Games We Play...
Ticket to Ride
This award winning game is easy to learn, with simple mechanics. However, each move will keep you adjusting both strategy and tactics to try and finish with the most points!
Level: Gateway - Recommended for new players
Category: Resource Gathering/ Strategy
Game Play: Each turn you select either Train Cards in various colors or Destination Tickets. Trains of the same color are used to complete routes between two cities with each route awarding points depending on length. Destination Cards help each player gain either bonus points for creating longer consolidated routes across the map, but be careful, if you fail to get there, it counts against you! The longest of these trains also gets a bonus. When the trains are depleted, add up the points and see who won! ]
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Level: Gateway - Recommended for new players
Category: Resource Gathering/ Strategy
Game Play: Each turn you select either Train Cards in various colors or Destination Tickets. Trains of the same color are used to complete routes between two cities with each route awarding points depending on length. Destination Cards help each player gain either bonus points for creating longer consolidated routes across the map, but be careful, if you fail to get there, it counts against you! The longest of these trains also gets a bonus. When the trains are depleted, add up the points and see who won! ]
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Settlers of Catan
This popular game has become the most well known modern board game amongst players. Catan is very easy to learn and requires a bit of strategy to play. As resource building game, all you need to win is wheat, sheep, wood, and brick!
Level: Gateway - Recommended for new players
Category: Resource Gathering/ Strategy
Game Play: Each player begins by strategically placing roads and settlement pieces on the board. Advancement is determined by rolling the dice and receiving resources based upon the number rolled and the placement of your pieces. If you are on low yielding spaces, it can be difficult to get what you need but don't worry! Just as in real life, you can barter with players to get what you need. However, sheep may cost you more wood than you bargained for! The first settler to expand their territory to ten points, wins!
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Level: Gateway - Recommended for new players
Category: Resource Gathering/ Strategy
Game Play: Each player begins by strategically placing roads and settlement pieces on the board. Advancement is determined by rolling the dice and receiving resources based upon the number rolled and the placement of your pieces. If you are on low yielding spaces, it can be difficult to get what you need but don't worry! Just as in real life, you can barter with players to get what you need. However, sheep may cost you more wood than you bargained for! The first settler to expand their territory to ten points, wins!
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Betrayal at House on the Hill
Have you ever explored a haunted house? This game lets you do just that! With a group of misfits, explore a haunted mansion. Danger and suspense lie around every corner and watch out, that thing that goes bump in the night, just might be you!
Level: Tricky - Some mechanics are unusual
Category: Collaborative/ Tile Building
Game Play: This is a tile building game that starts with only a few spaces on the board. As you explore the mansion, new rooms are drawn and placed into play. Your character uses certain traits to execute events, use items, and interpret omens throughout the game. Each omen uncovered adds to the chances of a real haunt happening to you and your group. Depending on the place and omen that trigger the haunt, characters battle for their lives in one of 52 different scenarios, most of which include one of the explorers becoming a traitor! Whoever accomplishes what they need to defeat the other, wins.
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Level: Tricky - Some mechanics are unusual
Category: Collaborative/ Tile Building
Game Play: This is a tile building game that starts with only a few spaces on the board. As you explore the mansion, new rooms are drawn and placed into play. Your character uses certain traits to execute events, use items, and interpret omens throughout the game. Each omen uncovered adds to the chances of a real haunt happening to you and your group. Depending on the place and omen that trigger the haunt, characters battle for their lives in one of 52 different scenarios, most of which include one of the explorers becoming a traitor! Whoever accomplishes what they need to defeat the other, wins.
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Castle Panic
Looking for an easy cooperative game? You've found it! Simple to learn and lots of excitement, this game is quick and easy for all ages.
Level: Easy - Great for all ages
Category: Collaborative/ Tower Defense
Game Play: This game starts with each player receiving cards to help defeat monsters place in a radius around a castle. As play progresses, drawing and trading cards allows the whole table to strategize and defeat monsters before they can overtake the castle. But beware! Each round there is the possibility for another horde to start their attack. If the players can successfully defeat all the monsters in the game before there castle falls, they win!
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Level: Easy - Great for all ages
Category: Collaborative/ Tower Defense
Game Play: This game starts with each player receiving cards to help defeat monsters place in a radius around a castle. As play progresses, drawing and trading cards allows the whole table to strategize and defeat monsters before they can overtake the castle. But beware! Each round there is the possibility for another horde to start their attack. If the players can successfully defeat all the monsters in the game before there castle falls, they win!
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Carcassonne
Remember that toy where you can build roads, rivers and railroads out of tiles? That is what this reminds us of! Earn points by building an empire and claiming it for your own!
Level: Gateway - Recommended for new players
Category: Resource Placement/ Tile Building
Game Play: Each turn the players draw a single tile to be placed like a puzzle piece against existing tiles. Based upon the type of terrain, the player can place one of their tokens to claim a road, city, farm, or citadel as their territory. Each type of claim awards different points once the tiles are laid to complete that particular structure. When points are earned, most of the tokens are taken back to be used again, but be careful! If none of your areas are completed, you may be out some points! Other players can sabotage or sneak into your areas to share your points so keep track of the whole board! Most points at the end of the game wins,
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Level: Gateway - Recommended for new players
Category: Resource Placement/ Tile Building
Game Play: Each turn the players draw a single tile to be placed like a puzzle piece against existing tiles. Based upon the type of terrain, the player can place one of their tokens to claim a road, city, farm, or citadel as their territory. Each type of claim awards different points once the tiles are laid to complete that particular structure. When points are earned, most of the tokens are taken back to be used again, but be careful! If none of your areas are completed, you may be out some points! Other players can sabotage or sneak into your areas to share your points so keep track of the whole board! Most points at the end of the game wins,
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Gloom
Sick of always trying to save people? Then this game is for you! Instead of making everybody hunky-dory, this Edward Gorey-esque game is a race to depress then kill your entire family!
Level: Moderate- Some mechanics are unusual but not too difficult
Category: Deck Building Card Game
Game Play: Start by selecting a family. Then slowly put them is a terrible mood from unfortunate mishaps. Once you collect the right cards, go ahead and put them out of their misery! This game is a race to depress your own family while preventing others from doing the same. You can then kill your family off for as many points as possible, or kill your opponents family before they collect too many points. Once one family is wiped out, add up your score and the most depressed family wins!
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Level: Moderate- Some mechanics are unusual but not too difficult
Category: Deck Building Card Game
Game Play: Start by selecting a family. Then slowly put them is a terrible mood from unfortunate mishaps. Once you collect the right cards, go ahead and put them out of their misery! This game is a race to depress your own family while preventing others from doing the same. You can then kill your family off for as many points as possible, or kill your opponents family before they collect too many points. Once one family is wiped out, add up your score and the most depressed family wins!
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