Board Games

Maeshowe Solo Print and Play Game

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Maeshowe is a solo print and play game about tomb robbers in AD1150. From the game’s description:

According to the Orkneyinga Saga, Earl Rognvald Kali Kolsson broke into the chambered tomb of Maeshowe, on Orkney, in AD1150. In AD1153, Earl Harald Maddadson and a group of his men sheltered there during a snowstom. The sagas tell us that Rognvald found treasure there and that two of Harald’s men went mad. When the Victorians opened the tomb in 1861, they found Runic graffiti demonstrating that both of these episodes were based on real tomb-breaks. This game combines the two events from the 1150’s and casts you as Harald and Rognvald.

Th game uses standard playing cards (or you can print specialized cards) a board and a few tokens.

Birdsong Roll And Write Game

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Birdsong is a free print-and-play roll and write game about bird watching. Roll and writes are all the rage right now in tabletop gaming.

Minute Diktator Print and Play Game

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Minute Diktator is a free print and play game in which two players vie to get the support of the “Council of Five” to replace the departed Dear Leader.

FIKA Print and Play Card Game

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FIKA is an 18 card print and play game in which two players try to win rounds by selling coffee, tea and pastry. It comes with a solo mode. From the BGG description:

Players must use the actions and goals on their cards and the cards in the FIKA supply in order to outsmart their opponent. The player that can win two rounds by getting the maximum value out of his cards, wins the game. 

I like these mini games. They’re easy to print and assemble, and for a couple of bucks worth of ink and paper, I can get a nice filler game.

Bower Print and Play Game

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Bower is a free print and play game about Australian Bowerbirds collecting items to increase the visual appeal of their nests.

Collecting and decorating is a thing with the species, as you can see from the nest below: