https://www.booyakajuice.com/collections/all.atom booyakajuice 2024-02-05T16:42:20-05:00 booyakajuice https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/7048967979059 2024-02-05T16:42:20-05:00 2024-02-05T16:42:20-05:00 Penny Dreadfuls of Victorian London Board Games Giochi Uniti

Vendor: Giochi Uniti
Type: Board Games
Price: 51.95

Designer Gabriele Mari
Gianluca Santopietro
Publisher Giochi Uniti
Players 1-5
Playtime 45-60 mins
Suggested Age 14 and up

Penny Dreadfuls were short illustrated periodicals, very popular in the United Kingdom in the second half of the nineteenth century.
They were very cheap booklets, costing just one copper penny and offering short stories with vivid and popular themes narrated with an emphatic and sensationalist style.
Despite the low cultural value, Penny Dreadfuls gave birth to a genre that has constantly evolved to this day.

In Penny Dreadfuls of Victorian London: Sensational Tales of Terror, 1 to 5 players will share bizarre and frightening tales masterfully narrated by our authors, set in gloomy Victorian London in the late 19th century, infamous for the mysterious serial murders in the neighborhoods of Whitechapel and Whitehall.

In each Sensational Tale, specific Characters living in an ordinary Victorian world are suddenly embroiled in shocking events that catapult them out of reality and natural conventions. By joining them, players face a bizarre scenario, investigating, making deductions and choices,
facing trials leading to unpleasant consequences or handsome rewards.

Each game has a variable number of turns with different possible outcomes, ranging from miserable failure to utter and satisfying success, all depending on how the players interpret the story, sharing the fate of their Stars.

—description from the publisher

]]> Age_14+ Arrival-Apr 21 2024 Arrival-Feb 10 2024 Arrival-New-Feb-5-11-2024 Availability_In Stock INV-P Non-TCG Players Maximum_5 Players Players Minimum_1 Player Playtime Maximum_60 Minutes Playtime Minimum_45 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/7048967979059 Default Title 51.95 GU771 2717 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/6937539248179 2023-08-10T09:30:15-04:00 2023-08-10T09:30:15-04:00 City Chase (Korean Import) Board Games Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd.

Vendor: Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd.
Type: Board Games
Price: 69.95

Designer Martino Chiacchiera
Gabriele Mari
Publisher Korea Boardgames Co., Ltd.
Players 2-4
Playtime 20 mins
Suggested Age 8 and up


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

Calling all units! A serious theft has occurred!
The thief is hiding in one of the buildings. Police helicopters are patrolling between buildings to track and stop the escape. Will the police arrest the thief, or will the thief escape?

In more detail, at the start of the game the board is set up with 25 3D buildings that can be lifted to put the thief's car under. In the thief's turn all police players must close their eyes while the thief moves their car to under an adjacent building. Then in the police turn they open their eyes and can perform 1 of 2 possible actions each: move or search. While moving the helicopter moves to an adjacent crossing. While searching the helicopter may look under an adjacent building.

The police players collectively win if they find the thief within the 11 rounds. The thief wins if they stay hidden for 11 rounds.

]]> Age 6+ Arrival-Aug 13 2023 Arrival-New-Aug-7-13-2023 Arrival-Sept 23 2023 Availability_In Stock INV-C Non-TCG Players Maximum_4 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_30 Minutes Playtime Minimum_30 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Source_Import Games Year Published_2020s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/6937539248179 Default Title 69.95 41356849348659 3806 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/59713290266 2017-08-31T23:51:58-04:00 2017-08-31T23:51:58-04:00 Whitehall Mystery Board Games Sir Chester Cobblepot

Vendor: Sir Chester Cobblepot
Type: Board Games
Price: 42.49

Designer Gabriele Mari
Gianluca Santopietro
Publisher Sir Chester Cobblepot
Players 2-4
Playtime 45-60 mins
Suggested Age 13 and up

October 1888: During the construction of the Metropolitan Police headquarters near Whitehall, which would later be known as Scotland Yard, the remains of a body were found. In September, a severed arm had already been discovered in the muddy shore of the River Thames.

There is another murderer roaming the streets of London in Whitehall, amusing himself by spreading the pieces of a poor woman around Whitehall, like some kind of macabre treasure hunt. The identity of this monster and his unfortunate victim are a mystery, the Whitehall Mystery.

]]> Age_12+ Availability_Out of Stock BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 400 BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 500 Category_Strategy Google-True INV-W Players Maximum_4 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_60 Minutes Playtime Minimum_45 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20230112_Full_Restock Restock-20240526-Long Year Published_2010s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/59713290266 Default Title 42.49 FFGVA102 1606 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/10239903245 2017-06-05T22:22:50-04:00 2017-06-05T22:22:50-04:00 The Hunt for the Ring Board Games Ares Games

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 51.95

Designer Marco Maggi
Gabriele Mari
Francesco Nepitello
Publisher Ares Games
Players 2-5
Playtime 90-180 mins
Suggested Age 13 and up
Family War of the Ring

In The Hunt for the Ring, one player takes the role of Frodo and his companions, who are journeying from the Shire to Rivendell, while up to four other players represent the Nazgûl who are trying to hunt down the hobbits. While traveling, Frodo and others must resist being corrupted by the Ring that he wears.

The Hunt for the Ring is a hidden movement game played in two chapters, with each chapter being played on a different game board. In the first chapter, the Frodo player attempts to move from the Shire to Bree, gaining corruption points if they fail to do so after sixteen turns. If the Frodo player succeeds, they can either record their exit point (and other game details) to play the second chapter at a later time, or they can continue immediately, with the second chapter having the Frodo player move from Bree to Rivendell. In this chapter, the Frodo player doesn't control the hobbits directly, but instead draws cards from a journey deck, with each card showing one of many paths to Rivendell.

]]> Age_12+ Arrival-Apr 25 2023 Arrival-Apr 8 2023 Arrival-Aug 20 2023 Arrival-Dec 3 2023 Arrival-Feb 10 2023 Arrival-Feb 10 2024 Arrival-Mar 12 2023 Arrival-Oct 18 2023 Arrival-Sept 2 2023 Arrival_Jun 21 2024 Availability_In Stock BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 500 Category_Fantasy Category_Thematic Google-True INV-H INV-T Non-TCG Players Maximum_5 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_120+ Minutes Playtime Minimum_90 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20230112_Full_Restock Restock-20230212 Restock-20230319 Restock-20230416 Restock-20230813 Restock-20230828 Restock-20231001 Restock-20231126 Restock-20240204 Restock-20240616 Year Published_2010s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/10239903245 Default Title 51.95 AGSWOTR012 AREWOTR012 1888 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/8194873729 2016-10-08T12:08:00-04:00 2016-10-08T12:08:00-04:00 Letters from Whitechapel: Dear Boss Board Games Fantasy Flight Games

Vendor: Fantasy Flight Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 25.49

Designer Gabriele Mari
Gianluca Santopietro
Publisher Fantasy Flight Games
Players 2-6
Playtime 90-120 mins
Suggested Age 13 and up
Expansion For Letters from Whitechapel

The letter that begins with the famous expression "Dear Boss" was received on September 1888, Thursday the 27th, by the press agency Central News Agency of London, which delivered it to Scotland Yard two days later. It was written in red and contained many macabre details that they could not be ignored. It was signed: Jack The Ripper. The horror of Whitechapel had finally a name...a name that would have badgered the district forever.

Letters from Whitechapel: Dear Boss, the first expansion for Letters from Whitechapel, will help you to enter the sordid depths atmosphere of Whitechapel: You will better know the main characters of the events of that fall and face, both with Jack and policemen, new and intriguing challenges.

]]> Age_12+ Availability_Out of Stock Google-True INV-L Players Maximum_6 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_120 Minutes Playtime Minimum_90 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20230112_Full_Restock Restock-20240526-Long Year Published_2010s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/8194873729 Default Title 25.49 FFGVA99 964 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/8091912129 2016-09-28T04:58:00-04:00 2016-09-28T04:58:00-04:00 StoryLine: Fairy Tales Board Games Asmodee

Vendor: Asmodee
Type: Board Games
Price: 23.79

Designer Gabriele Mari
Publisher Asmodee
Players 3-8
Playtime 15-30 mins
Suggested Age 8 and up

Description from the publisher:

The four words "Once upon a time" are extraordinarily powerful. They herald adventures, magic, enchanted creatures, and mysterious transformations. They conjure far-off lands, brave hunters, determined princesses, fearsome giants, and talking animals. Above all, they begin our favorite fairy tales.

Fairy Tales, the debut game of the StoryLine series, invites you to craft your own original fairy tales beginning with that remarkable phrase "Once upon a time". In this fanciful card game, three to eight players craft a story together with each player contributing characters, places, objects, and events to the narrative.

StoryLine: Fairy Tales is a collaborative storytelling game that encourages players to play cards to add to the story and embellish on them. Each round a player is the narrator and ask the other players for a specific type of card such as an object or location to add to the story. All other players select one of these cards from their hand, then the narrator chooses the one they like most and awards that player a point. At the end of the story, whoever has the most points wins.

