Invisible City Productions

A press-your-luck game for two to four fearless poultry fans

A board game tribute to the classic “Surround-style” video games of the 80’s for two to six digital serpents.

A game for two to four pet aficionados.

A game for three or more secret-keeping rule enforcers by Jonathan Leistiko

A very, very lightweight trick-taking game for three to six R.E.M. fans.

You’re lost in a maze of twisty passages, all alike. Escape in this unusual card-and-dice game for two to four bewildered explorers.

A game of acrobatics, old-fashioned theft, and mayhem for 3 to 6 accident-prone burglars.

A red-hot, oozy, territory claiming game for two to six players.

Why did the stick figure cross the incredibly hazardous field of death? Find out in this cut-throat game for two to five curiously featureless individuals.

A rhythmic hand-clapping game for two quick-witted players.

The alien menace has arrived, and the only thing standing between us and them are cows. Are you up to the challenge? Find out in this asymmetric two-player game.

A game of temporo-spatial manipulation in the past, present, and future for you and your evil twin.

They say that cheaters never win. Prove them wrong in this game for 3 to 5 would-be unscrupulous financial barons.

There’s something alien in Deep Space Outpost 233-B, and it’s hungry. Will you figure out how to neutralize it before it eats you? Find out in this action / exploration / suspense / combat game for one to five intrepid space explorers.

An active bocce-style game for two to four sharp-eyed, bag-tossing players or teams.

A game of intrigue and murder on the Scottish moors for 3 to 6 people on a search for past lives.

Those Iron Chef guys were wimps. Their ingredients never fought back, and only the giant squid had a chance of driving them insane. But you’re not wimps. Oh no. You’re up to the challenge of non-euclidean food preparation for 2 to 5 chefs.

It’s good to be nice, but sometimes it’s even better to be a little naughty! A game of social balance for 2 to 4 players.

A checkers variant with classes, levels, hit points, and saving throws for two unrepentant RPG nerds.

A quick playing, diceless, customizable, miniature-based fighting game for 2 to 4 players.

Three different quick-playing memory games for 2 to 4 players.

A chance-heavy game for 2 to 6 players looking for one big score (or two, or three…).

A card game for 2 to 4 shape-changing nature worshipers.

Are you and one to three other multi-talented friends as nifty as my friend Ben? Play Renaissance Man and find out!

A game for 4 expanding cyberpunk corporations.

A quick co-op / competitive game of anarchy and destruction for 3 to 4 demigods.

A race game with a twist for two players.

You’ll flip for this 3-D puzzle game for two or four players.

Undead warfare between two to four rival zombie masters rages in the streets of Smallton…
(Revised June 21, 2007)

“I’ll trade you a cabbage and some duct tape for your toddler.”
A game about trading and building for 3 to 5 players.

A memory game for two steely-nerved gunslingers.

A “hidden killer” game for 5 or more players.

A game in three phases – resource gathering, trading, and creation – for three to five players

A five-suited contest for ownership of an ewe for 3 to 6 players.

A whacky game for two or more players.

A silly soda-and-pretzels game for two to four multitalented ninjas.

A strategic territory-claiming resource management game for three, four, or six (and possibly two) hyperevolved lunar whales.

An exercise in shared responsibility for two to five cabbage harvesters.

A customizable, non-collectible, “open source” dueling game for two gigantic, modular battle platforms and their commanders.

A dynamic, fast-paced duel for two elementalists.

a game about moving in and settling down for 2 to 4 friends

a game of social balance for 2 to 4 players

a battle of ascension for 2 players

A trick-taking game for 3 or more players that favors the underdog

A light-hearted game of insecticide and stress for three to five players.

A game of shifting loyalties for 4 players.

A resource gathering game for two or more players.

It’s not just the nickname of the game’s designer – it’s what you’ll do with your teeth as your carefuly-laid plans get thwarted and blocked over and over again in this strategic Icehouse game for 4 players.

How do you win a game if you have more control over your opponents’ pieces than your own? Figure out the answer in Snowblind, a quasi-strategic Icehouse game for 4 players.

Who’s afraid of the big, bad squid? I’m sure you know two to eight (or even more) players who aren’t.

A combination of Concentration and Scrabble, set in a “magician’s school”. For three or four students of the mystical arts.

psssst!
Hey, buddy. What’s in the BAG?—- a creative thinking word game, minus the letters and words, for two or more players

a somewhat cut-throat strategy game for two to five players

You think road construction is bad in your town? You should try living in Austin. Even without road construction, the signage is confusing and the drivers are absolutely nuts. The only thing that could make navigating the city more challenging is if if the roads actually shifted and changed while you’re driving.


