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Erune – Adventure Edition (Import) (Box Damage)

2024-10-11T15:24:46-04:00

Vendor: Arkada Studio
Type: Board Games
Price: 125.95

Designer	Quentin Deleau Adrien Smondack
Publisher	Arkada Studio
Players	1-5
Playtime	60-150 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	275777/erune http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/275777/erune/forums/63

The Adventure Box contains:

A campaign of 10 quests
More than 40 miniatures
23 modular dungeon tiles
15 dice
Almost 170 tokens of furniture, events, traps, etc.
144 skill cards, monsters, etc.
A Shadow Master screen
5 card storage boxes
And more
A replayability never seen before!

Note

A smartphone is required to play Erune. A minimum operating system version is required:

Android 7.1 minimum
iOS 12 minimum

Destinies: Witchwood

2023-11-17T22:18:27-05:00

Vendor: Lucky Duck Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 40.95

Designer	Karol Górniak
Publisher	Lucky Duck Games
Players	1-3
Playtime	90-150 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion For	Destinies
Additional Info	368270/destinies-witchwood http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368270/destinies-witchwood/forums/63

Destinies is a competitive, story-driven, game of adventure and exploration, mixing an app and a board game.

Destinies: Witchwood is a new expansion for Destinies that adds new scenarios for players to explore. The world is filled with folklore-inspired characters, monsters, and adventures.

In each scenario, players will compete to fulfil either of their character's two possible Destinies. Players will develop their character's skills, gather items, complete quests, and uncover thousands of words of rich narrative.

In Witchwood, decisions that players make in a scenario can drastically change the world the characters find themselves in and can impact later scenarios.

—description from the publisher

5 Second Rule Relay

2023-10-28T12:00:34-04:00

Vendor: PlayMonster
Type: Board Games
Price: 32.95

5 Second Rule just got even more spontaneous and unpredictable with the all-new Relay baton! It should be easy to name pizza toppings—but can you do it under the pressure of 5 seconds counting down, after another player puts you on the spot? List one thing in your category, then hand off the electronic baton to any other player—you decide who has to answer next! Time’s not on your side, so just say what comes to mind and risk ridiculous answers slipping out! For 2 or more players, ages 8 and up. Comes with 700 Questions on 350 Cards, 12 Life Cards, 12 Pass Cards, Relay Baton, and Rules.

Eter (Import)

2023-10-27T13:02:13-04:00

Vendor: Smart Flamingo
Type: Board Games
Price: 37.95

Designer	Radosław Ignatów
Publisher	Smart Flamingo
Players	2
Playtime	10-30 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Additional Info	365653/eter http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365653/eter/forums/63

A two-player card game of dueling mages. Each player gets a symmetrical deck of cards with values from 1 to 4 which symbolize the troops of magic minions he has created. Players take turns laying down their chosen cards to form a line of 3 or 4 (depending on the mode of play). They must follow several rules when doing so:

stronger cards can cover weaker cards
The playing field is created as more cards are dealt

Additionally, players can use:

power cards - at the beginning of each turn two powers are laid out on the table and available for each player to play instead of making their move
Illusion spell - once per battle a player can draw a face down card, the opponent doesn't know if he can draw it or not, if he tries to draw a card of lesser or equal value he will only lose his card
Explosion - if any player fills the playing field by laying down 2 full lines of cards, an explosion occurs which discards certain cards laid out on the table

When one of the players wins the clash by laying down a line, the effect of this victory is marked on the board (in the place where the last card was laid down). The board is a reflection of the playing field, if one player wins by making a line on the board he wins the whole game , or if he has the lead after 5 rounds of play.
In addition before the game each player chooses his mage, each player has a unique and very powerful ability which can be used only once per game.

—description from the designer

Talisman Adventures: Accessory Pack (Dice/Token)

2023-10-27T09:44:33-04:00

	Vendor: Pegasus Spiele Type: Dice Price: 13.95
Prepare for your next quest with the Talisman Adventures RPG. This set of 6 custom Kismet dice and 7 heavy, double-sided Fate tokens is perfect for quickly determining the fate of both heroes and monsters. Don’t enter the Dungeon without it!

One Piece Card Game - Gift Collection Box 2023

2023-10-27T09:31:30-04:00

Vendor: Bandai
Type: Trading Card Games
Price: 39.95

4 Special Art Promo Cards Encourage Multiple Purchases!

Featuring high demand cards with brand new designs!
These cards are a careful selection of popular characters and those used frequently in tournaments.
One random card out of the four cards is included to encourage multiple purchases!