]]> Age 6+ Availability_Out of Stock BF-2021 BF-2021-2 BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 300 BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 400 BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 500 Category_Children Category_Family Category_Fantasy Children's Games Children-Games Google-True INV-S Players Maximum_7 Players+ Players Minimum_3 Players Playtime Maximum_30 Minutes Playtime Minimum_15 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Stocky-Clearance Year Published_2010s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/8091912129 Default Title 23.79 ASUSSYS01 899 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/6057859073 2016-05-13T04:54:00-04:00 2016-05-13T04:54:00-04:00 Garibaldi: The Escape Board Games Nexus

Vendor: Nexus
Type: Board Games
Price: 49.95

Designer Gabriele Mari
Publisher Nexus
Players 2-6
Playtime 60 mins
Suggested Age 10 and up

Garibaldi: La Trafila is a boardgame that makes you live the events which occurred in august 1849, near Ravenna (Romagna, Italy), when Garibaldi, hunted by the Austrians for fifteen days, succeeded to hide in valleys and in pine forests to reach salvation. A player is Garibaldi in hiding, the others are the Austrian patrols hunting him. Garibaldi wins if he succeeds in reaching the safe point and can run away, otherwise the Austrian patrols win if they catch Garibaldi.

In turns, using the cards, it's possible to move on the gameboard, a big-sized board that reproduces accurately a map of the territory at that time. The player who controls Garibaldi, with the help of a special screen, makes his moves secretly, while the other players have to work together to stop the moves of the escaper, trying to find him.

Garibaldi: La Trafila is a game of deduction and bluff, recommended for all families: the rules are simple, but the gameplay stimulates reasoning and cooperation, offering the possibility for expert players to adopt more refined strategies.

]]> Age_9+ Availability_Out of Stock Category_Strategy Category_Thematic Google-True INV-G Players Maximum_6 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_60 Minutes Playtime Minimum_60 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20230112_Full_Restock Restock-20240526-Long Year Published_2000s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/6057859073 Default Title 49.95 FFGVA54 1888 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/210184869 2014-01-11T13:57:00-05:00 2014-01-11T13:57:00-05:00 Letters from Whitechapel Board Games Fantasy Flight Games

Vendor: Fantasy Flight Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 48.95

Designer Gabriele Mari
Gianluca Santopietro
Publisher Fantasy Flight Games
Players 2-6
Playtime 120 mins
Suggested Age 13 and up
Honors 2011 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee
Expansion Letters from Whitechapel: Dear Boss


Get ready to enter the poor and dreary Whitechapel district in London 1888 – the scene of the mysterious Jack the Ripper murders – with its crowded and smelly alleys, hawkers, shouting merchants, dirty children covered in rags who run through the crowd and beg for money, and prostitutes – called "the wretched" – on every street corner.

The board game Letters from Whitechapel, which plays in 90-150 minutes, takes the players right there. One player plays Jack the Ripper, and his goal is to take five victims before being caught. The other players are police detectives who must cooperate to catch Jack the Ripper before the end of the game. The game board represents the Whitechapel area at the time of Jack the Ripper and is marked with 199 numbered circles linked together by dotted lines. During play, Jack the Ripper, the Policemen, and the Wretched are moved along the dotted lines that represent Whitechapel's streets. Jack the Ripper moves stealthily between numbered circles, while policemen move on their patrols between crossings, and the Wretched wander alone between the numbered circles.


Components

  • 1 Game board
  • 1 Jack the Ripper Screen
  • Pad of Jack's Movement Sheets
  • Jack's Sheet
  • 5 Police Sheets
  • 5 Head of Investigation Tiles
  • 4 Letters
  • 2 Wooden Jack Pawns
  • 5 Wooden Policemen Pawns
  • 5 Wooden Wretched Pawns
  • 19 Clear Plastic Clue Tokens (Yellow in revised edition)
  • 5 Red Plastic Crime Scene Tokens
  • 3 Yellow Plastic False Clue Tokens (Blue in revised edition)
  • 8 Cardboard Woman Tokens (Wooden in revised edition)
  • 7 Cardboard Police Patrol Tokens (Wooden in revised edition)
  • 1 Cardboard Time of the Crime Token (Wooden in revised edition)
  • 3 Cardboard Coach Tokens
  • 2 Cardboard Alley Tokens
]]> Age_12+ Arrival-Apr 19 2023 Arrival-Aug 20 2023 Arrival-Jan 8 2023 Arrival-Jul 22 2023 Arrival-Jun 24 2023 Arrival-Mar 5 2023 Arrival-May 28 2023 Arrival-Nov 2 2022 Arrival-Sept 27 2023 Availability_Out of Stock BD-2022-Overstock-16-Undo-Price BF-2022 BF-2022-Overstock-12 BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 200 BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 300 BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 400 BoardGameGeek Rank_Top 500 Category_Strategy Category_Thematic Google-True INV-L Non-TCG Overstock-Restore-20230113 Players Maximum_6 Players Players Minimum_2 Players Playtime Maximum_90 Minutes Playtime Minimum_90 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20221127 Restock-20230108 Restock-20230112_Full_Restock Restock-20230409 Restock-20230521 Restock-20230620 Restock-20230716 Restock-20230924 Restock-20231105 Restock-20240526-Long Year Published_2010s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/210184869 Default Title 48.95 FFGVA88 GU062 1850