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Wilkinsburg Library's Game Shelf
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catan
Ages 10 & up; 3-4 Players
Catan is the original strategy board game. Your adventurous settlers seek to tame the remote but rich isle of Catan. Start by revealing Catan's many harbors and regions: pastures, fields, mountains, hills, forests, and desert. The random mix creates a different board virtually every game. No two games are the same! Embark on a quest to settle the isle of Catan! Guide your settlers to victory through clever trading and cunning development. Use resource combinations - grain, wool, ore, brick, and lumber - to buy handy development cards and build roads, settlements, and cities. Acquire your resources through trades, cards, or lucky dice (even outside your turn). But beware Someone might cut off your road or buy a monopoly. And you never know when the wily robber might steal some of your precious gains
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Clue
Ages 8 & up; 3-6 Players
One murder… 6 suspects. In this suspenseful Clue game, players have to find out who's responsible for murdering Mr. Boddy of Tudor Mansion in his own home. Get the scoop on the mansion's rooms, weapons and guests and start detecting! Was it Plum with the wrench in the library? Or Green with the candlestick in the study? Eliminate information throughout the game in this classic whodunit. The player who correctly accuses Who, What, and Where wins!
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Dead of winter
Ages 12 & up; 2-5 Players
Dead of Winter is a meta-cooperative psychological survival game. This means players are working together toward one common victory condition - but for each individual player to achieve victory, he must also complete his personal secret objective.
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Ticket to ride
Ages 8 & up; 2-6 Players
Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities through North America.
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Pandemic
Ages 8 & up; 2-4 Players
Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures for these diseases before mankind is wiped out. Players must work together playing to their characters' strengths and planning their strategy of eradication before the diseases overwhelm the world with ever-increasing outbreaks. For example the operation specialist can build research stations which are needed to find cures for the diseases. The Scientist needs only 4 cards of a particular disease to cure it instead of the normal 5. But the diseases are out breaking fast and time is running out: The team must try to stem the tide of infection in diseased areas while also towards cures. A truly cooperative game where you all win or you all lose.
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Betrayal at house on the hill
Ages 12 & up; 3-6 Players
Betrayal at House on the Hill Board Game -2nd Edition: Take a deep breath before you enter. It might be your last. Your fear will grow with each tile you place as you investigate a house filled with dreadful monsters and deadly secrets. With 50 fiendish scenarios (including seven new haunts) and dozens of danger-filled rooms, you'll return to the house again and again - as often as you dare - and never face the same game twice.
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Forbidden island
Ages 10 & up; 2-4 Players
Dare to discover Forbidden Island! Join a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise. Your team will have to work together and make some pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink beneath every step! Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you are swallowed into the watery abyss!
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Villainous
Ages 10 & up; 2-6 Players
Villainous is a popular board game and the first in the Villainous line, which also includes the expansions Wicked to the Core, Evil Comes Prepared and Perfectly Wretched, along with our Marvel Villainous title. Disney fans and game board lovers of all kinds will love the asymmetric gameplay and chance to play as a villain from one of Disney's classic films.
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Marrying mr Darcy
Ages 12 & up; 2-6 Players
Marrying Mr. Darcy is a role-playing game where players are one of the female characters from Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Players work to improve themselves and become more desirable as potential wives for the available Suitors.
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Root
Ages 10 & up; 2-4 Players
Decide the fate of the forest as woodland factions fight for contrasting goals.
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MYSTERIUM
Ages 10 & up; 2-7 Players
In the 1920's, Mr. MacDowell, a gifted astrologist, entered in his new house when he immediately detected a supernatural being. Gathering eminent mediums of his time for an extraordinary séance, they will have 7 hours to contact the ghost and investigate to unlock an old mystery. Unable to talk, the amnesic ghost will communicate with the mediums through visions (illustrated cards). They will have to decipher the images to help the ghost remember how he was murdered (who? where? which weapon?). The more they cooperate and guess, well, the easier it will be to the catch the right culprit. This party game is one of the most anticipated games, thanks to innovative, thrilling and immersive features. It offers cooperation and investigation with an asymmetrical gameplay. While playing the ghost or a medium, you will have fun trying to guess what other players have in their minds! So enter in this strange manor and let yourself be led by your intuition.
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Mansions of Madness
Ages 14 & up; 1-5 Players
Mansions of madness second edition is a fully cooperative, app-driven board game of horror and mystery for one to five players that takes place in the same universe as eldritch horror and elder sign. Explore the veiled and Misty streets of innsmouth and stumble through the haunted corridors of arkham’s cursed Mansions as you search of answers and respite. Dive into the required app to confront scenarios of fear and mystery, collecting weapons, tools, and information, solving complex puzzles, and fighting monsters, insanity, and Death. Open the door and step inside these hair-raising Mansions of madness second edition. It will take more than just survival to conquer the evils terrorizing this town.
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Lost Cities
Ages 10 & up; 2 Players
Two explorers embark on research journeys to remote corners of the world. As the cards are played, the expedition routes take shape and the explorers earn points. The most daring adventurers make bets on their success and the explorer with the highest score after three rounds of expeditions wins!
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The Grizzled
Ages 14 & up; 2-5 Players
In The Grizzled, players are tasked with surviving the trenches of WWI until Armistice. The mission leader will decide the difficulty of each round as players try to avoid matching the identical symbols or environments on a card. Soldiers will also face other hardships during the war that add to the difficulty. If one of your friends falls in the trenches, your entire group fails. Play together. Survive together. Win together.In The Grizzled, players are tasked with surviving the trenches of WWI until Armistice. The mission leader will decide the difficulty of each round as players try to avoid matching the identical symbols or environments on a card. Soldiers will also face other hardships during the war that add to the difficulty. If one of your friends falls in the trenches, your entire group fails. Play together. Survive together. Win together.
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Sushi Go
Ages 8 & up; 2-5 Players
Pass the sushi! In this fast-playing card game, the goal is to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by. Score points for making the most maki rolls or for collecting a full set of sashimi.
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ETHNOS
Ages 14 & up; 2-5 Players
In Ethnos, you recruit different Tribe cards into your hand, form them into Bands, and play them to assert your control in one of the six Kingdoms. Over the course of three ages, you battle with opponents in a war for dominance and glory. Each Band has a Leader, and only the Leaders can tap into their tribe’s special abilities. Each of these abilities will give you a special advantage, but finding the right Leader for each assault is the key to victory. As the war rages on, more and more glory will be gained for controlling a territory. After three ages of political maneuvering and battles, peace between the six Kingdoms will be restored under a new ruler. If you are wise in your recruiting and make well-planned assaults, you may just rise to the throne.
