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Gameology is still currently operating as normal out of our warehouse however we are taking all necessary precautions and following all current advice from the government to keep both our customers and staff members safe. The following FAQ should help in clearing up some of the common questions we have been receiving from customers. 🅕🅐🅠 𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰?Yes our showroom is still open to the public however we are taking precautions for both the safety of our patrons as well as our staff by providing all needed cleaning and disinfectant materials to our staff and only allowing a certain amount of customers in the store at any given time. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺, 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀?Yes you certainly can. We are handling all click and collect orders as per usual. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁?Yes absolutely, we are still posting out all national delivery items ordered through Gameology.com.au. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁?Currently we are still posting out all international orders as per normal and are not aware of any delays in delivery, but will be proactive in information customers if we hear of any delays in delivery times. If there are any other questions that you have in regards to your order please contact our customer service staff either via Facebook chat or here: https://www.gameology.com.au/pages/contact-us
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Super Frenzy is coming 12/Nov 5PM AEDT!
This is a 31 hour only offer with 5% off TCG, 12% off everything else and more special deals announced throughout the duration of the sale. This discount is of course ON TOP OF our already AMAZING prices! The sale will run from 12th Nov 5:00 pm to 13th Nov 11:59 pm AEDT and will be online AND in store! Special Deals Special deals will be announced nearly every 3 hours (Tuesday 6PM and 9PM; Wednesday 12AM, 6AM, 9AM, 12PM, 3PM, 6PM and 9PM). They'll be available for 15-30 minutes only, so keep an eye on our Facebook page! Details The discount at checkout will not apply to gift cards and TCG products, however the listed price of TCG items will be reduced by 5% for the duration of the sale. The discount does not apply to shipping. There will be no double discounting e.g price match + further discount. All sale decisions will lie with management. Questions Q: Why is there no discount on my TCG items? A: There is! Due to a system limitation we can't apply 2 discounts simultaneously at checkout, so we've just reduced the price of TCG items by 5% for the sale period. It may take a few minutes for the updated prices to apply after the sale start at 5PM. Q: Can I have multiple orders shipped together? A: Yes, please do the following: Make all of your orders as pick up orders Contact us and request that we ship the orders together (providing all order numbers) We will send our details to you for a combined shipping payment. Once our staff verify your payment, we will ship the orders together. If you accidentally paid your shipping on any one of your orders and request to combine an order afterwards, please understand we can not process the request on that particular order due to the amount of orders we are processing. Please check carefully when selecting the shipping method before check out! If you have any other questions, please check with our customer service team.
Australia's Largest Board Game Sale - 3rd Edition
Get ready for Gameology’s next big sale! If you haven't been before, you haven't lived. Check out the video above to see last sale's madness! We are bringing back the BBQ, board games, and beats this September due to overwhelming demand. This revised edition will bring a bigger range and even better prices! There will be a surprise appearance... Our team here at Gameology invite you to join us for this ONE DAY ONLY event. Don’t forget to click attending and invite your friends. More details will be released soon.
Codenames: Deep Undercover V2.0
Spy games have always been popular, but add an element of raunchiness and innuendo and you’ll have Codenames: Deep Undercover 2.0. A spin-off to the award-winning Codenames game, Deep Undercover targets the Cards Against Humanity crowd who like their games 18+. This is certainly not a game for family nights! For best results you'll want 4-8 players, but alternative instructions for 2-3 players are included. Oonce players get the hang of it they’ll find it very easy to follow! How to play! Teams (red and blue) each have one spymaster and at least one operative. The two spymasters sit together on one side opposite their operatives on the other. 25 cards representing agents, innocent bystanders and the deadly assassin are arranged in a grid. Their identities are hidden behind vulgar codenames; some a player might be unfamiliar with making Urban Dictionary a very helpful tool. A key card - seen only by the spymasters - shows the identity hidden behind each card. The operatives must contact all of their own spies whilst avoiding the opposing spies, innocent bystanders and the deadly assassin. With each turn, a spymaster gives a one word clue (relating to one or many of their own spies) and the number of spies the clue relates to. They must employ their best poker faces too: not even an ounce of emotion must be betrayed as their operative tries to figure out which card to pick based on the clue given. The game concludes when a team successfully gathers all their spies, however it may also end if one of the operatives accidentally pick the code name of the assassin – making their opponent the winning team. Operatives may take their sweet time in guessing, but if the spymasters want to heighten the pressure they may use an hourglass to limit the time. Some players might find Deep Undercover 2.0 a bit lacking, for one round can be wrapped up within a 30-minute timeframe. This doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t give it a try though. As short as one round might be, by the end of the session participants will find themselves spent – from the amount of analyzing and thinking mind you! Will you flourish or flunk as an operative; as your spymaster gives you clues to correctly figure out who the salaciously-named spies of your team are? Will you mistakenly aid the opposing team to complete their own by selecting their codenames? Will you pick unwitting bystanders? Or will you bring about your team’s defeat by choosing the assassin? The words and clues given may belong to the gutter, but the mind power and command over (dirty) words required certainly doesn’t!
