… Play Nice (please)
Fantastic cube shaker!!! See how fun it can be to draw 9 colored cubes for the next round in this 11 second video:
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Kickstarter
=> Rulebook Shake That City
=> Scoresheet (tile image version) // Text Only Scoresheet
=> Lens Rule Summary v3
Overview:
Wow … a game that let’s you make your own book in a 2 ring binder! Best played with 2 or 3 players … and it is tough to meet the end game goals. A puzzly kind of game trying to decide what to do when. This game was created by the same person who created Mandala Stones. Game takes longer the more players. GREAT for Solo play! Probably plays too long with 4 players.
Note: it takes a LOT of table space!
NOTE: Whoever is quickest at finishing their turn should be the first player! (other players can think about the Chronicles book pages while the first player actually is taking their actions).
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=> Rules (on the game company’s site)
=> Official FAQ
=> Len’s 1 page Rules Summary v3
Entertaining overview of the game in 6 minutes:
Coop detective investigation game.
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===> Welcome to Redview (expansion)
===> Noir (expansion)
===> 1400 (full game in year 1400)
===> 1900 (full game in year 1900)
===> 2400 (full game in the future)
===> Rulebook Chronicles of Crime
Review:
Can play this game using the cards from the game The Mind (just add the cards placed in the middle of the table)
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=> Rules
Explanation and Playthrough:
There are lots of “mind” games. This one is from 2018 and is a game with a deck of cards :)
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=> The-Mind_Rules_2020
There were two new versions of “The Mind” released after the original. See the video at the bottom of this page to find out about them! Or just check out the webpage for that new version here:
=> The Mind: Soulmates
How To Play by Rodney Smith (Watch It Played)
If you like Clue, you should like Awkward Guests!
It plays longer with more people. With fewer people it misses the choice of who to trade with (so 3 players might be best). However, a 2 player game avoids the chance to keep getting the same cards over again because cards exchanged are then discarded. Solo mode is also quite good!
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Official Website
=> Kickstarter
=> Rulebook 10 Awkward Guests
=> Len’s 1 page Rule Summary v2
=> Keeping Track Of Turns and Actions
=> Official Clue Tracking Sheet
=> A written review of the game
How to Play with Review:
Note: be careful watching videos about this game because some are referencing the original edition which was never published … it was cancelled and relaunched as a new updated edition which is now referred to as “First Edition”.
I made a video UNBOXING my game for Earth Day 2023:
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Kickstarter
=> Rules 1st Edition
=> Information booklet Earth Rising
=> Rule Summary 1pg
=> Len’s Rule Summary v2 (3pg PDF)
=> Educational Resources (an excellent extensive list)
Interesting written review of the game:
=> Earth Rising Preview
Excellent Review:
A puzzly game from the company that gave us Tsuro! It sounded so good I bought two copies :)
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=> Kickstarter
=> Updated GALAXY Rulebook
=> (just for kicks here is the OLD=> Kaleidoscope Rulebook)
Overview (with apologies included in it):
This is the Roll and Write version of the game!
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=> Rules (rough draft)
Paula tells how much fun it was to play during a train ride:
I put together (assembled) the globes and the game is ready to play!
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=> Kickstarter
=> Pledge Manager
=> Rulebook
=> Len’s 1 page Rules Summary v1
How To Play (in less than 5 minutes):
