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In "A la carte" the players try to be chefs cooking several dishes. They have to heat their stoves and must "skill- fully" season their dishes.

Finished dishes score stars and/ or victory points, burnt or over-seasoned dishes go into the bin and do not score anything. The first chef acquiring 3 stars or the most victory points is the winner.

Components

• 4 Stoves
• 4 Pans
• 4 Condiment Dispensers with Colored Lids
• 80 Condiments in 4 colors
• 25 Salt Crystals
• 20 Artfully Weird Dishes
• 4 Delicious Crepes
• 13 Coffee Cups
• 3 Cooking Spoons
• 1 Coffee Tray
• 4 Trays for Finished Dishes
• 1 Trash Can
• 2 Sinks
• 9 Star Tokens
• 1 Heating Die
• 1 Rule Book

Setup

Each player receives: …

Components

• 36 Gem Cards
• 54 Search Cards
• 1 Pad of Information Sheets

Cards

Sleuth is played with two special decks of cards:

Gem Deck

The Gem Deck consists of 36 cards, each featuring a different combination of three elements: gem (diamond, pearl or opal), type (solitaire, pair or cluster) and color (red, blue, green or yellow).

Search Deck

The Search Deck consists of 54 cards that are used for gathering evidence from other players. There are three primary types: 1) One Element Cards which feature a gem, a type or a color, 2) Two Element Cards which feature a combination of any two elements, and 3) Free Choice Cards. …

One planet's junk is another planet's treasure! You captain your own scavenger ship, collecting space junk and transporting it to any city that will take it. Launching cargo out the airlock lets you make remote deliveries and propel your ship the same distance, but in the opposite direction, to make direct deliveries - it's astrodynamics for fun and profit!

Components

• 5 Location Boards
• 15 Starter tiles
• 37 Source: Earth Tiles
• 29 Source: Moon Tiles
• 47 Source: Mars Tiles
• 5 Ship Tokens
• 5 Ship Cards

The Junk Tiles

Value: The number indicates the junk's relative mass - and therefore its value in victory points (VP) at the end of the game if the junk has been delivered. …

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth is a cooperative game for one to five players. During a game, a group of heroes embarks on perilous adventures, working together to explore and survive the vast and epic fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Throughout their journeys, heroes battle powerful foes, discover lost treasures, uncover forgotten lore, and customize their skills according to their role within their Fellowship.

As darkness is rising, unifying evil, shadow, and corruption, it is the time for the heroes to take a stand and begin their journey in Middle-earth. …

When playing with two or three players, you can also add a virtual opponent to the game according to the rules outlined in the preceding section.

If you like, you can even play with two or three "virtual opponents", as long as the total number of players does not exceed four. In this case, just take two or three gemstones out of the box.

Prince Mochi has traveled from Mochi Kingdom to propose to his beloved Princess Tofu. Her stepmother, the widowed Queen Tofu, wishes to marry the prince herself and has disguised the princess.

She tells the prince he only has one chance to pick out the princess from a line of veiled women, but allows him to ask the people of the castle questions to aid his guessing efforts.

He quickly realizes that not everybody in the castle is there to help him, and he must determine who to trust and who to be wary of because whoever he chooses he must marry on sight! …

Monopoly Deal is all about collecting properties and stealing from your opponents! Use Action cards to charge rent, swap cards, demand birthday money and lots more. Make sure you put lots of money into your personal bank - and remember other players will steal from you too!

Components

• 4 Rule cards
• 34 Action cards
• 28 Property cards
• 11 Property Wildcards
• 13 Rent cards
• 20 Money cards
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

Be The first player to collect 3 full property sets of different colors.

Setup

1. Remove the 4 Quick Start Rules cards from the pack and hand them out for reference. …

In the remote depths of the jungle lie the Cerulean Pools. For most of the year, the pools are tranquil and unassuming. But on the warmest nights of the year, the otherwise quiet waters are filled with shimmering lights as the dormant noctiluca awaken.

As the most skilled divers in the land, you and your friends seek to retrieve these glowing embers from the pools, for the marvelous restorative properties of noctiluca are renowned throughout the land.

Living in balance with each other in carefully- tended jars, noctiluca can cure numerous aliments with merely their glowing presence. You must prove your skill by retrieving noctiluca from the pool to fulfill the jar arrangements you need. …

The solo game has a limit of 17 turns.

Use the standard rules with the changes listed below.

Setup

You need approximately 15 Time counters. The time chart and the letters on the flip side will not be used - there's no loss-of-goods in the solitary version.

As in the standard game, put 1 cube on each Major location. You get 2 random Bonus cards - one each of value 3 and of value 4.

The five Building cards with the phrase "the sole player" are removed from play. Those cards have a different illustration on the right side. …

The Last Player Standing Wins!

In monopoly Fortnite, it's not about what you own; it's about how long you can survive! Even if you're able to claim the most locations, you still need to be the last player standing to win!

Components

• Gameboard
• 27 Cardboard outfits with Pawn stands
• 15 Storm cards
• 16 Location cards
• 16 Loot Chest cards
• 8 Wall cards
• 2 Numbered dice
• 1 Action die (with labels)
• 110 Health Point chips

Object of the Game

Make your way around the board claiming locations, battling your opponents, and avoiding the Storm. The last player standing when all other players have run out of HP wins! …