The seven wonders of the ancient world stand at the heart of “7 Wonders: Architects”. Up to seven players will each manage the construction of one of these projects. Although it’s not strictly historically accurate, they all do so at the same time. There’s stiff competition for the necessary resources, represented by two face-up decks
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You have eight square cards, each with four different words, arranged randomly on a plastic four-leaf clover to make four unusual word pairings. You need to come up with an umbrella term that connects these pairs, without using translations, abbreviations or parts of the words. So for the combination of “apple” and “man” you might
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“Box”, “dice”, “play”, “fun”. What could these words possibly be describing? Easy: a board game! In the co-operative game Just One, one player has to guess a word. The clues aren’t provided by the game but by the rest of the players. Without discussing it with their teammates, each player writes down a clue they
Art on the production line: in the co-operative association game Belratti, players have to send their artworks to one exhibition after another. But don’t be scared! You don’t have to paint anything yourself. Each player has a hand of completed artworks which they can donate to try and meet the sometimes absurd-sounding wishes of the
Moo – Meow – Baa! Cow – Cat – Sheep! It’s easy to recognise animals from the kind of noise they make. But what if you had to guess an animal just from its different characteristics – whether it’s big or small, where it lives and what it eats? In “Concept Kids Animals” the board
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This ancient competition between two powerful city states is all about absolute dominance, however it is achieved: military supremacy, technological enlightenment or overall performance. Players take it in turns to choose a card from the central structure, using it to strengthen their power and improve their economic situation. They expand their cities with Stone Pits
20 cards with 20 illustrations and two rounds in which to convey the related concepts to your teammates, all against the clock. That’s the core of “Sag’s mir! Junior.” An adult player starts: drawing 20 of the game’s 220 cards, turning the sand timer over and describing the concept illustrated. In the first round you
“Concept” combines a party game with app icons: When it’s your turn to define people, objects or even quotes you don’t need to draw or find the right words. Players take it in turns as two-player teams to place small pieces onto the appropriate pictograms on the game board, in order to accurately describe the
Over the course of three ages, each master builder constructs one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. But in this strategy game suitable for small and large groups it’s not only the centuries-long building projects but also “ordinary” buildings that can score points. Players use the resources of these ancient cities, trade with
