NANKU is a 3-dimensional game that uses a single ‘dual’ piece composed of two cubes of different colours. In NANKU, players alternate turns placing or stacking pieces with the aim of creating a line of 4 cubes of their colour (a ‘nanku’). Each player has an allocated colour (White or Black). Place the 40 pieces within both player’s reach, but leaving room...
Description from the publisher: A realistic tactical simulation of naval combat in the 1970s, for two players. This game represents a combat between two fleets in a group of small islands. It can be treated as a real battle, or as an exercise where opposing sides (Blue and Red) fight for supremacy. This is one of our games with our original Triangle...
Nebula 19 is a combat-oriented space game which features a three-dimensional map and simultaneous movement and combat. The map has a square grid with numbers along the X and Y axes, and each star and nebula has a number (numbers in the case of nebulae) which gives its position on the Z axis. Many numbered counters are provided to place with ships to show...
In the depths of the seas, octopuses compete for treasures left behind by surface dwellers; they collect and stack them in their secret lairs. In Octocube, you take the form of a cubic octopus, rolling from stack to stack of tiles to magnetically gather as many objects as possible. Choose them carefully while blocking your opponents. During the game, score...
This goodie consists of 5 Surprise tiles (6 when included in the first print run of Octocube). During setup, replace as many Coin tiles as you'd like with the Surprise tiles of your choice (though we recommend using no more than 3 per game). On the Surprise tiles, the Tentacle face is replaced by an Effect face (Surprise tiles are placed Effect face down...
This goodie consists of 5 Surprise tiles. During setup, replace as many Coin tiles as you'd like with the Surprise tiles of your choice (though we recommend using no more than 3 per game). On the Surprise tiles, the Tentacle face is replaced by an Effect face (Surprise tiles are placed Effect face down during setup). During the game, when you perform the...
From the rules: This game is a humorous simulation of the Great Orc Wars, when the 10 Tribal Chiefs of the Known World attempted (in vain) to unite their humanoid hordes for control of the caravan routes and supremacy over the neighboring human and elven realms. From two to four people are required, each representing a Tribal Coalition. Whenever one of the...
3-D Chess played in three dimensions on three boards (8x8x3). It uses the same number of chess pieces as FIDE rules. White sets up on Level I and black sets up on Level III. All three Levels are oriented the same way. The pieces move in the same way as in regular Chess, but the rules have been expanded to add the dimension of depth. First published in 1967...
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...
The first of J.D. Webster's World War II air combat wargames. This game focuses on combat over Europe from 1943-1945. It's first game of the Fighting Wings series. The second game in the series, Achtung Spitfire, appeared in 1995 with upgraded the game mechanics and Whistling Death, the third entry in the series with further revisions, was published in...