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Quick! Can you think of an animal name that contains L and D? Leopard! A place that contains R and B? Barnyard! A verb that contains P and E? Explode!

Duple challenges you to quickly turn two letters into a word. Players take turns flipping letter cards. When the symbols on two players' cards match, those players race to shout out a word that contains the letters on both cards.

Sound easy? Think again. Correct answers must conform to ever-changing categories, Wild Cards and Revealed Matches create unexpected faceoffs, and the All Play card gets everyone competing at once! …

Components

• 60 number and letter cards
• 3 wild cards
• Game board
• 8 pawns
• 8 IN/OUT tokens
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Reach the Finish before any other player.

Setup

Place the board in the center of the playing area. Have each player select a color. Have each player place their pawn on the Start area of the board.

Next, have each player place the token that matches the color of their pawn in front of them. Select a player to deal first. Remove one Wild card from the deck. …

Components

• 5 Regular Dice
• 1 Hi/Lo Die
• 1 Carrying Case
• 1 Score Card
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Score points by rolling closest to the perfect Hi or Lo score. The first player to 100 points is the winner!

Setup

Open up the container and remove the Dice, Score Card and the Instructions. Keep the Carrying Case in front of the first player.

Place the Score Card in the middle of the play area so all players can see it.

Components

• 54 cards
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Collect the entire deck of cards.

Setup

Shuffle and deal out the entire deck.

Game Play

Both players play at the same time.

Hold your cards in a pack, face-down. Don't look at them.

Both of you take a card from your pack and place it face-up on the table. Place the cards close to each other, but not touching.

These cards will form your discard piles. Continue to play cards at the same time until somebody plays a Dragon, or until both played cards match. …

Components

• 42 Chicken cards
• 6 Wolf cards

Object of the Game

The object of the game is to have the highest score by counting as many chicken cards as possible without turning over a wolf card.

Setup

Get a pencil and paper so that you can keep track of everyone's score as you play. Decide what target score you have to reach in order to win. A suggested scoring table is below but feel free to alter it based on how long you want to play. …

Overview of the Game Pyramids is a game for 2 to 5 players that sends you back in time to Ancient Egypt. Help your dynasty become resplendent and endure through the ages. Honor the great Gods to obtain the most beautiful stones and construct the most dazzling necropolis.

Components

• 105 Construction cards
• 5 God tiles
• 5 Player Aid Cards
• 1 First Player token
• 1 scorebook
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

Which Egyptian dynasty will be the most glorious? Pray to the Gods to construct edifices in their honor and ensure your dynasty has a millennia-long posterity. …

Please note that this section of the rules starts to get quite technical. Many players prefer to dive into the game without reading this section. If you've made it this far, you know everything you need to start playing.

Use this section as a resource if there is confusion when multiple players want to use effects at the same time. Most of these situations can be resolved intuitively during gameplay, but occasionally, they get a little hairy.

The Effects

Triggered Vs Continuous Effects

Some cards state a trigger and an effect. You can choose to use the effects of these cards at the time the trigger occurs. …

Components

• 68 adventurer cards
• 50 treasure coins
• 32 adventurer meeples
• 6 goblin meeples
• 6 custom dice
• 21 location cards
• 16 enhancement cards
• 4 turn summary cards
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Pack your lucky socks and get ready for an adventure exploring Dragonrealm! Sneak into the Witch's Cabin, search the Ogres' Treehouse, or storm the Dragon's Lair.

Add adventurers to different locations in the hopes of getting the most treasure. But watch out for goblins who might get there first and grab the treasure before you! In the end, the player with the most treasure wins. …

Hey Glamour Girl, are you ready to have some fun? Prove you're quicker than your friends in this action-packed card game.

Collect 4-of-a-kind, then grab a charm fast-fast-fast. Too slow? Get a letter. Spell the word CHARM and you're out of the game!

Components

• 52 cards
• 5 awesome heart-shaped charms
• instructions

Object of the Game

The object of the game is to be the only player who has not collected all of the letters of the word CHARM. The game is played in rounds, passing cards quickly from player to player. …

Components

• 90 Item Cards
• 5 Steal Cards
• 5 Reappraise Cards
• 12 Appraisal cards
• 8 character playing pieces with stands
• 1 vault
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Play the role of one of Aunt Millie's heirs out to get her fortune. Use speed, strategy and persuasion to claim the highest valued items.

Be the first to claim one item in each of the five colors to end the game. The player with the highest total value wins.

Setup

The first time you play, punch out the character pieces and place them into the stands. …