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Trials of Maya is an expandable card‑driven arena combat game where you command champions across an arena using customizable decks. Each Champion has their own personality and several potential playstyles, breaking the game in exciting and unique ways. Playing around your enemies' strengths is as vital as exploiting your own. Pick from several game modes, each with its own arena and rules. Each game mode requires varying game plans, and rewards different kinds of tactical skill. Each Champion comes with a starter deck, but you may also freely construct your deck instead before each game begins! Customize your deck based on the playstyle you feel comfortable with. Pilot your hero, manage your energy well, chain together mind-boggling combos, and strike at the most opportune of moments to win! About MAYA: MAYA is an epic high-fantasy universe unfolding over films, games, graphic novels, books, toys, immersive and physical experiences. MAYA chronicles the paradoxes of a civilization where technological marvels coexist with primitive suffering - across the chasm of haves and have-nots. MAYA is a new mythology for the new age. Enter MAYA with Trials of MAYA. -description from the publisher

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"A lot of style, a fantastic card system, a very satisfying puzzle"

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Trials of Maya Prototype Unboxing

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Trials of Maya Impressive Impression (& What Makes It Different Than The Ones You Love)

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Trials of Maya - Board Game Preview

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"A lot of style, a fantastic card system, a very satisfying puzzle"

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Trials of Maya Prototype Unboxing

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Trials of Maya Impressive Impression (& What Makes It Different Than The Ones You Love)

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Trials of Maya - Board Game Preview

The year is 1926, and it is the height of the Roaring Twenties. Flappers dance till dawn in smoke-filled speakeasies drinking alcohol supplied by rum runners and the mob. It's a celebration to end all celebrations in the aftermath of the war to end all wars. Yet a dark shadow grows in the city of Arkham. Alien entities known as Ancient Ones lurk in the emptiness beyond space and time, writhing at the gates between worlds. These gates have begun to open and must be closed before the Ancient Ones make our world their ruined domination. Only a handful of investigators stand against the Arkham Horror. Will they Prevail? Arkham Horror is a cooperative adventure game themed around H.P Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Players choose from 16 Investigators and take to the streets of Arkham. Before the game, one of the eight Ancient Ones is chosen and it's up to the Investigators to prevent it from breaking into our world. During the course of the game, players will upgrade their characters by acquiring skills, allies, items, weapons, and spells. It's up to the players to clean out the streets of Arkham by fighting many different types of monsters, but their main goal is to close gates to other dimensions that are opening up around town. With too many gates open the Ancient One awakens and the players only have one last chance to save the world - defeat the Ancient One in combat!

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Arkham Horror Video Review - Watch this one first!

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BOARD GAME SONG! Akham Horror "Music Video".

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Chucking Dice Episode 01 Arkham Horror

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Arkham Horror Review - Starlit Citadel Reviews Season 1

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Arkham Horror Video Review - Watch this one first!

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BOARD GAME SONG! Akham Horror "Music Video".

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Chucking Dice Episode 01 Arkham Horror

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Arkham Horror Review - Starlit Citadel Reviews Season 1

Hell of a Deal is a cooperative poker game against The Devil Himself & all the minions of Hell. Of course, they all cheat! To compete, you'll have to cheat like Hell... and the more you do, the more doomed you all become. Welcome to The Last Resort & Casino… and winning IS your last resort. To get to the Big Table, you'll face off against diabolical bosses like Dedly Aloor, Jack Potts, The Brothers Dreadful, & Roul-ette, each of whom twists the game in unique ways. It's real poker - as far as playing poker in Hell goes, with you all trying individually to beat the house. Every Boss changes how you will approach the hand and has a bare minimum hand to beat, should their dealt cards not pan out. It's a Texas Hold'em style game - and players get not two but three cards dealt to them (one up their sleeve for more options). You may earn powerful Favor cards that let you cheat, like making a four-card Flush, but at the cost of a Curse or suffering Temptation. Your chips will earn you Souls (the coin of the realm) which you'll need at the Big Table against The Devil Himself - or betting one of your five Power chips will gain you immediate abilities, like revealing one of the Boss's cards, or taking a face-up discard into your hand. But lose the hand and your wagered chips flip over to deliver harsh penalties. Suffer too much Temptation and the game ends in a loss. Manage to win against The Devil Himself and you might just earn your way back to the living. It has the feel of high stakes poker, with no cash on the table. And delivers a whole Poker Night in just 90 minutes. The retail edition of the game features 52 custom 11.5g poker chips and six neoprene play mats inside the box. The Community board mats alone fill a 28"x20" space at the center of the table making it feel like a full poker table. Hell of a Deal is made for board gamers who love poker - and even if you are relatively new to poker, its cooperative nature and in-game guides make it approachable enough for anyone to play. Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck. Being a good cheat helps too. Have a Lucky Day! -description from the publisher

