Introduction to Warpspawn Games

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Featured Game

The Great Machine - by Peter Cobcroft

Other Sections

Game Reviews & Essays - From the Peanut Gallery.

Warpspawn Cast - The Few the Proud.

The Big Book of Games - Yes, all of them!

Even More Games

Universal Game Systems -

WarpQuest - Artifact gaming page.

Warp Skirmish - Board & Card Wargames.

Warp Empires - Board & Card Wargames.

Warp Play - Roleplaying Concepts.

Chess Variants

Kings Gambit - A Game of Luck & Skill.

Elemental Chess - Earth, Air, Fire, & Water do battle.

Go Chess - Go style setup followed by chess play.

Reserve Chess - Deploy men from your reserve during play.

Sorcery Chess - 100+ spells; Move or cast a spell.

Battle Royale - Strategic & Tactical Boards; Variant chess pieces.

Gamma Chess - The goal is not to capture but to occupy opponents last rows.

Simulchess - Simultaneous moves, written orders.

Stakk Chess - Stack pawns to make more powerfull pieces.

Backgammon Variants

Army Man Backgammon - Pull out the Plastic.

Arc Gammon - Circular board. Modifier die. Multiple Victory Conditions.

Slimed - Ghostbusters vs. Ghosts.

Wargammon - Backgammon variant using chessboard.

Space Blast - Uses cards and a Sci-Fi theme.

Sea Battles - WWII Theme. Counter set included!

Gin & Poker Variants

Spectrum - ROYGBIV

Kings Hand - Many combos. 13 Suites.

Spider-Man - Ante up Web Slingers.

Dragon Poker - Special Deck; Build fearsome Dragons to overcome your opponents.

Stellar Poker - Special Earth Sun Moon Solar System Deck.

Word Poker - Make words, score points.

Stratego Variants

Stratego WWII Naval - Battleships and Carriers. Card Set included!

Economic Games

Tlatelolco - Aztec Market Place.

Caravan - Game of Arabian Middlemen.

Diamond Traders - Trade for the best possible stones.

Air Fare - Build your own Airline.

War Fair - 1980's Arms Dealers. Here's your chance to be a Death Merchant.

Space Base - Rival colonies compete for space & revenue.

Durable Goods - Buy, produce, sell; Published in the Academic Gaming Review!

Placement Games

Miami Beach - Game of Hotel building.

Cross & Crown - Game of careful placement.

Fiefs - Place your pawns to control lands and accumulate gold.

Terratain - Place your structures to score the most points.

Space Exploration

The Great Space Race - by Brian Peterson

Space Station Alpha - Help construct the ISS.

Abstract Strategy

Fortac - Use cards to make positional combos.

Motala Strom - 1-D Strategy by Marcus Salo.

Tlachtli - Aztec Ball Court.

Swords & Such - Blend of Chess & Backgammon.

Dodeca - Similiar to chess. Dice are used as pieces.

Linear Progression - Fill more of the board.

Travel Theme Games

Grand Tour - Match vehicles with routes to visit the most cities.

Politics

Gerrymandering - Redraw the district lines to win the election; Published in the Academic Gaming Review!

Sports Games

Ready Fence - En Garde!

Baseball Outs - Take me out to the Ballgame!

Javelin - Track & Field

Wildcat Soccer - Gooooooooooaaallllll!!!!!!!!!!!

Kids Games

Alphabet Pirates - For Literate Pirates.

Play Ground Skirmish - Water Balloons & Tittie Twisters!

Scooby Doo Mystery Game - Zoinks!

United States - Vermont is next to what?

Play Sets - Arts & Crafts Idea.

Pizza Pie Maker - Fresh from the oven!

The Great Traveling Circus Game - Three Ring Fun!

Bees - Make the most honey.

Dice Games

Liberal Arts

Universal Hero - Ala Joseph Campbell.

Arcology - For Paolo Soleri Fans.

Renaissance Fair - Don't miss the Live Chess Match!

The Diet Game - The last 10 pounds is the hardest.

Jaws - Man Eating Fun!

Pu Pu Platter - You'll want to play again in 30 minutes.

Movie Scripts - I'm ready for my closeup Mr. De Mille.

Freudian Slip - Relax. Tell me about your mother.

Flower Power - The 60's Experience.

Connexions - Based on the idea of the Glass Bead Game by Herman Hesse.

Adult Content Games

Gambler - You can't win if you don't play.

Interzone - Naked Lunch Fare.

Xploits - You asked for it.

Score - Days of Beer and Mailbox Baseball.

Jail Break - Running from the Law by Marcus Salo.

Deduction Games

Physical Sciences

Quarks - High Energy Physics

Biology

Zoo - Whose Zoo's the best Zoo?

Swarm - Which swarm will dominate?

Evolved - Board Game: Be fruitfull and multiply.

Cellular - Card Game: Make combos of biological concepts.

Medical

Psych Ward - Game of Psychopharmacology.

Heart Patient - Card Game: Survive the longest.

Pharmacy Notes - Not a game.

CCG Alternate Rules

Dune: Eye of the Storm CCG - Rules for Common Deck play.

Dune CCG Variant Solo Rules - by C Gerard Luft.

Mythos: The Cthulhu CCG - Rules for Solo play.

SpellFire CCG - Rules for Common Deck play.

BloodWars CCG - Rules for Common Deck play.

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