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Games That Are Free To Print and Play
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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There are are many games that are released to the public to print out and play. Right now I am not in a position to be able to buy many games so I love the idea of being able to print some new games. I am not talking about games that people have scanned so others can print them. The games I am referring to are the games that people created for gamers to play and enjoy at no cost. I would appreciate your comments on any of these games you have played. *I have updated the list to allow public additions. I was able to keep up with all the great new free games being released!
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The items in this GeekList are ordered by average rating
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Posted Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:41 pm
Edited Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:21 pm
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Christian Sperling
Germany
Pirmasens
Pfalz
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From the game entry:
INCURSION is set in the world of Secrets of the Third Reich and is the ultimate combination of board game and miniatures game.
All components can be downloaded here (maybe just bring in some miniatures or tokens):
http://www.incursiongame.com/pages/downloads
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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"It is the year 1940. France has surrendered. The British and the remains of the French Army have retreated across the English Channel. Germany now controls the whole of Western Europe. The United Kingdom stands alone, waiting for the Germans to strike. Hitler approves plans for an upcoming invasion of the United Kingdom. A plan called Operation: SEALION. The invasion of the United Kingdom is about to begin!"
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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The game recreates the strategic battles between the good and evil armies of the Middle Earth. The battle mechanism is based on the play of special cards. No dice are used.
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Robert Carroll
United States
Lawrence
Kansas
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Battle Leader Tactics (BLT)
From the Rules:
"Have you ever wanted to match the tactical brilliance of Napoleon versus the charismatic sheer will to succeed of Alexander the Great? Do you want to see how Caesar’s ingenuity flourishes with the use of mechanized
infantry or missiles? How about seeing Genghis Kahn flying in low over the steppes to terrorize his opponents with attack helicopters? Go into battle with some of the most feared and successful military leaders of all time. Use the same tactics they used to win their battles. Fight with the military forces revered throughout history. All this is possible with the abstract wargame--Battle Leader Tactics (BLT)."
BLT is a component and introductory game for the Battles Leaders Tactics & Technology (BLTT) master game. BLTT is an abstract wargame that depicts some of the greatest military leaders (e.g., Alexander, Napoleon, Caesar, etc.) commanding historical units in some of the world most decisive battles (e.g., Megiddo, Zama, Hastings, Waterloo, etc.) using proven tactics of history. BLT serves as a basic game introducing players to the interaction between army units, leaders and tactics. BLT allows players to command standard troops (e.g, infantry, cavalry, artillery and guard) and special military units (e.g., 300 Spartans, Panzer Army Afrika, etc.) with historic military leaders using real tactics and fog of war--all without any dice. The primary resolution engine for the game is housed in the Tactics Results Chart (TRC), which compares tactics selected by the players and determines losses, if any, of army units.
Components:
21 Leader Cards
24 Tactics Cards (12 for each player)
28 Army Cards (14 for each player)
10 Special Army Cards
1 Tactics Results Chart
1 Rules Booklet
1 Leader Card Explanation Sheet
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Board Game: Buck Rogers 2.0
[Average Rating:8.12 Unranked]
[Average Rating:8.12 Unranked]
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Dylan Green
United States
Wyoming
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Deadly Harmony is a game that attempts to capture the flavor of old Kung-Fu movies of the 70’s and classic arcade fighting games of the early 90’s. The game-play consists of players keeping hands of cards that represent their potential options. Players execute combat moves by playing cards simultaneously. In the midst of combat the psychological heart of the game unfolds; the players must outwit their opponent by looking for tells, bluffing, and knowing their adversary better than he knows himself.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Battle of the American Revolution. Card Game for 2 players.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Alphabet Runner is a Board Game! Word Game! Card Game! – It is the only game in the world, which offers a 3-in-1 format.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Supersurf is a game of championship-level sky-surfing, or power-boarding, in the world of Judge Dredd. Each player creates a surfer and a custom board, and races to the finish line, braving dangerous obstacles, at great heights and great speeds through one of 2000AD’s Mega-Cities. Four “Supersurfs” have been depicted in the pages of 2000AD. Marlon “Chopper” Shakespeare won Supersurf 7, held illegally in Mega-City One. Supersurf 10, held legally in Oz, was won by Jug “the Wizard of Oz” Mackenzie, winner of the undocumented Supersurfs 8 and 9. Supersurf 11, a blood sport in Mega-City Two, was won by Chopper, as was Supersurf 13, back in Mega-City Two – then being rebuilt as a new Sino-City, and without the bloodbath.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Since time can remember, monkeys in the Great Wood have quarrels over who truly rules the trees. Usually these territorial skirmishes led to a lot of ill-mannered screeching, which was very impressive but rarely decisive.