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Hell of a Deal Review: Straight Fire

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Hell of a Deal preview

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How To Play - Hell of a Deal (Official)

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Hell of a Deal - Cooperative Poker Board Game Review

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Hell of a Deal Review: Straight Fire

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Hell of a Deal preview

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How To Play - Hell of a Deal (Official)

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Hell of a Deal - Cooperative Poker Board Game Review

Perennial is a gorgeous new puzzly tile-laying game about planting a lush, diverse, and beautiful prairie garden! The game is played over four rounds, with two phases per round. Each round players will have two turns to gather tools, plants, and animals for their gardens by selecting a Tool Card and combination of Plant and/or Animal Tokens. After all players have collected tools, plants, and animals, they simultaneously plant their gardens. The tricky part of the game is that you can only gather and plant based on the shape and form of the tools you collect. Earn points by creating regions of the same type/color of plant, by matching animals to their favorite plants, and by adding idyllic ponds and features to your garden. Players must be clever in both drafting and placement to balance all of their objectives in making the most harmonious garden. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins! Perennial uses polyominos in a new way! On a turn, players draft tiles from the board in one shape (based on the polyomino shape depicted on the card they select for their supply). These square tiles are then disaggregated when placed in the play area. In the placement phase, any of the player's collected tiles may be reassembled and placed in their garden by using a card in their collection. Assemble your own polyominos into the right configurations to place your wildflowers, wildlife, and garden features to score the most points! -description from the publisher

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Perennial How does it play? (solo, advanced mode)

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All the Games with Steph: Perennial - Teach

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Perennial | How to Play | Learn to Play in 10 Minutes! | Polyomino Tile Selection Board Game

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Perennial How does it play? (multi-player, standard mode)

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Perennial How does it play? (solo, advanced mode)

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All the Games with Steph: Perennial - Teach

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Perennial | How to Play | Learn to Play in 10 Minutes! | Polyomino Tile Selection Board Game

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Perennial How does it play? (multi-player, standard mode)

In Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo, Rokugan teeters on the brink of upheaval as the Great Clans-the Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Phoenix, Scorpion, and Unicorn-clash for control of the legendary fortress, Toshi Ranbo. Once a strategic gem on the borderlands, the castle now stands at the heart of a war-torn battlefield, its banners contested by rival warlords seeking glory and vengeance. The air hums with the tension of drawn steel and elemental magic, as ancient shrines smolder and village alliances shift like the wind. In this strategy game, players take on the role of ambitious daimyō representing one of the seven Great Clans: recruiting samurai heroes, drafting powerful orders, and building their clan's military might and strategic influence. Through tactical maneuvers and clever engine-building, they strive to fulfill seven victory objectives-from capturing and holding the coveted castle to completing secret missions and claiming sacred locations. Only one clan will write its legend in the blood-soaked chronicles of Toshi Ranbo. -description from the publisher

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How to Play Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo - How to Game

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Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo. Start Playing in 13 mins - Concise Board Game Tutorial

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Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo - Scythe & Kemet Had a Baby (60Min!)

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Who Needs Diplomacy When You Have a Katana? | Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo Review

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How to Play Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo - How to Game

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Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo. Start Playing in 13 mins - Concise Board Game Tutorial

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Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo - Scythe & Kemet Had a Baby (60Min!)