Top 10 Best Buy Family Games
Are you looking for some games that play well with children, but with enough meat on the bones to play with a group of adults? Maybe you’re looking for some games that don’t take all night to play. Here are some great games that we love to play. They are not ranked in any order, just randomly listed. King of Tokyo 2-6 players, 8+, 30 minutes. This is a dice rolling game that uses the Yahtzee mechanic. Each player has a scoring card which tallies both their health and victory points. The aim of the game is to collect either 20 VP or reduce everyone else’s health to zero. This means that the game has player elimination, but since it plays in 20 minutes, it is not much of a wait. When it is your turn, you roll the dice and keep health, lightning bolts (which count as money to purchase cards to power up your turns), claws (which attack the other players), sets of numbers which count as VP or any combination you wish. To attack other players with your dice rolls, you hit the players who are in opposition to you. If you are in Tokyo, you hit all other players not in Tokyo and if you are out of Tokyo, you hit the player(s) in Tokyo. This is a fun tactile game with excellent components as the dice are large and heavy, adding to the fun of rolling dice. It only takes a round or 2 to fully understand the game and you can adjust the game to the group you are with. For example, with children, you may not want to claw each other too often, while with a group of adults, it can get ugly very quickly. Potion Explosion Potion Explosion is a 2 to 4-player game that plays in 30 minutes. It uses a specially designed tray (dispenser) to hold 5 rows of marbles of different colours. The aim is to make the most potions by collecting the ingredient’s required to make each one. To do this, you take a marble from the tray, which may trigger an ‘explosion’ or multiple ‘explosions’. An explosion is caused by 2 or more marbles of the same colour hitting each other. Once you have caused an explosion, and removed those marbles from the tray, you can add them to the 2 potions you are producing. When you complete a potion, it gets turned over and you can use that potion to help complete more potions by activating their special 1 time use ability, which ranges from stealing an opponent’s supply to taking one of each colour from the bottom of the dispenser. A completed potion gives you several points, depending on the level of difficulty. Collect sets of the same potions to earn skill points, triggering the end of the game. Final scoring is then completed by adding up the total of your completed potions. The game has good quality and aesthetically pleasing components. The 2nd edition has the improved marble dispenser. This is a great game to play as a family as there are not many opportunities to “get” each other. It really is fun to pull out the marbles and place them on your potion card. Easy enough for kids to understand as it is all visually laid out before you. It also plays well with a group of adults seeking a fun quick strategic game. One Night Ultimate Werewolf Do you like the idea of playing half a game with your eyes closed while listening to an app and keeping secrets from your fellow players? Someone in your group is a werewolf. Find out who it is before it’s too late! You reside in a village, each night a werewolf comes in and attacks. As a group you need to find out who the werewolf is before the morning, or it’s over. Each player receives one player card in secret. There will be 1 or 2 players vs the rest. Each player has an action they will get to do in secret that will help or hinder everyone find the Werewolf. The app directs you all the way through, from closing your eyes, to opening your eyes and completing your personal job for the village, to opening your eyes and then the countdown clock. Once everyone has completed their action, you have a certain amount of time to talk to each other to figure out who did what and discover the Werewolf. This game is addictive as you try to figure out the best time to reveal what you did, without telling everyone too much. Kids easily understand the game after a couple of plays. It is fun seeing how they develop their strategies to play. Adults may be sneakier, but this may be their undoing. All this aside, it plays in 10 minutes at most, but be prepared for it to take longer as one game will never be enough. Easy for anyone to play, this game is also fun to sit back and watch. A great game for a large group as is it for 3- 10 players. Ticket to Ride While this game has been around for a long time, it still plays well. A great train theme that works for kids and adults. It can be played by 2-5 people and takes between 30- 60 minutes to play and is suitable from 8+. Each player takes control of a coloured set of small train carriages. The aim is to get the most victory points by completing tickets. The tickets give you 2 destinations on the large board, which you aim to connect. You do this by drawing coloured train cards from 1 of the 5 draw piles on your turn which every player can see. These colours corresponded with small track sections on the board, ranging from requiring 1 coloured train card to 6 of the same colours. When you have the desired cards in your hand, for your turn, you can reveal the cards and then place your train carriages on the selected tracks. This also gives you victory points. The strategy comes into this game at whatever level you like. If you are playing with children, take it easy and don’t block the tracks they require. If you are after a more difficult game, try collecting as many destination cards as you want and completing them. All players new to hobby games find this a great game to learn about victory points, collecting and drawing cards and strategy. Catan This is one of the