Blockade2 Players - 8-99 Years - (15min)
I reviewed this game in the Peterborough Standard in 1982. The aim is simple. Get one of your pieces to occupy one of your opponent's starting points. The trick is in using the two square long barrier pieces both to frustrate your opponent and defend your route to their starting points. It's a game I still enjoy playing but my wife does not. She doesn't like games where you need to think about and plan a few moves ahead.
The Game of Nations2-4 Players - 12-99 Years - (90min)
This game was published by Waddingtons in 1973 along with a revised "Mine A Million" renamed "The Business Game". Both were aimed at adults and older children. The Game of Nation's box proclaimed it as "A political strategy game. For two to Four players". While role-playing games were appearing on the market, this was the first for Waddington in having no clearly defined aim, beyond surviving.
Railway Rivals3-10 Players - 11-99 Years - (90min)
This is another of the games I reviewed in the Peterborough Standard. Played on a map that arrived via mail order in a cardboard tube, rather than a rigid board. You set about building a rail network and then operate trains in the hope your routes will be more profitable than your rivals. There used to be maps a-plenty available and not just UK based ones which meant there was likely one that covered your part of the world.
Zensu2 Players - 8-99 Years - 25min
This is a game with a familiar objective. Get a piece to your opponents home territory before your opponent gets one to yours. What sets it apart from others is the way the pieces move in combination with the way they capture enemy pieces. Both the draughts and chess techniques of jumping over and landing on are used. I'm still trying to work out the techniques that will lead to mastery of this game.