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2009 In Games
This page lists board game, board and card games, Wargaming, wargames, Miniature wargaming, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2009. For video games, see 2009 in video games. Games released or invented in 2009 Game awards given in 2009 *Mensa Select: ''Cornerstone'', ''Dominion (game), Dominion'', ''Marrekech'', ''Stratum'', ''Tic-Tac-Ku'' *Spiel des Jahres: ''Dominion (game), Dominion'' * Games (magazine), Games: ''Small World (board game), Small World'' * ''Maria'' won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano. Significant games-related events in 2009 *Mattel, Mattel, Inc. purchases Sekkoia SAS, makers of ''Blokus'', ''Blokus Trigon'', ''Blokus 3D'', ''Blokus Duo'', and ''Blokus Giant'' for an undisclosed sum. Deaths {, class="wikitable" , - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Date , , Name , , Age , , Notability , - , March 13 , Keith Herber , 60 , RPG designer , - , April 7 , Dave Arneson , 61 , co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' , - , September 6 , David J. Ritchie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a competition between two or more players. To show a few examples: in checkers (British English name 'draughts'), a player wins by capturing all opposing pieces, while Eurogames often end with a calculation of final scores. ''Pandemic'' is a cooperative game where players all win or lose as a team, and peg solitaire is a puzzle for one person. There are many varieties of board games. Their representation of real-life situations can range from having no inherent theme, such as checkers, to having a specific theme and narrative, such as '' Cluedo''. Rules can range from the very simple, such as in snakes and ladders; to deeply complex, as in '' Advanced Squad Leader''. Play components now often include custom figures or shaped counters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finca (game)
''Finca'' is a board game published by Hans im Glück. Players collect fruit by stepping around a windmill and then selling the fruit in specific combinations to the various towns on the game board. About ''Finca'' was designed by Wolfgang Sentker and Ralf zur Linde, and was published in 2009. It is suggested to be played with two to four players, and takes approximately 45 minutes to play. ''Finca'' is targeted for ages 8 and up. Honors *2009 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee *2009 Lys Grand Public Finalist *2009 Spiel des Jahres Nominee *2010 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee Details ''Fincas game board displays the Mediterranean island of Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal .... Each player tries to harvest and deliver th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopoly City
Monopoly City is a board game that is a spin-off of the original Monopoly. It was released by Hasbro in 2009, and made its first public appearance at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair The Nuremberg International Toy Fair (German language, German: ''Spielwarenmesse''), held annually since 1949, is the largest international trade fair for toys and games. Only trade visitors associated with the toy business, journalists and inv .... It was named 'Game of the Year 2009' by the British Toy and Hobby Association at the 57th London Toy Fair. Gameplay is similar to, but more complex than, the original Monopoly. Features The game creates diversified experience where the player can win without owning a Monopoly. The game includes new building types such as parks, water towers, wind farms, schools, prisons, sewage plants, trash dumps, and power plants. These exist as physical playing pieces and are placed down by players in the center of the gameboard, to which are mapped the "dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malifaux
Malifaux is a skirmish-level miniatures wargame manufactured by Wyrd Miniatures involving gang warfare in the ruins of a city. The setting of the game is centered around the city Malifaux, which can be discovered through a breach opening into another world. Released at Gen Con in August 2009, Malifaux uses a card mechanic in lieu of dice. Numbers are randomly generated by drawing numbered cards (1–13, with a Red Joker representing 14 and a Black Joker representing 0) from a “Fate Deck”. The Fate Deck cards consist of 4 different suits similar to the suits of classic playing cards: “Masks” represent the similar suit of “Diamonds”, “Rams” represent “Hearts”, “Crows” represent “Spades”, and “Tomes” represent “Clubs”. A number of mechanics in the game allow for manipulating the cards flipped from the Fate Deck, including each player having access to a "Control Hand" allowing them to "Cheat Fate" and replace any card flipped with a card from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Labyrinth (board Game)
''The Magic Labyrinth'' is a 2009 children's fantasy board game designed by Dirk Baumann, for two to four players. ''The Magic Labyrinth'' is a labyrinth game with the objective of finding treasures hidden in the labyrinth. The labyrinth's walls are invisible, so players must memorize the locations of the walls in order to successfully claim treasure pieces. Rules The game has a wizard setting and is played over a 6x6 rectangular grid representing a labyrinth. The labyrinth's walls are actually placed under the board, invisible to the players. The player's pieces consist of a wizard piece on top of the board, and a metal sphere underneath the board, connected to the wizard piece by a magnet. The pieces start out from the four corners of the board, with one player in each corner. At the start of the game, a treasure is randomly selected, and the players have to get to the square representing the treasure. On his/her turn, a player throws a die deciding how many spaces his/he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logo Board Game
