Free Trader

"Free Trader" is a solitaire game with a theme of trading between planets trying to make the first four payments on your recently bought space ship.

Inspired by the "Traveller" RPG and the 80s computer game "Elite" you will explore the planets of the galaxy looking for and making the most of trading opportunities.

But the void between the planets is not safe. You'll find it inhabited by Pirates willing to attack you and take your burnt out spaceship as salvage. So you'll need to upgrade your ships defences while struggeling to meet the payments.

With the huge cost of defenses and ship upgrades will you be tempted to risk carrying illegal cargos? If you risk it, you'll have to watch out for the Interstella Police who patrol the unfriendly space above the skies of many planets.

Free Trader, is free! Download it by selecting one of the versions and art sets shown below. However if you want to encourage further free releases please consider purchasing the game by following the LuLu link at the bottom of the page. There is no difference between the Basic Set here and the one on LuLu.

Listen to an Audio Trailer for the game.

Version	Basic Set	Alternate Art set by TGov	Alternate Art set by Linael
Version 2 : This version is slightly harder than version 1.		Planets, Cards and Playmat	Planet Cards & Event Cards ( You'll also need to download the basic set so you can print the Playmat.)
Version 1 : This version is slightly easier than version 2		Complete Game	Planet Cards & Event Cards ( You'll also need to download the basic set so you can print the Playmat.)

 This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence.
Support the game by purchasing a copy at LuLu.



Here's a how to play video:




Check out the games page at BoardGameGeek where people have developed multiple variants of the game too.

Conquer the Galaxy

Conquer the Galaxy is a card driven/action point  wargame/boardgame for two players, where each tries to win control of the Galaxy using Armies, Fleets, Maneuver and Politics.

It's Red vs Blue on a Galactic scale, with multiple ways to win in knife edge.victories. Balance your political prowess with military might to take over, control and dominate the Galaxy.

Purchase the game from LuLu

Sink the Bismarck

The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. The lead ship of her class and named after the 19th century German chancellor Otto von Bismarck, Bismarck displaced more than 50,000 tons fully loaded and was the largest warship then commissioned. Her chief claim to fame came from the Battle of the Denmark Strait in May 1941 during which the battlecruiser HMS Hood, flagship of the Home Fleet and pride of the Royal Navy, was sunk within several minutes. In response, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the order to "Sink the Bismarck", spurring a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy.

Two days later, with safer waters almost in reach, Fleet Air Arm aircraft torpedoed Bismarck and jammed her rudder, allowing heavy British units to catch up with her. In the ensuing battle on the morning of 27 May 1941, Bismarck was heavily attacked for nearly three hours before sinking.

The Boardgame

In this board game you become the controller of the Anti Aircraft batteries on board the Bismarck, desperately attempting to keep the attacking British Swordfish torpedo planes at bay.

This is a solitaire game and after printing out the game all you need to supply are four standard dice and a pencil! It's FREE, why not give it a try?

The game is written up in a PDF and stored on my Sky Drive, why not download it?

Dog Races

Dog Races is an easy to play family friendly card game. Players compete to score the most points on a series of Dog Races and play cards to help their selected dog and win and other cards to slow down their opponents dogs.

This game is free to download from my Sky Drive, just to the right.

If you want to support the designer of this game, please consider purchasing a copy of the game from LuLu. The game is exactly the same over there but a purchase through them does me more good than a simple donation. Thankyou. :)

Cthulhu Boardgame

Inspired by the stark and dark horror of the Cthulhu Mythos I put together this little boardgame that has a Cthulhu Mythosy feel.

The game is written into a simple to print PDF that you can get from my Sky Drive.

Stronghold type game playtest kit

Introduction

I'm a fan of the computer game "Stronghold". Inspired by that game I wanted to create a board game that could capture that games spirit while combining it with the fun social aspects of a board game.

This Kit

This page presents the playtest kit for my first attempt at the game. Let me make this clear, THIS IS NOT A FINISHED GAME. This is a playtest kit. It's for people to take and print out just so they can try out the rules and machanics therein. To this end the rules in the kits are in a draft format and all printable items use a minimum of color, additionally there is no decent artwork only simple line drawings in a representative style.

Feedback

By placing this file on the internet I hope to encourage people with a similar interest in the game to download, print and try out the game. I have included an email address in the playtest kit file, please let me know what you think of the way the game works ( or doesn't! )

This kit is written into a PDF file which is stored on my Sky Drive

Scenario - Memoir '44 - Defence of Calais

This is a scenario for the excellent Days of Wonder boardgame Memoir 44.

What has become known as the "Dunkirk campaign" was not merely a retreat and defence at Dunkirk. It was in fact a series of defences of coastal ports. One of the important defensive actions was that in Calais. Many British troops were evacuated from the docks while other staunch defenders both British and French held back the Axis Forces. 

the scenario is written up in a PDF and stored on my Sky Drive