Unbeetable (Import)

2023-10-27T09:18:04-04:00

Vendor: Jolly Dutch Productions
Type: Board Games
Price: 21.95

Designer	Nick Eulink Maikel Leemans
Publisher	Jolly Dutch Productions
Players	2-4
Playtime	30-45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	372504/unbeetable http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372504/unbeetable/forums/63

Welcome to the gardening competition! You and your fellow gardeners will strive for the Unbeetable Cup by creating the best kitchen gardens. In one year, you will pour your blood, sweat and tears into sowing, growing and harvesting plants to score points. Be aware though, your opponents will be able to make your task even more difficult. Or will you be the nightmare of the other gardeners? At the start of winter, the winner is determined, and the Unbeetable Cup awarded.

In Unbeetable each player can create a grid of 2x2 or 3x3 plant cards, depending on the number of players. These plant cards form their garden and will award players points as they grow them. By using action cards and seasonal actions players will grow and harvest their own crops. All the while players will hinder each other by planting weeds, creating a flood or unleashing aphids or hail on their opponents.

—description from the publisher

Fast Food Fury (Import)

2023-10-27T09:17:21-04:00

Vendor: Jolly Dutch Productions
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Vicky Trouerbach
Publisher	Jolly Dutch Productions
Players	4-6
Playtime	20-30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	375903/fast-food-fury http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375903/fast-food-fury/forums/63

Order up! Thank you, chef! In Fast Food Fury you and your team of food truck chefs need to work in a chaotic festival environment to prepare orders for hungry customers, while another team tries to fulfil the same orders. For every order you fulfil, you have a happy customer that will pay the bill. So make sure your team serves the most customers and earns the most money.

How does it work?

You and your team are chefs of different food trucks, all attending the same festival.
Every player simultaneously flips open a fast food card and tries to hit the product they need for the order their working on.
If they were the first, they win the product and strategically place it with their order. They need to be

smart with their products, to be quicker and better than the other team(s).

The team that finishes their order first, pleases the customer and wins their cash.
Special sauce cards add an extra dash of chaos and confusion.
The team that wins the most cash, wins the game!

—description from the publisher

Tricky Badger

2023-10-27T09:16:09-04:00

Vendor: Jolly Dutch Productions
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Alexander Kneepkens
Publisher	Jolly Dutch Productions
Players	3-5
Playtime	25-45 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	386475/tricky-badger http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386475/tricky-badger/forums/63

Deep in the European forests you can still find the endangered wild European hamster. You have been hired to conserve these hamsters and keep them safe from their natural predator: the badger.

Tricky Badger is a set-collection, trick-taking card game. The game lasts five rounds, and each player starts the round with a hand of nine cards, with pink always being trump. Ten collection cards are placed face up from the deck.

At the start of each trick, the active player (a position that rotates) chooses a collection card that the winner of the trick will add to their collection; each collection card has an arrow to indicate whether the highest or lowest card in the trick will win. The active player leads a card, and players must follow this color, if possible. Some cards trample others, and a trampled card is removed from consideration in the trick. If a trump is played in the trick, then the highest or lowest non-trampled trump wins the trick; otherwise the highest or lowest non-trampled card of the suit led wins the trick.

After nine tricks, the round ends. Discard the remaining collection card, deal out nine cards to each player, and lay out ten new collection cards.

After five rounds, players score points for their collection cards, which can be independent or connected to other cards. Every female hamster and every male hamster is worth 1 point, for example, but a female and male hamster that are connected are worth 3 points. Get a second male hamster, however, and they fight, eliminating all of your hamsters. Similarly, a 3-point badger in your collection will eat all hamsters present unless you connect it with a bone to slake its hunger. You can feed wheat and weevils to hamsters to earn bonus points, but weevils on their own will eat your wheat. Magpies can steal cards from opponents, but cages and buckets can protect your animals from theft.

Whoever ends up with the most points wins.

Synergy (Import)

2023-10-27T09:13:31-04:00

Vendor: Jolly Dutch Productions
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Robert Brouwer
Publisher	Jolly Dutch Productions
Players	3-5
Playtime	20-30 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	393337/synergy http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393337/synergy/forums/63

Work your way through missions together, with one goal: to play rounds flawlessly. Only when you create a harmonious symphony of colours and numbers will you find that perfect synergy.

