Board Game Posts

Components

• 52 wooden pieces (Flat stones, Standing stones, Capstones)

• Game boards

• Rulebook

There are two types of Tak piece: stones and capstones. Stones can be played in two ways: flat or standing.

Flat Stones: Usually, stones are played flat, as shown here.

Flat stones can stack, and they can count as part of a road.

Standing Stones: You can also place a stone on end, as shown here. Standing stones do not count as part of your road, and nothing can be stacked on top of them. …

Activated Ability: An activated ability is any effect that requires the player to declare its use or pay a cost. (For example, "destroy this room" abilities are always activated abilities). Ongoing abilities and "when you build this room" abilities are not considered activated abilities.

Build: Abilities that say "When you build this room" trigger only when a room is built, not if it is revealed for other reasons (such as a room above it being destroyed).

Deactivate: A "deactivated" Room is turned sideways until the end of the turn. (Ignore any damage, Treasure, or abilities usually associated with the Room while it is turned sideways. Effects that trigger off the number of rooms in your dungeon do not count it as a room while it is deactivated. …

"It's not the walls that make the City, but men". (Plato)

This expansion for 7 Wonders gives you the chance to discover another aspect of the great cities of Antiquity. 27 new cards offer you brand new buildings with never before-seen effects. 3 Guilds, 6 Leaders and 2 Wonders complete this expansion. 7 Wonders Cities allows up to 8 players at once and also offers a team variant.

Components

• 2 Wonder boards
• 2 Wonder cards
• 9 Age I City cards
• 9 Age II City cards
• 9 Age III City cards
• 3 Guild cards
• 6 Leader cards
• 27 Debt token -1 value
• 4 Debt token -5 value
• 3 Diplomacy tokens
• 1 score booklet
• 1 rulebook

Game Elements

Wonder Boards

The Al-Khazneh of Petra and the Cathedral of Byzantium are added to the Wonder boards already available. …

Components

• 49 cards, numbered 1 to 7 in seven colors
• 4 icon/color reference guide cards
• 2 turn option guide cards
• 1 canvas (pile) card
• Rulebook

Setup

Game Play

The rule for winning at Red is simple: Have the best card! But will you still be playing the same game when your turn ends? If you're not winning by the current game's rule at the end of your turn, you're out, and the last person standing wins the round.

The deck consists of 49 cards numbered 1-7, in each of the seven rainbow colors. A 7 is always higher than a 6, but a Red 6 is higher than an Orange 6, and so on down the color spectrum (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet). When comparing two cards, compare value first, then color. …

Card Drafting

Inis handles card drafting differently than most games that use a card drafting mechanic.

For example, in Inis it is possible for a player to take his held card from Step 1 and pass it to his neighbor during Step 2. This allows players to adapt and have the option to take cards they see later in the round that might be more appealing.

Passing

Passing is a useful option that allows you to delay your decisions and save your cards for later-but it can be risky. If you pass and all other players also choose to pass after you, the Season ends, and all players must discard their Action cards. …

The game Pastiche is inspired by the famous works of master painters, and by a love for color.

The following information is provided for educational purposes and to enhance an appreciation of some the concepts underlying the mixing of colors in the game, but it is not essential to know for playing the game.

The word pastiche is used in the fields of literature and art to refer to something that is an imitation or recreation of an earlier work, often as a respectful homage or tribute to the original. In this game, players are making pastiches by mixing colors and recreating some of the palette colors used to create the original paintings of the masters. …

Game Components

• 1 Game Board
• 40 Land Tiles (16 Beach, 16 Forest, and 8 Mountain)
• 40 People Tokens (10 each in four colors)
• 5 Sea Serpent Tokens, 6 Shark Tokens, 5 Whale Tokens, 4 Dolphin Tokens
• 12 Boat Tokens
• 1 "Creature" Die (red)
• 2 "Dive" Dice (blue)
• 1 Component Bag
• 1 Rulebook

Object of the Game

An underwater volcano has erupted and the mythical island of Atlantis is sinking! Every turn, another piece of the island sinks into the sea! Each player is in a race against time to move their Atlantean "people" to the safety of the nearby islands. …

Palace (1)

The Palace (1) Action Board does NOT have a Main action. When moving a worker here, you may only place it on a Royal tile to take a Worship action or in the general area to take a Collect Cocoa action.

Forest (2), Stone Quarry (3), Gold Deposit (4)

Count the number of your unlocked workers in the general area of the Action Board in question (including the worker you just moved) to select a row on the Action Board.

Use the power of your lowest value worker to select a column on the Action Board. Gain the rewards (wood, stone, gold, cocoa, Victory Points, or temple advances) shown in the corresponding cell. …

Strategia: Greek meaning 'generalship' and derivation of the word 'strategy.' The art of maneuvering military troops and equipment for the purpose of overcoming an opponent in battle. Dave O'Brien formally created the game of Strategia in January 1990.

Simultaneously planning the many battles involving all of the elements of modern war, you are the supreme commander. Your ability to plan, move, attack, retreat, and defend is essential for success. While deception and audacity can help you win a battle, your superior strategy will win the war. …

Starting Tile Draft Variant

Once you have played Teotihuacan a few times, you may want to use an alternative method of receiving your Starting tiles.

Please note, however, that this variant is recommended only for players with both a solid grasp of the rules and enough experience to be able to form a strategy from the first moments of the game.

Instead of dealing each player 4 Starting tiles, place a number of face-up Starting tiles in the middle of the table. The number depends on the number of players: …