Series: 3M Bookshelf Series

Feudal

boardgame

Feudal is a chess-like strategy game featuring medieval character pieces from the 3M Bookshelf Series. It includes a 16x16-inch map board, six armies with 14 characters each, divider screens, and a rulebook.

Go

boardgame

Go is a traditional board game where two players alternately place stones on a 19x19 grid. The goal is to enclose territory and capture enemy stones. When both players pass, the higher score wins after counting territory and captured pieces.

Mr. President

boardgame

Mr. President from the 3M Bookshelf Series is a realistic US presidential election campaign simulation for two to four players. Participants select candidates, plan strategies, raise funds, and adapt to unpredictable political twists during their race.

Phlounder

boardgame

In this board game, dice determine word type and length. All players simultaneously slide letters along tracks. The first to form a valid word rings the bell. After eleven rounds, the player with the highest score wins the game.

Acquire

boardgame

In Sid Sackson's Acquire, players invest in businesses that grow and merge through tile placement. Majority stockholders earn bonuses and can trade or cash in shares. The goal is to accumulate the greatest wealth through strategic investments.

Point Of Law

boardgame

Point of Law is a social board game from the 3M Bookshelf Series where players act as judge and jury over 100 fictional courtroom dramas. Using logic and intuition, participants evaluate arguments and decide cases together.

Bazaar

boardgame

Bazaar is a classic board game from the 3M Bookshelf Series. Players trade colored chips based on random equation cards. The goal is to efficiently collect specific chip combinations to acquire target cards and score points.

Oh-Wah-Ree

boardgame

Oh-Wah-Ree is a Mancala game for two to four players, originally from the 3M Bookshelf Series. It features a folding board, smooth stones, and colored markers. The ancient game combines fast-paced pebble action with deep strategic planning.

Image

boardgame

Image is a trivia game from the 3M Bookshelf Series featuring 112 cards. Players think of famous figures and play cards detailing location, era, activity, status, and initials. Players can score points, steal opponents' images, and face penalties for bluffs.

Facts in Five

boardgame

A classic word game from the 3M Bookshelf Series. Players draw category cards and five letters, racing against a five-minute timer to find matching words for each letter. Later editions updated the components and modernized the question categories.

Backgammon

boardgame

Backgammon is an ancient strategic board game where two players move 15 checkers based on dice rolls, aiming to bear them all off first. Capturing opponent stones adds depth. Despite the dice, success relies heavily on tactical choices, probability, and risk management.

Chess

boardgame

Chess is a global two-player strategy game on an 8x8 board, aiming to checkmate the opponent's king. Each of the six piece types moves uniquely. With ancient roots, chess is now an internationally recognized sport featuring competitive tournaments, world champions, and deep cultural significance worldwide.

Foil

boardgame

Foil is a card game where players draw and discard letter cards until they form words with all cards. Players then have five minutes to unscramble each other's words. Points are awarded for constructed words, successfully unscrambled opponent words, and unique words left unsolved.

Executive Decision

boardgame

In this economic game by Sid Sackson, players plan the production of finished goods by purchasing raw materials. Purchase and selling prices are determined each round through bidding, adapting dynamically to the balance of supply and demand.

Contigo

boardgame

This 3M Bookshelf game combines Mancala mechanics with checker-like tactics. Played on a 6x6 board with surrounding pits, pebble counts dictate pawn movement. Two modes are included: aligning four pawns in a row or capturing key opponent pieces.

Jati

boardgame

Jati is a very simple tile placement game for two or four players originally slated for the 3M series. Only about 100 test copies were produced, with most subsequently destroyed. Spielbox later republished the game in 1986.

Challenge Football

boardgame

In Challenge Football, players act as American football coaches, selecting and drawing plays. By comparing offensive paths with defensive alignments over four quarters, participants determine yardage gains, penalties, and the final score to win the game.

Quinto

boardgame

Quinto from the 3M Bookshelf Series is number Scrabble. Players place numbered tiles so row and column sums equal multiples of a random target number. Playing all five tiles requires scoring in two directions. Unused tiles dock points at the end.

Jumpin

boardgame

This classic board game from the 3M series features twelve heavy metal pawns per player. The objective is to move all your pawns to the opposite side by leaping over other pieces in straight lines until someone wins.

Breakthru

boardgame

Breakthru, part of the 3M Bookshelf Series, is a modern Hnefatafl game featuring asymmetrical forces. Gold tries to escape a blockade with a flagship and escorts, while Silver aims to outmaneuver and capture the flagship.

Twixt

boardgame

Twixt is a two-player abstract connection game by Alex Randolph. Players alternate placing pegs and links on a board to form a continuous path connecting their opposite sides. Existing links cannot cross each other. First to connect wins.

Ploy

boardgame

Ploy is a strategic board game for two to four players from the 3M Bookshelf Series with a science fiction theme. Players move or rotate pieces on a grid to eliminate the opponent's commander or all opposing forces in this chess-like challenge.

Mr. President

boardgame

Stocks & Bonds

boardgame

Stocks & Bonds is an economic game for two to eight players where participants invest in ten securities. The goal is to become the wealthiest stockholder on Wall Street through clever buying and selling decisions.