We got a kick out of the Pearls Before Swine cartoon in Saturday’s Oregonian.
Source: Oregonian March 31, 2012 |
We got a kick out of the Pearls Before Swine cartoon in Saturday’s Oregonian.
Source: Oregonian March 31, 2012 |
Games received for the week of March 25th ~ 31st
In the store this week are these two fun card games:
Oz Fluxx From: Looney Labs |
Does life seem drab and humdrum? Let the cyclone of the ever-changing card game, Fluxx, whisk you away to a magical world of fun. Mingle with Munchkins, make new friends, and follow the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard – but keep a bucket of water handy: you never know ehne you might need to melt a Wicked Witch. Next stop…the land of Oz. Oz Fluxx is a wonderful whirlwind of fun!
Weinhandler From: Mayfair Games |
Shiraz or Chardonnay? Chianti or Cabernet? In the world of wine auctions, you need to know when to buy and sell for the most profit. In Weinhandler, you compete to create the most valuable wine cellar. Buy the best wines you can acquire and arrange your wine groups to increase their overall value. Use your business sense and your wine stock to become the ultimate Weinhandler!
Carcassonne the Castle From: Rio Grande Games |
Carcassonne The Castle is an exciting tile-laying competition between 2 players. Turn by turn, the players place castle tiles within the castle walls. You create paths, towers, houses, and courts, on which you place your followers in order to score points. The player who makes better use of his followers will lead the race around the castle walls, which is the scoring track for the game. There are several items waiting on the castle wall for the first player to reach them. Each will prove useful to the player who lands on the space.
Points are scored during and at the end of the game. The player with the most points wins.
What could be better than a clear day along the coast, whale watching, and playing a 2-person strategy game of Carcassonne The Castle?
We have Carcassonne The Castle in stock and open for play or a demo. So come on in and check out this fun game.
Hex Hex XL From: Smirk & Dagger |
For those who have been asking. Hex Hex from Smirk & Dagger Games has been out of print for over a year. It was announced at the GAMA trade show that we recently attended that an updated version of Hex Hex is planned for release in July 2012 and will include two new variants.
We will continue to provide updates as we learn more information.
At Off The Charts Games, we have a store full of fabulous board games. If you’re looking for strategy and Euro games – come see us. War games more your style, then our store is the place. Throw in card games, dice games, and party games and you’ve rounded out our game collection. And, for the puzzle-minded we have a great selection of Ravensburger and White Mountain puzzles. We serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area so come on in and see what’s in store for you! We are here to help you put fun on your table.
Games received for the week of March 21st ~ 24th
Dragon Valley: Rise of Corundia From: Diamond K Games |
Not so many years ago, a great war for the crystal rich mountain of Dragon Valley raged. Dragon Valley is a game set in the mythical kingdom of Corundia. A place overrun by Dragons and Orcs. Now you and select others have been chosen to lead the defenses of mountain passes in exchange for lands and the title of Baron.
High Noon Saloon From: Slugfest Games |
On a windin’ desert road in the middle of nowhere lies a town with no name. In this town you’ll find a place where no slight goes unanswered and no fight stays private…. the roughtest, toughest waterin’ hole in the Old West… the High Noon Saloon.
High Noon Saloon is a fast-paced Shootout. Players are combatants in an all-out brawl fought in an old west saloon where the last one standi’ wins, and there ain’t no prize for second.
Red Dragon Inn From: Slugfest Games |
You and your adventuring companions have spent all day slogging through the dungeon, killing monsters and taking their stuff. Now you’re back in town, healed up, cleaned up, and ready to party at the Red Dragon Inn.
Drink, gamble, and roughhouse with your friends. But don’t forget to keep an eye on your gold. If you run out, you’ll have to spend the night in the stables. Oh….and try not to get too beaten up or drunk. If you black out, your friends will continue the party without you, after they loot your body for gold of course! The last conscious adventurer with gold wins the game.
Bullfrog Goldfield From: Numbskull Games |
In 1905, the last great North American gold and silver rush took place near Death Valley, in Nevada.
Bullfrog Goldfield is a stock trading game where players attempt to cash in on the discovery of this ore. Players must develop mines to acquire the ore, construct towns to support the miners, and lay railroads to ship the ore away. Competition can be brutal as fortunes ebb and flow on the mercy of mineral veins.
Looney Bin From: Numbskull Games |
Diagnose and cure the most patients while avoiding the bedlam that is the Looney Bin. Deduction combined with fast action and reaction card play result in horrendously funny and unpredictable results.
Pass The Pigs From: Winning Moves |
In Pass the Pigs: Pig Party Edition players compete by rolling their pigs against the other players. Roll yours and try to be the first player to match the pigs pictured on the Roll card in play. Claim the card if you do. Roll a match on your first try and earn a bonus roll with all eight pigs. Look out for the dreaded “Pig Out” and don’t roll an “Oinker”. Be the first player to rack up 100 points and you’ll win.
Come into the store for all of these fun games.
At Off The Charts Games, we have a store full of fabulous board games. If you’re looking for strategy and Euro games – come see us. War games more your style, then our store is the place. Throw in card games, dice games, and party games and you’ve rounded out our game collection. And, for the puzzle-minded we have a great selection of Ravensburger and White Mountain puzzles. We serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area so come on in and see what’s in store for you! We are here to help you put fun on your table.
The adventure is over, but the party’s just getting started!
