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Vowl is a fast-paced word game in which players will race against both time and each other to recognize words that have had their vowels removed. The premise may seem simple at first... But, with a few critical rules, you'll quickly realize that it is harder than it sounds!

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As you race to solve these wordy puzzles, you'll be faced with choices of how to gain points when you succeed: Either gain 2 points or gain 1 point and lower your victory condition and an opponent's victory condition by 1. Be careful! As you acquire more points, your game will gradually become more difficult as you are forced to draw extra, more challenging cards.

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This one of a kind word game features more than 400 totally unique puzzle cards for maximum replayability, 3 distinct game modes, a uniquely tiered scoring system and a simple ruleset that is sure to delight at any game night.

The bees have discovered economics. The queens believe that if they sell honey to the bears, badgers, and woodland creatures, they will find peace and prosperity. Spring has arrived and it's time to build the hive, find nectar, make honey, and, for the first time ever, set up shop.

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[h2]3-4 players
60-90 minutes
Tile placement, worker placement, bees!?[/h2]

Honey Buzz is a worker bee placement game where players expand a personal beehive by drafting various honeycomb tiles that grant actions that are triggered throughout the game. Each tile represents a different action. Whenever a tile is laid so that it completes a certain pattern, a ring of actions is triggered in whatever order the player chooses. A tile drafted on turn one could be triggered up to three times at any point during the game. It all depends on how the player places their beeples (bee+meeple) and builds their hive. After all, in the honey business, efficiency is queen.

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As you continually expand your hive, you'll forage for nectar and pollen, make honey, sell different varieties at the bear market, host honey tastings, and attend to the queen and her court. There's only so much nectar to go around, and finding it won't be easy. Players will have to scout out the nectar field and pay attention to other players' searches to try to deduce the location of the nectar they need for themselves.

Grab that Victorian outfit from your closest and join the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future on a time travelling adventure. You'll play tricks to each time period as you try to outwit your fellow travelers and collect enough wreaths to decorate all the holiday doors.

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[h2]3-4 players
40 minutes
Trick taking, time travel[/h2]

Ghosts of Christmas is a new version of the acclaimed hard-to-find Japanese game "Time Palatrix" by Taiki Shinzawa. Have you ever played "spades" or "hearts" and thought "I wish this game had time travel?"

The original Japanese game Ghosts of Christmas is based on

Ghosts of Christmas is a trick taking game where you play cards into three separate tricks: past, present, and future. You visit all three locations in a single round, and winning tricks in one time period could help you win more in the future!

Your role as a criminal mastermind is to recruit a crew of thieves, send them to locations across Europe, and provide them with gear. It's your job to utilize your resources efficiently to steal goods, but being a great mastermind is about more than the things you walk away with. It's the thrill of a well-thought-out plan coming together: the set-up, the sting. Properly deploy your thieves and gear to dominate locations, outmaneuver your opponent's plans, and win the night. You've got six rounds to plan and play your cards. Nothing like a tight timeline to up the stakes!

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Caper: Europe is a two-player drafting game. You take turns sending thieves to famous locations across Europe, vying for control through special card powers. These thieves have tricks up their sleeves, which you can enhance by adding gear to them. And controlling the locations isn't everything because priceless stolen goods await the thief who's clever enough to snatch them first.

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Your goal is to score the most points by winning locations, collecting stolen goods, and equipping thieves with their preferred gear. The mastermind with the most points, tallied at the end of six rounds, wins.

Born into a time where illness was viewed as a punishment from the gods to be treated with religious practices, Hippocrates instead saw natural causes behind patients’ illnesses. Attributing sickness to poor diet, environmental surroundings, etc. Hippocrates also used a natural approach to treatment, relying on rest and basic medicine.

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But now, Hippocrates is an old man nearing the end of his life, and his hopes to keep medicine grounded in science rest on the next generation of physicians. In this game you are a physician, leading a team of doctors to heal the sick and treat the wounded while maintaining a high standard of professionalism. The player who can balance all the elements efficiently will find themselves a worthy successor to Hippocrates, and winner of the game!

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Hippocrates combines auction bidding, tile placement, resource management, and more to create an exciting mix that will challenge each player to best manage their patients and try to become Hippocrates' worthy successor.