https://www.booyakajuice.com/collections/all.atom booyakajuice 2016-09-14T21:12:00-04:00 booyakajuice https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/7948724417 2016-09-14T21:12:00-04:00 2016-09-14T21:12:00-04:00 Council of Blackthorn Board Games Great Northern Games

Vendor: Great Northern Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 29.95

Designer Jay Meyer
Publisher Great Northern Games
Players 2-6
Playtime 45-90 mins
Suggested Age 13 and up

Story

The King of Blackthorn rose to power on the strength of his sword, gaining the devotion of the people as he forged a nation and purged the ravages of war. Once a much needed beacon of strength for a foundling kingdom, he has now grown old and is no longer a vital part of a now robust and powerful country. Others have risen to prominence and power within his council. Adept in their machinations and plots, the councilors have their own self serving ambitions. In a shadowy battle of subterfuge they ruthlessly vie against one another for true control of Blackthorn. In this dance of treachery, each must seize as much power as able without drawing suspicion for whispers of treason echo through the halls of the King of Blackthorn. Whispers from fellow councilors designed to implicate and see the competition shortened by a head. The King will call for the axe for any he deems a traitor and there is always the risk that he is not as ignorant of the schemes as he seems.

As a member of the Council of Blackthorn, you must build influence with the kingdom’s factions to expand your political influence. Rumors, bribes, spies and poison are the tools of your trade. Council of Blackthorn is about secretly gaining power while convincing your rival council members that you are not a threat. Deflect all eyes onto your most powerful enemy and take the keys to the kingdom as well as a great seat at his or her execution. Attract too much attention to yourself and the King’s axe will find you!

Gain influence, accuse your rivals, keep your head!

Game Overview and Objective

Council of Blackthorn is a board game for 2 to 6 players. Each player assumes the role of a member of the Council of Blackthorn. There are several different council member characters to play. Each player must build influence with the kingdom’s political factions by playing ally and building cards. Custom dice change the game conditions for each round. As players gain influence and power, they also gain hidden treason points. The players that appear to have the most power will typically gain more treason points. The player with the most treason points at the end of the game is beheaded for treason and is removed from the game. The remaining player with the most total influence points, wins the game.

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Vendor: Great Northern Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 23.95

Designer Jay Meyer
Publisher Great Northern Games
Players 4-6
Playtime 45 mins
Suggested Age 12 and up

Noble Treachery
The Last Alliance

From greatnortherngames.com:
Noble Treachery™ is a card and dice game fusion: form alliances, test the fates, declare war, invoke diplomacy, poison enemies and claim the throne. The game is typically played with 4 to 6 players (there are several game variants including a 3 player version on our “Game Variants” page). Game time is approximately 1 hour.

Ever plan a game event with 4 to 6 players that have various gaming experiences that range from casual to hardcore gamers? What game do you break out? You want to give your hardcore gamer friends an immersive, rich gaming experience. At the same time you don’t want to overwhelm your casual gamer friends with a 3 hour game that has a 25 page rulebook and a 30 minute learning curve. What do you do?

Break out Noble Treachery™. Teach it in 10 minutes, learn it for a life time. Your hardcore gamers won’t lament their drive over to your house and your casual gamers won’t be wishing they had stayed home.

Noble Treachery™ easily scales to 5 and 6 players without adding significant game time. Check it out !

From the back of the box:
The time of peace and prosperity for the Kingdom of Black Rose has ended with the untimely and mysterious death of the king. With no heir, it is now up to the five great noble houses to choose a successor to the throne. Only the most cunning and treacherous player will be able to unify the five noble houses and ascend to the throne.

Noble Treachery TM is a card and dice game for 4 to 6 players where players risk their tenuous political alliances during the chaos of war or the treachery of diplomacy to form new alliances with the noble houses of Black Rose. The first player to form an alliance with each of the noble houses becomes the King or Queen of Black Rose and wins the game. Players utilize armies, knights, nobles, clerics, spies, castles, witches, thieves, mages and poison in an ever-changing quest to win the support of the noble houses.

Noble Treachery is about thrills, love of the chase, close finishes, moments of shock and comeback victories.

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