Pax Porfiriana – Latin for "The Porfirian Peace" – refers to the 33-year reign of dictator Porfirio Díaz, who ruled Mexico with an iron hand until toppled by the 1910 Revolution.
As a rich businessman (Hacendado) in the turbulent pre-revolutionary borderlands of the U.S. and Mexico, players compete to build business empires of ranches, mines, rails, troops, and banks while subverting opponents with bandidos, Indians, and lawsuits.
Using the Tokyo Metro system map, players look to increase the value of stocks they hold, as well as speculating on stocks they don’t own. After 9 rounds, most money wins
Successfully funded on Kickstarter - December 2018 and now in print!
Downlink: The Game of Planetary Discovery launches players into the incredible world of Solar System exploration – based on real science, rockets, and technology -- created by Dante Lauretta, the leader of the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, which is exploring asteroid Bennu right now!
I am a Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona. My day job is running the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. I also own a company called Xtronaut Enterprises. We design board games with science themes including Constellations, winner of the 2018 Mensa... Read More →
Saturday October 5, 2019 9:00am - 11:00am MST
Catalina-11
Limited Capacityfull Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Coming to Kickstarter in 2020! In Pisces, players control a fishing fleet that can fish in six different fisheries. Gameplay requires strategy to maintain a sustainable fishery while maximizing profit. Players decide where to place their boats, then roll dice to catch fish. The game has elements of roulette and craps while incorporating strategic decision making. Co-designed by Matt Lauretta, a fisheries scientist, and Dante Lauretta, designer of the award winning games Xtronaut and Constellations (winner of the Mensa Select award in 2018).
I am a Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona. My day job is running the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. I also own a company called Xtronaut Enterprises. We design board games with science themes including Constellations, winner of the 2018 Mensa... Read More →
Saturday October 5, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm MST
Catalina-11
Limited Capacityfull Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Coming to Kickstarter in 2020! Village Heroes is a fast-paced dice-rolling monster fighting game. Players control a peaceful village that is overrun by monsters from other dimensions. Players spend resources to build their village or buff their heroes. The player that captures the most monsters wins. Features artwork from famed illustrator Jessica Feinberg. Co-designed by father and son team Griffin and Dante Lauretta, designer of the award winning games Xtronaut and Constellations (winner of the Mensa Select award in 2018).
I am a Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona. My day job is running the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. I also own a company called Xtronaut Enterprises. We design board games with science themes including Constellations, winner of the 2018 Mensa... Read More →
Saturday October 5, 2019 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Catalina-11
Xtronaut 2.0 is the upcoming successor to our debut game Xtronaut: The Game of Solar System Exploration. Xtronaut 2.0 adds improved game mechanics, new actions, six-player expansion, and new missions. Join creator Dante Lauretta, leader of NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission, to test out the next generation of Xtronaut games.
I am a Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Arizona. My day job is running the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. I also own a company called Xtronaut Enterprises. We design board games with science themes including Constellations, winner of the 2018 Mensa... Read More →
Saturday October 5, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm MST
Catalina-11
This is an old west retheme of Friedemann Friese's Terra. Would you know where the first wanted poster for Jesse James was posed? Would you know the year? Would you know the amount of the reward? Well, it's OK if you don't; because in "Terra: Old West Edition", close enough counts. Join the game an learn something about the golden age of the old west and maybe win a prize too.
John is a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) programmer. He has been a software developer for more than 25 years. He is the designer of "Treasure Fleet" the card game, published in 2006. He has been a Tucson resident for 17 years.
Saturday October 5, 2019 8:00pm - 9:00pm MST
Catalina-11
Europe in the age of imperialism. International investors try to achieve the greatest influence in Europe. With their bonds, they control the politics of the six imperial nations: Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Great Britain, the German Empire, and Russia. The nations erect factories, build fleets, and deploy armies. The investors watch as their nations expand, wage wars, levy taxes, and collect the proceeds. Since the European nations are under the shifting influence of different investors, new strategic alliances and conflicts arise between them again and again!
Each player represents an international investor. Only he who succeeds in increasing his capital and gaining influence in the most powerful European nations will win the imperial competition.
Imperial is a varied strategy game without the luck of dice or cards.
Do you love noodles? Of COURSE you do! Do you love games? Well DUH!
Ramen Fury is a fast-paced card game where you compete to prepare and eat the best three bowls of ramen that you can create. Gather the ingredients you need for each bowl to give the most points. But be beware of an opponent reaching over to scoop one of them out for their own bowls instead. Feel like sabotaging an opponent? Throw all those hot peppers in your hand into one of their bowls (unless, of course, they *want* hot peppers)! Once someone has slurped down their third bowl of noodles the game ends.
