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Kids Chronicles: The Old Oak Prophecy

2023-09-05T09:36:01-04:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 19.95

Designer	David Cicurel
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	30-45 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Reimplements	Kids Chronicles: Quest for the Moon Stones
Additional Info	399166/kids-chronicles-old-oak-prophecy http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399166/kids-chronicles-old-oak-prophecy/forums/63

Kids Chronicles: The Old Oak Prophecy is a co-operative family game of adventure and mystery investigation.

An old prophecy warns that there a serious threat endangers the forest and only those brave enough to confront it can save the forest.

In every scenario, players will have to solve a mystery and retrieve an object, which will aid in the fight against this ominous threat.

Kids Chronicles: The Old Oak Prophecy utilizes the renowned digital hybrid storytelling from Lucky Duck Games to combine an app with a tabletop experience for players aged 7 and up.

—description from the publisher

Chronicles of Crime: Noir

2022-12-27T10:39:43-05:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 27.95

Designer	David Cicurel
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion for	Chronicles of Crime:

Noir is an expansion authored by Stephane Anquetil, a very talented writer with credentials including Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective scenarios as well as Escape Books and Box (404 éditions).

In Noir, the whole group is collectively representing one private detective with unconventional methods.

Instead of Forensic Contacts, players have 4 action cards they can use at any point and any moment:

Spy
Break-In
Bribe
Intimidate

You won't be able to intimidate everyone without repercussions.
Also, your money is in a shortage, so you can't bribe everyone you meet.

This expansion really brings another side to crime busting!

—description from the publisher

Phone Bomb

2022-02-23T21:34:18-05:00

Vendor: Aurora
Type: Board Games
Price: 19.95

Designer	David Cicurel
Publisher	Aurora
Players	3-6
Playtime	15-20 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	275703/phone-bomb http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/275703/phone-bomb/forums/63

Phone Bomb is an hybrid game in which you'll have to cooperate to defuse a bomb. This bomb is managed by a mobile application. While you lunch the app, you've got 60 seconds to successfully disarm a bomb.

To do this, all players receive 4 cards. When you get the bomb in front of you, you'll have to play two cards. If you can make a symbol by pairing the good cards, you'll be allowed to do the corresponding action on the bomb.

For example, by playing two cards with a red wire, you'll be allowed to cut a red wire from the bomb. You can also add time, get information on the wires, flee or prepare your interview. After playing two cards, you realise the action on the bomb, you give it to the next player and you take 2 cards.

Last point is, while a player handle the bomb, all other players can exchange their cards. The only restriction is not to show your cards.

To disarm the bomb, you'll have to cut 3 good wire. But there are also 3 trapped wires that make the bomb explode if you cut them all. When you think the operation will be a failure, you better have to flee.

If the game seems cooperative at the first play, it isn't. If the bomb is defused, only the players who stay in the team get 2 points. If the bomb explode, only the ones who flee get 1 point.

In an advanced mode, you get a random objective for the round. So for example, you'll get one point if you cut all the blue wire ... even if the bomb explode.

—description from the publisher

Chronicles of Crime: 2400

2021-12-27T09:06:48-05:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 27.95

Designers	David Cicurel Wojciech Grajkowski
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-4
Playing Time	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	302312/chronicles-crime-2400 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302312/chronicles-crime-2400/forums/63

“You are Kalia Lavel. You’ve always wanted to fight crime like your famous ancestors, so you joined the elite BelCor forces. They turned you into a highly trained cyber-agent, but it didn’t take you long to figure out that your bosses cared much more about their profit than about justice for ordinary people. You turned in your badge and now you live in a tiny apartment in a bad neighborhood, stripped of most of your cybernetic implants. It doesn’t matter though, as you can finally do what a Lavel is meant to do: solve crimes and help those who can’t count on anyone else in this merciless world.”

In the standalone game Chronicles of Crime: 2400, you can use all the latest technology to solve crimes. Your pet Cyber-Raven can analyze evidence and search the web to find information on suspects. During the course of a scenario, you may also obtain cybernetic implants that would increase your abilities. Super-senses that help you find evidence on the crime scene? A tomograph to quickly check the person you’re talking to for cyber enhancements? Or maybe a zapper to quickly neutralize any electronic device? The future is full of useful stuff!

Be careful though, as the technology is not always on your side! Is the character you’re talking to a human or an android? Who’s hiding behind the avatars you meet in the virtual cyberspace locations? The struggle between criminals and detectives is millennia old, but at the beginning of the 25th century, it’s been taken to a whole new level.

