Board Game Posts

As the tide changes on the island of Miaui (MEOW-ee), it's time for the fishing festival, a competition where the most skilled Miauian divers try to bring back the most valuable fish from the lagoon for the evening feast.

All kinds of fish are served at the feast, but beware the gooey jellyfish and the thieving seagulls!

During a round, players choose how deep to dive in hopes of catching the best fish. Divers who choose the same depth to pursue the same fish, leaving Kiti, the divine tiki, to choose who among them is most deserving of the catch. …

Components

• Lily Pad with 5 Levels
• 12 Frogs (3 of Each Color)
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Score the most points by flinging your Frogs onto the Lily Pads!

Setup

• Open the Lily Pad case and take out the Frogs. Each player chooses which color Frogs to play with. Set aside extra colors.

• Put the Lily Pad levels together by stacking the lowest-point-value Lily Pad on the bottom.

• Place the assembled Lily Pad on a level, steady playing surface.

Game Play

• The player who can make the best Frog sounds goes first. If all players are equally great at Frog sounds, the owner of the game goes first! …

Components

• 1 Pig
• 4x purple hamburgers
• 4x red hamburgers
• 4x yellow hamburgers
• 4x green hamburgers
• 1 die with sticker sheet
• instructions

Object of the Game

Feed the pig hamburgers until his belly pops!

Apply the stickers to the die as shown above

Setup

Open the door on the back of the pig and take out all of the hamburgers. Place all of the hamburgers, with the numbers face down, on the table.

Close the vest and belt and push his arms down until they click. This is how to reset the game for a new round. Apply the stickers to the die as shown above. …

Components

• 36 pro singer cards
• 36 amateur singer cards
• 36 alternative singer cards
• 36 classic singer cards
• 36 comic singer cards
• 36 dark singer cards
• 1 costume designer
• 1 carpenter
• 9 directors
• 6 characters from the Opera
• 1 card with the maestro
• 55 player cards
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Your goal is to recruit a cast of singers to stage the Turandot, a famous opera by Giacomo Puccini. You will also need to hire a director who will give the work his personal touch. You can score bonus points by hiring a costume designer or a carpenter. …

Components

• 4 Factory Boards
• The Shop
• 15 Blueprints
• 15 Big Truckers
• 7 Huge Trucks
• Money
• Armand Card
• 4 Vaults
• 9 Different Improvements
• Single Player Chips
• 10 Forks
• 4 Reminder Cards
• 72 Tidybot Models
• Instructions

Object of the Game

The game ends when there are no more improvements left to buy. At that point, the player with the most money is the winner and gets to enjoy that wealth until the robot revolution for the rest of their life.

You add up:

• Money in your Wallet (From selling bots)
• Money in your Vault (From blueprints)
• The value of your improvements (Varies per improvement)

Setup

1. Each Player Gets: …

Components

• 25 Outlaw cards
• 20 Old West Poker cards
• 75 $10 poker chips
• 15 $50 poker chips
• 25 Reward cards
• 10 Sheriff cards
• 5 Players reference cards
• 5 Poker Hand Markers
• 2 Dice for duels
• 1 Bank card
• Game Instructions.

Setup

1. First, Each Player Sets Up Their Own Gang Of Outlaws Yee-haw!

   • Choose 1 colored set of 5 Outlaws. This will be your gang.

   • You will only need 3 of the 5 Outlaws to play. Shuffle all 5 facedown, and without looking, randomly discard 2 of them back into the game box.

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     Look at your 3 remaining Outlaws, but Do not reveal the identity of your Outlaws to other players. …

Components

• 51 Cards (17 Sets of 3)
• Pig Card Case
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Collect the most sets of 3 matching cards.

Setup

Shuffle the cards and deal 5 to each player. Place the remaining cards face down in the center of the playing area to form a Draw Pile.

Players should look at their cards and hold them in their hand but not let others see them. The Cards should be arranged so matching Cards are next to each other.

If you are dealt a set of 3 matching cards, show them to other players and place them in a pile in front of you while making that animal sound. …

Components

• Game Board
• 1 die
• 60 cards (300 Categories)
• 4 Pawns
• 1 15-second timer
• Instructions

Object of the Game

The first player or team to advance his pawn up the game board to the finish space is the winner.

Setup

Follow The Letter is designed for up to 4 players or teams. The game can be played with as few as 2 players or as many players as you'd like - divided into teams.

Place the sand timer, die, and card deck within reach of all players. To start, each player or team places his pawn on the START Space on the Game Board. …

Components

• 4 game board triangles
• 20 Yiker pieces (magnets)
• Storage pouch
• Instructions

Object of the Game

Players take turns placing one of their Yikerz pieces on the game board. The first player to get rid of all their Yikerz wins.

Setup

Arrange the four game board triangles into a desired layout.

One player shuffles and divides the Yikerz into separate, even stacks for each player. Any leftover Yikerz are placed back in the pouch.

The player to the left of the shuffler chooses their stack. Moving clockwise, each other player chooses their stack. …

Components

• Playing board
• Carriage
• Timer
• 6 letter cubes
• Instructions

Object of the Game

To be the first player to win a predetermined number of points. For a quick game, play for 5 points; otherwise, play for as many as 10.

Setup

• Sit across from each other. Place the board so the name "Razzle" appears in front of each player.

• Set both scoring markers at "0".

• Place the timer into the hole.

• Place the carriage across the middle of the board, directly next to the timer.

• Randomly place the letter cubes into the carriage. …