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Who Needs Diplomacy When You Have a Katana? | Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo Review

Spirit Train is played in 3 Cycles. Each Cycle consists of a series of rounds where players will determine what to do using a unique simultaneous action selection mechanic. Before the start of each day, conductors will select between a list of different rooms to fill their train with. These rooms will provide base actions depending on the shape/size of the room. How many rooms you use will affect the speed and energy level of your train, as well as turn order. When spirits are active on your train, they will provide you even more actions. The number of active spirits you can select will depend on the current mood of your spirits (spirits are more active when they're happy!). You can maximize the number of actions you use by strategically placing active spirits into rooms you've created specifically for them on your train. In summary; you will select your actions for the day based on how you build your train, which spirits are currently active on the train, and where, on your train, you place your active spirits. After conductors reveal their trains, they will go through the 5 phases of each day. During the first phase, players simultaneously collect tickets and memory shards, as well as adjust spirit moods as needed. In the movement phase, conductors take turns moving their train through different regions such as forests, meadows, cities, the sea, and mountains. They might pick up spirits waiting at train stops, or challenge other conductors to a train prank-war! In the third phase, players take turns interacting with the spirits on their train, keeping them happy and cozy. During the fourth phase, conductors may fuse together memory shards, spending them to awaken a spirit's core memory. They then place a Memora block on the spirit's card to enhance and expand the actions available to it. The Spirit Train will gain different amounts of energy depending on what kind of memory (Memora block) was unlocked. In the last phase of each day, players spend tickets to house spirits from their hand, or drop spirits off from their train, helping them cross over to the true afterlife. Spirits are most comfortable crossing over in a region they are most familiar with, whether that be the forest, the mountains, etc. so be aware of where your train is currently running through. A new Cycle begins once a conductor reaches the train station at the end of the map. Players will gain rewards based on how far they are on the map at that time, then reset to the top to start a new Cycle. Conductors can choose how fast or slow they want to move through the regions depending on which strategies they want to pursue. At the end of each Cycle, Death will appear in one of its many forms to lure a spirit away from your train. Conductors must work together to send Death away, or collectively suffer the consequences. The ultimate goal of Spirit Train is to gain points by accomplishing 3 main objectives; interacting with the spirits on your train, helping those spirits cross over, and collecting spirit stones. The amount of points you gain per objective will depend on the mood of your spirits at the end of the game. If they are generally sad, you'll earn less points than if you work to keep them happy and comfortable. The player with the most points earns the honor of taking over as the new, true conductor of the Spirit Train. -description from the publisher

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Spirit Train - Board Game Teach & Playthrough

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Spirit Train | Escort Spirits To THE GREAT BEYOND On A MAGICAL TRAIN Between The Realms

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Spirit Train Board Game Kickstarter Preview

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How to Play Spirit Train with @Shelfside

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Spirit Train - Board Game Teach & Playthrough

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Spirit Train | Escort Spirits To THE GREAT BEYOND On A MAGICAL TRAIN Between The Realms

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Spirit Train Board Game Kickstarter Preview

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How to Play Spirit Train with @Shelfside

For generations, fighters have wandered through the doors of The Adventure Store searching for equipment to give them an edge in battle, from shimmering potions to “lightly cursed” armour on the sales rack. The shopkeeper has watched countless contestants rise and fall in the battle arena and, being the generous businessman he is, has decided to turn the whole affair into a spectator event. After all, if you're going to bludgeon each other senseless, someone should profit from ticket sales. Each round, you and your rivals enter the arena to face a Trial, a high-stakes trick-taking battle where every hand won earns crowns to spend back at The Adventure Store. Upgrade your combat deck with powerful equipment to refine your fighting style and master brute strength, cunning wisdom, or arcane magic. The shopkeeper, ever supportive of the underdog, has a soft spot for competitors willing to fight dirty. Fighters who fail to claim a single victory in the arena may still walk away with bonus store credit... and the satisfaction of stealing the crowd's admiration from the so-called champion. Glory awaits those bold enough to step into the arena. And for those less bold, tripping the competition and stacking the deck in your favour is always an option. -description from the publisher

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The Adventure Store ~ Taylor's Trick-Taking Table

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Summer Spectacular Live Play Replay: The Adventure Store

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The Adventure Store - Teach & Playthrough

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The Adventure Store Innovative meld of deckbuilding and trick taking!

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The Adventure Store ~ Taylor's Trick-Taking Table

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Summer Spectacular Live Play Replay: The Adventure Store

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The Adventure Store - Teach & Playthrough

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The Adventure Store Innovative meld of deckbuilding and trick taking!