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Hi Ho Cherry-O
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Preschoolers have so much fun picking fruit to fill their baskets, they don't even realize they're developing and practicing math skills such as counting, addition and subtraction! Take turns picking pretend cherries, blueberries and apples from your tree and put them in your basket. Be the first to pick all the fruit from your tree and win! When it comes to a fruity fun way to sharpen kids' math skills, you couldn't 'pick' a better game!
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Outfoxed
Ages 5 & up; 2-4 Players
Mrs. Plumpert's prized pot pie has gone missing, and now it's a chicken Chase to crack the case! In Outfoxed, you move around the board to gather clues, then use the special evidence Scanner to rule out suspects. You have to work together quickly because the guilty fox is high-tailing it towards the exit! Will you halt the hungry hooligan before it flies The coop or will you be Outfoxed?
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Slamwich
Ages 6 & up; 2-5 Players
Flip and stack this clever loaf of cards to build slamwiches and double-deckers. Tomato, onion, tomato... slap! Get there first and win the pile. But watch out...you'll have to catch the thief and stop the muncher from stealing the stack of cards. When you're out of cards you're out of the game. The player who collects all of the cards wins. Parental alert: a sharp eye and fast hand will prevail. Play all out, but the kids will beat you every time! Slamwich teaches reading readiness skills, like visual discrimination and sequencing. While kids are flipping and stacking cards, they're actually learning how to recognize a series, make combinations, and anticipate what might happen.
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Herbaceous
Ages 8 & up; 1-4 Players
Everyone has a green thumb when playing Herbaceous. Relax while enjoying this beautiful and elegent game of picking and potting herbs. Pot the best collection of herbs in your different containers, but don't wait too long or your friends might grab them first.
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Animal Upon Animal
Ages 4 & up; 2-4 Players
A classic in the world of dexterity games, this simple game may be created for kids, but don't kid yourselves....adults love it too! Only the most dexterous, with nerves of steel, comes out triumphant in this exciting game.
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Clumsy Thief
Ages 8 & up; 3-6 Players
This hilarious fast-paced card game has everyone snatching money---when they dare! Big money's up for grabs and every player joins the fun. This game requires strategy, addition skills, luck and a great sense of humor.
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Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle
Ages 11 & up; 2-5 Players
The forces of evil are threatening to overrun Hogwarts castle in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, a cooperative deck-building game, and it's up to four students to ensure the safety of the school by defeating villains and consolidating their defenses. In the game, players take on the role of a Hogwarts student: Harry, Ron, Hermione or Neville, each with their own personal deck of cards that's used to acquire resources.
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Chutes & Ladders
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Chutes & Ladders Kids Classic Be the first to move your child-shaped playing piece from square one to square 100 on the Chutes and Ladders game board--but watch out! If you land on the square that shows you ate too much candy--Ouch!--you get a tummy ache and slide down a chute to a square a few numbers below. But if you end your turn on a good-deed square, such as helping sweep up a mess, you'll be rewarded by a ladder-climb up the board. Product Features CHUTES AND LADDERS is the game of rewards and consequences Chutes and Ladders is ideal for younger children who are still learning to take turns No reading required It's also a gentle introduction to the higher numbers as players climb to 100 at the top of the board Family Game Night game for preschoolers.
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Photosynthesis
Ages 8 & up; 2-4 Players
Welcome to the world of Photosynthesis, the green strategy board game! Plant and shape the ever-changing forest as you cultivate your seeds and your strategy. Take your trees through their life-cycle, from seedling to full bloom to rebirth, and earn points as their leaves collect energy from the revolving sun’s rays. Carefully pick where you sow and when you grow, as trees in the shadows are blocked from light, and from points. This game features realistic gameplay and beautiful graphics.
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Count your chickens
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Everyone works together to help Mother Hen collect her chicks and bring them back to the chicken coop. Spin and count to collect chicks while working together. Collect them all and everyone wins!
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Railroad Ink: Deep Blue
Ages 8 & up; 1-6 players
New lands have opened up and the race is on to create the best network of rail and road lines through it. In railroad ink, players roll the route dice and must then draw the subsequent results on their individual route boards. Players score points for having long interconnected routes, as well as connecting the entry points to their board, plus having routes through the center of their Boards. But beware, they'll lose points for leaving unfinished lines. In the deep blue edition, the lake and River dice add in some cool, refreshing waterways to the maps.
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Railroad Ink: Blazing Red
Ages 8 & up; 1-6 players
New lands have opened up and the race is on to create the best network of rail and road lines through it. In railroad ink, players roll the route dice and must then draw the subsequent results on their individual route boards. Players score points for having long interconnected routes, as well as connecting the entry points to their board, plus having routes through the center of their Boards. But beware, they'll lose points for leaving unfinished lines. But in the blazing red edition, Meteors fall from the sky and volcanoes erupt from underground. It's a challenge to keep their roads and rails from getting destroyed, and having to repair them when they are.
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Go Go Gelato
Ages 6 & up; 2-4 Players
Using 4 scoops, 3 cones, 2 hands, and 1 challenge card fill your customers’ orders as quickly as you can! Pass the scoops back and forth between the cones, being careful to not touch or drop them. Work quickly to figure out the best way to satisfy your customer before your opponents do. Fill the order exactly like it looks on the card, or you’ll lose the race.
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Death at the Dive Bar
Ages 14 & up
Players channel their inner detective to investigate the murder at the Old Scratch Tavern. Uncover the motives of each suspect through ciphers, clues, and puzzles that progress the story to its thrilling conclusion. Realistic evidence and documents guide players through a challenging and immersive experience with tons of twists and turns.
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Shadows in the Forest
Ages 8 & up; 2-7 Players
Shadows in the Forest is a thrilling, immersive play experience that brings a distinctive twist to game night - you play it in the dark! One player moves the LED lantern around in search of Shadowlings, mysterious creatures who avoid the light. The lantern illuminates the forest and trees, casting real shadows on the game board. The rest of the players work together, strategically moving their Shadowlings to stay out of the light in this innovative board game for kids and families.