Welcome to Paris in the year 2400! Technology has taken a giant leap forward: androids, indistinguishable from humans, walk the streets, and having cybernetic implants has slowly become the norm. Artificial intelligence plays a major role in everyone’s daily life and, for many, Cyberspace has become a world as important as the real one.

The landscape of Paris is now dominated by a gargantuan translucent Dome covering half a district. Under it, there’s a private city on its own, created and ruled by BelCor. Only the rich and privileged can live there and enjoy comfortable houses, unlimited access to water, clean air and controlled temperature.

Uneven access to new technologies, and a host of other inequalities, fuel social unrest which often turns into open violence. Paris has become a popular destination for people from regions that suffered catastrophic droughts, epidemics, and wars. It isn’t, however, a promised land, but a merciless world where the constant fight for influence takes place on every level, from big international corporations, through political extremist groups to ordinary street gangs.

Part of Chronicles of Crime - The Millennium Series
Chronicles of Crime is back with a range of games called "The Millennium Series". Three brand new standalone Chronicles of Crime games, working with the same great system but providing interesting gameplay twists and refreshing universes that span an entire millennium from 1400 to 1900 and finally 2400. All three games are standalone but will offer connecting narrative threads for players to discover.

-description from publisher

Kids Chronicles: Quest for the Moon Stones

2021-11-30T11:44:58-05:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

Designer	David Cicurel
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-4
Playing Time	30-45 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Reimplemented By	Kids Chronicles: The Old Oak Prophecy
Additional Info	340288/kids-chronicles-quest-moon-stones http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/340288/kids-chronicles-quest-moon-stones/forums/63

Kids Chronicles: Quest for the Moon Stones is a family, co-operative game of adventure and mystery investigation, mixing a board game and app.

As magicians' apprentices, players dive into the fairy tale lands of the Kingdom of Summer and the Winter Empire. Accompanied by the faithful familiar, Nills The Moon Cat, they embark on a quest to find four magical Moon Stones. To achieve their goal, young magicians have to solve numerous mysteries and help inhabitants of both Kingdoms overcome their problems.

Using the Scan&Play technology, each component — locations, characters, items, etc. — has a unique QR code, which depending on the scenario selected will activate and trigger different clues and stories. Experiencing the 3D scenes requires only a mobile phone or a tablet. Players simply hold their mobile device in front of their eyes to immerse themselves in the game's universe and search for clues in a virtual world.

The game comes with one tutorial and five unique stories. Each game session lasts around 30 to 45 minutes.

—description from publisher

Chronicles of Crime: 1900

2021-03-08T20:07:15-05:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 28.95

Designers	David Cicurel Wojciech Grajkowski
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-4
Playing Time	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	302098/chronicles-crime-1900 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302098/chronicles-crime-1900/forums/63

“You are Victor Lavel, a young ambitious journalist working for a major newspaper. It's the year 1900, the middle of the Belle Époque, and Paris flourishes. There are so many stories to cover, the Exposition Universelle, the Summer Olympics, the opening of the first metro station, but as a Lavel, a family famous for solving crimes since the Middle Ages, you are much more interested in murders, kidnappings, and robberies. Being a journalist helps you be among the first ones to know about them, and your wits often make you the first one to find the perpetrator.”

The new Chronicles of Crime: 1900 standalone game challenges players not only to skillfully collect evidence and interrogate suspects but also to solve some escape-room-style puzzles incorporated into each scenario.

Can you guess the right combination to open the safe? Would you be able to decipher an encrypted message found on the crime scene? Can you trace the suspect by navigating a map? It won’t be easy, but if you get stuck, you can ask your colleague Charlotte for help. She runs the “Puzzles and Riddles” column in your newspaper, so she can always give you a hint about the mystery you’re struggling with.

Part of Chronicles of Crime - The Millennium Series
Chronicles of Crime is back with a range of games called "The Millennium Series". Three brand new standalone Chronicles of Crime games, working with the same great system but providing interesting gameplay twists and refreshing universes that span an entire millennium from 1400 to 1900 and finally 2400. All three games are standalone but will offer connecting narrative threads for players to discover.

