Board Game Posts

Components

• 5 dice with squirrels, acorns, and cars
• 4 dice with dogs and houses
• 1 score pad
• 1 pencil
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

Roll the dice to score the most points in each round. The first player to 50 points wins.

Setup

Give each player a dog die and place the five squirrel dice in the middle of the playing area. Choose one player to keep score.

Game Play

The player who last ate a nut goes first. On your turn, roll all five squirrel dice at the same time. (Only roll your dog die on other players' turns). …

Your bandaged hand grips the rusted metal of your vehicle as you slowly lift yourself to your feet.

The ground trembles once again, but this time you brace your boots against the torn and sweltering concrete. The ruined buildings angle gnarled against the setting sun.

Suddenly it is blotted out by an explosion of sand and rock. Against the swarm of sand, through slitted eyes and fingertips, you witness the destructive force towering above the desert.

The hideous Worm lets out a high-pitched screech that turns your stomach. Its centipede arms flex in waves. …

Speed Sumoku

Object of the Game

In speed sumoku, players race to be the first to assemble all of their tiles in their own crossword-style pattern. As in sumoku, each row and column must add up to a multiple of the key number.

Setup

Turn the tiles face down and shuffle them around. Place the bag next to the draw pile. All players draw 10 tiles and turn them face up in front of them.

Game Play

"Sumo-go!": Roll the die. When it stops and the key num- ber is displayed, all the players begin assembling their tiles. …

Components

• 1 Game Board
• 30 Effect Cards
• 96 Instability Cards
• 5 Player Holds
• 1 Momentum Track + Instability Spiral
• 5 Player Aids
• 8 Trigger Events
• 1 Instability Marker
• 7 Suit Tokens
• 89 Energy Cubes
• Rulebook

Setup

1 Lay out the game board (either 1-4 player or 5 player side).

2 Stack players' arks on space 0 of the momentum track (order does not matter).

3 Place the instability marker on space 13 of the instability spiral.

4 Divide the red energy cubes and place 2 piles in opposite corners of the game board.

5 Players select a homeworld and take that world's player aid and player hold. Place the following into your hold: …

Components

• Gameboard
• 6 movers, buildings
• 22 District cards
• 25 Chance cards,
• 6 Reminder cards
• 1 Rent Dodge card
• 2 dice
• 1 money pack
• 1 Trading unit

Move around the board buying districts and building a Monopoly metropolis. Each district in the middle of the board has a matching space on the track; if you land on an unowned district, buy it or put it up for auction - it's up to you!

The Basics

• You can build on every turn.

• Buy residential and/or industrial buildings to increase the rent value of your districts. …

Components

• Gameboard
• 36 Chips
• 36 Cards
• 30 Dice
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

Roll your dice to take cards from the center spaces or steal them from your opponents' Home spaces.

Bank (keep) each card for points if no one steals it before your next turn. To win, have the most points when the cards and chips run out.

Never Played Yahtzee

No problem! Yahtzee Free for All is based on the classic game of Yahtzee, but you don't need any Yahtzee experience to play. Just keep reading! …

Components

• Five electronic "dice" with game case
• quick play card.

Basic Dice-rolling

Here's what you need to know about rolling, holding and rerolling the dice.

Rolling: After you choose a game from the menu, the dice will automatically "roll", then each one will beep and stop to reveal a number. (In Games, 2, 3 and 4, there are also WILD dice!)

Holding: After rolling, each die will briefly wait for you to do something. Hold any dice that you don't want to reroll by placing (or leaving) them together with their entire sides touching. See the example below. …

The year is 18 12. War is raging across Europe and Russia as Napoleon, emperor of France, seeks to dominate Europe through conquest. However, a coalition of France's enemies, led by Great Britain, desperately resists his ambitions.

Great Britain, in dire need of resources, is capturing American ships that are supplying France, confiscating their cargoes and impressing some of their sailors to serve in its Royal Navy.

The young United States objects. Eager to defend its sovereign rights and to strengthen its position in North America, the United States declares war on Britain on June 18, 1812. …

Types of Public Contracts

Score during the game.

• 
  

  Gain 3 VP if you have built 1 floor of the depicted color.

  
  
• 
  

  Gain 2 VP if you have completed a house (thus placing a roof tile) of the depicted color.

  
  
• 
  

  Gain 2 VP if you have built 2 floors of the depicted color.

  
  
• 
  

  Gain 2 VP if you have played 2 cards of the depicted color.

  
  
• 
  

  Gain 2 VP if you have built 3 floors of the depicted color.

  
  
• 
  

  Gain 2 VP if you have played 2 cards of the depicted colors (one of each). …

Boss Monster is the fast-paced card game of strategic dungeon building! As a Boss Monster, your goal is to lure hapless adventurers into your dungeon and consume their souls.

But beware! Your dungeon must be as deadly as it is enticing, or the puny heroes can actually survive long enough to wound you. More importantly, you have competition.

Adventurers are a hot commodity, and other Boss Monsters are all trying to outdo you with more precious treasures and more nefarious traps. Are you a bad enough dude to become the ultimate Boss Monster? …