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Throw Throw Burrito
Ages 7 & up; 2-6 Players
Throw throw Burrito is what you get when you cross a card game with dodgeball. Try to collect matching sets of cards faster than your opponents while simultaneously ducking, dodging, and throwing squishy airborne burritos. The cards you collect earn points, but getting hit by flying burritos loses them. So clear some space and put away the antiques, because you've never played a card game quite like this before. How it works: place a pair of burritos on a table and draw cards. Keep your cards a secret. Rack up points by finding sets of three in the deck. Find matches before anyone else does. If someone plays Burrito cards, a battle ensues. Steal points from your opponents by hitting them with squishy toy burritos. Declare war on your friends. Some battles only involve a handful of players. Others force the entire table to engage in a burrito war. Duel to determine the winner. During a burrito duel, two players must stand back to back, walk three paces, and fire.
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Citadels
Ages 10 & up; 2-8 Players
Plot, scheme, and deceive as you build fantastical cities in Citadels, Bruno Faidutti' s classic game of card drafting, intrigue, and cunning characters. In Citadels, two to eight players must shrewdly draft characters and use their abilities to create the most lavish, profitable city possible. This edition includes all the content from the previous editions by fantasy flight games, along with new characters and districts developed by the original designer. Updated graphic design and all-new art brings to life an inviting realm rich in diversity and filled with possibilities. .
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Clack
Ages 5 & up; 2-6 Players
Yellow stars! Red lightning bolts! Blue footprints . Where are they? Spread out the magnetic discs, roll the dice, and scramble to match the picture and the color. Make a match, grab a disc, and use its magnetic clack to build a stack. Keeping score is easy - just line up the stacks to see whose tower is tallest.
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Rat-A-TAT CAT
Ages 6 & up; 2-6 Players
Get rid of the rats and go for the cats! In Rat-a-Tat Cat, less is always better, and you want to go out with the lowest score. Can you remember the numbers on the other players' cards? Can you keep a poker face, but notice when another player looks pleased? Sharpen your memory and your timing, and have fun with the cool cats and bad rats of Rat-a-Tat Cat.
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Llama drama
Ages 7 & up; 2-4 Players
Take turns playing cards according to the Llama Hierarchy. Special Llamas save the day, and if someone can't play, they end up with a handful of llamas!
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First Orchard
Ages 2 & up; 2-4 Players
Working as a team, the children try to pick the fruits from the trees before the raven reaches the end of the path. If the players succeed in harvesting all the fruit before the raven reaches the orchard, they win together!
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Funkoverse: Harry Potter
Ages 10 & up; 2-4 Players
Go on a magical adventure with your favorite Hogwarts witches and wizards with Funkoverse, a strategy board game that brings the worlds, characters and stories you love home for you to enjoy again and again.
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JAWS
Ages 12 & up; 2-4 Players
Experience jaws as a suspenseful tabletop strategy game! One player menaces the Island of Amity as the three-button great white while the other players go on the hunt as Brody, Hooper, and quint. Two thrilling phases of gameplay capture the edge-of-your-seat excitement of the classic movie
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The Ladybug Game
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Children lead their Ladybug home to the Rose Garden while avoiding the Praying Mantis and collecting aphids to feed the Lazy Ants! Adorable graphics, enchanting story and easy play make it a fun game!
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unsolved case files
Ages 13 & up
BE A COLD CASE DETECTIVE - Unsolved Case Files puts you in the shoes of a cold case detective tasked with solving a murder that happened decades ago with only the original investigator's case file. Think you can find out who really killed Harmony Ashcroft on May 8, 1998? Unsolved Case Files will let you find out once and for all whether you’re as good as the detectives on TV.
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The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Your forest friends are hungry and they need your help. Spin the spinner, squeeze the matching colored acorn with your squirrel squeezer, and place it into your log. Be the first to fill your log with delicious acorns and you win. You could also spin “pick an acorn,” “steal an acorn,” or “lose an acorn,” so be strategic, little squirrel.
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Hocus Pocus
Ages 8 & up; 2-4 Players
In this cooperative card game, players work together to protect Salem’s children and stop the Sanderson sisters from completing their wicked potion before the sun rises. Play potion ingredients to the cauldron and match all the colors or ingredients. Binx will offer a helping hand, while Winifred, Mary, and Sarah cast spells to thwart your plans. Use tricks like Burning Rain of Death and Billy Butcherson to help you along the way!
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Pete the cat
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
In the Groovy Buttons Game, players move around the board, collecting and losing buttons as they go. The game is over when all the buttons have been taken from the button pile. When all of the buttons are gone, each player counts the buttons on his or her button jar board. The player who has the most buttons wins!
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wingspan
Ages 14 & up; 1-5 Players
You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth.
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Arkham Horror
Ages 14 & up; 1-6 Players
Arkham Horror third edition is a cooperative board game for one to six players who take on the roles of investigators trying to rid the world of Eldritch beings known as ancient ones. Based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, players will have to gather clues, defeat terrifying monsters, and find tools and allies if they are to stand any chance of defeating the creatures that dwell just beyond the veil of our reality.
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CINEPHILE
With multiple ways to play based on difficulty level, Cinephile will have you and your friends racking your brains for Sean Connery’s lesser-known films, Cate Blanchett’s filmography, and Steve Buscemi’s most memorable cameos.
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election night
Ages 8 & up; 2 or more + players
Election Night is a multiple award winning game, where two players or teams battle for critical electoral votes in a gripping race for the presidency. Use your dice pool to choose products or sums that could help you the most. Strategically target key states with freezes and re-rolls to counter your opponent’s progress, and be quick to adapt strategy as conditions change. Lock down quick victories in small states or work for longer-term objectives in larger states on your way to gaining the 270 electoral votes you need to become President!
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One Night: ULTIMATE WEREWOLF
Ages 8 & up; 3-10 Players
One Night Ultimate Werewolf has so few rules, everyone will be up and playing in just minutes. Each player is given a single card, which they secretly view, giving them a special power to help the Villager or Werewolf team.
Press a button on the free app, and it walks you through the night phase in minutes. Then you have five minutes to discuss what happened at night, and figure out who the werewolves are! If you find a werewolf, you win. ..but If you don't, they win!
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kingdomino
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 players
Players take on the role of Lords seeking new lands to expand their kingdom. As with 'Dominoes', these new lands must match the landscape tiles that have already been played. You need to create large areas of the same landscape type. But these will only score points if there is at least one crown on a tile. Points for each landscape type are calculated at the end of the game by multiplying these two together: so the number of squares times the number of crowns. Before this however, you’ll need to pay attention to your choice of tile, which decides the order of play for the following round. Taking a good tile now means you’ll play later next time. Each round presents the players with new important decisions as to which tile they should take.
