… Play Nice (please)
A trick taking card game similar to THE CREW (published by the same company) but with a “traitor” as part of the team! So it is a coop game with the twist that the INSIDER can win the game instead of the team!
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Rules
How To / Review:
Coop detective investigation game.
=> BoardGameGeek
===> 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:
Don’t worry – evolution is not in the game at all – it just means it is the sequel to Zombie Kidz
Personally, I don’t see what OTHER people see in Zombies… but they seem to be the big thing in games (I suppose they are a good alternative to fighting off aliens). If you are OK with fighting off Zombies, then here is a very interesting Cooperative game! (so all players are working together to beat of the Zombies). The unique thing about this game is that the rules gradually change as you play … there are secret envelopes that you open when you win that grant you more super powers etc.
Ages 5 and up. Best with 2 or 4 players. 5-15 minutes to play.
Explained by a kid:
Plays on a vertical board. Player pieces have magnets. Players can only see one side of the two sided board so they need to communicate with each other! [available at I’m Board Middleton or Sun Prairie]
Ages 5-10 (adults can have fun with it as well)
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Written Review
=> Len’s One Page Rule Summary
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:
Warning! The box is large and HEAVY (when I bought my copy at I’m Board game store, they carried the box out to my car for me).
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Kickstarter page
=> Rulebook
Note about playing the game with kids:
Quick quick overview then their full review (queued to the right spot):
What introduced me to the game (quick 2 minute mention):
The sequel to the original The Crew that is even better!
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Official Website
=> Crew Deep Sea Rule Book
=> BoardGameGeek
=> Official Website // Extra 3 Missions: The-Crew-The-Deimos-Adventure-1
=> The Crew Planet 9 Rule Book
How To Play:
=> BoardGameGeek
=> The Initiative – Setup and Play Guide (PDF – Len’s 1 page guide)
=> Guidebook (intro)
=> The Key Rule Book
=> Official Website (more free missions, etc)
=> Bonus Missions (interactive code chart on screen)
=> Bonus Riddle Missions (interactive on screen chart)
Combines an Escape Room into a Strategy Game!
Kim Tolson’s #1 game of 2021 (queued to the right spot):
=> Board Game Geek
=> Kickstarter
=> Official Webpage
=> Rule Book (PDF) // Expansion Rules (PDF)
=> Background Music while playing (designed for Roll Player)
=> Solo Playthrough (SMGSLT)
=> Multiplayer Playthrough (SlickerDrips)
Learn To Play – Jon Gets Games:
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