Synergy is a cooperative campaign-style game where you play through 30 different missions. The goal is simple: make sure your team wins a certain number of rounds to complete the mission. Action cards might make your job easier, whereas challenges and super and hyper cards will make it more difficult for you.

A round consists of playing two number cards and one goal card. Usually in the order of number-goal-number. Cards are played step-by-step. Cards are always played face down and only revealed once all players have played a card, after which the next card can be played face down. Players have to strategically pick their goals and deduce which numbers other players might play. Once you all have played your final card you will find out if you are in perfect harmony with each other or whether your teamwork needs a little tuning.

—description from the publisher

Odd Shop

2023-10-27T09:11:15-04:00

Vendor: Jolly Dutch Productions
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Adrie Drent
Publisher	Jolly Dutch Productions
Players	2-6
Playtime	30-80 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	400570/odd-shop http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400570/odd-shop/forums/63

Welcome to Odd Shop, the auction house for all your oddities! Spend store credits to win the odd objects. But be aware, not all objects are authentic. Hire the inhouse experts to get more information on the objects before you make your bid.

Every round, five objects will be auctioned off. All objects are visible for all the players to see. The auction will start with the object furthest on the left, continuing to the object on the right. For each object, a round of bidding will occur.

All objects have two values in gold. One value for an authentic object and one value for a replica. You will only find out if the objects are authentic or not after you’ve bought the item. But before the bidding starts, you can hire the help of an expert to check if the object(s) is authentic or a replica. Bidding will happen simultaneously in the first round. After the first round, the player with the most credits left, will become the profiteer. When there is a profiteer, bidding will occur in clockwise order, with the profiteer bidding last. Bids will be placed face down, but players can see how many cards are used in the bid.

The objects are divided into four categories: potions, familiars, gear and magic items. When you win more objects of the same category, you gain bonus points (depending on the duration of the game). Gear objects belong to sets of two or three. When you’ve collected a complete set, the total value of that set will be doubled. Therefore, it is encouraged to try and win as many of the same category objects as you can, but your opponents will of course know that you want certain objects. That’s why it is allowed to trade with the other players. You can trade objects, or you can buy objects from other players by paying credits. This means that you will play the rest of the game with less credits to spend and your opponent with more than everyone else. But getting to complete a collection can win you the game!

You may notice that the objects are not named. You may use your expertise to identify the objects and give them names. And how on earth could some be replicas?!

Have fun in the world of Odd Shop!

—description from the publisher

Cloudy Kingdom

2023-10-27T09:08:47-04:00

Vendor: Jolly Dutch Productions
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Joeri Hessels Wouter Moons
Publisher	Jolly Dutch Productions
Players	2-4
Playtime	15-30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	380916/cloudy-kingdom http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/380916/cloudy-kingdom/forums/63

Up in the skies there is a battle brewing. Four noble Families vie for power. Every Family has four castles which they try to connect by growing beanstalks between them. Connecting these castles combines their powers resulting in that Family claiming the throne. Who will sit on the throne of the Cloudy Kingdom?

In this game Players play one Route (or Magic) card per turn until the game finishes due to two Castles of one Family being connected. These Castles must be on opposing sides (north-south or east-west). On your turn, you play the Route card from your hand, or you discard it and play a Magic card instead. At the end of your turn, you draw a new Route card and play continues clockwise to the next player.

Sounds easy enough. But. Route card can be placed perpendicular on top of each other (so at a 90-degree angle). Meaning that when you want to play a Route card, you can either use an empty space or play your card on top of an existing card. Add to that a dash of magic with the Magic cards, and you have got yourself a challenging game with lots of options and strategies.

—description from the publisher

Trio (Import)

2023-10-27T07:58:20-04:00

Vendor: Cocktail Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

Designer	宮野華也 (Kaya Miyano)
Publisher	Cocktail Games
Players	3-5
Playtime	15 mins
Suggested Age	6 and up
Additional Info	352515/trio http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352515/trio/forums/63

nana, which was later reprinted as Trio, is a card game in which players are looking for three of a kind.

The deck consists of 36 cards, numbered 1-12 three times. Players receive some cards in hand, which they are required to sort from low to high, and the remaining cards are placed face down on the table.

On your turn, choose any single card to reveal, either the low or high card from a player's hand (including your own) or any face-down card from the table. Then, do this again. If the two cards show the same number, continue your turn; if they do not, return the cards to where they came from and end your turn.

If you reveal three cards showing the same number, take these cards as a set in front of you. If you are the first player to collect three sets, you win — except that a player wins immediately if they collect the set of 7s or two sets that add or subtract to 7, e.g., 4s and 11s.