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The CHAMELEON
Ages 14 & up; 2-4 Players
In each round of The Chameleon, a secret word is selected from a Topic Card in the middle of the table. Everyone knows what the word is, except for the player with the Chameleon Card but which player is it?
In each round of The Chameleon, a secret word is selected from a Topic Card in the middle of the table. Everyone knows what the word is, except for the player with the Chameleon Card but which player is it?
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Cat Crimes
Ages 14 & up; 2-4 Players
Cat Crimes is one of ThinkFun's most popular stem toys for boys and girls. It's a cat themed logic game that comes with 60 challenges of increasing difficulty, from beginner to expert, and makes a great birthday or holiday present for kids who like puzzles, smart games and challenging activities. Cat Crimes is made with high quality components, and comes with a very clear and easy to understand instruction manual - you'll be able to play within minutes of opening the box. Like all of ThinkFun's games, Cat Crimes has an educational aspect - it's built to develop critical thinking skills and ties into STEM subjects like math and formal logic. Playing through the increasingly difficult brain teaser style challenges will sharpen your mind by improving logical reasoning, spatial reasoning and planning skills, all through fun gameplay.
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Star Wars: Outer Rim
Ages 14 & up; 2-4 Players
Take to the stars and become a living legend in Star Wars: outer rim, a game of bounty hunters, mercenaries, and Smugglers for one to four players! In outer rim, you take on the role of an underworld Denizen, setting out to make your mark on the Galaxy. You'll travel the outer rim in your personal ship, hire legendary Star Wars characters to join your crew, and try to become the most famous (or infamous) Outlaw in the galaxy. But it won't be easy. The warring factions of the galaxy roam the outer rim, hunting down the scum that have proven to be a Thorn in their side, and other scoundrels looking to make their mark may see you as the perfect target to bring down to bolster their own reputation. Do you have what it takes to survive on the outer rim?.
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Haunted Mansion
Ages 6 & up; 2-6 Players
Disney’s beloved The Haunted Mansion comes to life—err, death—in this hauntingly fun family board game! Explore all the classic rooms of the ghost-infested manor, from the festivities-filled Ballroom to the Attic and out to the Graveyard and beyond in search of spirits. Beware, though, of the Hitchhiking Ghosts, who are notorious for “following you home” as that may spell your doom in the end!
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codenames
Ages 14 & up; 2-8 Players
Codenames is a social word game with a simple premise and challenging game play. Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames. The teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the table. Their teammates try to guess words of their color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin. The game works very well with 4 players if you prefer to guess without help. Or you can add more players if you prefer lively discussion. There is also a cooperative variant where a single team tries to achieve the highest score they can by playing against the game itself.
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DIXIT
Ages 8 & up; 3-6 Players
The players have hands of oversized cards with various artistic pictures. The active player secretly selects one of his cards and gives a very brief description. The other players secretly select their own cards which match the description. The chosen cards are shuffled and revealed, then players vote on which was chosen by the active player.Each correct answer gives points to the guesser and the active player. Each incorrect answer gives points to the player who submitted the guessed card. However, if all of the guesses are correct -- or none of them are -- then the active player gets no points and all the other players get points.The game ends when the deck is empty. The greatest total wins the game.
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spy ALLEY
Ages 8 & up; 2-6
Deceptively simple and surprisingly intense, Spy Alley keeps you on the edge of your seat. Players become a spy for their given country and try to uncover their opponents’ identity while keeping their own identity a secret. Players use deductive reasoning to expose other spies while attempting to complete their mission by obtaining code books, disguises, keys and passwords.
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Watergate
Ages 12 & up; 2 players
One player takes on the role of a Journalist, the other embodies the Nixon Administration. To win, Nixon must build up enough momentum to ride out the term, whereas the Journalist must gather enough evidence to pin Nixon to the crime.
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risk
Ages 10 & up; 2-4 Players
Take over the world in this game of strategy conquest, now with updated figures and improved Mission cards. In the Risk game, the goal is simple: players aim to conquer their enemies’ territories by building an army, moving their troops in, and engaging in battle. Depending on the roll of the dice, a player will either defeat the enemy or be defeated. This exciting game is filled with betrayal, alliances, and surprise attacks. On the battlefield, anything goes!
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mouse trap
Ages 6 & up; 2-4 players
Snap the trap and win at Mousetrap! Run through the maze as Sneakers Mouse, Nacho Mouse or Pepper Mouse spins on the cheesy spinner. When one of your friends' mouse is in the cheesy trap area and you land on the right space, you've got a chance to catch them in the zany trap made of Hungry Hippo and Girafalaff contraptions. Keep scurrying and scampering until someone gets caught. If you're the first to trap a mouse, you win!
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Parks
Ages 10 & up; 1-5 players
In PARKS, players will take on the role of two hikers as they trek different trails across four seasons. While on the trail, these hikers will take actions and collect memories of the places your hikers visit. These memories are represented by various resource tokens like mountains, forests, and wildlife. Collecting these memories in sets will allow players to trade them in to visit a National Park at the end of each hike. Each trail represents one season of the year, and each season, the trails will change and grow steadily longer.
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Everdell
Ages 12 & up; 1-4 players
Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a year have come and gone, but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities established. You will be the leader of a group of critters intent on just such a task.
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Ticket to Ride: Rails & SAILS
Ages 10 & up; 2-5 players
Take the Ticket to Ride series experience to the next level! Veteran railroaders as well as family and friends will be delighted to set sail to the new horizons of Ticket to Ride.
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Potion Explosion
Ages 14 & up; 2-4 players
In Potion Explosion, 2 to 4 players brew potions by pulling colored marbles from a dispenser and matching them with the needed ingredients for the potions on the table in front of them.
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Stuffed Fables
Ages 13 & up; 2-4 players
Deep in the dark of night, the evil Lord of Nightmares threatens a little girl. Players take on the role of the brave stuffed toys sworn to protect her in this exciting narrative adventure game.
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Wilkinsburg Library's Game Shelf
MORE GAMES!
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Wilkinsburg Library's Game Shelf
MORE GAMES!
Click on a game title for more information and details on how to check it out from the library!
Wilkinsburg Library's Game Shelf
MORE GAMES!
Click on a game title for more information and details on how to check it out from the library!