Red Dragon Inn 2 |
Provides these heroic fantasy adventurers:
Red Dragon Inn 3 |
Red Dragon Inn 4 |
Set out on a voyage across the high seas aboard the Crimson Drake. This time the party’s at sea!
Captain Whitehawk – she is master of the ship.
1st Mate Remy – honor-bound swashbuckler from a faraway land.
Bryn the Boatswain – tough as nails and knows how to keep the ship afloat.
Tara the Navigator – blind but with the gift of 2nd sight.
A Mining and Railroading Stock Trading Game
Mechanics Variable Phase Order, Commodity Speculation,
Action Point Allowance
If you want a fabulous selection of family games,
strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games, and
puzzles in Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area visit us
at our store, Off The Charts Games! We are here to help you put fun on your
table.
Games received for the week
of March 16th ~ 21th
Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game From: Fantasy Flight Games |
H.P. Lovecraft’s horrors live, in Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game! a Living Card Game.
Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game is a 2-player, customizable dueling game in which players command both human and monster factions. Agency detectives, Miskatonic University students and faculty, and the members of the mysterious Syndicate all join the fight against otherworldy beings including Cthulhu, Hastur, Yog-Sothoth, and Shub Niggurath.
D&D: Lords of Waterdeep From: Wizards of the Coast |
Lords of Waterdeep is a fast-paced game of constantly changing fortunes, where players take on the role of a Lord of Waterdeep. Through their agents, they recruit Adventurers and send them on quests designed to win favor and spread their influence throughout the city. Expand your treasury, purchase buildings, assign agents – choose your actions wisely and you can become the supreme Lord of Waterdeep!
Frog Juice From: Gamewright |
Frog Juice is a clever card game of spells and concoctions. Cast spells, brew concoctions, melt witches… Use a smidgen of math and a pinch of probability. Capture cards by matching or adding cards from your hand, then count the ingredients and measure the powers. A splash of strategy, and the potion is magic! The player with the most points wins.
Airlines Europe From: Rio Grande Games |
The age of passenger aviation has begun. In Airlines Europe, courageous entrepreneurs establish airlines and compete for the few available licenses in the European air space. The rapidly growing market and the chance for high gains attract high-powered investors. But only the ones that use their influence skillfully and their cash wisely will turn their investments into the most profitable airlines.
Backseat Drawing From: Out Of The Box |
Backseat Drawing is the hysterical game of sketchy directions! Two teams race to identify drawings done by their own team members. But the artists don’t know what they are drawing. They can only follow the instructions given by another team member. Laughter erupts as players attempt to follow directions and guess what is being drawn.
With Backseat Drawing, there is no time to stop and ask directions!
The Farming Game From: Weekend Farmer Co. |
By popular demand is this classic game invented on the seat of a tractor, The Farming Game.
Start with 20 acres of land, a line of credit at the bank and hopes of independence. See if you’ve got what it takes to make a farmer. Whether you are a real life farmer or an apartment dweller this game can make you laugh at some of life’s calamities. Now two years on the farm are ever the same.
Food Fight From: Cryptozoic |
“Out of the frying pan, and… into the Line of Fire!!!” Your favorite foods have gone to war! Draft glorious food warriors into your army and march them onto battlefields from watermelonloo to spaghettis-burg. Food mascots lord over the mealtime chaos, searching for a new champion. But who will reign supreme? Who will be the most cunning, the most savage, the most… yummy?! That rumble in the pit of your stomach means you’re hungry for a Food Fight!
Q-bitz From: MindWare |
Three different types of visual challenges makes Q-bitz the perfect game. Players race to recreate patterns on the game cards with their set of 16 cubes. Three fast-paced rounds of play require different skills each time: quick thinking, lucky breaks or memory muscle power. Each round is a race in which the first player to correctly match the pattern claims the card as victory. Collect the most cards and you win!
Come into the store for these fun games. At Off The Charts Games, we have a fabulous selections of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games, and puzzles in Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area so come and visit us at our store! We are here to help you put fun on your table.
The Age of Passenger
Aviation has Begun
Mechanics Network Building, Set Collection, Stock Holding
Publication Rio Grande Games, 2011
Ages 13+
Time 75
Players 2 – 5
Description
Airlines Europe is another networking game from Alan R. Moon, the designer of Ticket To Ride. The networks are airline routes across Europe owned by 10 different airlines. Players construct the networks for the airlines and not for themselves. Players are investors in the various airlines. Airline values increase by increasing the size of their route network. Players increase their wealth by investing in the most successful airlines. Even at the start of the game not all airlines are created equal. Some can create a large network of routes. Others can create a smaller route network but gain value through bonuses completing specific routes. All routes are populated by colorful planes except for Air Abacus. Air Abacus exists only as an investment, but can provide significant points during each of the game’s 3 scoring rounds. Victory points are split among stockholders based on relative size of stock holdings for each airline. Points escalate as airline values escalate.
On each turn players must decide which one of 4 actions to take: 1) buy a route license to expand an airline, 2) play share cards to increase their ownership of one or two airlines and collect dividends for that investment, 3) buy Air Abacus shares, or 4) take cash. Players will be forced to make good tactical decisions on each of their turns. Cash is limited and must be managed carefully. Special attention should be paid to which players may be gaining an ownership advantage in the airlines, especially Air Abacus.
Airlines Europe is a deeper game than Alan Moon’s other games that include the Ticket To Ride series, Elfenland, and the 10 Days Series. He set out to take the first game he ever published, Airlines and make the decisions tougher.