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Avalon Big Box Edition

2022-07-28T13:05:16-04:00

Vendor: Indie Boards & Cards
Type: Board Games
Price: 40.95

Avalon Big Box Edition is a very special release for fans of The Resistance: Avalon!

This is a game of hidden loyalty. Players are either Good Loyal Servants of Arthur fighting for goodness and honor, or they are aligned with the Evil ways of Mordred. Players vote to choose who will go on which Quest, but how can they know who to trust? If Evil sabotages three Quests, or if they assassinate Merlin at the end of the game, Arthur’s kingdom will fall.

Avalon Big Box is a remastered edition of the classic social deduction game The Resistance: Avalon with a huge amount of additional content added for near limitless gameplay options.Included are 23 distinct characters and numerous optional modules including Lancelots, Excalibur, Plot Cards, Sorcerers, and Rogues that were released as expansions for Avalon and The Resistance. Also included are new roles and modules such as the Messengers, Lunatic, Brute, Revealer, Cleric, Trickster, and Deceiver.

Dune: Betrayal

2021-11-30T11:42:30-05:00

Vendor: Gale Force Nine
Type: Board Games
Price: 23.95

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Gale Force Nine, LLC
Players	4-8
Playing Time	20-40 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	343696/dune-betrayal http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343696/dune-betrayal/forums/63

In the social deduction game Dune: Betrayal, players take on the identity of one of the iconic characters of Dune, each representing a distinct role within the factions vying for control amid the sands of Dune.

Your goal is to learn the identities of your foes while protecting your nobles, forming alliances, and utilizing tools to gain knowledge, and therefore power. Pay close attention to determine your allies and enemies, then defend your allies and attack your foes to secure victory.

—description from publisher

Quest

2021-07-06T11:35:27-04:00

Vendor: Indie Boards & Cards
Type: Board Games
Price: 19.95

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Indie Boards & Cards
Players	4-10
Playing Time	30 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	316287/quest http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316287/quest/forums/63

This is an entirely new game in the Avalon universe for 4-10 players.

In Quest, all will show their true colors as Good and Evil struggle for the future of civilization. Hidden amongst King Arthur’s loyal servants are Mordred’s unscrupulous minions. These forces of Evil are few in number, but if they go unknown, they can sabotage Arthur’s great quests.

Players are secretly dealt roles that determine if their allegiance is to Good or to Evil. Then, players debate, reason, and lie as they decide who to send on Quests—knowing that if just one minion of Mordred joins, the Quest could fail. Quest includes 25 different characters and many different ways to play the base game.

Spies & Lies: A Stratego Story

2020-03-02T11:38:57-05:00

Vendor: Jumbo
Type: Board Games
Price: 19.95

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Jumbo
Players	2-4
Playing Time	30 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Honors	2019 5 Seasons Best International 2 Players Nominee
Additional Info	283871/spies-lies-stratego-story http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283871/spies-lies-stratego-story/forums/63

Note: This game includes English, French, Dutch and German. For a preview, English rule can be found here.

The head-to-head game of deployment, deduction and deception

Break the deadlock in the final days of war. Victory will hinge on the actions of a handful of men – and we women spies… Go head-to-head as you secretly select soldiers with different abilities to engage the enemy.

Each of you will have the opportunity to sabotage your opponent’s missions – using careful deployment, clever deduction and surprising deception. With every enemy soldier you identify, with every advance you rebuff, you’ll tighten the noose, infiltrating further into the enemy camp and taking the Double Agent a step closer to capturing the enemy flag!

Spies & Lies is played in 3 rounds. Each round consists of 3 phases (Deploy, Intel and Mission) which will determine which player can move the Double Agent into enemy territory on the game board. The first player to land on the enemy’s flag with the Double Agent wins (or the player who is closest to doing so when the third round ends).

-description from publisher

Black Hole Council

2019-03-11T12:50:14-04:00

Vendor: Orange Machine Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 28.95

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Orange Machine Games
Players	4-8
Playtime	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	243599/black-hole-council http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/243599/black-hole-council/forums/63

Black Hole Council is a 4-8 player negotiation and deduction game about deciding the fate of 32 different planets. Players take on the role of Councilors on the Black Hole Council. Each Councilor has been paid off by shady organizations, and so has a secret agenda card they're trying to fulfill. During six negotiation rounds and three deductions rounds, players attempt to achieve their agenda and guess the goals of other players.