Wilkinsburg Library's Game Shelf
MORE GAMES!
Click on a game title for more information and details on how to check it out from the library!
Wilkinsburg Library's Game Shelf
MORE GAMES!
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Wilkinsburg Library's Game Shelf
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catan
Ages 10 & up; 3-4 Players
Catan is the original strategy board game. Your adventurous settlers seek to tame the remote but rich isle of Catan. Start by revealing Catan's many harbors and regions: pastures, fields, mountains, hills, forests, and desert. The random mix creates a different board virtually every game. No two games are the same! Embark on a quest to settle the isle of Catan! Guide your settlers to victory through clever trading and cunning development. Use resource combinations - grain, wool, ore, brick, and lumber - to buy handy development cards and build roads, settlements, and cities. Acquire your resources through trades, cards, or lucky dice (even outside your turn). But beware Someone might cut off your road or buy a monopoly. And you never know when the wily robber might steal some of your precious gains
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Clue
Ages 8 & up; 3-6 Players
One murder… 6 suspects. In this suspenseful Clue game, players have to find out who's responsible for murdering Mr. Boddy of Tudor Mansion in his own home. Get the scoop on the mansion's rooms, weapons and guests and start detecting! Was it Plum with the wrench in the library? Or Green with the candlestick in the study? Eliminate information throughout the game in this classic whodunit. The player who correctly accuses Who, What, and Where wins!
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Dead of winter
Ages 12 & up; 2-5 Players
Dead of Winter is a meta-cooperative psychological survival game. This means players are working together toward one common victory condition - but for each individual player to achieve victory, he must also complete his personal secret objective.
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Ticket to ride
Ages 8 & up; 2-6 Players
Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities through North America.
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Pandemic
Ages 8 & up; 2-4 Players
Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures for these diseases before mankind is wiped out. Players must work together playing to their characters' strengths and planning their strategy of eradication before the diseases overwhelm the world with ever-increasing outbreaks. For example the operation specialist can build research stations which are needed to find cures for the diseases. The Scientist needs only 4 cards of a particular disease to cure it instead of the normal 5. But the diseases are out breaking fast and time is running out: The team must try to stem the tide of infection in diseased areas while also towards cures. A truly cooperative game where you all win or you all lose.
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Betrayal at house on the hill
Ages 12 & up; 3-6 Players
Betrayal at House on the Hill Board Game -2nd Edition: Take a deep breath before you enter. It might be your last. Your fear will grow with each tile you place as you investigate a house filled with dreadful monsters and deadly secrets. With 50 fiendish scenarios (including seven new haunts) and dozens of danger-filled rooms, you'll return to the house again and again - as often as you dare - and never face the same game twice.
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Forbidden island
Ages 10 & up; 2-4 Players
Dare to discover Forbidden Island! Join a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise. Your team will have to work together and make some pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink beneath every step! Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you are swallowed into the watery abyss!
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Villainous
Ages 10 & up; 2-6 Players
Villainous is a popular board game and the first in the Villainous line, which also includes the expansions Wicked to the Core, Evil Comes Prepared and Perfectly Wretched, along with our Marvel Villainous title. Disney fans and game board lovers of all kinds will love the asymmetric gameplay and chance to play as a villain from one of Disney's classic films.
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Marrying mr Darcy
Ages 12 & up; 2-6 Players
Marrying Mr. Darcy is a role-playing game where players are one of the female characters from Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Players work to improve themselves and become more desirable as potential wives for the available Suitors.
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Root
Ages 10 & up; 2-4 Players
Decide the fate of the forest as woodland factions fight for contrasting goals.
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MYSTERIUM
Ages 10 & up; 2-7 Players
In the 1920's, Mr. MacDowell, a gifted astrologist, entered in his new house when he immediately detected a supernatural being. Gathering eminent mediums of his time for an extraordinary séance, they will have 7 hours to contact the ghost and investigate to unlock an old mystery. Unable to talk, the amnesic ghost will communicate with the mediums through visions (illustrated cards). They will have to decipher the images to help the ghost remember how he was murdered (who? where? which weapon?). The more they cooperate and guess, well, the easier it will be to the catch the right culprit. This party game is one of the most anticipated games, thanks to innovative, thrilling and immersive features. It offers cooperation and investigation with an asymmetrical gameplay. While playing the ghost or a medium, you will have fun trying to guess what other players have in their minds! So enter in this strange manor and let yourself be led by your intuition.
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Mansions of Madness
Ages 14 & up; 1-5 Players
Mansions of madness second edition is a fully cooperative, app-driven board game of horror and mystery for one to five players that takes place in the same universe as eldritch horror and elder sign. Explore the veiled and Misty streets of innsmouth and stumble through the haunted corridors of arkham’s cursed Mansions as you search of answers and respite. Dive into the required app to confront scenarios of fear and mystery, collecting weapons, tools, and information, solving complex puzzles, and fighting monsters, insanity, and Death. Open the door and step inside these hair-raising Mansions of madness second edition. It will take more than just survival to conquer the evils terrorizing this town.
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Lost Cities
Ages 10 & up; 2 Players
Two explorers embark on research journeys to remote corners of the world. As the cards are played, the expedition routes take shape and the explorers earn points. The most daring adventurers make bets on their success and the explorer with the highest score after three rounds of expeditions wins!
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The Grizzled
Ages 14 & up; 2-5 Players
In The Grizzled, players are tasked with surviving the trenches of WWI until Armistice. The mission leader will decide the difficulty of each round as players try to avoid matching the identical symbols or environments on a card. Soldiers will also face other hardships during the war that add to the difficulty. If one of your friends falls in the trenches, your entire group fails. Play together. Survive together. Win together.In The Grizzled, players are tasked with surviving the trenches of WWI until Armistice. The mission leader will decide the difficulty of each round as players try to avoid matching the identical symbols or environments on a card. Soldiers will also face other hardships during the war that add to the difficulty. If one of your friends falls in the trenches, your entire group fails. Play together. Survive together. Win together.
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Sushi Go
Ages 8 & up; 2-5 Players
Pass the sushi! In this fast-playing card game, the goal is to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by. Score points for making the most maki rolls or for collecting a full set of sashimi.
