Unusual game in that there are no dice or spinning wheels - a player would advance on the course based on driver skills, car performance, track conditions, and/or aggressiveness compared to the other players! Both the Sebring and Watkins Glen race course layouts are very accurate to the actual real race courses in 1956! Sports Car Characteristics cards...
(from the back of box and user's description:) This is real Europe, that of 1700's, where you are now taking charges of one of the mightiest powers of the time. Be one of those illustrious Sovereigns, such as Louis XIV, William of Orange, Jan Sobieski (hero and king of Poland), Charles XII named the Alexander of the North, Peter the Great, the progressive...
From the Kickstarter page: "Every three years, in the prosperous city of Matilda, an event is held in which the lord of the city will choose the finest and bravest warriors to join the ranks of the Matilda Defenders. This battle tournament tests the team's tactics and strategies to convince the lord and to show the citizens which team is worthy to be part...
A streak of art robberies plagues Europe’s art collections… and you are responsible for that. Take on the role of a criminal mastermind behind your own art robbery crew and steal Europe’s most famous pieces of art from the halls of museums and galleries like the Louvre, the Rijksmuseum and Museo del Prado. Recruit the right specialists to successfully...
The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) needs your help! Assignment: travel the world, solve aeronautic crashes, and resolve diplomatic emergencies. Your team's challenge? Completing 10 missions within 10 turns. You will be scored on the quality of your success Join Miranda Chase and other great characters from M.L. Buchman's techno-thriller novel...
In 1871 a first started at the Leary Barn swept through a destroyed the heart of the great city of Chicago. In this game players both manipulate and move the fire and at the same time try to contain it and defeat it, protecting their own properties and goods and hidden secret objectives. Can you save the windy city... or just watch it burn? This game is...
On Sunday September 2, 1666, Thomas Farriner, the baker to the King, forgot to put out the hearth fire in his shop. This simple act of negligence created a towering and lethal inferno which would eventually destroy 13,000 houses and leave nearly 90 percent of the city's population destitute and homeless... You are no simple bystander to this tragedy; the...
In this 2 player expansion, each player owns two colours of house, scoring for the surviving houses in both colours as well as for objectives and fires extinguished. They must not only play against each other but also contend with movements of the fire and the trained bands that are outside the control of either player. Will you save London or watch it...
Players trek across a map of Canada trying to visit as many cities and landmarks as possible using air, rail, auto, and ferry. In addition, sketches of major landmarks and animals known to each area are printed in appropriate places on the map. Play involves the use of different types of bilingually printed cardboard cards. These cards are: Starting Cards:...
The Great Hunger begins as a game that simulates good times in Ireland at the start of the 19th century, as the Irish population expanded - thanks to the potato. This new crop was a godsend, allowing people to raise enough food for a whole family on a small, rocky plot of land. They became dependent on the prolific tubers. But in 1845 the blight arrived...
"THE GREAT INVASION" is a two player, division/corps level strategic wargame covering Lee's second invasion of the North in June/July 1863. The game has alternate player moves, representing both the strategic moves and the tactical allocation of units during combat. As units take their losses their combat strength declines and they will become ineffective....
The Great Khan Game includes one 32-page rule book, one 11" x 17" full-color map of the Whamite Isles, 120 die-cut cardboard playing pieces, 162 playing cards, and one plastic storage bag. This is a card/strategy board game for 2 or more players. The game is set in the Whamite Islands. It is a very fun game, which usually lasts an hour or so depending on...