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Magic Keys (German Import)

2024-06-21T22:04:38-04:00

Vendor: Game Factory
Type: Board Games
Price: 0.00

Designer	Markus Slawitscheck Arno Steinwender
Publisher	Game Factory
Players	2-4
Playtime	20-30 mins
Suggested Age	6 and up
Hornor
Additional Info	368899/magic-keys http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368899/magic-keys/forums/63

Let's go to the Forest of Keys to recover the king's memory!
Please find the beautiful memories of the king have sealed in the treasure chest.
The forest of Keys where true and fake keys are hidden! Now the adventures will start!

Magic Keys is simple and beautiful push-your-luck game to collect gems.
Player rolls the dice to move forward on the road. When the player stops at a space with a key, they could try to open the treasure chest.
If the key was a true key, the chest will open! They get some gems as reward according to the color of the key.
If you want more gems when open the chest, you should reach a farther space on the road! But be careful! If your all dice goes sleep, your turn will immediately end!

The game ends when a player collects required number of gems.

—description from the publisher

Noobs in Space

2023-09-05T09:38:31-04:00

Vendor: KOSMOS
Type: Board Games
Price: 15.95

Designer	Johannes Krenner Markus Slawitscheck
Publisher	KOSMOS
Players	3-5
Playtime	15 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	376472/noobs-space http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/376472/noobs-space/forums/63

You are a team of newbie astronauts sent on an actual mission in an actual spaceship in actual outer space! Exciting, right? It would be...if any of you actually knew what you were doing. Would have been nice to have at least one experienced pilot on board, but now that you're here, you'll just have to figure it out as you go along.

In Noobs in Space, a team of two to five players must complete a series of tasks and challenges together, using what little knowledge you have. Not all hope is lost because each of you has a small part of the solution; you just need to figure out how to put it all together. While one player may know the task at hand but not have the resources to implement it, those resources may be shared among three other players. They, on the other hand, do not know what is necessary based on the information they have. Since players cannot show cards to each other, there must be a lot of clear communication and interaction by describing or reading out cards in order to gradually find out what should be done — and all of this must be done as quickly as possible.

The story leads through several levels, and each level consists of several tasks, so the whole game is an action-packed event from beginning to end.

Challengers! Beach Cup

2023-09-05T09:28:56-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 44.95

Designer	Johannes Krenner Markus Slawitscheck
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	1-8
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	390340/challengers-2 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/390340/challengers-2/forums/63

Challengers! 2 is an interactive deck-management game for 1-8 players that plays in about 45 minutes independent of player count. With the tournament gameplay style, you meet another opponent every round.

In the Deck Phase, you choose new members and add them to your deck, which might consist of a wizard, alien, cat, gangster and kraken. Dozens of distinct characters with more than forty effects create a unique experience every game. Choose from seven different sets and discover new strategies and synergies every game.

In the Match Phase, stay in possession of the flag to win the trophy of that round. Try to get the most fans and trophies over the course of seven rounds to be able to qualify for the final. If you can best your opponent in the final, you win!

Challengers! 2 contains a 16-card "Trainers" expansion that gives each player a unique power. Some give you bonuses when defending, some when you're on the offensive, and others can extend your bench or even let you rearrange your deck.

Challengers! 2 is a standalone game that can also be mixed with Challengers! to create new set combinations and new experiences.

Challengers!

2022-09-09T11:24:38-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 45.95

Designer	Johannes Krenner Markus Slawitscheck
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	1-8
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honor	2023 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner 2023 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2023 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Initié Winner 2023 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Initié Nominee 2022 Tric Trac Nominee 2022 Tric Trac Famille Nominee 2022 Tric Trac de Bronze Famille 2022 Golden Geek Light Game of the Year Nominee 2022 Golden Geek Best Party Game Nominee
Additional Info	359970/challengers http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengers/forums/63

Challengers! is an interactive deck-management game for 1-8 players that plays in about 45 minutes independent of player count. With the tournament gameplay style, you meet another opponent every round.

In the Deck Phase, you choose new members and add them to your deck, which might consist of a wizard, alien, cat, gangster and kraken. 75 distinct characters with more than 40 exciting effects create a unique experience every game. Choose from six different sets and discover new strategies and synergies every game.

In the Match Phase, stay in flag possession to win the trophy of that round. Try to get the most fans and trophies over the course of seven rounds to be able to qualify for the final. If you can best your opponent in the final, you win Challengers!

(If you think that all sounds a lot like a board game adaption of a digital Autobattler, we are proud to tell you that this is the first of its kind!)

—description from the publisher

Secret Squad

2021-08-30T21:20:25-04:00

Vendor: Gamewright
Type: Board Games
Price: 13.95

Designers	Markus Slawitscheck Arno Steinwender
Publisher	Gamewright
Players	3-10
Playing Time	15-30 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	338750/secret-squad http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338750/secret-squad/forums/63

In each of the three rounds of Secret Squad, all players are secretly assigned a color squad, either red or yellow. To start the round, a card is revealed that has a yes/no question in red and a different yes/no question in yellow. All players answer "yes" or "no" to the question corresponding to their secret color by placing a token on the "Yup" or "Nope" end of the card. Two other cards are then revealed, with players answering them in the same way.

Using these clues, you want to identify someone — anyone! — who's on your squad. Everyone raises a finger, and on the count of three, you point at someone who seems like a good fit. (In a three-player game, you might be alone, and if you think you are, you point at yourself.) Everyone then reveals their squad affiliation, and if you guessed correctly, you score points; you also score if someone correctly identified you as being part of their squad.

You then reshuffle the squad cards and play another round. Whoever has the most points after three rounds wins.

This is an English-language update of the German game #no secrets.

Starlink

2020-08-07T14:51:11-04:00

Vendor: Blue Orange Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 26.99

Designers	Markus Slawitscheck Arno Steinwender
Publisher	Blue Orange Games
Players	3-6
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	301011/starlink http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301011/starlink/forums/63

Starlink is a drawing party game that takes its inspiration from the constellations in the night sky. On your turn, you must try to represent a secret word by drawing straight lines between the stars on the board, and then hope that the other players can guess what you are illustrating.

—description from the publisher