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ETHNOS
Ages 14 & up; 2-5 Players
In Ethnos, you recruit different Tribe cards into your hand, form them into Bands, and play them to assert your control in one of the six Kingdoms. Over the course of three ages, you battle with opponents in a war for dominance and glory. Each Band has a Leader, and only the Leaders can tap into their tribe’s special abilities. Each of these abilities will give you a special advantage, but finding the right Leader for each assault is the key to victory. As the war rages on, more and more glory will be gained for controlling a territory. After three ages of political maneuvering and battles, peace between the six Kingdoms will be restored under a new ruler. If you are wise in your recruiting and make well-planned assaults, you may just rise to the throne.
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Hi Ho Cherry-O
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Preschoolers have so much fun picking fruit to fill their baskets, they don't even realize they're developing and practicing math skills such as counting, addition and subtraction! Take turns picking pretend cherries, blueberries and apples from your tree and put them in your basket. Be the first to pick all the fruit from your tree and win! When it comes to a fruity fun way to sharpen kids' math skills, you couldn't 'pick' a better game!
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Outfoxed
Ages 5 & up; 2-4 Players
Mrs. Plumpert's prized pot pie has gone missing, and now it's a chicken Chase to crack the case! In Outfoxed, you move around the board to gather clues, then use the special evidence Scanner to rule out suspects. You have to work together quickly because the guilty fox is high-tailing it towards the exit! Will you halt the hungry hooligan before it flies The coop or will you be Outfoxed?
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Slamwich
Ages 6 & up; 2-5 Players
Flip and stack this clever loaf of cards to build slamwiches and double-deckers. Tomato, onion, tomato... slap! Get there first and win the pile. But watch out...you'll have to catch the thief and stop the muncher from stealing the stack of cards. When you're out of cards you're out of the game. The player who collects all of the cards wins. Parental alert: a sharp eye and fast hand will prevail. Play all out, but the kids will beat you every time! Slamwich teaches reading readiness skills, like visual discrimination and sequencing. While kids are flipping and stacking cards, they're actually learning how to recognize a series, make combinations, and anticipate what might happen.
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Herbaceous
Ages 8 & up; 1-4 Players
Everyone has a green thumb when playing Herbaceous. Relax while enjoying this beautiful and elegent game of picking and potting herbs. Pot the best collection of herbs in your different containers, but don't wait too long or your friends might grab them first.
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Animal Upon Animal
Ages 4 & up; 2-4 Players
A classic in the world of dexterity games, this simple game may be created for kids, but don't kid yourselves....adults love it too! Only the most dexterous, with nerves of steel, comes out triumphant in this exciting game.
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Clumsy Thief
Ages 8 & up; 3-6 Players
This hilarious fast-paced card game has everyone snatching money---when they dare! Big money's up for grabs and every player joins the fun. This game requires strategy, addition skills, luck and a great sense of humor.
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Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle
Ages 11 & up; 2-5 Players
The forces of evil are threatening to overrun Hogwarts castle in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, a cooperative deck-building game, and it's up to four students to ensure the safety of the school by defeating villains and consolidating their defenses. In the game, players take on the role of a Hogwarts student: Harry, Ron, Hermione or Neville, each with their own personal deck of cards that's used to acquire resources.
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Chutes & Ladders
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Chutes & Ladders Kids Classic Be the first to move your child-shaped playing piece from square one to square 100 on the Chutes and Ladders game board--but watch out! If you land on the square that shows you ate too much candy--Ouch!--you get a tummy ache and slide down a chute to a square a few numbers below. But if you end your turn on a good-deed square, such as helping sweep up a mess, you'll be rewarded by a ladder-climb up the board. Product Features CHUTES AND LADDERS is the game of rewards and consequences Chutes and Ladders is ideal for younger children who are still learning to take turns No reading required It's also a gentle introduction to the higher numbers as players climb to 100 at the top of the board Family Game Night game for preschoolers.
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Photosynthesis
Ages 8 & up; 2-4 Players
Welcome to the world of Photosynthesis, the green strategy board game! Plant and shape the ever-changing forest as you cultivate your seeds and your strategy. Take your trees through their life-cycle, from seedling to full bloom to rebirth, and earn points as their leaves collect energy from the revolving sun’s rays. Carefully pick where you sow and when you grow, as trees in the shadows are blocked from light, and from points. This game features realistic gameplay and beautiful graphics.
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Count your chickens
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Everyone works together to help Mother Hen collect her chicks and bring them back to the chicken coop. Spin and count to collect chicks while working together. Collect them all and everyone wins!
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Railroad Ink: Deep Blue
Ages 8 & up; 1-6 players
New lands have opened up and the race is on to create the best network of rail and road lines through it. In railroad ink, players roll the route dice and must then draw the subsequent results on their individual route boards. Players score points for having long interconnected routes, as well as connecting the entry points to their board, plus having routes through the center of their Boards. But beware, they'll lose points for leaving unfinished lines. In the deep blue edition, the lake and River dice add in some cool, refreshing waterways to the maps.
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Railroad Ink: Blazing Red
Ages 8 & up; 1-6 players
New lands have opened up and the race is on to create the best network of rail and road lines through it. In railroad ink, players roll the route dice and must then draw the subsequent results on their individual route boards. Players score points for having long interconnected routes, as well as connecting the entry points to their board, plus having routes through the center of their Boards. But beware, they'll lose points for leaving unfinished lines. But in the blazing red edition, Meteors fall from the sky and volcanoes erupt from underground. It's a challenge to keep their roads and rails from getting destroyed, and having to repair them when they are.
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Go Go Gelato
Ages 6 & up; 2-4 Players
Using 4 scoops, 3 cones, 2 hands, and 1 challenge card fill your customers’ orders as quickly as you can! Pass the scoops back and forth between the cones, being careful to not touch or drop them. Work quickly to figure out the best way to satisfy your customer before your opponents do. Fill the order exactly like it looks on the card, or you’ll lose the race.
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Death at the Dive Bar
Ages 14 & up
Players channel their inner detective to investigate the murder at the Old Scratch Tavern. Uncover the motives of each suspect through ciphers, clues, and puzzles that progress the story to its thrilling conclusion. Realistic evidence and documents guide players through a challenging and immersive experience with tons of twists and turns.
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Shadows in the Forest
Ages 8 & up; 2-7 Players
Shadows in the Forest is a thrilling, immersive play experience that brings a distinctive twist to game night - you play it in the dark! One player moves the LED lantern around in search of Shadowlings, mysterious creatures who avoid the light. The lantern illuminates the forest and trees, casting real shadows on the game board. The rest of the players work together, strategically moving their Shadowlings to stay out of the light in this innovative board game for kids and families.
