The guys at TerrorBull Games have come up with an innovative marketing idea to raise some capital. They are re-printing the game and are selling off space on the bank notes. You can join the auctions on ebay to bid ...
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I am pleased to see that Dixit won the prestigious Spiel des Jahres - Game of the Year - award for 2010. Congratulations to Jean-Louis Roubira and Marie Cardouat. You can read my review of Dixit here.
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- Author: Jean-Louis Roubira
- Artist: Marie Cardouat
- Number of players: 3 to 6 (the more the merrier)
- Playing Time: 30 minutes
Dixit is a beautifully illustrated card game which requires players to give a verbal clue about a picture, the skill is in knowing your audience and making the clue neither too easy nor too difficult.
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- Author: Alan Moon & Bruno Faidutti
- Artist: Matthias Catrein
- Number of players: 3 to 8
- Playing Time: 20 minutes
Incan Gold is a terrific push-your-luck. Very easy to teach and a great little filler and very popular with kids and adults alike.
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- Suggested ages: 8 and over
- Playing Time: 15 minutes
- Number of players: 3 to 6
- Artist: Alvin Madden
- Author: Stefan Dorra
For Sale is a good little filler of a game. Popular with kids. Basically you spend half of the game bidding for and buying properties which you then exchange in the second half for cash. The player who collected the best property portfolio is likely to collect the most cash and win the game.
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- Author: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
- Artist: Doris Matthäus
- Number of players: 2 to 5
- Playing Time: 45 to 60 minutes
- Suggested ages: 8 and up
Carcassonne is an excellent gateway game that has spawned numerous expansions but the basic game is good enough to stand the test of time. It is easy to teach, quick to play and good fun.
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