How to Play
The NewVenture YouTube Channel includes three main playlists:
- Peg Pastimes: I present a little history and background information about each game in the collection, as well full instructions and some bits of strategy to help you play (and win).
- NewVenture Games: I share stories about the inspiration and development of my original game designs, teach you how to play them, and brag a little about how great they are.
- Game Stuff: These are videos about table-top games in general. I cover history, research, game collecting and the hobby itself, as well as sharing insights into the creative and production process.
Colorbars – A new colorful casual card game in my Game Room!
This is the official introduction of my recent original game design: Colorbars. You will be playing cards to a row on the table - your "tableau" - lining up the colored cells on the card to create a "bar" of a...
Ploy – The Space-Age 3M Bookshelf Strategy Game!
This 3M "Bookshelf" game is one of my favorites from the series. Two players or four, there are some real challenges to look ahead a few moves and predict what might happen. It's also fun to play in a "cut throat" fashion...
Touring in my Gameroom: “Take a trip and never leave the farm!”
The classic "Touring" card game was published continually for over 60 years. Invented in 1906, it followed the rise of the automobile in popularity. By 1924, the Parker Brothers company added it to their catalog and began a...
Anti-Grid – a NEW two-player abstract strategy game from NewVenture Games!
Two players, two sets of pieces, and two boards intertwined, entangled in a struggle to annihilate the opposing forces. "Custodial capture" has always been a favorite mechanism of mine in abstract games, and Anti-Grid gives...
The Antique Game of “Contack” is Triangular Dominoes. Sort of.
The game of Contack was invented in 1938 by two entrepreneurs in Tulsa, Oklahoma and immediately licensed by Parker Brothers. Over the next 25 years (or more), it was a popular product in their catalog. It faded from the...
Asalto
This historic two-player war game has been popular for over 220 years - maybe more. The earliest version was played around 1800 on a Fox and Geese board somewhere in the middle of Europe, and by 1803 was being published as...
Who would’ve thought that Rhombuses could be so much fun?
This is a great visual pattern-making game for the whole family. Very easy to learn and play for 2 to 6 people, or even with teams. It's simply a matter of playing these uniquely designed cards side-by-side to form diamond...
Puluc – A 2-player elimination game from the Ketchi Indians of Guatemala
Puluc (also called Boolik or Bul) is a running-fight board game originating in Mesoamerica, and is known particularly among several of the Maya peoples of Belize and the Guatemalan highlands. It's not known exactly when the...
Bonnets, Bustles, and Boots is a Clever Card Game for 3 Players with a Theme of Victorian Fashion
A card game specifically designed for courting couples and their chaperone...their what? The idea for this original NewVenture card game comes from the late Victorian-era practice of courting couples always have a mature...
A few words about “creative” packaging. (A bit of a rant.)
Something a little different from the Game Room this week. I have a lot of games. The collection is nearing 2,000 products now. The challenge has always been storage and retrieval. How are they stored, and can I get to a...
Konane – A traditional board game of Hawaii. (A very good game!)
Konane was almost lost to history, discouraged by colonizers in the early 1800s. Fortunately, it's back, and we can enjoy this bit of Hawaii's fascinating culture on the game table. When you explain the rules, people don't...
A Bazaar game! A fun and (dare I say it?) educational gem from Sid Sackson’s impressive catalog.
Bazaar is one of my favorites to play with family and friends. Simple to learn, easy to play, and challenging besides. A couple of notes from the editorial desk: 1. There's a third thing that can be done in each player's...