Hardback is a deck-building word game, a prequel to Paperback. As an aspiring 19th-century novelist, you work to pen your next masterpiece, earning prestige along the way. Specialize your deck in certain genres to exploit card combinations, and press your luck to draw extra cards — but make sure you can still string a word together!Players build a deck of letters with various powers and race to 60 fame points to win. Some of the features: No wilds in your deck - any card can be wild. Push your luck for more cards with the Ink system. Match genre colors to gain bonus abilities on your cards. New "Timeless Classic" letter cards stay in play until an opponent uses them.In addition to the competitive race mode for 2-5 players, the base game includes several variant rules, including Literary Awards, Adverts, Player Powers, and Events; and a co-op mode for 1-4 players, in which players join forces against one of four simulated opponents, each of which is proficient in a different deck genre.

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The cooperative game Ghost Stories often has players on the edge of their seats with uncertainty over whether their monks will be able to protect a village against the many aspects of Wu-Feng that threaten it. With Ghost Stories: Black Secret, the players will face an even more powerful dilemma: Wu-Feng himself.Yes, the player count for Black Secret is 2-5 (instead of 1-4) as one player will take on the role of Wu-Feng and harass the monks in a more direct manner than they've experienced previously. Wu-Feng now chooses where the incoming ghosts will be placed on the individual monk boards. Instead of placing the ghost on the board, Wu-Feng can use that ghost to power colored spells matching the color of the ghost (while casting the spells bring Wu-Feng access to stronger spells) or to bring new demon miniatures in play that scour the catacombs underneath the village; these figures are searching for the remains of Wu-Feng by digging in the dirt located there, and should they find the three icons required, the shadow of Wu-Feng descends on the village to fight directly with the monks.To aid the monks in their fight against this more devious incarnation of Wu-Feng, they have access to blood mantras, special abilities that come in different levels to adjust for the difficulty of play. When a monk loses a life, the Qi token is placed on the mantra. When two tokens are on one of the level-2-mantras, one monk of the players' choice gains a Qi. When 4 Qi are collected on one of the level-4-mantras, all village tiles are dehaunted.

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The Breaking Point, an expansion for Gen7: A Crossroads Game, includes more story content, a competitive play mode and more barracks, allowing for games with up to six players.

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Forbidden Island is a visually stunning cooperative board game. Instead of winning by competing with other players like most games, everyone must work together to win the game. Players take turns moving their pawns around the 'island', which is built by arranging the many beautifully screen-printed tiles before play begins. As the game progresses, more and more island tiles sink, becoming unavailable, and the pace increases. Players use strategies to keep the island from sinking, while trying to collect treasures and items. As the water level rises, it gets more difficult- sacrifices must be made.What causes this game to truly stand out among co-op and competitive games alike is the extreme detail that has been paid to the physical components of the game. It comes in a sturdy and organized tin of good shelf storage size. The plastic treasure pieces and wooden pawns are well crafted and they fit just right into the box. The cards are durable, well printed, and easy to understand. The island tiles are the real gem: they are screen-printed with vibrant colors, each with a unique and pleasing image.With multiple levels of difficulty, different characters to choose from (each with a special ability of their own), many optional island formats and game variations available, Forbidden Island has huge replay value. The game can be played by as few as two players and up to four (though it can accommodate five). More players translates into a faster and more difficult game, though the extra help can make all the difference. This is a fun game, tricky for players of almost any age. Selling for under twenty dollars, oddly, Forbidden Island is a rare game of both quality and affordable price. For those who enjoy Forbidden Island, a follow-up project by Gamewright titled Forbidden Desert was released in 2013.Dare to discover Forbidden Island! Join a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise. Your team will have to work together and make some pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink beneath every step! Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you are swallowed into the watery abyss!

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Keep changing the game in Flip, Switch and Roll, the 2-8 player dice altering card game.It’s simple! Players take turns to play Switch cards attempting to match their Number card with the dice in front of them. With the Switch cards, players can flip, switch, roll and even sabotage their way to victory. Will your number come up?—description from the designer

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Flamme Rouge: Grand Tour introduces multi-stage campaigns, varying from short 3-stage Tours all the way up to full 21-stage Grand Tours.In addition to the campaign mode, this expansion also includes new track tiles, special stages and specialist riders that allow you to customize your decks.Each of these additions can be used both in single-stage races and in the campaign mode.

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Everyone loves a good selfie and birds are no exception ! These birds happily hop from wire to wire before immortalizing their poses in crazy and clever snapshots.Classic game rules :- Object of the Game : Win the most points by recreating the bird’s poses from the Selfie cards on the wire.- Playing the game: The player who can do the best bird call plays first and play then continues clockwise.Sort the Selfie cards by the level indicated on the back of the card (2/3/4/5 birds) and put them into 4 separate, easy to reach piles.Deal one Level 2 card, one Level 3 card and 3 eggs to each player. Put the remaining eggs in a reserve next to the Selfie cards.The game has 2 main phases :• PERCH AND POSETHEN• FLYING THE NEST.- End of the game :The game ends when there are no birds left on the wires.Count the number of points shown on your completed Selfie cards, and score 1 point per unspent egg.The player(s) with the most points win.Cooperative rules:Playing in cooperative mode allows you to challenge yourselves further. Most of the rules are the same, but there are a few differences.- Object of the game : Win the most points by recreating the bird’s poses from the Selfie cards on the wire.- Playing the game : The game has 2 main phases :• PERCH AND POSETHEN• FLYING THE NEST.- End of the game : • All cards have been completed without needing to play the Flying The Nest phase:Truly Eggscellent work!• All cards have been completed after the Flying The Nest phase : Well done! Add a feather to your cap !• You haven’t completed all the cards: Better luck next time, Featherbrains!-description from publisher

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Exit: The Game – The Sinister Mansion is a puzzle game modeled after escape rooms.Starting with season 3, the Exit series is divided into difficulty levels. The Sinister Mansion is categorized at intermediate level.

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Around the world with EXIT! The world-famous professor Ian Jones recently passed away. The archaeologist loved puzzles! His travels took him to all parts of the world. He tirelessly searched for treasures believed to be lost, deciphered codes and translated secret writings.In this EXIT game, the 1-4 players can prove what they have learned from the professor while searching for his estate. Can you decipher the professor's legacy? Luckily, there are many tools at your disposal in this escape room game. Hurry, the time is ticking!Exit: The Game – The Professor's Last Riddle is a puzzle game modeled after escape rooms, and it includes components meant to be folded, written upon, or torn, so it's marketed as a single-use game.

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