https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/collections/all.atom vaibhavhospital 2023-01-24T23:15:32-05:00 vaibhavhospital https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6885185290291 2023-01-24T23:15:32-05:00 2023-01-24T23:15:32-05:00 Crime Scene: Lazio 1356 Board Games Tactic

Vendor: Tactic
Type: Board Games
Price: 20.95

Designer Richard Heayes
Markku Heljakka
Petter Ilander
Publisher Tactic
Players 1-4
Playtime 120-240 mins
Suggested Age 18 and up

Lazio is the fifth game in the Crime Scene family. It follows the same puzzle solving format as its predecessors. This game is set in a medieval monastery, where recent events have frightened away most of the monks. The story is written by the awarded author Arttu Tuominen.
In the puzzles you get to investigate a broken down cart with strange wheels, a night sky with shooting starts, a pot where man has been boiled, and many other things.
The high age recommendation comes from a few graphic details in the story. These can be skipped by parents playing with their children (12+), as long as they are aware such exist in the game. ]]> Age_15+ Arrival-Mar 12 2023 Arrival-New-Mar-6-12-2023 Availability_Out of Stock INV-C Players Maximum_4 Players Players Minimum_1 Player Playtime Maximum_120+ Minutes Playtime Minimum_120 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20230319 Restock-20240526-Long Year Published_2020s https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6885185290291 Default Title 20.95 TAC58858 792 https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6735552741427 2022-12-27T10:40:13-05:00 2022-12-27T10:40:13-05:00 Crime Scene: ISS Excalibur Board Games Tactic

Vendor: Tactic
Type: Board Games
Price: 17.95

Designer Markku Heljakka
Petter Ilander
Richard Heayes
Publisher Tactic
Players 1-4
Playtime 120-240 mins
Suggested Age 18 and up

ISS Excalibur is the sixth game in the Crime Scene family. It follows the same mystery solving format as its predecessors, but is set in the near future in an international Space Station.
The puzzles range from fairly light ones to quite challenging ones, and the showcase some very nice and new mechanics. The story is again written by awarded author Arttu Tuominen, and the only way to get to read the finish, is by solving the puzzles!
The high age recommendation comes from a few graphic details in the story. These can be skipped by parents playing with their children (12+), as long as they are aware such exist in the game. ]]> Age_15+ Arrival-Jul 15 2023 Arrival-Mar 12 2023 Arrival-New-Mar-6-12-2023 Availability_In Stock INV-C Non-TCG Players Maximum_4 Players Players Minimum_1 Player Playtime Maximum_120+ Minutes Playtime Minimum_120 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Year Published_2020s https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6735552741427 Default Title 17.95 TAC58860 678 https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6692027858995 2022-03-20T23:55:47-04:00 2022-03-20T23:55:47-04:00 Canal King Brugge Board Games Tactic

Vendor: Tactic
Type: Board Games
Price: 31.95

Designer Markku Heljakka
Petter Ilander
Richard Heayes
Jussi Wallenius
Publisher Tactic
Players 2-6
Playtime 45-75 mins
Suggested Age 8 and up

Who will rule the canals?

Welcome to Brugge, the Venice of the North! Canal building business is booming and everyone wants their share of the profits. Use canal tiles to build a route connecting your starting port to your final destination via two ports of call. Once the route is ready, hop on your ship and sail to the finish line as fast as you can. Be on your guard though, because your devious competitors will try to slow you down!

Who will reach the finish line first and conquer the canals?

—description from the publisher

]]> Age 6+ Arrival-Jun 2 2022 Arrival-Mar-21-27-2022 Arrival-New-Mar-21-27-2022 Availability_Out of Stock INV-C Players Maximum_6 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_90 Minutes Playtime Minimum_45 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20220404 Restock-20220616 Restock-20230112_Full_Restock Restock-20240526-Long Year Published_2010s https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6692027858995 Default Title 31.95 TAC56576 1208 https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6540953321523 2021-07-06T11:35:58-04:00 2021-07-06T11:35:58-04:00 Seas of Fortune Board Games Tactic

Vendor: Tactic
Type: Board Games
Price: 28.95

Designer Markku Heljakka
Petter Ilander
Jussi Wallenius
Publisher Tactic
Players 2-4
Suggested Age 8 and up

Seas of Fortune is a family game about ships racing around Northern Europe, trying to find the best deals. The players are merchants overseeing each journey their ship makes. They try to guide their ships to the most advantageous cities, and find the best crews to sail them. Each successful unloading of goods in a city earns the player silver, and the game ends on the round someone reaches 100 silver marks.

The game is set in 16th century Europe, and revolves around choosing the best routes for your ship, finding the best crews to get there the fastest, and planning for the future. Loading Cards are revealed to show what products are available in which cities, and Unloading Cards show which cities are buying what products. A further future card of both kinds is also revealed, to show the players what's coming. Old cards go out at the end of a round, and new ones come in instead.

