First published by Metagaming in 1975 (later as a boxed edition in 1979), Stellar Conquest is considered to be one of the first 4X (eXplore, eXploit, eXpand, eXterminate) board wargame. It plays four, but can be adapted for more players with the addition of extra sets of pieces. It is also possible to replace the deck of stars with random generation...
“The Next Leap Forward!” Stellar Horizons 2: Galactic Frontier traces humanity’s journey into the galaxy over the coming centuries (2100-2900) by Andrew Rader. Players will control one of seven factions vying to establish an interstellar empire, each with unique advantages, drawbacks, and special abilities. Through competitive and cooperative scenarios and...
User summary: A set of rules for fighting tactical spaceship battles using 1/3000 scale miniatures. The game consists of a 46-page digest-sized rulebook and an insert with game charts and tables. The spaceship design rules offer a unique approach. The number and type of components that a player can install on a spaceship depends on the physical dimensions...
Sternkrieg is a game of interstellar exploration and conquest. Each player represents a colony in the same 'constellation' (per the rules) which builds ships and sends them out to explore other regions, gaining raw materials which can be used to build more ships. Players can also use their ships to attack each other. Combat takes place either on a tactical...
Microgame #11 in the Metagaming Microgames series From the back of the box: "Sticks & Stones" is a Tactical level board-wargame about warfare in the late Stone Age. Each player arms his warriors, as he sees fit, with stone axes, spears, bows, or just bare hands. Trained dogs, dependents, herds of domesticated animals, goods, and village raids, ritualized...
Theme: A light card game for 2-6 players about being moonshine bootleggers in the hills of Louisiana, at the height of Prohibition! You'll be establishing your stills, paddocks and businesses, making, moving and selling moonshine, hiring Bootleggers to defend your turf, raiding other player's properties for their goods and trying to keep one step ahead of...
Subtitled "The Game of 21st Century Undersea Warfare Based on the Classic TV Series." A miniatures game of combat between underwater craft. The game is played on a hex grid. Each move equals about 15 seconds in game time and each miniature represents one craft. From the rulebook: "These rules are an attempt to simulate the undersea combat portrayed in the...
A revised version of Stocks & Bonds (3M), intended to more accurately model the stock market. Players buy and sell stocks in the game's ten companies over the course of ten turns, in an attempt to acquire the most money at the end of the game. Three historical scenarios are provided to allow you to re-create 'The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression', 'The...
BRIEF SUMMARY: Stock Rush is a Strategy Board Game that uses an Interactive Device called the "Market Display". PLAYERS WATCH THEIR STOCKS FALL, RISE, CRASH and SKYROCKET . . . RIGHT BEFORE THEIR EYES! For added excitement, players also Mine for Gold and participate in a Gold Rush! The "Game Play" in Stock Rush is so unique and diverse that it spans many...