The game of Vladimir Suchy from the ambitious Czech publishing "Czech Edition Game is one of the games in which the English title" Shipyard "would actually work in Germany. The title "The Yard" looks a bit square and not so inviting for a leisurely evening game. So to come to the point: The game is not square, but a sort of "let's make yet another round."

The idea is to build ships, to equip them with equipment and crew and bring them to a maiden voyage. The backdrop is the beginning of the industrial age, emerged as the first large steamships replaced the sailing ships, and for transatlantic crossings. It was the ship that gave the fastest Atlantic crossing, the coveted "Blue Ribbon".

The construction of the ships in the shipyard is done with a bit of action that require explanation system, but which, once understood, easy to operate. Players can choose from 8 actions on a bar that is ongoing. A chosen action changes the position and it is applied to the first position after it was blocked for a round of ausfährenden player. Thus the eight actions "move" on a sort of "time scale" and cause a circular system of up to 4 rounds depending on the number of players. Read more »

Keywords: CGE