The LOGO Board Game is for 2 to 6 players (or teams) aged 12 and up. Players travel round the board of purple, yellow, green, and red spaces, based on correctly answered questions, until they reach the winning zone in the center. The questions are based on logos, products and packaging of well-known brands. There are three types of question card: * Picture cards * Pot luck cards * Common theme cards The game includes 1 playing board, 6 playing pieces, 400 cards containing 1,600 questions and rules. The game was launched by Drumond Park Drumond Park is an independent British game manufacturer. Since 2019, their products are distributed by Tomy. Notable Brands Current * Absolute Balderdash * All Star Family Fortunes * Articulate ** Articulate Your Life! ** Articulate For Kids ... in 2009, and was one of the three top selling adult games in the UK for that year, with Drumond Park’s Articulate and Rapidough taking the number 2 and 3 spots. The game launched internationall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
København (board Game)
''København'' is a board game by the company We Are Sailing. ''København'' is a direct spin-off from the classic board game '' Monopoly'' by Parker Brothers. The game is set in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark and uses the Danish krone as currency, with each player getting a starting sum of 25 thousand DKK. The game retains most of the basic rules of ''Monopoly'', with some changes. The main change is that when a player lands on an unclaimed property, he/she has three chances: * Leave the property unclaimed. This costs the player a penalty of 500 DKK. * Hold a public auction. This awards the player a prize of 500 DKK, and the auction proceeds with the player landing on the property making a bid (which can be lower than the property's value), and incremental bids proceeding among the players until only one player is left in the auction. This player must then buy the property. * Hold a closed auction. This awards the player a prize of 500 DKK, and the auction proceeds with each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaipur (card Game)
''Jaipur'' is a card game for two players. It was created by Sébastien Pauchon in 2009 and published by Asmodee. Players assume the roles of powerful merchants in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. The aim is to receive two "seals of excellence" and be invited to the court of the Maharaja. The game focuses on buying, exchanging, and selling at better prices, all while keeping an eye on both your camel herds. Gameplay Each turn, a player chooses between acquiring new goods from the market by using "tokens representing money", or selling goods in exchange for tokens. Selling a larger batch of goods earns a bonus. Reception Overall, the board game has received favorable reviews, many acknowledging its simplicity, yet sufficient depth. Shut Up & Sit Down have suggested that "great game for seasoned vets but also something you could easily introduce to people who don’t play a lot" whereas iSlayTheDragon said "Jaipur is a blast to play". Board Game Land has suggested that the ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial 2030
''Imperial'' is a German-style board game designed by Mac Gerdts in which the object is to accumulate wealth in the form of bond holdings in successful countries and cash. Players take on the role of international financiers who purchase government bonds in the six pre-World War I empires of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Russia. The principal bondholder of a nation gains control of its government and can order importation or production of armaments and ships; maneuvering of military units; construction of factories; and taxation. During play, an investor card is passed around which allows the purchase of additional bonds. A rondel – a wheel-shaped game mechanism with eight different options – is used to determine the options available to a country. The game box states that it is for 2–6 players, but a developer-supported variant allows play with seven.*Gerdts, MacFirst time SEVEN player session Feb. 20, 2007. '' Imperial 2030'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana (board Game)
''Havana'' is a board game by Reinhard Staupe. The game takes place just after the Cuban Revolution and is centred around the regeneration of Cuba's capital Havana. It is framed as a sequel to the board game ''Cuba'' and uses Michael Menzel's artwork from that game. Released in 2009 the game is published by Rio Grande Games. ''Havana'' is classed as a light strategy game which uses sets of 13 cards for its central game mechanic. The cards are the same for each player with the turn order determined by the values of the two cards which are played each round. This means that the player can change each round and consequently a planned action may be prevented or restricted. Players need to accrue money (peso The peso is the monetary unit of several countries in the Americas, and the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word translates to "weight". In most countries the peso uses the Dollar sign, same sign, "$", as many currencies na ...s), workers, and building mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansa Teutonica
''Hansa Teutonica'' is a German board game designed by Andreas Steding and published by Argentum Verlag in 2009. It placed in the top 10 at the Deutscher Spiele Preis __NOTOC__ The Deutscher Spielepreis (, ''German Game Prize'') is an important award for boardgames. It was started in 1990 by the German magazine ''Die Pöppel-Revue'', which collects votes from the industry's stores, magazines, professionals a .... The game can be played with 2–5 players. In addition to the core set, an expansion has been published that adds new rules and modes of play. Gameplay The game's theme centers around the Hanseatic League, a group of German cities that formed a trading area in the Middle Ages, and the merchants who traded among them. The object of the game is to have the largest number of victory points at game's end; these can be obtained through a variety of methods. Each player must strike a balance between attaining these points and enhancing their own ability to secure addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
