Destructor-Series3000 was a success, albeit an evil one. The power of D-S3K seemed insurmountable, as it forced the country to surrender to the evil scientists demands. The bad guys actually won... at least temporarily. It wasn't long before they fought amongst themselves, though. Sharing power never works. Greed... power lust... All the scientists ended...
This game from Swedish Lappland represents the struggle between landowners and the tribal Sami ( Lapps ). The Sami king, prince and warriors face off against the landowner, his son and tenant farmers. The game is won by a player when his opponent loses all their pieces, cannot make a legal move, or resigns; a draw can be arrived at by mutual agreement or...
While exploring ancient Greek ruins on the Island of Crete your party discovered a portal gate. Being the curious and adventurous type your group did not hesitate to pass through the gate. You now find yourselves in a dark dungeon inhabited by a deadly minotaur from which you must escape. Designed for 1-6 players, Daedalus' Dungeon is a cooperative RPG...
ダグエイトチェス (DaG Eight Chess) is a two player abstract game from Japan, a mix of Chess and Stratego on a smaller 5*5 chequer board. Players have a small Chess army that move across the board, but as face-down tokens. The pieces are one each of King, Queen, Rook, Knight and Bishop, and three Pawns. These pieces all move and attack as in normal Chess. But if a...
Daggers is an asymmetrical abstract board game played on an 8x8 board. As described by João Pedro Neto on The World of Abstract Board Games: UPHILL & DOWNHILL - "Downhill" refers to the direction towards the "Low player", and "Uphill" refers to the direction towards the "High player". DAGGER - Daggers slide along the column or diagonals downhill as far as...
Dai Hasami Shogi is a variant of Hasami Shogi. It is played on a 9x9 grid, traditionally on a shogi board. The word dai mean large and the name is apt because this game uses twice as many pieces as Hasami Shogi, 18 per player placed initially on the two back rows nearest the player controlling those pieces. The two sides are called sente ["black"] and gote...
In ダイダラ (Daidara), players cooperate with each other to overthrow the giant creature called Daidara. The game is set in a distant land in the far future. It’s an untamed land filled with the swirling energies of “earth veins.” Daidara has pushed the once-prosperous Cobbit tribe to the verge of extinction. The Cobbit race has no future unless they can...
Dama is a classic two-player strategy board game that tests player’s tactical skills and foresight. Players take turns moving their pawns, aiming to capture their opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. The ultimate goal is strategically maneuvering your pieces to the opponent’s side of the board, crowning them and enhancing their movement capabilities....
An abstract educational board-game that combines Filipino checkers or “Dama” and basic Mathematical operations. A tabletop game used in schools around the Philippines. Players alternatingly move their numbered chips from 0-11 forward diagonally in a checkerboard filled with operation symbols. Pieces are required to capture opponent's pieces that are...
A Checkers-like game that uses linear movement. Men can move straight or diagonally forward. Similarly, a line of men can advance as a group straight or diagonally forward. Kings move like a queen in Chess. Men and kings capture orthogonally only. Kings can capture at the long range. Maximum capture is enforced. Since men can move over other men of their...
Damier géographique is French game from the WWI-era. This game is a variation on the classical game of checkers, with a World War I theme. 2 teams of 2 players compete on a map of Europe that is overlaid with a checkerboard pattern. Each team has an equal number of pawns that represent armies. One team represents Germany and the Austrian Empire. The other...