Board Game Posts

Components

• 12 pentaminos
• 1 game board
• 1 slider
• instructions

In Katamino the term PENTA refers to a group of Pentaminos which completely covers the space defined by the slider on the game board.

For example, a PENTA 4 indicates a challenge for which the slider is placed between numbers 4 and 5 of the game board: 4 Pentaminos must be arranged together to cover the four lines of the game board.

Definition

A pentamino is a game piece formed by 5 juxtaposed squares with at least one common side. (see exercise 1 and below figures) …

Japan in the early Middle Ages - the emperor rules over the land and local rulers are dependent on being in his favor.

Enemy rulers are in a bitter struggle for power, taking many of their rivals as prisoners. It's the only way to gain the emperor's favor, rise in the ranks and gain influence in the emperor's court.

Components

• 77 Character cards (7 sets of 11 cards each)
• 2 Legend cards
• Instructions

Object of the Game

To gain the emperor's favor you have to capture as many rivals as possible. It's the only way to increase your standing in the emperor's court, expand your influence and win the game. …

Welcome to the Roaring Twenties! You are a notorious gangster boss, and it is the heyday of organized crime in Chicago.

Components

• 20 hexagonal "business" tiles
• 75 gangster cards
• 6 special cards
• 6 rules summary cards
• 4 shootout markers
• 1 rules booklet

Object of the Game

Your goal is to take control of the best legal and illegal sources of profit: speakeasies, gambling houses, jazz clubs, and breweries/distilleries.

You could send a couple of your boys over to intimidate the business owners and steer them towards your rackets. But sometimes it's easier just to take over at the gambling table! …

Components

• Map of the Silk Road
• 75 goods tokens
• 90 action tiles
• 1 cloth bag
• 45 coins
• 5 turn tokens
• 1 big caravan pawn
• 1 big caravan leader pawn
• 6 player shields
• Instructions

Setup

Each player takes a player shield. During the game, players keep their money and goods hidden behind their shields. All goods tokens are placed in the bag. Each player draws three goods tokens at random and places them behind his screen, without showing them to the other players.

Action tiles are randomly placed, face up, on the map. Place on each city as many action tiles as there are players, minus one. With three players, place 5 action tiles on each city. …

Components

• 76 Combo cards (blue background)
• 34 Action cards (yellow background)
• 30 minus chips
• 20 dice (9 blue, 9 orange and 2 red)
• 1 dice tray
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Score the most points by completing as many Combo cards as possible. To do so, take turns removing one die at a time from the dice tray.

However, watch which dice are still available because if another player takes the dice you need, you may end up with minus points! Whoever collects the most points from completed Combo cards wins the game. …

Leo Larson can't sleep. The strange sounds coming from the house are keeping him awake. Ever the brave soul, Leo sets out to discover the secrets of his grandfather's home and lay blame on the perpetrator of the noises at night.

Components

• 8 Identity cards
• 54 Clue cards
• 10 Event cards
• 10 Location cards
• 4 Reference sheets
• 1 Timer card
• 1 Timer token
• 1 Start player token
• 8 Identity tokens
• 32 Scoring tokens
• 1 Instruction manual

Object of the Game

You play as one of eight characters floating around the house of Grandpa Larson. You will litter the house with clue cards while also trying to keep your identity hidden. …

The little rascals have sneaked out to watch a spy movie, which excites the mischievous cells in their bodies!

Seeing that their neighboring farm is enjoying a great harvest of fruit, the animals have come up with an idea: they all want to be the best spy to gather some gardening intelligence for their own farm!

So they edge their way into Farmer Papa's orchard and fight against one another for the juiciest fruit for experiments.

If Farmer Papa bumps into and catches them, for sure they will be kicked out empty-handed; but his granddaughter Daly, as a huge animal lover, will be pleased to see her visitors and offer the jewel of their farm to the smartest little creature. Which one of them can become the best Fruit Spy? …

Components

• 91 ingredient cards
• 6 legend cards
• Instructions

Object of the Game

The first player to discard all his ingredient cards wins the round. The player with the fewest points after 3 rounds of play wins the game.

Setup

Shuffle the ingredient cards and place one ingredient card in the middle of the table well within everyone's reach. This will be the Voodoo pile. Then, deal out the remaining ingredient cards evenly among the players:

• 2 players = 45 ingredient cards
• 3 players = 30 ingredient cards
• 4 players = 22 ingredient cards
• 5 players = 18 ingredient cards
• 6 players =15 ingredient cards

Each player has his own pile of ingredient cards and forms his hand by picking up 3 ingredient cards from his pile. Each player also receives one legend card. Unused ingredients and legend cards are put back into the game box. …

Components

• 26 Character cards
• 6 Aid cards
• 32 Tokens
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

To have the least number of tokens at the end of the game

Game Play

The number of rounds in each game is equal to the number of players x3 (for example, 4 players x3 = twelve rounds). To increase the play time, multiply by 4, 5, 6... To decrease the play time, multiply the number of players by 2.

The dealer is chosen randomly. A card is dealt face-down to each player beginning with the player on the right and the deck of cards is placed on the right of the dealer. …

Far, far away beyond the farthest mountains, there exists a rich and bountiful land yet to be explored. This region overflowing with riches is the ideal place to begin building a beautiful city.

To do so, you will need to gather resources to begin your first building, then add another, and another; until a magnificent city is brought forth! Do you have what it takes to be an ambitious and talented architect?

Components

• 1 game board
• 29 Building tiles
• 15 Objective cards
• 20 Worker tokens
• 60 Resource cubes
• 1 First Player token
• 1 Round token
• 28 House tokens
• 4 Victory Point pawns
• 24 Coin tokens
• 4 "60"tokens
• 1 Gameplay aid
• Instructions

Object of the Game

During each turn, place a worker onto the board. Gather the nearby resources and activate the neighboring buildings, or build new buildings. …