-description from publisher

Chronicles of Crime: 1400

2020-12-01T00:12:56-05:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 27.95

Designers	David Cicurel Wojciech Grajkowski
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-4
Playing Time	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	300300/chronicles-crime-1400 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300300/chronicles-crime-1400/forums/63

"You are Abelard Lavel, a knight sworn to King Charles VI the Beloved. You live in the city of Paris in a family mansion not far from the famous Notre Dame cathedral. Since you were a child, you had strange, prophetic dreams in which you saw violent scenes of past crimes or even ones yet to be committed. Over time you learned that your unusual gift could be put to good use and you started to solve cases that nobody else could crack. This earned you some reputation in the city and now people seek your help whenever a mysterious crime is committed."

The new Chronicles of Crime: 1400 standalone game brings back well-known mechanics while adding some new twists. Now you can deduce not only from the evidence you find or the testimonies given by various characters but also from the mysterious scenes depicted on new Vision Cards. These scenes can be either from the future or from the past and they usually involve characters and objects yet to be revealed.

During your investigation, you can also count on your family members to share their knowledge with you. You can ask your uncle, a monk who has a wealth of knowledge about written texts, your sister a merchant who knows something about almost any object you’ll find or even your brother, a king’s spy, who knows a story or two about many of the people you will meet. Finally, your faithful dog is always willing to trace a suspect for you, just bring him an item belonging to the person in question and he’ll track them down!

Part of Chronicles of Crime - The Millennium Series
Chronicles of Crime is back with a range of games called "The Millennium Series". Three brand new standalone Chronicles of Crime games, working with the same great system but providing interesting gameplay twists and refreshing universes that span an entire millennium from 1400 to 1900 and finally 2400. All three games are standalone but will offer connecting narrative threads for players to discover.

Chronicles of Crime: Welcome to Redview

2019-01-01T17:08:48-05:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 27.95

Designer	David Cicurel
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	30-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion for	Chronicles of Crime

Some strange things have started to happen in the small town of Redview. For weeks now, animals have been disappearing. When Wookie, Richy's dog, disappears as well, 6 friends get together to try to find him.

Welcome to Redview is family friendly. No murders, but instead strange things are happening in a small town in Maine, USA, in the 80s. Since you play the role of kids, there are no scientific contacts you can call to help you. Instead, you will need to use your strength, agility and wit to get to your objectives!

Feature 4 new scenarios. Contents include:

10 location cards
15 special item cards
25 character cards
6 player board
1 die
1 rulebook

This Expansion requires the base game (London) to be played. It also requires an app to work (it's impossible to play without it), but once downloaded no Internet connexion is needed to play. You currently need Android 4.4 or newer, or iOS 8.0 or newer to run the app, which may change in the future.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This listing is put as 2018 because backers received it in 2018, but its actual release in 2019!

—description from the publisher

Chronicles of Crime: The Virtual Reality Module

2018-08-13T11:22:01-04:00

	Vendor: Lucky Duck Games Type: Board Games Price: 13.95
The Virtual Reality Module allows you to look at the crime scenes in a much more immersive way. Attach the VR Glasses to your mobile device and look at the crime scene all around you just like if you were there!

Chronicles of Crime

2018-08-13T11:22:01-04:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.95

Designer	David Cicurel
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansions	Chronicles of Crime: Noir Chronicles of Crime: Welcome to Redview
Accessory	Chronicles of Crime: The Virtual Reality Module
Honors	2019 UK Games Expo Best Board Game (American Style) Judges Award Winner 2019 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee 2019 Lys Grand Public Winner 2019 Lys Grand Public Finalist 2019 Hra roku Finalist 2019 Guldbrikken Special Jury Prize Winner 2018 Tric Trac Nominee 2018 Swiss Gamers Award Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee 2018 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	239188/chronicles-crime http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/239188/chronicles-crime/forums/63

Chronicles of Crime is cooperative game of crime investigation, mixing VR experience and board gaming.

With the same physical components (board, locations, characters and items), players will be able to play plenty of different scenarii and solve as many different crime stories.

They will start the app, choose the scenario they want to play, and follow the story. The goal being to catch the killer of the case they have been given in the shortest short time possible.

Using the Scan&Play technology, each component (locations, characters, items, etc.) has a unique QR code, which, depending on the scenario selected, will activate and trigger different clues and stories. That means players will be able to get new stories way after the game is release simply by downloading the app's updates, without any shipping of new physical components involved.

The VR experience only requires a mobile phone. Players simply put the VR glasses provided inside the game onto their mobile device, and put the VR glasses on their nose, holding their mobile device in front of their eyes, to immerse themselves in the game's universe and search for clues in a virtual world.

Each session last around 1h to 1h30 minutes and many scenarios are connected to each others in order to tell a much bigger story.

—description from the publisher