Game Profile: Wings of War, Famous Aces

Name Wings of War, Famous Aces
Byline Duels In The Skies With The Famous Aces Of World
War 1
Mechanics Hand Management
Theme World War 1
Publication Fantasy Flight, 2004
Ages 10+
Time 30
Players 2 – 4
Description
In Wings of War, Famous Aces
colorful biplanes fight each other in the foggy sky over the front. Can you
manage to shoot down your enemies and become an ace, following in the steps of
men as Manfred von Richthofen, Eddie Rickenbacker, Georges Guynemer and Francesco
Baracca? Wings of War, Famous Aces is based on accurate historical
documentation to give you a fast and furious gaming experience.

Keywords: Wings of War Famous Aces, War Game, World War 1, Game Profile

Game Profile: Zeus On The Loose

A card game of mythic proportions.




Classification Family Game
Mechanics Hand Management
Publication Gamewright, 2006
Ages 8+
Time 15
Players 2 – 5
Description
Catch Zeus if you can!  The great Greek god has bolted and it’s up to you to nab this dashing deity.  Play cards strategically, adding numbers as you climb Mt. Olympus.  Grab Zeus when the total reaches a multiple of 100. To win you must be the 1st player to accumulate the letters Z-E-U-S by holding on to the Zeus figurine.

The game consists of 40 cards numbered from 1 to 10, 20 cards of 8 Greek Gods, and a Zeus figurine.  The game is played in rounds.  On each turn, a player will play a card from their hand to a central discard pile termed “Mount Olympus” and then draw a card from the top of the draw deck.  The objective is to get the numeric value of the Mount Olympus pile to 100.  Numbered card advance the sum total of Mount Olympus.  The Greek God cards have special powers, naturally because they are Gods after all.  These special powers when played, can affect the sum total of Mount Olympus or worse steal Zeus from a player.  Aphrodite likes to round Mount Olympus’ total to a multiple of 10.  Meanwhile, Poseidon will subtract 10 points from the total.  But watch out, Apollo, Artemis, and Ares will steal Zeus from you.  Play continues until the total of Mount Olympus reaches 100 or greater, or the draw pile is exhausted. The winner of the round receives the Zeus figurine and the letter Z for their 1st win.  Shuffle all the cards and begin a new round.  Rounds continue until a player has won 4 rounds giving them the letters Z-E-U-S.

To play is human.  To win is, divine.


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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, White Mountain, Cobble Hill, and Dowdle.

New Arrival: A Board Game of the Canterbury Tales: The Road To Canterbury

The Road To Canterbury –  Newly Released

Greed, Pride, Gluttony, Wrath, Luxury, Idleness, and Envy – the infamous “Seven Deadly Sins.” For the faithful, they instill horror.  For you, on the other hand, they present a wonderful business opportunity!

In The Road To Canterbury, players are medieval pardoners who travel the Road to Canterbury tempting Pilgrims with the Seven Deadly Sins – and then pardon these sins for a fee!  Each sin with which a player tempts a Pilgrim increases the amount of money that will be paid when pardoned, but also brings Death one step closer, which threatens to kill off your customers! These are “deadly sins” after all.

So much to forgive, so little time.  Will you be able to outwit your opponents by pardoning more of these Pilgrims’ sins before they die or finish their pilgrimage to Canterbury?

Watch this overview from Gryphon Games from the publisher

For this and other great games come visit us at Off The Charts Games where we have a broad spectrum of board, card, and dice games, as well as jigsaw puzzles.  We are located at 30 NW 2nd St in Historic Downtown Gresham.

New Arrival: Eminent Domain

Greetings, Emperor.  
Eminent Domain is unlike any deck building game you’ve seen before!

Survey the galaxy to expand your empire!  Will you colonize nearby planets, or take them by force?  Harvest resources for trade, and do research to improve your technology.  Build the best empire to win the game!

Eminent Domain is an empire building game in which your empire’s abilities are based on a deck of Role cards.  At the beginning of the game each player has the same deck of cards, with just two cards for each Role in it.  Every turn players must choose a Role to execute and in doing so will add one of those Role cards to their deck.  During the game players gain influence throughout the universe by expanding their empire, doing research, and trading.  The player whose empire has the most influence at the end of the game will rule the galaxy!

You can get a great overview of Eminent Domain in this video by Tom Vasel.

You can find this game and other fantastic games on our shelves.  So come in to Off The Charts Games where the selection of games is endless.  We are located at 30 NW 2nd St in Historic Downtown Gresham.

On The Shelf: Chrononauts

Chrononauts – The Card Game of Time Travel

What would you do with a Time Machine?  Messing with history can have it’s consequences.

In this game you are a Time Traveler, with a Secret Mission, a Secret Identity, and a very important job to do:  Paradox Repair.  You can win by fixing enough Paradoxes, gathering up the three rare and amazing Artifacts listed on your Mission Card, or adjusting history in the three ways necessary to allow your character to return to the alternate reality from which he or she originally came.  The constant changing of history is tracked by a special layout of 32 cards, called the TimeLine.  So shuffle up this time-machine-in-a-box and start changing history!

Whatever year you are in drop in for this great game at Off The Charts Games.  Also check out our fabulous selection of other card, dice, and board games.  We are located at 30 NW 2nd St in Historic Downtown Gresham.



On The Shelf: Mille Bornes Collector’s Edition

Mille Bornes – The Classic Auto Race Card Game
Up for a road race?  A cross-country race through France sets the stage as players earn mileage points, overcome traffic hazards and sabotage their opponents.  The first player to lay down 1,000 miles of cards wins the game!
You can find this fast and furious card game along with our other great selection of card games, board games, and dice games at Off The Charts Games.  We are located at 30 NW 2nd St. in Historic Downtown Gresham.

Just In: The Alphabet Murder Puzzle Series

From TDC Games comes this high quality line of Mystery Jigsaw Puzzles – The Alphabet Murder Puzzles

Read the story that outlines the crime.

Assemble two puzzles that are diabolically mixed in the same box.  

Solve the mystery.  Two 13″ x 19″ puzzles supply the pictures needed to solve the crime story.

Puzzle solving fun for crafty sleuths.

You can find these and other entertaining puzzles at Off The Charts Games.  We are located at 30 NW 2nd St. in Historic Downtown Gresham.