Note that nana and Trio contain identical components, but nana is labeled for 2-5 players, while Trio is labeled for 3-6 players. Trio has slight changes to the rules, with players using all cards no matter the player count. Additionally, you play in normal mode — winning with three sets or the 7s — or "spicy" mode, winning with two linked sets or the 7s. Finally, Trio includes rules for playing in teams with four or six players.

Koole Klötze (German Import)

2023-10-27T07:54:10-04:00

Vendor: Schmidt Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 88.95

Designer	Claude Weber Jacques Zeimet
Publisher	Schmidt Spiele
Players	3-6
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	377723/koole-klotze http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/377723/koole-klotze/forums/63

Note: This game is in German.

In Koole Klötze ("Cool Blocks"), you need to quickly build sculptures from random bits of wood and hope that others can figure out what you've created.

To set up, place the numbered hexagon in the center of the table, then lay out six construction cards next to the numbers. Lay the 17 wooden bits in a circle around the cards, then place the arrow next to a bit to create a starting point in the line. Each player takes a set of cards numbered 1-6.

The first player takes the first six bits in line, along with the building platform and sunglasses, then shuffles their deck and secretly looks at the bottommost card. They now have 30 seconds to use the wooden bits to recreate the image on the associated construction card, balancing bits as they wish, but not moving them to create an animated scene.

The other players can each play one card face down into the central hexagon to guess which construction card the active player is building. Once time runs out or everyone has guessed, the active player forecasts how many others correctly guessed the answer, then reveals all the cards. Whoever first guessed the correct answer scores 2 points, with the second correct guesser earning 1 point. If at least one person guessed correctly, the builder scores 1 point, and if they forecast correctly, they score a bonus 1 point.

The builder then places all used bits at the end of the line and passes unused bits to the next player clockwise, with that player taking bits from the line as needed to have six on hand.

After everyone has been builder twice (with 5-6 players) or thrice (with 3-4 players), whoever has the most points wins.

For One: Kniffel (German Import)

2023-10-27T07:51:44-04:00

Vendor: Schmidt Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 34.95

Designer	Reiner Knizia
Publisher	Schmidt Spiele
Players	1
Playtime	20-20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	399374/one-kniffel http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399374/one-kniffel/forums/63

Note: This game is in German.

As in the classic dice game, For One: Kniffel involves a bit of luck with the dice and a lot of strategy when deciding how to use the dice results.

Five dice are available each round from the supply, which contains a total of 17 dice. These dice should be placed on the scoring card to earn as many points as possible, but also strategically since you get back only the dice you have already placed in categories that have been scored thanks to you meeting certain conditions — and you're trying to play as many rounds as possible to keep scoring.

For One: Kniffel includes multiple levels of gameplay.

For One: Schwarze Rosen (German Import)

2023-10-27T07:50:00-04:00

Vendor: Schmidt Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 34.95

Designer	Reiner Knizia
Publisher	Schmidt Spiele
Players	1
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	399375/one-schwarze-rosen http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399375/one-schwarze-rosen/forums/63

Note: This game is in German.

In For One: Schwarze Rosen, you build a flower bed from domino-style tiles, trying to score as many points as possible, with the game containing multiple levels of gameplay.

For One: Galaktix (German Import)

2023-10-27T07:47:38-04:00

Vendor: Schmidt Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 34.95

Designer	Reiner Knizia
Publisher	Schmidt Spiele
Players	1
Playtime	20-20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	399378/one-galaktix http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399378/one-galaktix/forums/63

Note: This game is in German.

In For One: Galaktix, you want to use your rockets to move down five star paths as far as possible. Each round, you roll five space dice, then use valuable rocket components and a star color to hurdle hazards such as black holes and forbidden zones, while collecting bonuses such as target flags and additional rockets. The latter are especially important because without enough rockets, your game will quickly come to an end.

For One: Galaktix includes multiple levels of gameplay.

For One: Number Up (German Import)

2023-10-27T07:42:42-04:00

Vendor: Schmidt Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 34.95

Designer	Reiner Knizia
Publisher	Schmidt Spiele
Players	1
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	399376/one-number http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399376/one-number/forums/63

Note: This game is in German.

In For One: Number Up, you reveal colorful number cards, one after the other, and lay them out in a 5x5 grid, trying to fulfill as many level conditions as possible in each row and column.

For One: Number Up includes twenty levels of gameplay with increasingly tricky challenges.

