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1) Jumanji
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Language
English
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Description
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
3) Clue
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Mystery story based on the famous Parker Bros. game, including three surprise alternative endings.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across forty years lost only three games of checkers;...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Board games have been with us longer than even the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification? In It's All a Game, British journalist and renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of board games. He traces the evolution of the game across cultures, time periods, and continents, from...
6) Oceans
Author
Publisher
North Star Games
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
Venture into the unknown! Enter a vast, underwater cosmos: a mysterious interconnected world of tentacles, sharp teeth, and black ink, where your survival depends on your ability to adapt to the unexpected.
8) Splendor
Author
Publisher
JD Editions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Splendor is a game of chip-collecting and card development. Players are merchants of the Renaissance trying to buy gem mines, means of transportation, shops -- all in order to acquire the most prestige points. If you're wealthy enough, you might even receive a visit from a noble at some point, which of course will further increase your prestige. On your turn, you may (1) collect chips (gems), or (2) buy and build a card, or (3) reserve one card. If...
Publisher
Ravensburger North America, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In this epic contest of sinister power, take on the role of a Disney Villain and strive to achieve your own devious objective. Discover your character's unique abilities and winning strategy while dealing twists of fate to thwart your opponents' schemes. Find out who will triumph over the forces of good and win it all!"-- Container.
10) Tokaido
Publisher
Funforge
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Each player is a traveler crossing the "East sea road", one of the most magnificent roads of Japan. While traveling, players will meet people, taste fine meals, collect beautiful items, discover great panoramas, and visit temples and wild places. At the end of the day, when everyone has arrived at the end of the road you'll have to be the most initiated traveler - which means that you'll have to be the one who discovered the most interesting and varied...
Author
Publisher
Libellud
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Dixit is a card game using a deck of cards illustrated with dreamlike images. Players select cards that match a title or theme suggested by the "storyteller", and attempt to guess which card the "storyteller" selected.
The players have hands of oversized cards with various artistic pictures. The active player secretly selects one of his cards and gives a very brief description. The other players secretly select their own cards which match the description....
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Players control families vying for dominance in 1950s New York. Send out your family's Don, Heir and Thugs to shake down businesses all over the city in order to gain the resources you need. Take control of the different turfs and reap the benefits they offer."--Container
13) Pandemic
Publisher
Z-Man Games
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Czech Games Edition
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
"Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames. In Codenames, two teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the board. Their teammates try to guess words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin. Codenames:...
15) 7 wonders
Author
Publisher
Repos Production
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
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Description
A card-based development game. Each player is the leader of one of the 7 great cities in the ancient world, who must build their city's power and an architectural wonder.
Author
Publisher
Sutherland House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Board games are among our most ancient and beloved art forms. During the rise of digital media, they fell from prominence for a decade or two but today they are in a new golden age. They're ingeniously designed, beautiful to look at, and exhilarating to play. Games are reclaiming their place in our culture, as entertainment, social activity, and intellectual workout equipment. Alone among all art forms, games require their audience (called "players")...
Author
Publisher
Plan B Games, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Introducing Century, a series of exciting and wonderfully addictive stand-alone, mixable games. Each title is set in different centuries, from the 15th to the 17th, and depicts the major trading systems and routes of these eras. While quick and easy to learn, the century trilogy will fully engage even the most strategic players. Discover the beauties of the spice trading road and its colorful markets with the amazing artwork by international renowned...
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Players put their charm, quick thinking, and persuasive personality to the test with the creative and hilarious Snake Oil game. One player is the "customer," and the rest of the players are "salesmen" trying to convince the customer to purchase their product over the others. The products to sell are made by combining two of the Word cards, and players have to gear their sales pitch to the customer's character. Selling a snow machine to a caveman would...
Publisher
Open Design LLC
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Pull up a chair and see how the world's top game designers roll. You want your games to be many things: Creative. Innovative. Playable. Fun. If you're a designer, add "published" to that list. The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design gives you an insider's view on how to make a game that people will want to play again and again. Author Mike Selinker (Betrayal at House on the Hill) has invited some of the world's most talented and experienced game designers...
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