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Throw Throw Burrito
Ages 7 & up; 2-6 Players
Throw throw Burrito is what you get when you cross a card game with dodgeball. Try to collect matching sets of cards faster than your opponents while simultaneously ducking, dodging, and throwing squishy airborne burritos. The cards you collect earn points, but getting hit by flying burritos loses them. So clear some space and put away the antiques, because you've never played a card game quite like this before. How it works: place a pair of burritos on a table and draw cards. Keep your cards a secret. Rack up points by finding sets of three in the deck. Find matches before anyone else does. If someone plays Burrito cards, a battle ensues. Steal points from your opponents by hitting them with squishy toy burritos. Declare war on your friends. Some battles only involve a handful of players. Others force the entire table to engage in a burrito war. Duel to determine the winner. During a burrito duel, two players must stand back to back, walk three paces, and fire.
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Citadels
Ages 10 & up; 2-8 Players
Plot, scheme, and deceive as you build fantastical cities in Citadels, Bruno Faidutti' s classic game of card drafting, intrigue, and cunning characters. In Citadels, two to eight players must shrewdly draft characters and use their abilities to create the most lavish, profitable city possible. This edition includes all the content from the previous editions by fantasy flight games, along with new characters and districts developed by the original designer. Updated graphic design and all-new art brings to life an inviting realm rich in diversity and filled with possibilities. .
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Clack
Ages 5 & up; 2-6 Players
Yellow stars! Red lightning bolts! Blue footprints . Where are they? Spread out the magnetic discs, roll the dice, and scramble to match the picture and the color. Make a match, grab a disc, and use its magnetic clack to build a stack. Keeping score is easy - just line up the stacks to see whose tower is tallest.
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Rat-A-TAT CAT
Ages 6 & up; 2-6 Players
Get rid of the rats and go for the cats! In Rat-a-Tat Cat, less is always better, and you want to go out with the lowest score. Can you remember the numbers on the other players' cards? Can you keep a poker face, but notice when another player looks pleased? Sharpen your memory and your timing, and have fun with the cool cats and bad rats of Rat-a-Tat Cat.
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Llama drama
Ages 7 & up; 2-4 Players
Take turns playing cards according to the Llama Hierarchy. Special Llamas save the day, and if someone can't play, they end up with a handful of llamas!
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First Orchard
Ages 2 & up; 2-4 Players
Working as a team, the children try to pick the fruits from the trees before the raven reaches the end of the path. If the players succeed in harvesting all the fruit before the raven reaches the orchard, they win together!
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Funkoverse: Harry Potter
Ages 10 & up; 2-4 Players
Go on a magical adventure with your favorite Hogwarts witches and wizards with Funkoverse, a strategy board game that brings the worlds, characters and stories you love home for you to enjoy again and again.
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JAWS
Ages 12 & up; 2-4 Players
Experience jaws as a suspenseful tabletop strategy game! One player menaces the Island of Amity as the three-button great white while the other players go on the hunt as Brody, Hooper, and quint. Two thrilling phases of gameplay capture the edge-of-your-seat excitement of the classic movie
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The Ladybug Game
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Children lead their Ladybug home to the Rose Garden while avoiding the Praying Mantis and collecting aphids to feed the Lazy Ants! Adorable graphics, enchanting story and easy play make it a fun game!
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unsolved case files
Ages 13 & up
BE A COLD CASE DETECTIVE - Unsolved Case Files puts you in the shoes of a cold case detective tasked with solving a murder that happened decades ago with only the original investigator's case file. Think you can find out who really killed Harmony Ashcroft on May 8, 1998? Unsolved Case Files will let you find out once and for all whether you’re as good as the detectives on TV.
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The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
Your forest friends are hungry and they need your help. Spin the spinner, squeeze the matching colored acorn with your squirrel squeezer, and place it into your log. Be the first to fill your log with delicious acorns and you win. You could also spin “pick an acorn,” “steal an acorn,” or “lose an acorn,” so be strategic, little squirrel.
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Hocus Pocus
Ages 8 & up; 2-4 Players
In this cooperative card game, players work together to protect Salem’s children and stop the Sanderson sisters from completing their wicked potion before the sun rises. Play potion ingredients to the cauldron and match all the colors or ingredients. Binx will offer a helping hand, while Winifred, Mary, and Sarah cast spells to thwart your plans. Use tricks like Burning Rain of Death and Billy Butcherson to help you along the way!
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Pete the cat
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 Players
In the Groovy Buttons Game, players move around the board, collecting and losing buttons as they go. The game is over when all the buttons have been taken from the button pile. When all of the buttons are gone, each player counts the buttons on his or her button jar board. The player who has the most buttons wins!
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wingspan
Ages 14 & up; 1-5 Players
You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth.
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Arkham Horror
Ages 14 & up; 1-6 Players
Arkham Horror third edition is a cooperative board game for one to six players who take on the roles of investigators trying to rid the world of Eldritch beings known as ancient ones. Based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, players will have to gather clues, defeat terrifying monsters, and find tools and allies if they are to stand any chance of defeating the creatures that dwell just beyond the veil of our reality.
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CINEPHILE
With multiple ways to play based on difficulty level, Cinephile will have you and your friends racking your brains for Sean Connery’s lesser-known films, Cate Blanchett’s filmography, and Steve Buscemi’s most memorable cameos.
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election night
Ages 8 & up; 2 or more + players
Election Night is a multiple award winning game, where two players or teams battle for critical electoral votes in a gripping race for the presidency. Use your dice pool to choose products or sums that could help you the most. Strategically target key states with freezes and re-rolls to counter your opponent’s progress, and be quick to adapt strategy as conditions change. Lock down quick victories in small states or work for longer-term objectives in larger states on your way to gaining the 270 electoral votes you need to become President!
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One Night: ULTIMATE WEREWOLF
Ages 8 & up; 3-10 Players
One Night Ultimate Werewolf has so few rules, everyone will be up and playing in just minutes. Each player is given a single card, which they secretly view, giving them a special power to help the Villager or Werewolf team. Press a button on the free app, and it walks you through the night phase in minutes. Then you have five minutes to discuss what happened at night, and figure out who the werewolves are! If you find a werewolf, you win. ..but If you don't, they win!
