A guessing game, a story game but above all a wonderfully sumptuous adventure: this is Traumfänger. The most important components – aside from lots of imagination – are square cards and round discs. The former represent nightmares and the latter cuddly toys of different sizes that …
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The dino park has been built, we’re just missing the stars of our show. Stegosaurus, Triceratops and the gang are ready to move in to their pens but players are still looking for new attractions for their zoos. At the start of a round each player …
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In the fast-paced bluffing game “Spicy”, it’s easy to get your fingers burned. Players take turns to play face-down wasabi, chilli and pepper cards with increasing levels of heat. You can’t always find the right spice in your hand, so you might have to slip some …
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Robots can do lots of things: fly, turn into cars, translate foreign languages, save damsels in distress … But in general you can separate robots into three speed categories: slow, normal and fast. This is the only information the other players have when the robot-player navigates …
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The heads of two rival secret agencies want to inform their respective team members which agents belong to their organisation. As their enemies are listening in, they’ll take turns to find associations to describe their spies’ code names. Only the minimum of information may be transmitted: …
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It’s morning in the rainforest. Gradually – tile by tile – the animal kingdom is waking up to their colourful life – with help from the players’ memory and a little bit of luck. At the beginning of the game all the individual tiles are face-down …
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Here comes the rolling knight rushing into battle. His journey continues through jungles and ice worlds, dark arches and bright forests for 20 levels. “Slide Quest” converts worlds you might recognise from computer games with lots of retro charm, knowing winks and loving illustrations into a …
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Lifeless figures shuffle through the school; they are hungry but otherwise have very little motivation. The zombies are here and that’s not great for the school kids. Here are the rules according to the handbook for trainee zombie hunters: Roll the colour dice and add new …
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When the cat’s away the mice will play! The hungry rodents want to raid the larder and smuggle out cheese, carrots and more from under the watchful eye of the house cat. Players work together to collect tasty treats and gradually reserve parts of the feast …
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