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Publisher
Grey Fox Games
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
Players find themselves in a scenario of intrigue and murder, deduction and deception. One player is the Murderer, secretly choosing their weapon and the evidence they leave behind. Another is the Forensic Scientist who holds the key to convincing the criminal but is only able to to express their knowledge through analysis of the scene. The rest are investigators, interpreting the clues to solve the crime - and the killer is among them. Investigators...
2) Point salad
Author
Publisher
Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"Point Salad is a fast and fun card-drafting game for the whole family! There are over 100 ways to score points. Players may use a variety of strategies and every game of Point Salad is unique! Draft the best combinations of veggie and point cards from an ever-shifting market. Combine veggie cards with the right point types to create the best salad."--Container
Author
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
This irreverent and humorous card game takes place during the French Revolution. Players represent rival guillotine operators vying for the best collection of noble heads over three rounds. Each round, twelve nobles are lined up for the guillotine. The nobles are worth varying points, depending on their notoriety. During your turn, you play action cards to change the order of the line so you can collect the best nobles. The player with the most points...
Publisher
Gamewright
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Become the mayor of your own mini-metropolis! Buy buildings to attract residents, increase their happiness, and earn an income. But plan carefully! You'll need money to grow, but only the satisfaction of your citizens counts towards your final score. Strike the perfect balance to build the happiest city in town!"-- Container.
6) Res arcana
Author
Publisher
Sand Castle Games
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"In a high tower, an Alchemist prepares potions, using vials filled with otherworldly fluids. In a sacred grove, a Druid grinds herbs for a mystical ritual. In the catacombs, a Necromancer summons a bone dragon ... Welcome to the world of Res Arcana! In it, Life, Death, Elan, Calm, and Gold are the essences that fuel the art of magic. Choose your magic, gather essences, craft unique artifacts, and use them to summon dragons, conquer places of power,...
Author
Series
True colors (Annabeth Albert) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"When Milo Lionetti loses his brother's prized deck of Odyssey cards, he'll do anything to replace them-including begging for help from his ex-best friend, Jasper Quigley. Jasper's got bigger things to worry about than the boy who broke his young heart, and if Milo wants his help, he's going to have to join Jasper in making the children's hospital charity ball the best ever. But as the two boys don cosplay for the kids and hunt for rare cards, nostalgia...
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
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Learn when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em with Card Night, a compendium of 52 classic card games, including Hearts and Bridge, Rummy and Go Fish. At various points in history, playing cards were also used as currency, tools for propaganda, and even as a means for sending coded messages. In addition to providing the rules of standard game play, Card Night also details the fascinating stories and peculiarities behind some of the world's most famous...
Author
Publisher
Libellud
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
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....
14) Aurum
Author
Publisher
Pandasaurus Games
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In the competitive trick-taking game Aurum, you play as an Alchemist melding base metals into gold. Earn points by collecting Gold or by correctly bidding how many tricks you can win."--Container.
15) Queenslayer
Author
Series
Spellslinger volume 5
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Kellen Argos is an outlaw spellslinger with a bad reputation, a long list of enemies, and zero luck. When he accidentally smears blood on the Daroman flag, he's dragged before the queen to be executed for his act of treason. Face-to-face with the young monarch, Kellen is offered a chance to save himself. If he can defeat the queen at a game of cards, he'll walk free... if not, his life is forfeit. But what begins as a game reveals a conspiracy against...
16) Reef
Author
Publisher
Plan B Games, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
During the game, players serve as the reef itself -alternating turns of carefully selecting which colors and patterns in which to grow and expand - the more beautiful the reef, the more points they will score! Reef is suited for players 8 and older. While it could take thousands of years for a coral reef to grow, we expect a game of Reef to only take about 30 - 45 minutes. --from Amazon.
Publisher
Gamewright
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In the mycological bidding game A Bunch of Fun Guys, players use foraging cards to collect mushroom cards to fulfill recipes. Do you want to get only one mushroom but have first pick of the choicest truffles? Or are you willing to take whatever is leftover for a chance at three mushrooms -- or even four? Some mushrooms will let you take special actions when you collect them. Complete the most recipes to win!"-- Boardgamegeek.com.
Author
Series
True colors (Annabeth Albert) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Conrad Stewart and Alden Parks are enemies, and that's the way it's always been. But when they're stuck together on a cross-country road trip to the biggest fan convention of their lives, the competition takes a backseat as unexpected feelings blossom. Yet each boy has a reason why they have to win the upcoming con tournament and neither is willing to let emotion get in the way--even if it means giving up their one chance at something truly magical."--...
19) 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.
20) 5 Minute Marvel
Author
Publisher
Cardinal Industries
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Get your adrenaline pumping and your superpowers ready with the fast-paced, cooperative card game, 5-Minute Marvel. Choose to play as one of ten Marvel heroes and join forces with the other players to battle six nefarious Bosses. Along the way, thwart an endless stream of Villains, Minions and Goons-there's no shortage of evil out there! Use Resource Cards, Action Cards and special abilities to defeat the first boss, Green Goblin, before time runs...
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