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Author
Publisher
Aconyte Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The annual Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) Awards are like the Oscars of the tabletop. Acclaimed British author and games expert James Wallis investigates the winners and losers of each year's contest to track the incredible explosion in amazing new board games. From modern classics like CATAN, Ticket to Ride, and Dixit to once-lauded games that have now been forgotten (not to mention several popular hits that somehow missed a nomination), this...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The film centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain't no motherf****** game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like a Man, Barbershop), this film skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
3) Skip-bo
Publisher
Mattel, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Each player is dealt a stockpile of cards and then attempts to win by playing all these cards in numerical sequence 1 through 12.
Publisher
Lucky Duck Games
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles of Crime is a cooperative game of crime investigation. Using Scan & Play technology to mix digital and board games, it allows for many crime investigation stories to be told with the same components. Interrogate the suspects, collect evidence, and arrest the murderer before you run out of time!
10) Skyjo: card game
Publisher
Magilano
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Your goal: Try to get as few points as possible through flipping, trading and collecting cards over the course of several rounds. This is only possible as long as a player has not uncovered all his cards, because then ends a round. So beware, keep a close eye on the game and be cautious and wary of the other player's actions!
11) Triqueta
Publisher
Deep Print Games
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The thrilling game of animal trios. You and the other players form rows of animals together. Each round, you must find the perfect moment to grab your favorite row. At game end, you score especially well for animals of which you have exactly three tokens. But be careful: having more than three will cost you points. Can you time it right and control your greed enough to outscore the others?
12) Scout
Publisher
Oink Games Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Multiple
Description
You have suddenly been appointed as the leader of a circus. Using your current members of your circus you must put together a show that will beat out your rivals. Everyone on your team has a specific role. To fill in the gaps on your team, try to scout members away from other circus groups! With the addition of just one extra person you may set off an incredible chain reaction that helps you create a show that no other circus will be able to surpass....
Publisher
Czech Games Edition
Pub. Date
[2019?]
Language
English
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Description
Letter Jam is a 2-6 player cooperative word game, where players assist each other in composing meaningful words from letters around the table. The trick is holding the letter card so that it's only visible to other players and not to yourself. By doing so, each player gradually learns what letters They're holding. At the end of the game, by filling in the blanks, and rearranging their letter cards, everyone has to find the word hidden within these...
Publisher
Oink Games, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Risky treasure hunting in the depths of the sea. Deep Sea Adventure is a tabletop game where players take turns rolling dice and moving their pieces deeper into the sea. Can you return safely to the submarine with more treasure than anyone else? A bunch of greedy explorers are riding in a submarine together, searching for lost treasure in the deep sea. All suited up with their diving equipment, the explorers eagerly begin their search for treasure....
15) Blue lagoon
Publisher
Blue Orange
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
As the chief of your tribe, you are leading your people on an expedition to claim and then settle the different islands of a recently discovered archipelago. The paradise is rich with resources, and there are whispers of a beautiful lagoon hidden somewhere between the islands. Strategically direct your people and build your settlements so you can collect as many resources as possible and become the most renowned tribe on the archipelago!
16) Dungeon mayhem
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Split the party and unleash the mayhem! Play as one of four brave, quirky characters--barbarian, paladin, rogue, or wizard--battling it out in a dungeon full of treasure! With magic missiles flinging, dual daggers slinging, and spiked shields dinging, it's up to you to be the last adventurer standing!
17) Perspectives
Publisher
Space Cowboys
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In Perspectives, each player holds key information for piecing together what has happened and finding the solution. Three cases, each in four acts. Cross-reference photographs, reports, and clues...without looking at the documents of your team players! Will you find the detail connecting all the pieces of the puzzle? Work together to solve the cases!
Publisher
Gamewright
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
A huge tray of donuts has just rolled out of a baker: players want to eat as many as they can, but there is no sharing allowed. If two or more players pick the same donut, no one gets it. Player with most points after donuts are gone wins.
Publisher
LudiCreations
Pub. Date
[2022?]
Language
English
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Description
So, you've been eaten. Don't worry, this is simply an occupational hazard. In fact, it is fairly common among Deep Space Miners (5th Class), since the Crystals that you seek happen to be inside giant space Beasts. Should you achieve your objective and meet your quota, it is then cost-effective to extract you. In the even that the Beast digests you, do not despair. Your non-organic parts will certainly be useful to future Miners. Finally, you could...
20) Agricola
Publisher
Lookout GmbH
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Agricola is the classic game where players take on the role of 17th century farmers and guide their families to wealth, health, and prosperity. Every game challenges players to make different strategic choices. The player who establishes the best farmyard wins!
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