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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) UNO
Publisher
Mattel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
To be the first player to score 500 points. Points are scored by getting rid of all the cards in your hand before your opponent(s). You score points for cards left in your opponents' hands.
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!"--
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
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Card games are a classic source of entertainment, great for family night or some post-dinner-party fun. This lively book provides rules and tips for more than 20 card games that will keep you, your family, and your friends entertained for hours! From fun games for your kids all the way to winning strategies for Texas Hold ‘Em, this is your guide to learning the rules and improving your skills. Whether you’re into serious Contract Bridge...
Publisher
Gamewright
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
It's a spectactular game of colossal fun! Reveal numbers one-by-one and cross off the corresponding boxes on your cards. Get three-in-a-row to unlock bonuses, which help you cross off more boxes, trigger even bigger bonuses, and boost your score! Everyone plays at once so there's never a dull moment. Winning will take a bit of strategy and some super mega luck!
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....
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...
14) District noir
Author
Publisher
Pandasaurus Games
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"At the head of the city's largest criminal organizations, men and women fight to control territories and gain support, trying every means possible to grow their influence. Control of the District Noir, a central and highly contested area, remains the major issue that will make all the difference in dominating the city."--Container.
16) 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...
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."--...
18) Blind business
Author
Publisher
Devir
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Language
English
Description
"The mayor has announced a contest to take down Ricky, the 10-foot tall donkey-shaped pinata. Blind Business is a game in which you are trying to make half-blind deals with other players in order to win the game."--
19) Hanabi
Author
Publisher
R&R Games, Inc
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
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Description
"Hanabi is a cooperative game, i.e. a game where the players do not play against each other but work together towards a common goal. In this case they are absent-minded firework manufacturers who accidentally mixed up powders, fuses and rockets from a firework display. The show is about to start and panic is setting in. They have to work together to stop the show from becoming a disaster! The pyrotechnicians have to put together 5 fireworks, (1 white,...
Author
Publisher
Hasbro
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Description
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.
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