Vast obelisks, existing beyond time and space, are believed to represent the very essence of purity and chaos. Unknown powers endlessly summon, shift, and banish these obelisks, igniting massive rifts between dimensions. Through these rifts, Mensors have learned to channel their powers to manipulate this phenomenon. They have come to call this eternal...
Okägo is an abstract 2-player game with simple rules and game-changing moves. In Okägo, players take turns placing pieces to outsmart their opponent and dominate the battlefield. But beware! The awesome tactic of jumping will quickly turn even the best offense on its head, disrupting, and dismantling strategies. Sometimes a strategy pays off. Sometimes you...
Doc Pop's One-Dimensional Chess is a chess variant that puts a new spin on the classic game of chess. The board consists of 16 squares in one row. Each of the two players have a pawn, a knight, a bishop, a rook, a queen, and a king. The pieces have modified rules that allow them to move in one-dimension. For instance, knights can jump 2 or 3 tiles from...
An abstract game (lightly themed as a 'King of the Mountain' style game in the Roman Coliseum), OM is played on a circle divided into 20 sections. Each player starts with 10 pieces. Rolling 2 dice (a Red die & a White die), the Red die forces each player to move a piece in the direction indicated, while the White die allows the player to move ANY piece in...
A chess variant for 2, 3, or 4 players. Orbital Chess is played on a large circular board which is assembled from four large puzzle-piece style segments. The board is double-sided, with one side being used for two and four player games, and the other for three player games. There are separate rules folders for three player and two/four player games, plus...
The two-sided game board allows for 2-4 and 3 player participation. Each player receives 4 pawns of one color. These are placed on the corners. The players take turns to roll and move in the direction of the arrows of the same color, along the track from "A" on the outside, clockwise to "B", then changing to the middle, anti-clockwise to "C", then changing...
The water stretches to the horizon. But even though the sea sometimes seems quite calm, the animals of the Baltic Sea know how to pass the time. Who is beating whom here? Does the starfish beat the seagull or the seal beat a cockle? Ostsee-Schach is a refreshing, fast chess variant by Dirk Holdorf, in which 2 players aged 8 and up compete with Baltic Sea...
1. Slipper-star race. The three slippers of the same color are placed in the large slippers of the same color. The players take turns to roll and move. After every 6, you can roll the die again. If there is already another slipper on the space that your slipper has to be placed on, your own slipper is placed next to it. The slippers are now placed forward...
With 2 players, each player places 6 pieces on the outermost row opposite their opponent, leaving all 4 corner squares of the board free. With 3 players, a third side of the board is occupied. With 4 players, each player places only 4 pieces in the center of the edge rows. Moving occurs in the following color order: blue, green, yellow, red. Players may...
What is Pentaktys? Pentaktys is a minimalist abstract strategy game for 1 or 2 players, inspired by the timeless elegance of chess but reinvented for quicker, more dynamic play. With rules you can explain in under a minute and games lasting around 5-10 minutes, it’s perfect for sharpening your mind without the time investment of heavier titles. What makes...
The game board represents a pond that is divided into smaller and larger spaces. In the middle of the pond is a small raised plate as an island. The game includes spiders, frogs and flies. The spiders initially use the small island as a place to stay. The large spaces are intended for the frogs, while the spiders and flies are supposed to move on the small...