Plurality is a finite territorial game. The game is played on a 13x13 or 19x19 board, like Go. The concept of territory exist disconnected from concepts like groups or liberty. Territories' ownership depend on the most represented color in their perimeters. On their turn, players drop two friendly stones and one adversary stone as a single orthogonally...
From the box: Finish off your opponent in a Point-Blank duel for position! Block your opponent in and win! Move straight, diagonally, or off the edge to get your point across! Be the last player able to move, and you win! A neat, all-plastic game from Gabriel in their line of "Hi-Q" games from the late 70s. 2-players square off on a 6x6 grid onto which...
Pollen8 is a simple abstract strategy game in which two players try to capture the opponent's piece. Both players have 19 pieces, divided into two types: the pollen (4 pieces) and pollinators ( 2 ants, 3 lady bugs, and 10 bees). All pieces are red on one side and black on the other. The players start by placing first the pollen pieces on the center of the...
From the designer : Try to connect the two opposite sides of the board by placing a continuous line of cubes. Players own two towers (Castor and Pollux). On his turn a player has to move one of his towers and shoot an arrow from the new position of this tower to a hex cell. The players places a cube of his color on this hex. If a player is not able to make...
In this abstract strategy game, each turn you add a tile to the table matching up at least one section with the previously laid tiles. Each section on the outer perimeter is worth a point so try to surround your opponents tiles to reduce their score, or try to create an enclosed area where scores are doubled. Place your tiles carefully, to out maneuver...
Polypods are imaginary creatures that have poisonous core body segments that tie together their numerous feet. Their life depends on their having at least as many feet as body parts. The game of Polypods is an abstract game based on these creatures that is played on the intersections a Snub-square grid board. As the polypods grow or shrink, the roles of...
Pop 'n' Spawn is a 2-player abstract strategy board game where players attempt to occupy territory with mushrooms. Once placed on the board, mushrooms have the capacity to spawn endless copies of themselves in different directions. Players struggle for supremacy by growing, defending and capturing mushrooms. Players take alternating turns to play. On each...
A Strategy Game for Enlightened Minds For over 1,000 years, Tibet's Potala Palace has been a center of knowledge, meditation and peace. As the seat of the Tibetan government, Potala has been the home of Dalai Lamas, Tibetan Kings and countless generations of Buddhist monks. Deep within the Palace is a Secret Garden where Buddhist Elders bring student monks...
[Overview] Pile up chips on your pawns route. You win if you have 3 your stacks when your turn begins. Which is the best? Increase your stacks? Break opponent stacks? Or create new area? This is the abstract strategy game what torment your brain. [Rule Overview] You win when there are 3 your stacks at your turn begins. Play "Move Pawn" or "Move Chip" twice...
Power of Two is an abstract board game in which each player has sixteen pieces and the point of the game is to add them all to the board. You start with two (or in some variations four) pieces and new pieces are added by moving your pieces adjacent to each other. However, there is a catch. Each piece has two "lives" and using a piece to bring another onto...
At its base, Power Trip is a trivia game with a thin veneer of a science fiction theme. The plastic bits are fantastic... but, in the end, it's a trivia game. By successfully answering trivia questions, players are allowed to place their markers on stars in the constellations depicted. Having a given number of stars in a constellation gains control of the...
Pox: Save the People is a new board game challenging 1-4 players to stop the spread of a deadly disease. Not only is the game fun, but through play, players understand group immunity and the need to vaccinate. Players ages 7-65, and both casual and hardcore gamers have enjoyed POX. Players cooperate to vaccinate and cure people on the board until the...