All's Well That Ends is a fantasy, campaign-style adventure game for 1 to 4 players. Together players form a party of reckless profiteers and wayfarers exploring the untamed reaches of the Western Wildlands. Your goal is to hunt down a roving band of slavers and killers, and to exact a bloody revenge. Throughout the campaign you will uncover clues as to the nature and whereabouts of these villains while fighting against countless hostile forces, not stopping in your pursuit until justice – as you understand it – has been served. The story plays out over several chapters, each of which draws you deeper into the Wildlands as you discover clues, add allies to your roster, and become increasingly deadly with new abilities and equipment. You can also play individual combat scenarios for a quicker, bloodier gaming experience. -description from the designer

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All's Well That Ends adventure preview - One Stop Co-Op Shop

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All's Well That Ends combat preview - One Stop Co-Op Shop

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All’s Well That Ends | A NEW Campaign Game Worth checking out!

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All's Well That Ends - Full Chapter 2 Playthrough (Prototype)

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All's Well That Ends adventure preview - One Stop Co-Op Shop

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All's Well That Ends combat preview - One Stop Co-Op Shop

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All’s Well That Ends | A NEW Campaign Game Worth checking out!

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All's Well That Ends - Full Chapter 2 Playthrough (Prototype)

In Deckers, you will hack into a network of five servers, either solo or co-operatively as a team of up to four, winning or losing together. The network is operated by one of the available super-massive computers (SMCs), each with a different level of complexity and its own unique style of defenses that you will need to overcome. Once jacked into the servers, you will assume decker profiles, each with a special ability, moving across the server's spaces and uploading decker pieces onto the network to expand your control while removing as many of the SMC's pieces as possible. Each round, you get a new objective you try to fulfill to gain the upper hand. If you manage to complete the final objective, you ultimately claim victory.

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Deckers review (review copy provided)

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Deckers Board Game - Overview

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Deckers - Board Game Review - Cyber Masochists Rejoice!

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Deckers - Tutorial & Playthrough: Solo game

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Deckers review (review copy provided)

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Deckers Board Game - Overview

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Deckers - Board Game Review - Cyber Masochists Rejoice!

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Deckers - Tutorial & Playthrough: Solo game

Between 1500 and 600 BC, Asia Minor and the Mediterranean witnessed the rise and fall of several mighty empires. Often the birth of one empire precipitated the death of another. How could a small people like the Judeans establish an empire when located between such giants as Egypt and Assyria? Why did some Empires endure for centuries while others lasted only a few generations? Chariot Lords shows you the how and why. Each Lord controls between 5 and 6 nations, some strong, others weak, each with varying goals and objectives - indeed some of these countries may not even exist at the same time. Players compete against one another to achieve the victory criteria for their empires. Nations quickly become rivals, involving them in death struggles over expansion. Each turn (90 years) will see new countries come to the fore, while established empires struggle to levy reinforcements and arrange alliances. A fine line must be walked between conserving one's forces and expanding one's empire. Too much expansion will see your resources spread thin and possibly swept away by a new emerging empire, but not enough aggression will see your empire fail to garner sufficient victory points to win. Armies are of a mix of foot and mounted units, along with the occasional leader of note. It is not enough to conquer -- you must be able to keep what you have taken. The winner will be the one who has the most victory points after all the armies have had their moment on the stage. It is up to you to determine whether your empire will be relegated to the dustbin of history, or whether others will hail you as...The Chariot Lord. Contents: 8 pages of Rules, 4 of notes and commentary 1 hard-backed map 140 3/4 inch square counters/markers 170 5/8 inch square counters 4 victory point charts with combat charts on reverse 4 nation force arrival charts 1 master nation force arrival chart

