Überplay
Encyclopedia
Überplay Entertainment was a board game publishing company located in St. George, Utah
. As of April 2008, it had ceased operations. The company held three separate brands: Überplay provided family-oriented "Euro-style" board games; Inspiration Games developed games aimed at religious markets; Überplay Digital targeted PC based gaming.
Überplay-published games include: Ra
, Motley Fool's Buy Low - Sell High, Alhambra
, Metro, Hoity Toity
, and Hansa. In 2004, New England won the Traditional Game of the Year by Games Magazine
.
Under the Inspiration Games imprint, Überplay's published religious-based games, including Settlers of Zarahemla (similar to The Settlers of Catan
) and The Ark of the Covenant (similar to Carcassonne
).
St. George, Utah
St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles ...
. As of April 2008, it had ceased operations. The company held three separate brands: Überplay provided family-oriented "Euro-style" board games; Inspiration Games developed games aimed at religious markets; Überplay Digital targeted PC based gaming.
Überplay-published games include: Ra
Ra (board game)
Ra is a board game for two to five players designed by Reiner Knizia and themed around Ra, the sun-god of Heliopolis in ancient Egyptian culture....
, Motley Fool's Buy Low - Sell High, Alhambra
Alhambra (board game)
Alhambra The Palace of the Alhambra") is a 2003 tile-based German-style board game designed by Dirk Henn. It was originally published in Germany by Queen Games in a language-interdependent version; an English-specific version was released in North America by the now-defunct Überplay...
, Metro, Hoity Toity
Hoity Toity
Hoity Toity is a multiplayer board game invented by Klaus Teuber and as of 2008 published in USA by Überplay. The original German name is Adel Verpflichtet...
, and Hansa. In 2004, New England won the Traditional Game of the Year by Games Magazine
GAMES Magazine
Games magazine is a United States magazine devoted to games and puzzles, and is published by Games Publications, a division of Kappa Publishing Group.-History:...
.
Under the Inspiration Games imprint, Überplay's published religious-based games, including Settlers of Zarahemla (similar to The Settlers of Catan
The Settlers of Catan
The Settlers of Catan is a multiplayer board game designed by Klaus Teuber and first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag as Die Siedler von Catan. Players assume the roles of settlers, each attempting to build and develop their settlement while trading and acquiring resources...
) and The Ark of the Covenant (similar to Carcassonne
Carcassonne (board game)
Carcassonne is a tile-based German-style board game for two to five players, designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede and published in 2000 by Hans im Glück in German and Rio Grande Games in English....
).