Cooperative Games | Arlington Public Library

1) Betrayal at house on the hill: a strategy game

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Your fear will grow with each tile you place as you investigate a house filled with dreadful monsters and deadly secrests. As you brave your way through each unique room, you and the other explorers must rely on each other to survive the horrors that await. But beware: The house will turn one of you against the rest. It will take all of your strengths and skills to defeat the traitor and escape the Betrayal at House on the Hill.

2) eldritch horror a game

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3) Harry Potter Hogwarts battle: a cooperative deck-building game

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"The forces of evil are threatening to overrun Hogwarts castle in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, a cooperative deck-building game, and it's up to four students to ensure the safety of the school by defeating villains and consolidating their defenses. In the game, players take on the role of a Hogwarts student: Harry, Ron, Hermione or Neville, each with their own personal deck of cards that's used to acquire resources. By gaining influence, players...

4) magic maze

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In this game, players collaborate as members of a disease-fighting team combating four deadly diseases. The team travels around the world to stop the infection and develop resources for the cures. Players win by discovering cures for the four diseases, but lose if they do cannot do so fast enough or if they fail to effectively keep the number of infections in check.

6) Flash point: fire rescue

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Flash Point: Fire Rescue is a fully cooperative game, everyone plays on the same firefighting team - win or lose together. Every turn is filled with the tension of having to fight the fire back rescuing victims or investigating points of interest. Players can ride the ambulance to safety or fire the engine's deck gun in a desperate attempt to control the blaze. -- from Amazon.

7) Mole rats in space: a cooperative game for kids!

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Mole Rats in Space - Escape if You Can! A band of sneaky snakes has infiltrated the Mole Rats' Space Station! In this game designed for Peaceable Kingdom by celebrated game designer Matt Leacock, players work together to help the busy Mole Rats gather their equipment and make it to their escape pod before time runs out! Climb up ladders, slip down airshafts... but don't get bit by the snakes! If the Mole Rats escape, everyone wins! Game includes 1...

8) Dead of winter: a Crossroads game

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'Dead of winter' is an experience that can only be accomplished through the medium of tabletop games. It is a story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in an apocalyptic world. The survivors are all dealing with their own psychological imperatives but must still find a way to work together to fight off outside threats, resolve crises, find food and supplies, and keep the colony's morale up.

9) Forbidden Island

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Dare to discover Forbidden Island! Join a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise. Your team will have to work together and make some pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink beneath every step! Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you are swallowed into the watery abyss! - Container.

10) Count your chickens!

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The baby chicks have flown the coop! Everyone help Mother Hen collect her chicks and bring them back to the chicken coop. Farmhouse fun! Little kids learn to count and practice cooperation in this fun game. Count the baby chickens and collect them to bring home to Mother Hen and everyone wins! Kindness is essential to success in life. Cooperative games blend playful fun with a chance to learn compassion and practice kindness toward others. Common...

11) House of danger: a cooperative adventure game

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Choose your own adventure

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Discover a thrilling adventure investigating criminal activity and a dark history in your town. Haunted by the mystery of the missing owner of the Marsden Mansion, you decide to take the case on yourself. With your psychic senses and skills as a detective, you're confident you can solve the mystery. Explore the mansion and unravel its secrets. Cross paths with ghostly figures, navigate a secrets rooms, and conquer challenges. Think carefully as you...

12) Codenames Harry Potter: top secret co-op game

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Work your magic as a Member of the Order of the Phoenix in CODENAMES: Harry Potter, a cooperatively clandestine game for Harry Potter fans! Death Eaters are hot on your trail as you attempt to inform a fellow operative where there are other Members that you must contact. All of them are hidden behind pictures and word Clues that both of you can see... but in order to be discreet, only one word and one number can be spoken to describe their locations!...

13) Gnomes at night: Dare to enter the maze

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Queen Benevolence is hosting a celebration to honor her loyal subjects. To thank them, she will give away 12 extraordinary items from her treasure box that she keeps hidden away in a secret chamber in the castle. But when the Queen goes to choose the items that she wants to bestow, she discovers the box is empty! A thief has stolen her treasures and is running away with them! The celebration cannot happen without the treasures and there is not much...

14) Kitchen rush

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You've just inherited an old restaurant and you must turn it into a successful business! Hire personnel, order the right ingredients and be ready to serve the customers that enter your restaurant. The success will depend entirely on your efficiency in the kitchen! en Rush is an innovative real-time cooperative game that simulates the excitement of a high-pressure kitchen environment. It does so through worker placement, using hourglasses as your workers....

15) The adventures of Robin Hood

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Menzel, Michael

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"England 1193. Nottingham is suffering under the yoke of evil Prince John and his henchmen. You slip into the roles of Robin Hood and his companions Little John, Maid Marian, and Will Scarlet, to fight against injustice and discover dark secrets. The quick-start guide plunges you headlong into your first adventure, in this easy-to-learn family game. Grab your bow and arrow and join the fight for justice and equity in this cooperative game designed...

16) hedgehog roll a fun and fuzzy racing game

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17) hi ho cherry o

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18) Hoot owl hoot!: board game

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A cooperative game where the players work together as a team against a common obstacle. Playing time about 15 minutes.

19) Outfoxed: a cooperative whodunit game

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"Mrs. Plumpert's prized pot pie has gone missing and it's now a chicken chase to crack the case! Move around the board to gather clues and then use the special evidence scanner to rule out suspects. You'll have to work together quickly because the guilty fox is high-tailing it towards the exit! Will you halt the hungry hooligan before it flies the coop ... or will you be Outfoxed?"--Container.

20) Race to the treasure: board game

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A cooperative game where the players work together as a team against a common obstacle. Playing time about 20 minutes.