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Chariot Lords intro

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Chariot Lords 1

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Chariot Lords 5 & wrap

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Chariot Lords intro

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Chariot Lords 1

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Chariot Lords 5 & wrap

Crisis within TimeA fast-paced action card and dice game where characters from different eras and dimensions fight for their survival in a shattered world. Crisis within Time is a brutal, easy-to-learn combat game with zero downtime. Every card in your hand is an attack or defense move, and every decision matters. With the chosen ability cards, the game becomes more tactical and more brutal! THE WORLD OF TERRANAThe story takes place in a world born from the fracture of time itself: Terrana. Creatures thought long extinct, civilizations erased, and futures that never came to be have suddenly appeared. These new arrivals, known as the Elseborn, are thrust into this broken world. You will choose one of these Elseborn from different eras, utilize their unique strengths, survive the shifting loyalties of the table, and fight to be the last one standing... Or the last surviving alliance! HOW IT PLAYSCombat is fast and unforgiving. Every card in your hand represents a tactical attack or defense move. After you play your action, fights resolve with dice rolls and unique special rules. But don't drop your guard, your opponent will counterattack in the exact same turn! Be prepared for the retaliation! Zero Downtime: Constant engagement keeps the tension high. You are always in the figth. Tactical Chaos: Balance the strategy of hand management with the sheer thrill of dice rolling. 2 to 10 Players: Scale the chaos from an intimate duel to a massive multiplayer showdown featuring all 10 unique Elseborn! GAME MODESCrisis within Time comes with distinct game modes to fit your player count and playstyle: Duel: A tense, 1v1 tactical fight. Arena: A chaotic, every-player-for-themselves battle royale. Alliance: Team up and coordinate your attacks to crush the opposing side. THE ART & CRAFTSMANSHIPSince each Elseborn represents a completely different time and world, every character was created by a different human artist to reflect their unique origin. We have a strict no-AI policy. From character desing to card illustrations, everything is pure craftsmanship. As the game expands with new characters and modes, we will continue to support and showcase independent artists. CURRENT STATUSThanks to our amazing Kickstarter backers, the project is fully funded! We are currently in our Late Pledge phase, gearing up for physical distribution and delivery in early 2027.

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How to Play - In 90 Seconds

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Terrana Origin Story #kickstarter #tabletop #cardgame #fullyfunded #story

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How to Play - In 90 Seconds

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What do you have? #cardgame #collectiblecards #tabletop #gamenight #boardgames

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Terrana Origin Story #kickstarter #tabletop #cardgame #fullyfunded #story

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Crisis Within Time: An All Out Attack Combat Game #boardgames #cardgames #cards

Deep beneath the rolling waves, players take on the role of a colony of Effervescents - the tiny, shimmering beings who ride ocean bubbles in perfect symbiosis with the majestic wanderers of the sea. By navigating shifting undersea currents, players guide these larger creatures through the deep; in return, the marine animals carry the colonies toward new horizons. The goal is to cultivate pockets of harmony and successfully protect the community from the elements while balancing the expansion of the colony with the ever-changing rhythms of the ocean. Effervescent features an organic, grid-free tile-laying system where players have infinite freedom of placement. On a turn, a player must position a curved sea creature tile so that its tail touches the head of an existing creature on the table. Instead of packing pieces tightly edge-to-edge, this head-to-tail placement method creates spaces between the tiles. Players place their shimmering colony tokens onto the board by matching their tile placements to a row of three ever-evolving Drift cards. When tiles successfully surround a pocket of open water, an enclosure is formed. Anyone with tokens inside the sealed enclosure scores points based on shared communal Harmony cards. The game shifts dynamically each round as the oldest Drift card falls out of play and a new current condition is revealed. A race to trigger the end of the journey begins as players attempt to empty their habitat pools of fifteen Effervescents. Once the end-game is triggered, players take equal turns before moving to final scoring. Players then reveal a secret, hidden objective card and must remove any of their tokens from the board that fail to meet its criteria. Points are calculated for all surviving Effervescents, and the player who has fostered the happiest, most vibrant undersea sanctuary claims victory. -description from the publisher

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Effervescent and Reef & Ruins Live Play

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Effervescent & Flockton of Flamingos Preview | Swim, Walk, Play

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The most unique tile placement game I've ever played | Effervescent Preview

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Effervescent Playthrough (2p) - Kickstarter Lagniappe

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Effervescent and Reef & Ruins Live Play

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Effervescent & Flockton of Flamingos Preview | Swim, Walk, Play

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The most unique tile placement game I've ever played | Effervescent Preview

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Effervescent Playthrough (2p) - Kickstarter Lagniappe