The passion for flowers in the colonial period among the European powers, especially the Dutch and the British, is somewhat forgotten today. In Britain in particular, 'plant hunters' brought back bulbs, seeds and sometimes even seedlings of native species from Asia, Africa and the Americas, which were then propagated, crossbred and adapted to the cold...
The sky breaks blue and bright over a mouth-watering field of obstacles. You’ve adopted, loved, and trained your team of Agility Dogs to share in the joys of a day just like this. Their exuberance is catching as they prepare to breathtakingly weave the poles, sail over hurdles, blast through tunnels, round corners at top speed with fur a-tussle, and...
You are a crop farmer in the modern world trying to make a living in an ever-fluctuating market. You’re primarily a Wheat farmer but are now experimenting with other crops as the market has become saturated. You've narrowed your choices between Rice, Oats, Corn, Barley or Quinoa to add to your harvest in hopes of getting ahead of the market and to turn a...
Ahoi Saale abwärts! is a roll-and-move game, where players attempt collect the most points before reaching the Elbe river. Each turn, a player rolls the die and moves that many spaces forward. If he ends on a special space, some event occurs. If he ends on a (red) victory point space, he collects one victory point. Produced by Ravensburger; published...
チーズをねらえ! ("Aim for Cheese!") is a game where you move mouse pieces toward the goal. Decide whether to move one space, two spaces, or stay where you are, then draw a card from the deck. But if you move and the letters “ne,” “ko,” “ga,” “ku,” and “ru” line up, you'll be sent back to the start! Who will be the first to reach the goal and get the delicious...
Air Mail was released as one of six in Milton Bradley's "Radio Series" of inexpensive race games costing 15 cents each. It debuted in the Bradley Games catalog of 1927 and was sold through 1933. A slightly larger but cheaper edition, at 10 cents, appeared in the 1943 catalog. This is NOT the same as the bagatelle/marble game, The Game of Air Mail...
The game begins at the dawn of the 1920s, and the player-pilots aim to open the first air routes. To do this, they have at their disposal only a few military biplanes from the First World War, such as the Breguet XIV, recycled into dusty transport planes. These machines were often outdated and underpowered, forcing pilots to fly only on the shortest...
The Ad-Austral extension opens the southern air routes to Australia, Africa and South America. This expansion features yellow dice that represent the harsh weather conditions of the desert. A new module is also added with the risk of engine failure so common at this time. Ad Austral also contains a complete kit for a fifth player as well as a set of new...
"Consider yourself the Captain of an airliner on a flight from Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington. The object of the game is to pilot your aircraft along the airways, crossing over the cities of your choice, in route to the destination airport and be the first to complete the flight." "This game is designed to be a realistic experience for the player...