. The objective is to end the game with the most stones or markers of the player's color. The uncertainty principle demonstrated by game play is that a player may choose the location of their next move but not the type of...
Uncheckered is an innovative strategy game that adds a new dimension to two-player classic board games. Maneuver your dice and capture your opponent’s to control the board and clear a path to victory. What’s the catch? Dice only jump lower valued dice, and you can merge two to increase one's value. It's simple to learn, but hard to master. To win the game...