During negotiations, a leader chooses whether to settle, tax, mine, conquer, or "black hole" five different planets while the other Councilors attempt to influence the leader's decision. This happens while a two-minute sand timer is running, and after it runs out, all players except the leader vote on the proposal. If it passes, all players advance (or not) on the influence track, depending on how well they did during the negotiation.

During deduction rounds, players attempt to guess certain goals held by the other players. Correct guesses earn influence coins for you, while incorrect guesses earn coins for your opponent.

The more players can negotiate to achieve their agenda and deduce what other players' goals are, the more likely they are to advance on the influence track and become the new de facto ruler of the Council.

Abandon Planet

2017-06-14T00:00:17-04:00

Vendor: Orange Machine Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 33.95

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Orange Machine Games
Players	4-8
Playtime	40-80 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	207117/abandon-planet http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/207117/abandon-planet/forums/63

From the creator of The Resistance and Avalon, Abandon Planet is a new game about escaping the meteor apocalypse. It's an experience of survival, betrayal, and fragile alliances in the moments before Earth is annihilated. Anyone who doesn't want to die on the soon-to-be-burning rock will have to team up with a partner to outfit their janky rocket transport for the interplanetary jump. But everyone's looking out for number one, and alliances can change at any time.

Every turn, each player secretly decides which direction to send their rocket. They reveal their choices simultaneously, then take turns collecting resources from the board, or stealing them from each other. This would all be safe and pleasant if it weren't for the deadly meteor that will strike at the end of the round, drastically altering the map and damaging any rockets in its path. One player knows in advance where the meteor will hit, but depending on who they choose to share that information with … well, friends tend to come and go during the meteor apocalypse.

To win the game, you and one other player will both need to acquire enough resources to launch, prep your rocket, then survive for one more round without getting stolen from or blown up. There's no limit on the number of teams that can pull this off – it's even possible for everyone (or almost everyone) to win, as long as everyone plays nice. But once the first wave of rockets launch, anybody left on the planet is stuck. The players who made it to space win; everyone else is obliterated by meteors.

The Resistance: The Plot Thickens

2016-09-21T10:22:00-04:00

Vendor: Indie Boards & Cards
Type: Board Games
Price: 11.50

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Indie Boards and Cards
Players	5-10
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	The Resistance
Accessories	Laserox - Insert for Resistance Laserox - Resistance Chest
Additional Info	200630/resistance-plot-thickens https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/200630/resistance-plot-thickens/forums/63

The Resistance: The Plot Thickens includes the Plot Cards module from the second edition of The Resistance, plus the Rogue, and Sergeant modules originally released as promos. It also includes a full set of replacement Character and Mission cards and new Mission tracking tokens.

The Resistance: Hostile Intent

2014-12-22T20:39:00-05:00

Vendor: Indie Boards and Cards
Type: Board Games
Price: 12.50

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Indie Boards and Cards
Players	5-10
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	The Resistance
Accessories	Laserox - Insert for Resistance Laserox - Resistance Chest
Additional Info	162889/resistance-hostile-intent http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1542109/resistance-hostile-intent/reviews

Hostile Intent is an expansion to The Resistance consisting of three modules.

Hunter Module: The battle between resistance and imperial has become more intense. It is no longer enough to target facilities in missions - the target has become personal as both sides look to neutralize their opponent's leaders. In this module both the resistance and spies must identify a specific individual among the opposing team to win. Hunters introduces many new game concepts that bring a whole new level of deduction and deceit into The Resistance.

Reverser Module: Reversers have the ability to change the results of any mission – in the hands of the resistance this can make a doomed mission succeed, or turn certain victory into defeat. A very interesting and potentially chaotic twist that is certain to change your meta game forever.

Inquisitor Module: The Inquisitor is an optional player ability first seen in Avalon. The player with the Inquisitor will be able to look at the affiliation of another player and is a simple way to ensure every game is full of interest twists and turns as the Inquisitor uncovers the truth (at least their version of the truth).

