Just a brief note about some items of interest up for auction:
DARK TOWER (Milton Bradley, 1981) - A classic game by any standard. Up
to 4 players go on a quest, journeying around the board to collect
three magic keys to enable them to attack the Dark Tower and liberate
the kingdom! The tower actually keeps track of all the spoils won by
the players as well as referee the dragon and brigand attacks, handle
all the exploration of tombs and ruins and bargaining in bazaars along
the way. After all these years, this game STILL plays well and is a
brilliant fantasy game! This one is in MINT CONDITION! And YES, the
tower works!
DYNASTY (Onoma Productions, 1969) - Ambitious game for up to 8 players
of diplomacy, economics and warfare as players vie for control of
ancient China. Each player represents a different faction with
DIFFERENT goals! Highly sophisticated play especially for a game from
1969! Lots of large wooden pieces, plastic soldiers (with moveable
arms!), large canvas map "board" and more. Comes in a large, red,
circular metal canister! A very unique game and extremely hard to
find. Reportedly less than 500 made (and, after 40 years, probably
only a handful still in existence). A TRUE RARITY!
MR WHO (3M, 1973) - Unusual deduction game. There are 32 Suspect
cards. The suspect is always the same man but could be wearing one of
four different hats, sunglasses or not, and one of four
differently-colored sweaters. There are also 32 Mr. Who cards which
have written descriptions that match the Suspect cards but with the
characteristics in random order. In each round, one player is Mr. Who
and picks a Mr. Who card - the other players are detectives and try to
deduce which suspect he is. They play cards to the grid on the board
to get information on the three items on the Mr. Who card. During this
process, Mr. Who commits more crimes and the reward money increases.
After everyone has been Mr. Who once the player with the most money
wins. One of the last 3M releases! MINT IN THE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP!
RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR (SPI, 1976)- Historical simulation of the military
and political conflict of 1918-1921 which abolished the Czarist regime
and created the foundation of the Soviet Union. Each player controls
one or more factions drawn from the revolutionary,
counter-revolutionary, nationalist and interventionist forces which
historically participated. Victory depends first on the side one wants
(either revolutionary or counter-revolutionary) winning the war and
second on being the player most successful defeating the forces of the
losing side. Special rules cover the Politburo Central Committee,
purges, the Czar and more. Optional rules permit any number of
players, as well as solitaire. This part of SPI’s Power Politics
Series. Designed by Jim Dunnigan.
STAR WARS EPIC DUELS (Milton Bradley/Hasbro, 2002) - Star Wars Epic
Duels gives players a chance to experience individual battles between
famous Star Wars characters set on different board locations. Players
choose a major character that has one or two minor characters with it.
Each set of characters has its own deck of cards which are used for
attack, defense, or special abilities. Each deck is unique with
certain special powers relevant to the major character. There are
different modes of play; one on one battles, up to three teams can
play against each other, or up to six players can play a free for all,
last man standing battle. MINT IN THE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP!
These auctions are scheduled to end on July 2. To see these items,
please go to the Gamers Alliance web site -
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and click on the "Current Ebay auctions" link. (Gamers Alliance
members may use their $10 membership bonus towards ANY Ebay purchase.
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Thanks for looking!
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Herb Levy
gamers@gamersalliance.com
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