Odysseus, after having been gone for nearly 20 years, appears to be lost. Penelope, his long-suffering wife, is now having to financially support her many suitors who have recently convinced her they should compete in a variety of trials for her hand. Seeing this as her opportunity to vanquish their useless souls from this mortal coil, she gives them...
In Summit 6, players act as rival expedition teams racing to conquer treacherous mountain ranges. The theme of high-altitude mountaineering is directly tied to the physical dexterity required to play, as players must build towering, precarious structures representing wobbly peaks. The danger of the climb is simulated through the physical risk of...
Bowser sits on top of his tower, but it starts shaking as more and more Yoshis and Toads are invading the tower. Super Mario is trying to climb to the top as well, making things even more shaky. In this game of dexterity, players take turns rolling a die, to see on which of the colored layers of the tower they have to place one of the Toads or Yoshis. As...
In the center of a the tower is an off-balance ball resting delicately on a tiny platform. Players roll a die to determine how many Super Mario figurines they need to add/remove from the balancing boards on the edge of the tower. If the tower leans to far, the ball will thunder down the center of the tower and knock all the figurines off their balancing...
Three young trees, the White Bodied Beech, the Red Mahogany and a Dark Wild Chestnut are aspiring to be the tallest in a vast forest to rule the World. Players on their turn are stacking their wooden blocks on a supporting base with limited stability aiming to grow their trees higher than the others. The more complex the elevating tower builds, the less...