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Battlecrest: Pavl – Hero Set

2024-03-22T04:04:14-04:00

Vendor: Button Shy
Type: Board Games
Price: 5.95

Designer	Mike Berg Dustin Dobson Milan Zivkovic
Publisher	Button Shy
Players	2-4
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Expansion For	Battlecrest: Fellwoods Base Game
Additional Info	372065/battlecrest-pavl-hero-set http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372065/battlecrest-pavl-hero-set/forums/63

How about some more heroes? With more heroes you can get a lot of variety out of your games. You can also play them in solo (either as or against them) and even play 3-4P team games.

Pavl is a vicious snowman who commands the ice and snow to attack. This is the fourth additional hero for Battlecrest and the first to be designed by a guest designer, Mike Berg.

Components:

Pavl Hero set.
Pavl AI Sheet: for solo play, requires Imperator expansion.

What is the mark of a true champion? Legendary heroes clash across the Neververse to find out.

Battlecrest is a card-based tactical skirmish game for 2 players (1-4 with expansions). With perfect information, players must truly outwit their opponent to win.

Characters are composed of 6-card sets featuring a hero card, a health tracker, and action cards. Occasionally a minion or item will replace an action card.

The map is built of 6 cards as well, with the cards randomly placed in a set pattern.

Players take turns maneuvering their characters around the dynamic, and often dangerous map while unleashing powerful attacks. As action cards are used they open up new possibilities and empower the character’s battlecrests. Build up to decisive strikes or refocus to get powers back. Every character has a unique set of actions and preferred tactics, so no two battles play the same.

—description from the publisher

In Dreams

2023-11-28T00:15:56-05:00

Vendor: Side Room Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 17.95

Designer	Mike Berg Jamie Thul
Publisher	Side Room Games
Players	1
Playtime	10-20 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	389222/dreams http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/389222/dreams/forums/63

In Dreams is a slightly surreal storytelling game for one, which uses vivid imagery and evocative prompts to immerse you in a dreamworld you wouldn’t have otherwise imagined.

In this storytelling solo game, the player writes a story in which a character in a dreamworld must complete a specific goal before waking. The player begins by drawing cards to create a randomized character with a starting temperament. Card draws will also determine the goal the character must achieve by the dream's end in order for the player to win.

Storytelling then begins by drawings cards to create an Encounter. An Encounter consists of 2-4 short prompts as well as a location. All Encounter cards include surreal artwork to help inspire fresh and creative interpretations each game. The player must immediately write about the generated Encounter, including all of the prompts and the location while attempting to move the character closer to their goal.

Some Encounters will prompt the player to generate an Event. Two cards from the Event deck will determine what is happening as well as the tone. These cards too include surreal artwork for inspiration. Events are resolved in the same manner as Encounters.

The game continues, with the player drawing and resolving Encounters and Events through storytelling until the character's goal is met.

—description from the publisher

Tides (No Clam Shell Packaging)

2022-03-17T23:01:57-04:00

Vendor: Button Shy
Type: Board Games
Price: 14.95

Designer	Mike Berg
Publisher	Button Shy
Players	1-2
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	341963/tides http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341963/tides/forums/63

Take a stroll along the beach. Feel your toes digging into the sand. Discover a world of beautiful objects just waiting to be found. Whether you're picking up driftwood for your sculptures or sea glass for earrings, let Mother Nature be your muse as you follow the tides.

Tides is a game about collecting items from a beach. The goal is to score as many points as you can by making the most interesting sets of items. The tide is always changing; you never know what you’ll find on the beach!

Take cards from the row during LOW TIDE to collect items from the beach. During HIGH TIDE, flip the double-sided cards; the back side has scoring conditions. Score a set in either LOW or HIGH TIDE, by combining items you collected with a scoring card. Play until someone reaches 50 points. Finish the current low tide/high tide cycle. The player with the highest score wins!