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Board Game: Slipmax
[Average Rating:8.00 Unranked]
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Each player starts with 10 cents and a pawn. By moving through the ever-changing board, you attempt to gain more money than your oponents. Each space has an action associated with it, which can change as the game goes on. These actions can gain you cents, cause you to lose cents, change your location on the board, etc.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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A plic-plac is a couple of card which has the same patern or the same color. This makes combinations is several ways.
Players have to locate and pocket the maximum of plic-plac.
Other players can react by cutting plic-placs. If a player fails to do a plic-plac, then he gives information to other players and makes its plic-plac vulnerable.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Feudal Lords is a freely downloadable card game where players are medieval nobles managing their feud.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Card game for 2-6 Players. Each player controls a noble house in 13th Century Verona Italy.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Solo card game.
13th Century Asia: Take the role of Genghis Kahn:
Expand the Mongol Empire as far as you can in all directions.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Game of Renaissance Intrigue. You are a Merchant Family of Great Wealth & Prestige.
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Board Game: Mekatac
[Average Rating:8.00 Unranked]
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Quick & Dirty Tactical Giant Robot Combat Rules. Design your own Meks or pick from the Lists. Lots of Weapon Types. Can be played Hex/counters or Miniatures. Rules for Transformers, Critical Hits & Pilot Skills.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Card Game for 2 Players. Simulation of US vs Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Some superficial similarities to Monopoly such as Board shape and pawn movement. Players build up Wealth and Economic Resources. However to win, you have to have the best Legacy, which means you must convert some of that wealth into philanthropy before the game ends.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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Two player card game. Simulates a battle between two tank formations during WW2.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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A paper and pencil game.
Players take the part of traders dealing in tins of some worthy commodity, say tuna. Each starts with a fixed sum of money and then buys and sells tins of the product with the object of
ending the game with more money than his or her competitors.
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David Hunter
United Kingdom
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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A (very) quick playing real-time rummy style game the aim in Pest Control is to clear your hand of pests (cards) before the other players.
Players have a hand of 7 cards, which they play down by making nests (melds) of 3 or more cards either of the same type or in sequential order, i.e. a run. Cards may also be added to nests played by any player. On their turn players either pick up a card off the draw deck or the entire discard pile, they then discard a card. However cards may be played down by any player at any time during their turn or other players turns,in other words the game can end at any point, meaning you have to keep a close eye on what the other players are doing and how many cards they have left. Cards left in the hand score negative points, the person with the lowest points at the end of the game is the winner.
Pest Control is a print & play game by myself and my wife which can be tried out first with an ordinary pack of cards if you are only playing 2-4 players - instructions here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/404942
To make the full game all you need to do is to make two decks of 52 using this album:
http://www.artscow.com/ShareAlbum.aspx?Key=phz8xot8
Rules can be found here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/42356
Hope you enjoy the game, any feedback or comments would be appreciated.
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Blaise Sciurba
United States
Richland
Washington
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Rickety Ships (aka: Space Nertz) uses 2-4 standard decks of playing cards and poker chips or pocket change to partially simulate the experience of the space-truck building phase of "Galaxy Trucker". This game is in no way meant to be a build your own "Galaxy Trucker" game nor should it be played instead of playing "Galaxy Trucker." Instead, Rickety Ships is meant more to serve as a new experience for groups who regularly play speed games like "Nertz" or "Pick Two!"
Rickety Ships is played over 3 rounds. In each round, each player seeks to build his own ship from the supply of cards in the middle of the table, attempting to earn as many of the 5 victory points available at the end of each round. At the end of the 3rd round, the player who has earned the most of the 15 available victory points is the winner.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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WWI dogfighting game that is a fast, actionpacked easy to learn game.
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Chad V
United States
New York
New York
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The Roulette is very simple and each game lasts from two to three minutes. Even though, attacker and defender have often strategy doubts.
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Posted Sun May 24, 2009 7:51 pm
New York
New York
daVinci Games has released 6 free games and some of them look pretty good. http://www.davincigames.com/
GobCon at http://www.goblins.net/
I will add these to BGG Database when I get around to playing them.
*And again please suggest other games even if they are not in the BGG DB
http://www.interactivitiesink.com/cardgames/index.html
Factories, Yukk, and Petting Zoo Gangsta are all free print-n-play games.
I printed out Yukk to use in class with spanish kids learning english, it's a great concept and really workable and fun although it was necessary to play with card ratios. In class we warm-up with the kids thinking of their own yucky foods, rating their yuckiness and then making their own cards before playing. It's fun and it's didactic. Thanks for making them man.
Lawrence
Kansas
Several Warpspawn games are now in the BGG database.
BTW, excellent list. FPNP games need more attention like this list. Thanks.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41606
And I'd like to include my entry too.
For fans of Doctor Who...
The Doctor Who Solitaire Story game.
Please check out the game here at BGG.