Shipyard (2nd edition) - Wooden Components (Import)

2023-10-27T07:04:55-04:00

	Vendor: Delicious Games Type: Tokens Price: 30.95
Set of wooden elements for Shipyard (2nd edition).

Operation Cuckoo (Import)

2023-10-27T07:01:16-04:00

Vendor: Jolly Dutch Productions
Type: Board Games
Price: 25.77

Designer	Dennis Harmsen Esmée Spaargaren
Publisher	Jolly Dutch Productions
Players	2
Playtime	15-30 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	367799/operation-cuckoo http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367799/operation-cuckoo/forums/63

Welcome to the battle nest! You have been dropped as an egg in an unfamiliar nest by your cuckoo mother. When you hatch, you notice that your egg was different than the other eggs. But this is your nest, right? So, you want to throw them out. Looking around, you notice another cuckoo. Your competitor! Will you manage to get rid of all other eggs or lure your competitor into a trap? Start the battle.

You take alternating turns, with the starting player going first. Your turn consists of moving one game piece on the board, your turn ends after the movement. There are three different game pieces, each with their own rules for movement.

Game pieces can only move to a space on the board that is empty or occupied by an opponent. Game pieces cannot jump over other game pieces. When you move a game piece to an occupied space, you capture your opponent on this space. Your opponents’ game piece is then removed from the board and your game piece takes its place. There are two basic rules to keep in mind; 1) if you can capture an opponent, you are obliged to. 2) You can only move your game pieces in a forward direction, except when you can capture an opponent behind you.

Your movement options lead to two potential situations; 1) you can capture an opponent, or 2) you cannot capture an opponent.

There are four winning conditions in this battle. 1) All game pieces of your own color are captured, except your own cuckoo. 2) You capture your opponents’ cuckoo. 3) You enter one of the homebases of your opponent with your own cuckoo, thereby taking over their nest. 4) Your opponent enters one of your homebases with any game piece other than their cuckoo, this game piece is now safe from being captured.

—description from publisher

Die Villa der Vampire (Import)

2023-10-27T06:58:46-04:00

Vendor: Drei Magier Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 93.95

Designer	Guido Hoffmann Jens-Peter Schliemann
Publisher	Drei Magier Spiele
Players	2-4
Playtime	15-20 mins
Suggested Age	5 and up
Honor	2022 Graf Ludo Best Children's Game Graphics Nominee 2022 Kinderspiel des Jahres Recommended
Additional Info	355274/die-villa-der-vampire http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355274/die-villa-der-vampire/forums/63

Note: This game includes English, French, Italian, and German.

The big vampire festival, which takes place every 99 years, is coming up in the abandoned villa. But what's this? The very old vampires are still "sleeping" calmly in their coffins and they might miss out. You can't have that!

In Die Villa der Vampire, you slip into the role of child vampires, and with the help of three vampire bats, try to maneuver garlic bulbs into suitable graves in the vampire villa to wake up the old vampires. But where exactly are the well-heeled vampires who will bring a lot of vampire points hiding? Who will use skill and luck to collect the most vampire points and win?

Wie die Wombats (German Import)

2023-10-27T06:55:02-04:00

Vendor: Zoch Verlag
Type: Board Games
Price: 38.95

Designer	Thomas Schneider Axmann
Publisher	Zoch Verlag
Players	1-6
Playtime	15-20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	378956/wie-die-wombats http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378956/wie-die-wombats/forums/63

Note: This game is in German. For a preview, English rule can be found here.

Wie die Wombats is a fast-paced cooperative eye and head twister where much is much less than it seems.
Together, the players estimate as quickly and correctly as possible where how many wombats are scurrying across playing cards. To do this, they have to lay out the cards in a pattern that shows the animals in ascending order. With each round, the scurrying gets wilder as more and more marsupials appear. Part of the teamwork is to turn over the sand timer every time a minute consists of fewer seconds than you would have estimated. In 5 short rounds, you learn to appreciate the estimation of your fellow players.

—description from the publisher

Cabanga! (German Import)

2023-10-27T06:51:15-04:00

Vendor: AMIGO
Type: Board Games
Price: 20.95

Designer	Michael Modler
Publisher	AMIGO
Players	3-6
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	394889/cabanga http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394889/cabanga/forums/63

Note: This game is in German. For a preview, English rule can be found here.

In Cabanga!, players try to get rid of their hand of cards as quickly as possible — but ideally without picking up penalties along the way.