Euro games that started it all back in 1995. While being a simple game to play, it also requires lots of strategy. Catan is played with a board of hexagonal tiles, cards and dice as well as each player having a wooden token set consisting of their roads, settlements and cities. The board is set up randomly with all the hexes laid out face down, each one representing a different resource. Each hex is then assigned a number between 2 and 12 (not 7 as that deploys a robber). The hexes are then turned over and each player in turn order, places out a settlement and a connected road, then in reverse order players place out a city and a road and collect some starting resources. Each player is a settler that tries to grow their towns by harvesting resources (brick, grain, sheep, timber and ore) from their areas and by trading them with opponents. The resources are then used to build roads, settlements or cities. Each settlement and city is worth victory points, 1 and 2 respectively. The victor will require 10 victory points to win. If you have the longest road you even get an extra 2 victory points. A fun element of this game is the trading of resources. While you might need the trade, do you want to give your opponent just what they need? The game plays in 1-2 hours and is for 3-4 players, however there are expansions to increase this to 6 if needed. While there is an element of luck in the game, depending on which dice are rolled, it can be mitigated by ensuring you have settlements on as many numbers as possible and making good trades. Sushi Go Party If you are after a fast paced, fun, easy game that will satisfy your hunger for a card drafting game, Sushi Go is it. A small game with a small tin, lots of cards and some soy bottles to count your score on a victory point track. Each player is dealt several cards depending on the player count. You then select and place face down on the table one of the desired sushi dishes that you would like to collect on your tableau, while placing the remaining cards from your pile face down on the table. After a short amount of time, all players simultaneously turn over then cards and if you have selected Miso call out Miso. If 2 or more players have turned over miso they get discarded. All the sets you collect gain you victory points in different ways depending on the dish, some may even give you zero. You then pass your hand of cards to the next player and all pick a card from your new hand. This continues until all the cards are used. Points are tallied for all cards except the desserts (you don’t enjoy them until the end of the game). There are 3 rounds in total, the cards are passed in the opposite direction for the second round. A great little game for 2-8 players that plays in 20 minutes and is fun for all ages and gamers. Azul In this beautiful set collection game, you are tiling the walls of a building in Portugal. The aim of the game is to fill as many squares on your player board with tiles of certain colours to give you the most victory points. Each player has their own player board which displays the desired layout of tiles required. In turn, each player collects a design of tile from the suppliers and places them on their player board. This is randomly drawn from a cloth bag before each round. Each supplier has different quantities of patterns. This is where the strategy comes in. Do you take maybe 1 of the tiles you desire, while leaving the others in the pool for your opponents to collect? The tiles you don’t take on your turn are pushed into the middle for selecting. Every time you select a tile, you take all that tile whether you need them or not, so don’t get greedy or you may pay a price. When all the tiles have been removed from the market, each player looks at their player board to see if they can use the tiles on their wall. The rounds continue until one player fills a row with one of each colour. A great abstract strategy game easily played by children 8+. The game plays in 30 to 45 minutes and with 2-4 players. The 2-player game can be a lot quicker. Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle If your family enjoys Harry Potter, this is the game to try. In this co-op game, all the players are on the same team trying to complete their goal. It starts out with an easier game to teach the rules and how to play, then slowly get harder as you venture through the campaign. There a 7 books (boxes) inside that you get to open as you progress through the adventure, each giving you new villains and abilities. The game comes with a main player board and 4 individual player boards to help you manage the game. The idea is that you need to defeat villains by using your player’s ability, (Harry, Hermione, Neville or Ron) and by using the cards you collect when spending your money. Your deck will grow as the game plays out. So how do you find the card you need to win? While the recommended age is 11+, this game is easy to play as a family with younger kids while teaching the deck building genre, with a theme they are sure to love. It is for 2-4 players, but it can be played solo once the rules are understood. It is played in around 30-60 minutes depending on the player count. One you finish the campaign it can be played again, or you can buy an expansion to change the game more. Carcassonne This game has been around since 2000 and is considered another of the big games that helped shape the board game hobby to what it is today. Ever heard of a “meeple” (my people)? This is where it came from. Whilst it is a very simple game it can involve a lot of strategy, depending on your game level. The idea of the game is to collect the most victory points by adding tiles to a city or road and deciding where to place your meeples to guard them. The stacks of tiles have different pictures of towns and roads on them and are placed