In essence, Competition is a four-handed game of Checkers. However, there are several unusual twists to the game that keep it from fitting neatly into one category. First, each player starts with a limited supply of play money. There are costs associated with various moves, so it is possible to lose by running out of money. Second, each player only starts...
There's still much left to do in order to become the world's largest and most diverse amusement park! Your family (one of four) has a small, but steady income that should suffice to hire a few showmen to bring life to the oh-so-empty park site. As you earn more, you can afford a favor or two: the police officer is kinder to you, you can hire a migrant...
In this comprehensive study of the connection game genre, Browne provides a survey of known connection games, such as Hex and Y, while exploring common themes and strategies. The book : - Imposes some structure on this large family of games. - Defines exactly what constitutes a connection game. - Examines key games in detail. - Provides complete rules for...
In Conquest of the Fallen Lands, you and your fellow players have a task to free a land invaded by vile hordes of monsters, and win back the treasures they plundered. The game board is composed of hex tiles representing orc scouting parties, encampments, fortifications, dragons, etc. Each tile has a difficulty level. Players take turns conquering these...
"The playing board is divided into four kingdoms (colored separately), each controlled by a different player. The object of the game is to conquer all the other kingdoms on the board and bring them under your rule." 1 Playing Board 4 Big Pegs 1 Die 50 Brown Foot Soldier Chips 30 Blue Horse Chips 20 Red Chariot Chips 20 Green Worker Chips 50 Big Yellow...
Is a 2-player abstract game about collecting stars to create constellations. In the end the player with most constellations full of stars wins. É um jogo abstrato para 2 pessoas, onde os jogadores devem pegar estrelas e formar constelações. No final o jogador com mais constelações (e com mais estrelas) é o vencedor. Status of the game: prototype and...
This game in travel format is played on a 3-piece board, 9x13 in size when assembled. Each player has 60 tiles. They come in 6 different designs, having 1-4 sides in the player's color and 0-3 sides in neutral white. Every turn, a player draws one of his tiles and places it on the board according to the placing rules. Since the players have no tiles in...
Contention is an abstract strategy game for two centering around the theme of containment and usurpation. The players work in tandem to encircle a rapidly growing mass, while at the same time planning their moves to force their opponent into a bad position. Players take turns placing one of their color stones in any empty space on the board, followed by...
A mix between Scrabble and Othello. The game is about creating words in a grid of 10x10; the players has the same tiles with letters, but one will play with the red side and the other player with the black side of the letters. The idea is to make words using letters with the colour of your opponent. That letters will now change to your colour, as in...
Copolymer is an ultra simple Mark Steere game for two players. A printed paper board, a pen of one color, and a pen of another color can be used to play. Any empty, honeycomb-patterned grid with an odd number of cells can be used. Players take turns coloring in at least one cell. On her turn, a player may fill as many connected cells (adjacent to two of...