After the row cards and starting cards in all four colors have been placed in the middle of the table and players each have a hand of eight cards, the round begins. Players then take turns placing one card next to the matching row card in the middle, ideally with as small a difference as possible because the larger the number gap, the greater the chance that the other players will call out "Cabanga!" and throw cards with the values between the two number cards to the active player. These thrown-in cards are placed on the discard pile, then the active player must draw the same number of cards from the penalty pile.

When a player has no more cards in hand, the round ends and all players count the points on their cards. As soon as a player has collected 18 points, the game ends and the player with the fewest points wins!

Halli Galli Twist (German Import)

2023-10-27T06:49:21-04:00

Vendor: AMIGO
Type: Board Games
Price: 37.95

Designer	Haim Shafir Uri Shafir
Publisher	AMIGO
Players	2-4
Playtime	15 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Additional Info	375700/halli-galli-twist http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375700/halli-galli-twist/forums/63

Note: This game is in German. For a preview, English rule can be found here.

Halli Galli Twist is played similar to Halli Galli, but with more possibilities for matches during play.

To start, divide the deck evenly among all players. Take turns revealing a card face up in front of you, covering whichever card you revealed previously. Cards feature candles, magic hats, potions, or chameleons in different numbers and colors, and if five symbols of the same color or type are ever visible on all the face-up cards, race to hit the bell in the center of the table. Whoever hits the bell first claims all revealed cards, placing them under their deck. If you hit the bell incorrectly, you pay the other players one card each.

When you run out of cards, you're out. When two players are left, they play until the bell is struck once more, then the game ends and the taller deck wins.

Violet and the Grumpy Nisse (Import)

2023-10-27T06:47:12-04:00

Vendor: Agie Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 47.95

Designer	Pedro Pereira
Publisher	Agie Games
Players	2
Playtime	20-30 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Honor	2022 5 Seasons Best Portuguese Family Game Nominee 2022 5 Seasons Portuguese Game of the Year Nominee
Additional Info	334599/violet-and-grumpy-nisse http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334599/violet-and-grumpy-nisse/forums/63

Note: This game includes English and German.

In Violet and the Grumpy Nisse, one player is Violet and the other is Torech, the very grumpy nisse (a creature from Nordic folklore similar to a gnome) who has been kicked out of every single household in the village and taken shelter in the woods, which he claimed as his own domain.

Now, Violet is setting out to meet with her friend Ordep, the friendly troll, a journey that takes her right through the woods that Torech has claimed for himself. After being kicked out of the village, Torech cannot stand the idea of a human invading his home, let alone a human who is friends with a troll! So he is out to make Violet's journey as unpleasant as he possibly can, playing all sorts of tricks on her.

Violet and the Grumpy Nisse is a two-player trick-taking game. Players take different approaches on how to play this game depending on who they are playing as:

Violet has control over the pacing of the game, but is also more vulnerable to losing tricks as she has to manage her lantern, making sure it's always fueled so that she doesn't get lost in the darkness of the woods at night. She also wasn't expecting a nisse to cross her path; this can be scary, and she has to manage her fear so not to be overwhelmed by her own paranoia.
Torech has very little control over the pacing of the game, but he does has a few tricks up his sleeve. As Violet's fear of him increases, he becomes bolder and sets out more and more traps that make it harder for Violet to reach her friend. Also, unlike Violet, losing a trick is not nearly as bad for Torech as it is for Violet. He, after all, is the master of tricks!

The game ends with a win for Violet if she reaches the end of her journey. Torech wins if Violet's lantern runs out of fuel, or if her fear sneaks up on her before she gets to Ordep.

What's unique about this trick taking game:

It's highly thematic and instead of keeping track of scores on a pad, you will have Violet's pawn advancing on a map, that displays her progress and how close/far she is from winning the game.
Torech has two tracks on the board he will be focusing on and that display how close/far he is from winning the game: Violet's fear, which he threatens with each trick he successfully plays on her (wins), and Violet's Light track, which he wants to run out as quickly as possible so that she gets lost.
Trump will change over the course of a game as Violet journeys through the different parts of the landscape. Because Violet controls the pacing, she will be able to speed through them, or stay for a little longer to take advantage of a certain suit.
Most cards have a special ability, however, a card's ability is triggered only if it isn't used as a trump (trump is determined by Violet's location on the map).
Thanks to the many different traps Torech can use, each game will have different events play out at different timings, depending on how early Violet becomes a victim of her own fears.