Each round all players choose a new crew for their ship. The first player token rotates over the rounds, and the last player is stuck with the only crew that is left. Each card shows a movement number, and an expertise either in coastal sailing or open sea. However, the choice of crew is not always obvious; the lowest movement number will move first, and the highest moves last. Any ties are solved with the first player token. During a turn, a player can freely move their ship between ports, load it for a fee and unload it for a reward. The faster a ship reaches a port for unloading, the greater the profit will be. The player with the most money when the game ends, wins!

]]> 2023-LD 2023-LD-20 Age 6+ Availability_Out of Stock Google-True INV-S Players Maximum_4 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_45 Minutes Playtime Minimum_45 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20230904 Stocky-Clearance Year Published_2020s https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6540953321523 Default Title 28.95 TAC56862 1451 https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6556291498035 2021-05-04T02:39:25-04:00 2021-05-04T02:39:25-04:00 15 Minutes to Self-Destruct Board Games Tactic

Vendor: Tactic
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

Designers Petter Ilander
Richard Heayes
Publisher Tactic
Players 2-4
Playing Time 15 mins
Suggested Age 8 and up

15 Minutes to Self-Destruct is a co-operative game of escaping a spaceship that is about to explode. Preferably before it explodes. The problem is, the self destruction sequence has been set by the ship's AI running wild, and that same AI is still trying to stop the players from fleeing. To successfully flee, the players have to activate the escape pod by turning on 13 switches all over the ship. To reach the switches they have to unlock the doors that block the way between them.

The way all this happens is simple: on your turn you can either roll the dice to unlock doors on your half of the ship OR move your astronaut through doors that have previously been unlocked. You try to reach the switches to be able to turn them on. Sometimes you roll a dice combination that you cannot use. When that happens you have to draw a card that may lock unlocked doors, or deactivate activated switches. To win the game, all astronauts have to reach the escape pod in the center of the board before the time has run out, after all switches have been turned on.

The game is played using a free timer app downloaded to a smartphone. The timer also plays atmospheric sounds that remind the players of the urgency of the situation.

]]> Age 6+ Arrival-Jan 1 2023 Arrival-Jan 27 2023 Arrival-Jul 28 2022 Arrival-Jun 24 2023 Arrival-Mar 26 2023 Arrival-Nov 2 2022 Arrival-Sept 10 2022 Availability_Out of Stock Category_Cooperative Google-True INV-0 Players Maximum_4 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_15 Minutes Playtime Minimum_15 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20220712 Restock-20220821 Restock-20221016 Restock-20221127 Restock-20230103 Restock-20230112_Full_Restock Restock-20230305 Restock-20231225 Restock-20240526-Long Year Published_2020s https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6556291498035 Default Title 22.95 TAC56764 857 https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6556291334195 2021-05-04T02:36:25-04:00 2021-05-04T02:36:25-04:00 Land of Clans Board Games Tactic

Vendor: Tactic
Type: Board Games
Price: 21.95

Designers Petter Ilander
Richard Heayes
Publisher Tactic
Players 2-6
Playing Time 30-45 mins
Suggested Age 8 and up

Land of Clans is a confrontational pattern building and hand management game, set in the medieval Scottish highlands. All players try to build castles on land they claim, and the game ends when someone has built four of them. Castles of different sizes score differently, and the winner is the player with the highest total score. Often the winner is the player with four castles, but not always.

The game is played with cards, where each card shows a land symbol matching a space on the board. Further some of the cards show a sword that can be used for attacking castles, some show a shield that can be used for defending the same castles, and some show both a sword and a shield symbol. The players only hold five cards each, so hand management is required.

The game play can be divided into two parts: the peaceful claiming of land and building of castles, and the aggressive conquering of castles built by the opponents. The claiming is very straightforward: at any point in the game, four separate castle patterns are available. On your turn, play a card from your hand and claim a matching space on the game board. You try to claim spaces that create the available patterns. As soon as one of the patterns is built, the player can place a castle tile over those spaces. By claiming spaces next to an opponent's castle tile, you open the possibility of attacking it for yourself. To attack a castle you also play one or more cards from your hand. But now the only thing that matters is whether the cards you hold show the attacker's sword symbol or not. Play and discard as many sword cards as you want, and hope the defender is not holding enough shields to stop your attack. If the attack is successful, the castle's ownership changes. May the most cunning clan chief win!

]]> Age 6+ Availability_Out of Stock INV-L Players Maximum_4 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_45 Minutes Playtime Minimum_30 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20220721 Restock-20230112_Full_Restock Restock-20240526-Long Year Published_2020s https://www.vaibhavhospital.com/products/6556291334195 Default Title 21.95 TAC56621 830