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kingdomino
Ages 3 & up; 2-4 players
Players take on the role of Lords seeking new lands to expand their kingdom. As with 'Dominoes', these new lands must match the landscape tiles that have already been played. You need to create large areas of the same landscape type. But these will only score points if there is at least one crown on a tile. Points for each landscape type are calculated at the end of the game by multiplying these two together: so the number of squares times the number of crowns. Before this however, you’ll need to pay attention to your choice of tile, which decides the order of play for the following round. Taking a good tile now means you’ll play later next time. Each round presents the players with new important decisions as to which tile they should take.
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The CHAMELEON
Ages 14 & up; 2-4 Players
In each round of The Chameleon, a secret word is selected from a Topic Card in the middle of the table. Everyone knows what the word is, except for the player with the Chameleon Card but which player is it? In each round of The Chameleon, a secret word is selected from a Topic Card in the middle of the table. Everyone knows what the word is, except for the player with the Chameleon Card but which player is it?
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Cat Crimes
Ages 14 & up; 2-4 Players
Cat Crimes is one of ThinkFun's most popular stem toys for boys and girls. It's a cat themed logic game that comes with 60 challenges of increasing difficulty, from beginner to expert, and makes a great birthday or holiday present for kids who like puzzles, smart games and challenging activities. Cat Crimes is made with high quality components, and comes with a very clear and easy to understand instruction manual - you'll be able to play within minutes of opening the box. Like all of ThinkFun's games, Cat Crimes has an educational aspect - it's built to develop critical thinking skills and ties into STEM subjects like math and formal logic. Playing through the increasingly difficult brain teaser style challenges will sharpen your mind by improving logical reasoning, spatial reasoning and planning skills, all through fun gameplay.
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Star Wars: Outer Rim
Ages 14 & up; 2-4 Players
Take to the stars and become a living legend in Star Wars: outer rim, a game of bounty hunters, mercenaries, and Smugglers for one to four players! In outer rim, you take on the role of an underworld Denizen, setting out to make your mark on the Galaxy. You'll travel the outer rim in your personal ship, hire legendary Star Wars characters to join your crew, and try to become the most famous (or infamous) Outlaw in the galaxy. But it won't be easy. The warring factions of the galaxy roam the outer rim, hunting down the scum that have proven to be a Thorn in their side, and other scoundrels looking to make their mark may see you as the perfect target to bring down to bolster their own reputation. Do you have what it takes to survive on the outer rim?.
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Haunted Mansion
Ages 6 & up; 2-6 Players
Disney’s beloved The Haunted Mansion comes to life—err, death—in this hauntingly fun family board game! Explore all the classic rooms of the ghost-infested manor, from the festivities-filled Ballroom to the Attic and out to the Graveyard and beyond in search of spirits. Beware, though, of the Hitchhiking Ghosts, who are notorious for “following you home” as that may spell your doom in the end!
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codenames
Ages 14 & up; 2-8 Players
Codenames is a social word game with a simple premise and challenging game play. Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their codenames. The teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the table. Their teammates try to guess words of their color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. And everyone wants to avoid the assassin. The game works very well with 4 players if you prefer to guess without help. Or you can add more players if you prefer lively discussion. There is also a cooperative variant where a single team tries to achieve the highest score they can by playing against the game itself.
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DIXIT
Ages 8 & up; 3-6 Players
The players have hands of oversized cards with various artistic pictures. The active player secretly selects one of his cards and gives a very brief description. The other players secretly select their own cards which match the description. The chosen cards are shuffled and revealed, then players vote on which was chosen by the active player.Each correct answer gives points to the guesser and the active player. Each incorrect answer gives points to the player who submitted the guessed card. However, if all of the guesses are correct -- or none of them are -- then the active player gets no points and all the other players get points.The game ends when the deck is empty. The greatest total wins the game.
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spy ALLEY
Ages 8 & up; 2-6
Deceptively simple and surprisingly intense, Spy Alley keeps you on the edge of your seat. Players become a spy for their given country and try to uncover their opponents’ identity while keeping their own identity a secret. Players use deductive reasoning to expose other spies while attempting to complete their mission by obtaining code books, disguises, keys and passwords.
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Watergate
Ages 12 & up; 2 players
One player takes on the role of a Journalist, the other embodies the Nixon Administration. To win, Nixon must build up enough momentum to ride out the term, whereas the Journalist must gather enough evidence to pin Nixon to the crime.
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risk
Ages 10 & up; 2-4 Players
Take over the world in this game of strategy conquest, now with updated figures and improved Mission cards. In the Risk game, the goal is simple: players aim to conquer their enemies’ territories by building an army, moving their troops in, and engaging in battle. Depending on the roll of the dice, a player will either defeat the enemy or be defeated. This exciting game is filled with betrayal, alliances, and surprise attacks. On the battlefield, anything goes!
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mouse trap
Ages 6 & up; 2-4 players
Snap the trap and win at Mousetrap! Run through the maze as Sneakers Mouse, Nacho Mouse or Pepper Mouse spins on the cheesy spinner. When one of your friends' mouse is in the cheesy trap area and you land on the right space, you've got a chance to catch them in the zany trap made of Hungry Hippo and Girafalaff contraptions. Keep scurrying and scampering until someone gets caught. If you're the first to trap a mouse, you win!
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Parks
Ages 10 & up; 1-5 players
In PARKS, players will take on the role of two hikers as they trek different trails across four seasons. While on the trail, these hikers will take actions and collect memories of the places your hikers visit. These memories are represented by various resource tokens like mountains, forests, and wildlife. Collecting these memories in sets will allow players to trade them in to visit a National Park at the end of each hike. Each trail represents one season of the year, and each season, the trails will change and grow steadily longer.
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Everdell
Ages 12 & up; 1-4 players
Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a year have come and gone, but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities established. You will be the leader of a group of critters intent on just such a task.
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Ticket to Ride: Rails & SAILS
Ages 10 & up; 2-5 players
Take the Ticket to Ride series experience to the next level! Veteran railroaders as well as family and friends will be delighted to set sail to the new horizons of Ticket to Ride.
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Potion Explosion
Ages 14 & up; 2-4 players
In Potion Explosion, 2 to 4 players brew potions by pulling colored marbles from a dispenser and matching them with the needed ingredients for the potions on the table in front of them.
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Stuffed Fables
Ages 13 & up; 2-4 players
Deep in the dark of night, the evil Lord of Nightmares threatens a little girl. Players take on the role of the brave stuffed toys sworn to protect her in this exciting narrative adventure game.
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