You‘re a pirate! ... A gentleman or lady of “the sweet trade“! Actually... A good-for-nothing of the worst kind! So naturally you are keen on fat prey... Aye? How about a legendary emerald, as clear and pure as a mountain stream and as big and heavy as the thick skull of an old drunkard? The enchanted gem stone „ALLWATYAWANT“. Legend has it that this gem...
Azul y Rojo: La Guerra Civil en el Mar, 1936-1939 is a Tactical level Nautical board-wargame featuring naval battles of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Presented with 12 different scenarios, representing different sea battles of the Civil War, it simulates naval action including mines, naval aviation and torpedoes. Each side deploys his units according...
The Lung Mei, or dragon paths, are lines of energy that cover the Earth. They are derived from the Four Auspicious Beasts: the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West, and the Black Tortoise of the North. When a path runs in a straight line, that energy builds in power, but these paths can be broken up by...
This expansion includes two larger double-sided domain boards that replace two of the base game boards. It also features an alternate victory condition in the form of the Yellow Dragon tug-of-war track. The larger domain boards display a new type of boon on some spaces that pulls the Yellow Dragon in your direction — gaining you lucrative rewards at...
DTP effort from 1989, can be played solo. Baby has a gun at the end of the hallway. Try to get Mom, Dad, or Officer Bill down the hallway before baby (actions determined by die rolls) bumps them off. I think this is an attempt at black humor, but it's kind of disturbing, and pretty random. From the back of the rules: "OH NO! Too late you realize your...
Backgammon Dice slims down the classic game of Backgammon into your pocket, and then expands the game play with changeable Pawn Dice and dice rolls! Navigate your Pawn Dice around the board, bear them all off, and aim for the lowest score. You Choose Your Level of Play with your favorite rules from Simple Game Play for beginners through Basic play and on...
Europe is rich with history, culture, and wonderful people calling to you and your fellow backpackers to see as much as you can. In the Backpacking Through Europe Card Game the traveler who has the most memorable trips, wins! The Backpacking Through Europe Card Game is a goal-driven hand management game that challenges players to craft carefully considered...
Bad Samaritans is a comic book style card game for people with the worst intentions. The game is best played with three to five players and is quite a brutal deception game. The Bad Samaritans are a bunch of outlaws, each of them recruited by The Chimp to join the team and battle each other in a twisted attempt to save the world. The game consists of two...
A fast paced card game where competing burrow fight for scraps of food and territory. Select your favorite kind of badgers and lead them to conquer their favorite food. Play the right badger at the right time to either defeat a competing badger or to strengthen your position. Use special abilities or tunneling as you chose to conquer the field and gain...
Bah! Humbug! and the 12 Games of Christmas is a collection of 13 original holiday card games by 13 designers, reimplementing and expanding Bah! Humbug!: A Twelve Days of Christmas Bluffing Game by Emily Willix into a versatile box of games for 1-12 players. At the heart of the collection is a 78-card "12 days of Christmas" deck featuring Victorian-inspired...
First off, I should point out that "meatgrinder" is being used in professional literature about the battle. An example is the 18th April 2023 article "How Long Should Ukrainian Forces Defend Bakhmut? Lessons from Stalingrad," by Gælan Hanlon on West Point's Modern War Institute website. This seemingly conventional hex-and-counter combat-odds-resolution...