A simultaneous-turn card game where the cards in hand are the resources to play your cards in hand. Outline your strategy with your unique starting resources, evolve it as you gain more, and predict your opponents’ decisions to make the best use of each turn. Having a massive pool of cards to either play or use as resources makes all games highly variable, makes all cards valuable, and makes different cards amazing each game.
Dixit is a picture-based game where one player is trying to get just a couple people to guess their picture. The first player says a word/phrase/sound, everyone plays a picture, and if no one or everyone guesses the first player’s picture correctly, the first player gets no points. This is a simple and colorful game that if you enjoy making obscure references only 1 other person at the table will get, you will love this game.
One player controlling the “agent” must secretly complete objectives while being hunted by the others. Both sides choose characters and the agent picks hidden powers as well. These characters and powers enhance tracking and escaping, but the game exists in the unseen bluffs, counter-bluffs, and counter-counter-bluffs of the agent.
A betting game for camel racing. Need I say more? Players either randomly advance a stack of camels up to 5 high, place a bet, or play a tile. Slamming down that 1 in 9 bet of last place yellow getting in first, watching it actually happen, and going wild, priceless.
Starting with identical decks of cards and identical available improvements, each player must choose how to make their deck the best. This simple, streamlined, and innovative game sparked the entire “deck-building” genre magnificently. By combining a large number of potential cards per game, complete game knowledge on turn 1, and the randomness of shuffling, this game works with both diligent planners and curious improvisers.
This is a dice-rolling, resource-collecting, civilization-building game. Each turn offers choices between improving future turns and/or securing points while disasters punish the unprepared. A quick game where the dice guide the player among plentiful options instead of imposing their fickle will.
In this game you collect resources to expand your settlements to collect more resources to expand and win. Resource trading between players, robbing politics, and card play keep everyone involved constantly. Turns are generally quick, getting your numbers rolled feels great, and trading allows expansion to happen quickly.
