Vingage AIRFIX Odds-On game - anyone know the rules????

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#293790 13-Feb-2022 16:21

I was recently given a bunch of old board games from the 70s. One of them is by Airfix called Odds-On "the game of magic numers". It has counters that display numbers which change (via magnet under the board) depending where they are placed. Unfortunately it didn't come with any rules.

Here is a link to some pictures of the game.

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO PLAY???

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#2867995 14-Feb-2022 10:06

*Bump* as i posted on a weekend so people might not have seen it

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#2868008 14-Feb-2022 10:24

Looks like its also known as "Shogun", just depended on the publisher which name it got.

This game plays on a 8×8 grid, with each player having 7 pawns and 1 King, which start lined up on opposite sides of the board. Each player can remove the other's pieces by moving onto them, as in chess.

But what sets this game apart is that there is a window on each piece, which shows a number indicating the number of moves that piece can make. And due to the working of many magnets under the board, the number automatically changes depending on which space the pawn or king is on.

Each of the pawns responds differently on the board. After several games the board can be rotated to keep the players guessing.

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#2868079 14-Feb-2022 10:56

xpd:

Looks like its also known as "Shogun", just depended on the publisher which name it got.

This game plays on a 8×8 grid, with each player having 7 pawns and 1 King, which start lined up on opposite sides of the board. Each player can remove the other's pieces by moving onto them, as in chess.

But what sets this game apart is that there is a window on each piece, which shows a number indicating the number of moves that piece can make. And due to the working of many magnets under the board, the number automatically changes depending on which space the pawn or king is on.

Each of the pawns responds differently on the board. After several games the board can be rotated to keep the players guessing.

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