‘Dillos in Austin: A simulation for 2 to 4 ground-dwelling armored rodents. [Dillos aren’t rodents.—Ed.]

A quick card game for three or more players.

Tumblewords: It’s like a cross between that game where you make words with tiles and that game where you drop checkers into a vertical grid. For two wordsmiths.

All the fun of a pinata, with none of the screaming, accidental concussions, or clean-up. For two to six hyperactive greed-crazed kids (or kids at heart).

Lead your jellybean and marshmallow chick army to victory against one to five of your friends in Peep War: The world’s first edible war game.

Investigate and explore with two to four detectives and a map.

Looking for someone to shove? Strategize in Blam! with two to four elbow-room seekers.

Search for specimens and toss mud on two to four paleontologists.

Create mysteeeerious patterns to cast mysteeeerious spells on two to five mysteeeerious players.

Those Iron Chef guys were wimps. Their ingredients never fought back, and only the giant squid had a chance of driving them insane. But you’re not wimps. Oh no. You’re up to the challenge of non-euclidean food preparation for 2 to 5 chefs.

Remembering those matches rewards you with some strategy for two to four players.

A game of intuition and second-guessing for two players.

A race game with a twist for two to four players.

Watch two to six organisms multiply and spread in this strategic territory-claiming, piece-elimination game with a strong dose of chance.

Poison apples, beanstalks, and circumlocution for two or more storytellers.

A fun way to pass a little time, for two players and some spare change.

Pattern placement and deduction for two to four players.

Deduction, role-playing, and uncomfortable probes for two or more aliens.

A runaway maze game for two to four subatomic particles.

A post-zombie apocalypse game of entrepeneurisim for two or four players.

A game of espionage gone horribly awry for 4 players.

A no-holds barred game of monster combat where you can rip limbs from your opponents and add them to your body, making yourself more powerful.

A dynamic game of gain and loss played on an ever-changing board for two to six players.

A trivia game where you make up the questions for three to six players.

A game of strategy, resource management, planning, and diplomacy for three to eight players.

Checkers with an explosive twist for two players.

A game of late-night deduction and coffee for two or more players.

A trick-taking game with hidden trump for three to four players and a Pinochle deck.

A simultaneous, real time, high speed card game for two to four players.

An organism-swapping card game for three or four players.

An ever-changing checkers game for two players and an Icehouse set.

An active game to be played on any flat surface by two or more players.

A three-dimensional seek-and-find game for two players.

An odd fusion of rummy and dominoes for two or more players.

A wargame with dynamic pieces for two to six players.

A quick game of competitive journalism for two to six players.

A domino-stacking game for two or four players.

A real-time trading game for three or more players and an Icehouse set.

A dance with Jovian moons for 1 to 4 players.

Build a calcareous masterpiece without noticing that you’re practicing addition with another marine polyp.

One part art, one part communication. For two or more players.

A race game on an ever-changing field for 2 to 4 players.

A dungeon-crawling card game for 2 to 4 players

A game of luck and strategy for 2 players.

A two-player checkers variant inspired by the online comic strip Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler.

Intercept and destory one to three sector intruders!

An active swimming pool game for a water noodle wielding octopus and two or more otters.

A checkers variant with race game aspects for two or more players.

A mad rush to make your connecting flight for 2 to 4 players.

A logic game for three or more players.

A no-hands, no-feet, no-touching game of soccer for two players and a screaming-hot ball.

New variants and some designers notes for each of the games from 2000.

Use that box of dice to strategize with two to four high-rollers.

I used to play Lincoln Logs like this: Build towers just to knock them down with two to four players.

Celebrate your glee or vent your cynicism in this two-player checkers variant inspired by the online comic Sluggy Freelance by Pete Abrams.

An accelerating game of science and survival for two to five experiment subjects.

Discovery, revelation, and cooperation for any number of wanderers and a library.

A winnable variant of Tic-Tac-Toe for two modern artists.

Mix colors with dice to capture goals from two to five players.

A quick card game of summing and limits for two to five players.

A quicky diversion for two or more players and pocket change.

Litter the playing field with mines to trap your pitiable opponent in this two-player strategy game. Triumphant laughter is optional.

Play out your own natural selection in this tag-style game for five or more players.

PDF versions of the rules, plus boards and pieces, for Invisible City games.