Board Game Posts

Components

• 1 game board
• 20 Engine dice
• 1 Victory card
• 57 Part cards
• 23 Mission cards
• 6 Primary Core cards
• 1 First Player marker
• 7 Industry Award tokens
• 37 Crew tokens
• 37 Science tokens
• 30 bidding tiles
• 6 score markers
• Instructions

Object of the Game

In Farlight, you'll work to establish your organization's influence over recently discovered but yet untapped regions of space by scoring the most points over a series of rounds. Players earn points by installing new parts to upgrade their ship and then launching that ship to complete missions to establish your dominance. …

London, 1890. Big Ben sits proudly atop Elizabeth Tower, the sound of its first toll echoing through the streets of the grand Victorian city. Passers-by are quietly enjoying the sunshine while strolling casually. There, amidst the ___ background of laughter, stand Sherlock and his companions, still and silent.

Between two tolls, a ringing emerges from a payphone box around the corner of the street. Sherlock picks up the receiver with a heavy k heart. His face tenses and i... then he makes a mad dash toward the immense London clock. …

Welcome, Paleontologists! This is it! Your first field assignment! Over a dozen dinosaur fossils lie buried in a huge slab of rock.

Time and the relentless forces of geology have mixed up the bodies, but that's a small problem for your team. For now, sharpen your chisels and ready that hammer!

It's time to get cracking and liberate the precious fossils from their rocky tomb. For the good of science (and your own reputation) be sure to claim the biggest and best fossils for yourself! …

Components

• Faux Book Box
• Wood Gavel Toke
• Black sand hourglass
• 15 Town Hall Cards
• 15 Kill Cards
• 59 Playing Cards
• 39 Tryal Cards
• Rulebook

Overview

The year is 1692 in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Evil is lurking, and you're convinced that some of your fellow townspeople are witches!

During the game you will draw and play cards to accuse the players that you don't trust and help the players that you believe are on your side. When the deck runs out and the Night card is revealed, the witches will attempt to kill an innocent player. …

In the land of the Rising Sun, faithful Samurai protect the Shogun-their commander and lord. Cunning Ninja try to undermine the Empire, by fair means or foul.

The katana blade sparkles on the battlefield as a lonely Ronin prepares for the struggle, plotting his revenge. Can you find your enemies while honoring the way of the warrior?

Components

• 7 Role cards
• 12 Character cards
• 32 Weapon cards
• 15 Property cards
• 43 Action cards
• 1 summary card
• 30 Honor Points
• 36 Resilience Points
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

Players are divided into three (secret) teams: …

Components

• 1 Six-sided Die
• 162 Keyword Cards
• 8 Dry Erase Markers
• 1 Public Clue Board
• 2 Private Clue Boards
• 1 Keyword Card Box 1 Sand Timer
• 2 Hint Boards
• 6 Chat Boards
• Instructions

Overview

CrossTalk is the Party Game of Subtle Conversation, where two teams race to guess secret Keywords. Each round, teams select a clue-giver, and those clue-givers are given knowledge of the same secret Keyword.

The goal of the clue-givers is to help their teammates guess this Keyword before the other team. The round begins with both clue-givers writing a one-word clue to give their team in private. Then, clue-givers will alternate providing one-word public clues to everyone. But, there is a catch! …

Unusual Suspects is a cooperative party game: the players win or lose together! One player will take on the role of the Witness, while the others will be the Detectives. The Witness is the only one who knows the identity of the thief.

He or she will help the Detectives narrow down the Suspect Pool by answering their questions until they are prepared to identify the Guilty Party.

But the Detectives have to be clever! The Witness cannot answer questions about the Guilty Party's physical description, so the answers will never be obvious. The Witness will have to imagine the Suspects' nature, habits, and tastes only by looking at them! …

Components

• 1 x Active player marker
• 4 x Investigator 2 x Cultist
• 23 x Futile Investigation
• 1 x Cthulhu
• 6 x Elder Sign
• 16 x Insanity tokens
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Don't Mess with Cthulhu is a social deduction game with secret identities. Players are either Investigators trying to keep Cthulhu from waking and controlling the world, or Cultists that want to bring the world to a disturbing end.

The game takes place over four rounds. The Investigators must uncover all the Elder Signs to win; the Cultists win when Cthulhu is revealed or if the game ends before all the Elder Signs are discovered. …

The enlightened monarch, Vladimiro Miritiro, has grown tired of reigning. He has chosen to hand off his crown, but who will be his worthy successor? Paladins, cooks, painters, and all the other subjects bustle about, seeking the throne in a whirling vortex of intrigue and subterfuge.

Play your cards cunningly, and bring your favorite to the top... Only one of the wacky subjects can be the next king!

Components

• Game Board
• 6 "Yes" vote cards
• 12 "No" vote cards
• a crown
• 26 secret goal cards
• 13 wooden round tokens
• 13 stickers
• note pad
• a pencil
• Instructions

Game Board

Object of the Game

The goal of the game is to help your favorites climb to the highest levels of the castle and to try to crown one of them as the new king. …

Don't let these devious creatures fool you! Hungering for fireflies, they will quickly gather 'round, lest you give them what they crave.

Some will butt heads and go back into the dark forest, while others will stay, no matter what. In the end, a collection of cute little smiling creatures will surround you... For better or worse!

Components

• 50 Cards
• 40 Beads
• 1 bag to store the beads
• Instructions

Object of the Game

In a series of 10 rounds, players bid fireflies (beads) to get their hands on creatures that will earn them the highest score. …