Tribes

Tribes is a roleplaying game in which each game is a separate session, and character stats are very simple. In many ways, it plays like a boardgame.

In Tribes, the players are cave men and women. They hunt and gather food, make their tribal laws, and deal with natural disasters. But the object of the game is simple: Look after the children! In this game, the way to win is to have the most kids, and do whatever you have to do to make sure they survive. The players must know when to cooperate, and when to cut their losses and protect their own families.

With a referee, it is possible to have several tribes at once (as many as 40 people can easily play in the same "extended" game). Each tribe will have its own laws and social pattern. The tribes can compete, trade, exchange people, or even make war on each other.

The game is packaged in an inexpensive format, to keep the price down: large ziplock bag, 12-page rulebook (the rules are simple,), 17" x 22" paper gameboard, record sheets and counters.