The Resistance: Hidden Agenda

2014-12-22T20:32:00-05:00

Vendor: Indie Boards and Cards
Type: Board Games
Price: 11.95

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Indie Boards and Cards
Players	5-10
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	The Resistance
Accessories	Laserox - Insert for Resistance Laserox - Resistance Chest
Additional Info	162890/resistance-hidden-agenda http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1542100/resistance-hidden-agenda/reviews

Hidden Agenda is an expansion to The Resistance that consists of three different modules:

Assassin Module: Ever since we announced The Resistance: Avalon the request has been to take the exciting new roles from Avalon and make them available for The Resistance. We are very excited to now make that available - the Assassin module of Hidden Agenda contains all the Avalon roles, rethemed and renamed to fit into The Resistance Universe.

Defector Module: Two variants in one, the Defectors were included as part of the Avalon promos. In one variant, the Defectors can switch allegiance during the game - ensuring that players are never quite certain who to trust. In the second variant version the two Defectors know each other - ensuring that the accusations of deceit begin from the very opening of the game.

Trapper Module: Every proposed Mission Team includes an extra person that won't go on the mission. The leader will isolate a team member and watch their every move - making sure they can't make the mission fail. If you are a spy on the Mission Team, you’ll never know if you will cause a mission to fail or simply be giving your identity away. But resistance members will have to approve some missions knowing that a spy is on them and trust that the leader chooses to isolate the spy.

The Resistance: Avalon

2013-11-03T16:58:00-05:00

Vendor: Indie Boards and Cards
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Indie Boards and Cards
Players	5-10
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Honors	2018 Guldbrikken Best Parlor Game Nominee 2013 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee 2013 Guldbrikken Special Jury Prize Winner
Reimplements	The Resistance
Additional Info	128882/the-resistance-avalon http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1283121/the-resistance-avalon/reviews

The Resistance: Avalon pits the forces of Good and Evil in a battle to control the future of civilization. Arthur represents the future of Britain, a promise of prosperity and honor, yet hidden among his brave warriors are Mordred's unscrupulous minions. These forces of evil are few in number but have knowledge of each other and remain hidden from all but one of Arthur's servants. Merlin alone knows the agents of evil, but he must speak of this only in riddles. If his true identity is discovered, all will be lost.

The Resistance: Avalon is a standalone game, and while The Resistance is not required to play, the games are compatible and can be combined.

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The Resistance 3rd Edition

2013-11-03T15:58:00-05:00

Vendor: Indie Boards and Cards
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Don Eskridge
Publisher	Indie Boards and Cards
Players	5-10
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Honors	2010 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee 2010 Golden Geek Best Print & Play Board Game Nominee 2011 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
Expansions	The Resistance: Hidden Agenda The Resistance: Hostile Intent The Resistance: The Plot Thickens
Accessories	Laserox - Insert for Resistance Laserox - Resistance Chest
Reimplemented By	The Resistance: Avalon
Additional Info	41114/the-resistance http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/8578/the-resistance/reviews

The Empire must fall. Our mission must succeed. By destroying their key bases, we will shatter Imperial strength and liberate our people. Yet spies have infiltrated our ranks, ready for sabotage. We must unmask them. In five nights we reshape destiny or die trying. We are the Resistance!

The Resistance is a party game of social deduction. It is designed for five to ten players, lasts about 30 minutes, and has no player elimination. The Resistance is inspired by Mafia/Werewolf, yet it is unique in its core mechanics, which increase the resources for informed decisions, intensify player interaction, and eliminate player elimination.

Players are either Resistance Operatives or Imperial Spies. For three to five rounds, they must depend on each other to carry out missions against the Empire. At the same time, they must try to deduce the other players’ identities and gain their trust. Each round begins with discussion. When ready, the Leader entrusts sets of Plans to a certain number of players (possibly including himself/herself). Everyone votes on whether or not to approve the assignment. Once an assignment passes, the chosen players secretly decide to Support or Sabotage the mission. Based on the results, the mission succeeds (Resistance win) or fails (Empire win). When a team wins three missions, they have won the game.