Traditional game from ancient India was brought to the UK in 1892 and first commercially published in the USA by Milton Bradley in 1943 (as Chutes and Ladders). Players travel along the squares sometimes using ladders, which represent good acts, that allow the player to come closer to nirvana while the snakes were slides into evil.
Star Wars: Rebellion is a board game of epic conflict between the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance for two to four players!
Experience the Galactic Civil War like never before. In Rebellion, you control the entire Galactic Empire or the fledgling Rebel Alliance. You must command starships, account for troop movements, and rally systems to your cause. Given the differences between the Empire and Rebel Alliance, each side has different win conditions, and you'll need to adjust your play style depending on who you represent:
As the Imperial player, you can command legions of Stormtroopers, swarms of TIEs, Star Destroyers, and even the Death Star. You rule the galaxy by fear, relying on the power of your massive military to enforce your will. To win the game, you need to snuff out the budding Rebel Alliance by finding its base and obliterating it. Along the way, you can subjugate worlds or even destroy them.
As the Rebel player, you can command dozens of troopers, T-47 airspeeders, Corellian corvettes, and fighter squadrons. However, these forces are no match for the Imperial military. In terms of raw strength, you'll find yourself clearly overmatched from the very outset, so you'll need to rally the planets to join your cause and execute targeted military strikes to sabotage Imperial build yards and steal valuable intelligence. To win the Galactic Civil War, you'll need to sway the galaxy's citizens to your cause. If you survive long enough and strengthen your reputation, you inspire the galaxy to a full-scale revolt, and you win.
Featuring more than 150 plastic miniatures and two game boards that account for thirty-two of the Star Wars galaxy's most notable systems, Rebellion features a scope that is as large and sweeping as any Star Wars game before it.
Yet for all its grandiosity, Rebellion remains intensely personal, cinematic, and heroic. As much as your success depends upon the strength of your starships, vehicles, and troops, it depends upon the individual efforts of such notable characters as Leia Organa, Mon Mothma, Grand Moff Tarkin, and Emperor Palpatine. As civil war spreads throughout the galaxy, these leaders are invaluable to your efforts, and the secret missions they attempt will evoke many of the most inspiring moments from the classic trilogy. You might send Luke Skywalker to receive Jedi training on Dagobah or have Darth Vader spring a trap that freezes Han Solo in carbonite!
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When a body is discovered in the courtyard of a stately English mansion, the weapon and location are obvious; the only questions the investigators need to answer are who and why. Every guest may have a motive, and every one of them has secrets they're trying to hide!
Your reputation as a detective will be assured if you're the one who makes the final arrest in Mystery! Motive for Murder. One by one, you interview and re-interview suspects to establish the strengths of their relationships with the victim. Which of the guests had the greatest motive to commit murder?
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Journey to the Lonely Mountain Strategy Game blends thematic gameplay with scenes, events, and characters from the first Hobbit film from director Peter Jackson.
Will Bilbo Baggins, with the help of Gandalf and his Company of Dwarves, safely navigate his way to The Lonely Mountain – or will the forces of evil stop him? Players take on the role of Bilbo Baggins, Gollum, the Goblin King or Azog in this new twist on the epic Hobbit tale of wonder and danger, which can be played as a one-on-one match-up or as one player versus up to three opponents. Players must anticipate and react quickly to their opponents' moves and carefully husband their limited resources to use at just the right time.
Journey to the Lonely Mountain features five highly-detailed, pre-painted miniatures with the HeroClix base (for variable character stats), plus a deluxe game board, cards, tokens, and rulebook.
Uh-oh, Gru and his minions are in Trouble! Pop the bubble to save the minions in this Despicable Me version of the classic Trouble game! Can you get all your minions safely around Gru’s conveyor belt? Move your minions and send other players’ minions home when you land on the same space. If you pop Siren Bob with the Pop-O-Matic, your minions are safe from being sent home – until someone else pops him! If all your minions make it to your Finish steps before anyone else’s, you win! Trouble, Pop-O-Matic and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.