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The COVID situation in India has taken a turn for the worse, with the country now spiking in cases and oxygen in short supply. Board game Twitch streamer Beneeta Kaur has seen at least 20 family members recently fall ill to the virus.

That's why this Sunday, the board game community is coming together to help raise funds to deliver oxygen directly to those in need. Beneeta, along with her intrepid co-host AnnaMaria (formerly of Girls' Game Shelf) will be continuing their countdown of the BGG Top 100, whilst raising money for India COVID Relief!



There are over 50 board game giveaways from plenty of publishers and game companies (including Tabletopia - yes, you can win some Tabletopia Premium Gold!)! Any donation $3+ automatically puts you in the draw to score something great.



Plus, if you donate over $25 to the grand finale giveaway, you've got the chance to score some VERY cool prizes!



The stream will be broadcast on the front page of BoardGameGeek, and you can expect there will be plenty of surprises and twists along the way - Beneeta streams are always BIG ENERGY! 🎉

Beneeta was recently interviewed by her local DC news if you'd like to read more about the story behind her decision to raise funds.

[h2]Tune in May 2nd, 7pm ET | 4pm PT | 11pm GMT
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World War II is ongoing. Germany broadly uses Enigma rotor cipher machines. The breaking of the Enigma code gives the Allies an advantage in the war — but this is just one side of the coin because the Enigma code is based on chaos, a non-measurable force lurking beyond the boundaries of our world and eager to consume all its flesh. The code decryption would stop the chaos invasion into our world.

An "Agency" operates in a secret heavily-guarded Victorian mansion somewhere in London suburbs; it has been opposing the supernatural for centuries. To break the Enigma code, the Agency has gathered the world's best decrypters together. You are one of them. Your mission is to break the Enigma code as soon as possible while wandering inside the mansion with an ever-changing layout. At least, you tell others so. In fact, you might pursue completely different goals...

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[h2]1-5p
15-60m
Hidden roles, memory, bluffing[/h2]

Enigma: Beyond Code is a game of deduction. Victory depends on your ability to understand the motives of other players and locate the cards you need — while keeping others away from the cards they are looking for. Each play takes 5-10 minutes, and it is best to play Enigma: Beyond Code up to three victories.

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In the beginning, each player receives a character card featuring a cryptology expert who has arrived at the Agency's mansion to break the Enigma code. But only one of them is the true decrypter; the others are just masterfully posing as cryptologists. Each of them has a unique secret mission. To accomplish the missions of their characters, the players view mansion cards in turns; each of these cards represents a room or an object inside the mansion. The invited experts work as a team, which means that upon looking at a mansion card, you must tell others what is there. You may either lie or tell the truth — that depends on your goals. Lying is always a risk, while telling the truth may allow your opponents to win.



The player who first accomplishes their character's mission wins the game. If no one does so within the game's time limit, chaos breaks into our world, and all players lose!

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!