Board Game Posts

You can play Filler alone versus an automated rival chef. Gameplay is the same as a two-player game, with the following alterations.

Setup

Choose one of the six chef personality cards to play against (on the reverse of each reference card) and shuffle the matching three chef cards to form their deck. Place this chef deck face down above the recipe book.

Game Play

In each turn order phase, after selecting your time card, flip the top card of the chef deck face up onto its own discard pile. This is the chef's time card. Turn order is then determined normally, comparing your time card to theirs. …

Junior Alias is played in teams of 2 or more players. The aim is to explain words and pictures to your teammates without actually saying the word that is being explained.

ou can use synonyms and opposites, hints, utter sounds etc. Each team tries to guess as many words as possible before the sand in the timer runs out.

The team can move forward on the game board as many steps as they guessed words correctly.

Components

• Game board
• 300 cards
• 6 pawns
• a sand timer
• Instructions

Object of the Game

The first team to reach the finish space wins the game. …

In the northwest corner of Nunavut, Canada, a formerly inaccessible bay of fof the Arctic Ocean has become reachable through a secret inlet.

Untouched by the hands of time and fed by both the ocean and warm fresh water springs, Ridback Bay is teeming with sea life. A remote, timeless bayside village is now being inundated by entrepreneurs awaiting the influx of the world's greatest fishermen to harvest this plentiful bounty.

The docks and warehouses are being revitalized, and now it is time to begin the real adventure. Go build your Fleet and become master of the high seas! …

Brainspin is a creativity game. Challenge yourself to see a new perspective on the same old lines! Your friends' brains will delight you as the simple shapes inspire vastly different interpretations.

Components

• 54 card deck
• Rulebook

Game Play

To play, place a card face up on the table.

Use a timer to count down one minute as each player writes a list of all the things s/he sees in the image.

For example, answers for a simple square could include "toast", "elevator shaft", "sugar cube" or "space on a checkerboard". It's really fun to hear what other people imagine the picture could be! …

Components

• 8 Blue Blocks
• 8 Red Blocks
• 8 Green Blocks
• 8 Yellow Blocks
• 4 Draw two Blocks
• 4 Reverse Blocks
• 4 Skip Blocks
• 1 Wold Block

Object of the Game

Don't make the tower fall! Pull blocks that match the color or number of the last one pulled and re-stack them on the top. Or pull an Action Block, and make the next player follow that Action! But don't make the tower fall, or you lose.

Setup

Choose the player that will go first; this player must build the tower. On a flat surface, randomly stack layers of 3 blocks at right angles to the layer below it, as shown on the box. …

Components

• Game board
• 28 barons
• 12 knights
• 4 colored chips
• 12 cities
• 4 scoring markers
• 3 empire cities
• 1 round marker
• 1 emperor marker
• 21 action cards,
• 41 victory point cards
• 4 election cards
• 4 summary cards
• 1 start position card
• 1 rule booklet

The game board shows the Thaler track, the Emperor's throne with the Round track, 3 spaces for the victory point cards, and 7 Electorates (upper row: 3 spritual electorates = Archdiocese, lower row: 4 secular electorates).

Object of the Game

Germany in the late middle-ages: the players represent aristocratic families, trying to elevate their claims to the throne. To do this, players collect victory point cards by building cities, being promoted to elector, etc. …

Bargain Quest is a game for 2 to 6 players where you must supply brave heroes with the weapons and equipment they need to save your town. If they succeed, fantastic! Your shop will grow in fame and reputation! And if they get eaten alive, well... at least they can't ask for a refund!

Components

• 120 item cards
• 16 Hero Cards
• 20 Employee Cards
• 12 Upgrade Cards
• 96 coin tokens
• 60 Star Tokens
• 10 Wound Tokens
• 1 Quest Token
• 12 Monster Cards
• 18 Adventure Cards
• 6 folding Item shop Boards
• 1 Rulebook

Card Anatomy

Object of the Game

Your goal is to be the shop with the highest score at the end of the game. Your score is calculated based on the amount of and tokens you've amassed. These tokens are gained from heroes when they purchase items from your shop and successfully battle monsters. …

Just as in a multiplayer game, you are trying to be the AI with the most VP at the end of the game. In this variant, Hal will be your formidable virtual adversary, and will do everything he can to get ahead of you! You can play this variant with or without the advanced rules.

Setup

The setup is identical to the setup for a multiplayer game (see pages 4 - 5) with the following clarifications:

• Step 2: Place 4 dice of each color in each of the supply areas of the Black Angel.
• Step 3: Place only 5 strips to construct the Space board.
• Step 8: Remove 12 Ravager cards from the Ravager deck.

After having performed steps 9 - 14, choose a different color from yours for Hal, and proceed as follows: …

Cemetery

Dig Up Cadavers

When placing here, draw 3 cards from the cemetery cadaver deck and choose any number drawn (including 0) to resolve immediately by paying the cost in the

upper left (if any) and gaining expertise (if any) OR materials. After resolving, discard all drawn cards face down to the bottom of the deck.

Cadavers found here offer stage III, stage IV and bone materials and may have a cost of 1 . Any card you choose not to resolve has no effect on you. …

Components

• 1 Twister mat
• 1 spinner board with arrow and base
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

To be able to outmaneuver your opponent in placing hands and feet oh colored circles as directed by the spinner.

Setup

1. The first time you play, carefully assemble the spinner, as shown below.

   
   
   

2. Spread the mat out on a flat surface, faceup.

   
   
   

3. All players take off your shoes and set them aside. If you're playing outdoors, you may want to anchor the mat corners with your shoes. …