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Through the centuries Artisans have been skilled workers, specialised craftsmen in creating art, functional or decorative objects: sculptures, drawings, jewellery, clothes, and constructions of different shapes and sizes. The work of Artisans has shaped the history of art and some creations have reached such worldwide fame; they influence even the modern world.



Artisans is a fast and exciting but challenging family card game for 2 to 4 players which lasts 30 to 45 minutes. Players are trying to develop their skills in the use of seven different materials: clay, metal, wood, stone, gold, glass and textiles in such a way that their level of expertise in these materials grants them the necessary skills to craft beautiful Art objects.



Each player chooses initially one from the nine available Artisan profiles. Each Artisan has a unique ability that helps and defines the strategy of the players. Use the material market to your benefit, claim the first player token at the right time to close the market and smartly manage your material cards in an effective way! The numerous combinations, the great replayability, the strategic decisions and the challenging competition will leave anyone satisfied! Embrace the role of an Artisan and let the beautiful artwork take you on a journey through art and history!

Welcome Heroes! Many magnificent contestants have signed up for the tournament but only a handful will be chosen to join the Tidal Blades, the elite guards of our island realm. To succeed in the Tournament and be chosen as a Tidal Blade, you must compete in Challenges held in the 3 Arenas, rise to the top of the Champion’s Board, and protect the realm from the ever-increasing threat of the Monsters from the mysterious Fold.

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It has been fifteen years since the Great Battle; 15 years since the Arcanists from the Citadel of Time made their terrible choice and created the Fold; 15 years since the last assemblage of Tidal Blades. The Arcanists folded space and time to stop the onslaught of creatures from the depths, but now new Monsters have appeared, the hard-earned days of peace are coming to a close and the islands need protection. A tournament has been called, the Arenas are ready, the inhabitants of all the islands are gathering, and young heroes from across the realm are showing up to compete to be named a Tidal Blade: Hero of the Reef.

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In Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef, each player takes the role of a young hero competing to be named a Tidal Blade. The tournament takes place over 5 Days and Nights. By gathering the needed resources, signing up to compete in Challenges and timing your arrival at different islands you can make the most of your Hero’s turns and rise in the ranks of the contestants.



Each day you will send your hero to take actions on the different Locations and to undertake Challenges. Each action will gain you the resource or effect listed on the action space as well as the Location bonus. At the Arenas you may then attempt a Challenge that matches your Location, and at the Fold you may battle a monster. Completing Challenges and fighting monsters will advance your character in the four traits of Focus, Spirit, Resilience and Synergy.



Each Tidal Blade will be judged at the end of the 5 rounds based on the Challenges they have completed, the level of each of their Traits, their standing on the Champions Board, and the monsters they have fought.

Don't Get Stabbed! is a party card game where you get to kill your family and friends (for pretend).

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The killer wins by killing all the victims. The victims win by escaping.

Everyone takes turns drawing cards. If a victim gets three STAB cards, they DIE! But they can use ACTION cards to avoid getting stabbed. And they can use Combo cards for a chance at escaping.



But the killer has special powers. If the killer draws a STAB card, they can put it back in the deck wherever they want. And the killer can use ACTION and Combo cards to thwart the victims’ attempts to stay alive.

Imitating humans in constructing houses and large ships, tritons quickly became a trading folk and their agricultural villages flourished on the river bank of Ie.

Triton merchants are known for being able to provide extremely rare goods, such as dried starlight kelp seeds from Ie’s riverbed. Humans are willing to pay great sums for that, giving the triton merchants the incentive to search for it, extract and provide it to their markets. As a result, this trade endangered the survival of the plant.

A group of tritons, which the governing order calls “Separatists”, dissatisfied with the commercial policy of their fellow citizens and afraid of the outer world’s influences, started protesting and sabotaging the merchants’ trade of the sacred to them, kelp seed. Of course, there are those who try to take advantage of the whole situation and, in secrecy, exploit both sides for their own benefit...



In Riverbed Hunt, players secretly belong to one of several factions and have to deduce who else is on their side in order to claim victory.

At the beginning of the game, each player will take a secret role card and, as a triton, they’ll dive into the river, searching for valuable items! These items (in the form of tiles) are randomly placed on the board spaces, so that no one knows what is hidden underneath each one. The players will move around from space to space, searching for information that will lead their side to victory.

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Some tritons, the Merchants, will be after the rare kelp plants, aiming to export the kelp seeds to the humans. On the other hand, the Separatists will gather logs to create a dam and block these trades. Meanwhile, the Profiteer will be trying to take advantage of the situation and make the most profit, before the game ends. The players will perform a single action on each turn, so if they want to follow through with an effective strategy and reach their goals faster, they will have to guess who their teammates are correctly and cooperate with them in the most effective ways.

The 17th century, the Ottoman Turk Empire - one of the most powerful states at that time - marched west to Austria and because of that, Arabs began to bring coffee into Europe. From that moment on, coffee has become one of the most popular drinks in the world. Then hundreds of years have passed, and even though travel between universes has become a daily routine like taking buses, coffee has spread from Earth to different Space Cities, the colonial satellites in outer space. Enjoying a cup of high-quality coffee every day has become the most anticipated thing for residents of Space Cities every day.

After hundreds of years passed, a space expedition led by Dr. Brent Tully discovered an organic material called "Stardust". By adding only a small amount of this magic ingredient, the flavours and aroma of any coffee are greatly enhanced. Moreover, the more freshly picked Stardust, the more it can improve the quality of coffee. This triggered a coffee revolution! In pursuit of the ultimate flavours, many new expeditions have been established on different Space Cities with the goal of "seeking the freshest Stardust and ingredients for the first time and delivering the most delicious coffee". Besides the danger of sailing the spaceship across the galaxy, there is a robber called "Galaxy Pirates", which is more threatening to them...

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In Stardust Coffee, you control a space expedition and sail your spaceships across the Galaxy. You collect different ingredients for coffee making and score by delivering the coffee back to your Starbase. Collecting Stardust and adding them to your coffee is another way to boost your Victory Points (VPs). By upgrading your spaceships, you could also speed up your collection of ingredients or Stardust.



When the game goes on, the Galaxy Pirates will attack your Spaceships and rob your ingredients. By fighting back the Galaxy Pirates, you get Honor points and it will be another source of scoring. Only the player who can manage the Spaceships the best will gain most VPs to win the game.