Qin (board game) Qin (board game) Qin is a 2012 board game by Reiner Knizia. It is themed after the Qin dynasty in ancient China. "Qin" is a game for two to four players. Players represent competing kingdoms, intent on conquering territory in China. The game is played on a rectangular grid. Each player receives a number of pagodas, which come in four different colours: black, white, green and purple. Each player is assigned one colour. On his/her turn, each player places a tile consisting of two squares on the board. Squares come in three different colours: red, yellow and blue. The colours
Lord of the Rings (board game) Lord of the Rings (board game) Lord of the Rings is a board game based on the high fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. Published in 2000 by Kosmos in Germany, Wizards of the Coast in the U.S., and Parker Brothers in the U.K., the game is designed by Reiner Knizia and features artwork by illustrator John Howe. It won a Spiel des Jahres special award for "best use of literature in a game" and in 2004 it won the Games Magazine Games 100 Honor in the Family Strategy category. A slightly revised version