Cirquarles
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CC Week 15: Games we play
Board Game: First Rat - Rattronauts heading for the Cheese Moon by Gabriele Ausiello and Virginio Gigli (2022), Graphic Design by Dennis Lohausen
My oldest son and his buddies have gotten into some sophisticated board games lately. This one is called "Settlers of Catan". Most of them are building games where you aquire resources and then develop your squares on the game board. The others that we have played are Puerto Rico, Agricola and Ticket to Ride.
In The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, Sauron's shadow has fallen across Middle-earth, and the One Ring must be destroyed. In order to complete their daunting quest, players need to work together to help cherished Lord of the Rings characters journey from The Shire to the fires of Mordor, all while avoiding the Eye of Sauron.
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379005/the-lord-of-the-rings-...
Ard Ri is a variant of the game Hnefatafl, or simply Tafl, which is one of the oldest games in the world - traced in various versions to the Vikings, Welsh, Saxons, and Irish. It is rare in that it is one of the few games that comprises of two unequal sides. Ard Ri is played on a smaller board and with fewer pieces than standard Hnefatafl and it is one of the most challenging forms of the game. In Ard Ri the defending side comprises eight soldiers and a king, who start the game in the centre of the board. Their objective is for the king to escape by reaching any of the four corner squares. The attackers comprise sixteen soldiers positioned in four groups of four around the perimeter of the board. Their objective is to take the King. All pieces move like the Rook in chess and pieces are taken by "sandwiching" i.e. moving your piece so that an opponent's piece is trapped horizontally or vertically between two of yours. Unlike other versions of Hnefatafl, in Ard Ri the defending side starts first.
Ard Ri is associated with the Scottish Highlands with Ard Ri meaning 'High King' in Irish Gaelic. 'Irish Gaelic' you may ask? Well Scot's Gaelic is part of the same linguistic family and in fact comes from Ireland.
There's a really good description of the game and outline of its rules over at:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/346545/how-tafl-and-why-youd-want
Hnefatafl sets often contained intricately carved pieces and beautifully decorated boards and this is what we've tried to create here, taking inspiration from traditional designs and the iconic Uig Chessmen. I say we, because the board was actually created by my girlfriend Dot, who as it turns out has a bit of a talent for cheese-slope mosaics. All I contributed was the structure and pieces.
This set forms part of this year's www.bricktothepast.com collection, England, 793. The main piece of the collection is on display over summer 2016 at the Rheded Centre in Penrith.
As always, you can follow Brick to the Past to get regular updates and the occasional funny... well, sort of funny, blog post:
I usually use the next names for pieces:
WChSoLA1
White Circle hole Square outside Large move to A1
Find out more on the BoardGameGeek game page: Cirquarles
Solution:
WShCoMC1, Dark shall block on 1st line, so move to B1 with DChSoM or DChCoS (no other option)
WShSoSC2, and dark has no option to block last move to C1 with WChSoS
I usually use the next names for pieces:
WChSoLA1
White Circle hole Square outside Large move to A1
Find out more on the BoardGameGeek game page: Cirquarles
A model of the player board from one of my favourite games.
You can see the original here: boardgamegeek.com/image/3864358/azul
From the board game Orbis.
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255507/orbis
These tiny cubies represent "worshipers" that you accumulate (or expend!) as you are a god creating your universe. The cubies are about 7mm on a side.
About Cirquarles you can find out more on the BoardGameGeek game page: Cirquarles
Find printable model on :Thingiverse
or on: Printables
About Cirquarles you can find out more on the BoardGameGeek game page: Cirquarles
Find printable model on :Thingiverse
or on: Printables
Macro Mondays. July 18, 2016 ~ Cards.
Happy Macro Monday, my friends!
Working as an illustrator since the 1960s, Tony Meeuwissen remains the only illustrator to win the prestigious Gold D&AD award, which he has won twice. On the second occasion, Meeuwissen was given the award for his playing card set, 'The Key of the Kingdom', which he began in the 1980s. This epic project was inspired by traditional, so-called 'transformation' decks of cards. In these sets, each card would be transformed into an image, and Meeuwissen spent three years working on his own visually playful illustrations in order to produce this celebrated deck.
From www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/person:11292
Taken at The Regency, Laguna Woods, California. © 2013 All Rights Reserved.
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Please!! NO Glittery Awards or Large Graphics...Buddy Icons are OK. Thank You!
Vachel Lindsay - The Mysterious Cat
I saw a proud, mysterious cat,
I saw a proud, mysterious cat
Too proud to catch a mouse or rat—
Mew, mew, mew.
But catnip she would eat, and purr,
But catnip she would eat, and purr.
And goldfish she did much prefer—
Mew, mew, mew.
Ard Ri is a variant of the game Hnefatafl, or simply Tafl, which is one of the oldest games in the world - traced in various versions to the Vikings, Welsh, Saxons, and Irish. It is rare in that it is one of the few games that comprises of two unequal sides. Ard Ri is played on a smaller board and with fewer pieces than standard Hnefatafl and it is one of the most challenging forms of the game. In Ard Ri the defending side comprises eight soldiers and a king, who start the game in the centre of the board. Their objective is for the king to escape by reaching any of the four corner squares. The attackers comprise sixteen soldiers positioned in four groups of four around the perimeter of the board. Their objective is to take the King. All pieces move like the Rook in chess and pieces are taken by "sandwiching" i.e. moving your piece so that an opponent's piece is trapped horizontally or vertically between two of yours. Unlike other versions of Hnefatafl, in Ard Ri the defending side starts first.
Ard Ri is associated with the Scottish Highlands with Ard Ri meaning 'High King' in Irish Gaelic. 'Irish Gaelic' you may ask? Well Scot's Gaelic is part of the same linguistic family and in fact comes from Ireland.
There's a really good description of the game and outline of its rules over at:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/346545/how-tafl-and-why-youd-want
Hnefatafl sets often contained intricately carved pieces and beautifully decorated boards and this is what we've tried to create here, taking inspiration from traditional designs and the iconic Uig Chessmen. I say we, because the board was actually created by my girlfriend Dot, who as it turns out has a bit of a talent for cheese-slope mosaics. All I contributed was the structure and pieces.
This set forms part of this year's www.bricktothepast.com collection, England, 793. The main piece of the collection is on display over summer 2016 at the Rheded Centre in Penrith.
As always, you can follow Brick to the Past to get regular updates and the occasional funny... well, sort of funny, blog post: