Board Game Posts

Mouse families such as these do not have a very easy life so it's not surprising that they wish they could live in a cheesy paradise.

For this reason, the four mouse families decide to go on an expedition to find this fantasy land. Roast duck that melts in the mouth and sausages that grow on trees are hardly likely to attract mice.

Their idea of paradise is a world made of delicious pieces of cheese. There are lots of places on the way there where they can help themselves and the nearer they get to their destination, the more cheese there is. …

Components

• 210 subject cards
• 105 category cards
• 45 second timer
• 8 pads of paper
• 8 pencils
• 8 voting wheels
• 8 colored chips
• 1 custom die
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Luck, of the Draw is the drawing game where you don't have to be the best artist to win.

Over the course of several rounds, all players draw impressions of a chosen subject and then vote on whose drawings best fit randomly drawn categories.

The player who collects the most Category cards wins the game.

Setup

Give each player a pad of paper, pencil and voting wheel. Place the Subject and Category card boxes along with the die and timer in the middle of the playing area. …

In this Bohnanza expansion, the players can invest the profits from their harvests in buildings in Virginia City, near the Bohnderosa Ranch.

The buildings have special attributes, which they offer their owners during the game and at the game end. Also, at the game end, the largest landowners earn bonus thalers.

With the buildings and the new Cognac beans in this expansion, players will find new ways to play and new tactics for winning.

As before, the player with the most thalers at the end is the winner. Players add together the thalers from the earnings stack, the bonus, and those invested in the buildings. …

Components

• 1 Gator with Built-In Bird Score Keepers
• 1 Flamingo Golf Club
• 4 Gator Golf Balls
• Instructions

Object of the Game

To be the first player to score three points by hitting your ball through the Gator's mouth and into his tail.

Assemble the Flamingo Golf Club

To assemble the flamingo golf club, take the two pieces and snap them together as shown in Figure 1. Please note that once the golf club is assembled, it should not be taken apart.

Setup

Gator Golf plays best indoors on a low- pile carpet. Avoid rough surfaces and shag carpeting. Place the Gator in an open area . Each player should choose one colored Gator Golf ball. …

The Caribbean in the 18th century: 6 pirate ships lie in wait on the sea, ready to pillage the rich ports, or to rob the booty from other ships.

The sea is divided into spaces. Each player is in possession of three safe havens, marked in his color on the board.

The pirate ships do not belong to any player. Thus, the players must bribe the pirates each time they want a pirate ship to act on their behalf. And what is the greatest temptation for a Caribbean pirate? Rum of course, barrels full of rum! …

Students attending the Isidore School of Magic are trained to become Wizards and Witches... and you're one of them! But, before qualifying top of your class, you have to prepare your ultimate magic spell.

You need three rare treasures from the Kingdom of Calandria: a tear from the Water Nymph, a tooth from the Fire Dragon and an emerald from the Rock Giant. But these mythical creatures won't give up their treasure without a fight!

As a student of magic, you will need to show what you've learned at Isidore. You will need to trade ingredients, compose spells to control the elements of Rock, Water and Fire, and ultimately win the duels! …

Components

• 500 Quotes on 250 Cards
• 120 Accent Lists
• 4 Reference Cards
• Sand Timer
• Die
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Do the best accents when reading quotes so your team will guess correctly and score!

Setup

It's a team vs. team game, so break into two groups! Shuffle the quotation cards and set them out so everyone can reach them. The Accent Cards, die and timer, too!

Share the Accent Lists so you know which accents you have to choose from when guessing. You'll want to find some paper and a pencil to keep score. …

The Mandala: the symbol of an ancient and sacred ritual.

Colored sand is laid to create a symbolic map of the world, before the pattern is ceremonially destroyed and the sand cast into the river - an ever repeating cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Components

• 110 playing cards:
• 1 play mat
• 18 sand cards in each of 6 colors
• 2 action overview cards
• Instructions

Object of the Game

You play colored sand cards into two Mandalas: in the middle-to draw new cards, or on your side-to strengthen your control over that Mandala. …

The players take turns drawing and placing tiles, either adding to their own monsters or to those of their opponents. The goal is to make a big monster, but not so big that it goes unfinished!

Components

• 88 monster tiles
• rule booklet

Setup

Each player picks a tile to start with. Tiles that connect on 3 or 4 sides are good choices. Each player places his tile in front of him on the table; that is a player's "monster-in-progress".

Shuffle the rest of the tiles face down into a big mound or in separate piles. …