face down. Each player on their turn reveals a tile and decides where to place it on the table. Do you need to extend a road, finish one or take on others for control of a large city? Each player has a limited number of meeples, so use them wisely. The game continues until all the tiles have been played. It is fun to watch as the table presence grows, from the starting tile to a massive city and countryside expanding before your eyes. Carcassonne is for 2-5 players, plays in 30- 45 minutes and is from 8 years and up. The game comes with 2 mini expansions, The River and The Abbott. If you enjoy this game, there are plenty of expansions that are available that may add a theme you love even more. Flamme Rouge Time for a race game? Well get on your bikes and get pedalling. Flamme Rouge is the name given to the red flag that hangs at the start of the last kilometre of a stage. This fun game uses cards and a track which simulates the final section of a bike race. Each player gets a small deck of cards for each of their 2 specialised riders. The cards numbers ranging from 2 to 9 depending on if it is your sprinter or Rouleur. A track is selected and built on the table following the cards that are provided for different track layouts. Once completed, each player selects a colour and collects the 2 bike miniatures. In turn order each player places their riders on the track behind the start line. When everyone is ready, all players simultaneously draw 4 cards from 1 pile and selects 1, places it faces down, then draws 4 cards from their other pile and selects 1 card. When all players have chosen, the leading bike’s card is revealed and moved accordingly. This happens for all bikes in race position order. The rounds continue until 1 rider has crossed the finished line. Beware though, when you are leading a peloton, you take a fatigue card (2) because its tiring in the lead. Finish the round exactly 1 space behind the bike in front, great, you can slipstream onto the back of the pack. There are also hills to slow you down and speed you up, so play your cards wisely. This can be played by 2-4 players, takes 30-45 minutes as is great for ages 8+. Again, don’t let that fool you, it is a strategic game where playing the right cards may just get you to the end first. There are also expansions that can add 2 more players and change the track layout. This is a fun and realistic bike racing game. Written by Robert and Patrick from the Board Game Basics Podcast. To hear more of our thoughts on these games or others please listen to our family podcast. https://boardgamebasics.podbean.com/
Gloomhaven
Welcome to the dark and dirty city of Gloomhaven. It takes all types to keep this city prospering and safe. Most are out for themselves. Will you help the city or help yourself to the riches that surround you and the city of Gloomhaven? From the ocean to the mountains you will travel. Safely? Who knows? It might depend on the company you keep. Gloomhaven is a game for 1-4 players and takes around 2-3 hours to play. There is no mistaking the size of this box. It is huge and is packed top to bottom with cards, room tiles, miniatures, standees, the scenario book, a board map and cardboard tokens of every kind. If you're after value for money, this is it. The game can be played as a single scenario with a group of friends or solo by playing multiple characters. However, it really shines when played as a full campaign with the same group of players. You start in the city of Gloomhaven and equip your character with available items for sale. While in the city take a city event card, what decision you make affects what you may get or lose in the encounter. After finishing in the city, the group travels along the road to the next scenario. Whilst travelling, a road event occurs. Draw the card. Who do you meet? What will you do? Every decision you make has an outcome. Once completed, move into the scenario. Read the story, get your scenario goal and look at your personal quest for the scenario and start playing. Each character has a player board that gives you a back story, the number of cards you can hold, how many hit points you start with and your turn options. Everyone has different abilities and their own role to play in defeating the monsters. The scenario continues round by round until the goal is completed or the adventurers all die. Experience is collected during the game and tallied on your characters playing sheet. At this point you can return to Gloomhaven, spend your money and move to another scenario in the same way. The game continues like this through the book of 100 scenarios. If you seek a strategic adventure game, it is hard to go past Gloomhaven. Written by Robert and Patrick Doolan of Board Game Basics Podcast. To hear more of our thoughts on Gloomhaven listen to Episode #19https://boardgamebasics.podbean.com/
Betrayal at House on the Hill - Game Review
The door closes behind you. You’re locked inside this house with the other explorers. Are they your friends or your enemy? Time will tell. You had better explore this house, so you can work out how to get out of here. Just don’t fall through the floor or its going to hurt and watch where you look, you don’t want to lose your sanity. Betrayal at House on the Hill is a semi co-op game for 3 – 6 players that takes around 1 – 1.5 hours to play. Each player is an explorer who investigates the spooky old house. As players move around the house exploring, new rooms are discovered, and certain events may occur. Each explorer changes their abilities over the course of the game as they encounter things that may strengthen or weaken them. At a random point in the game after rolling dice, an explorer triggers what is called a ‘haunt’. At this point, one player will become a traitor who is trying to defeat the other explorers. The remaining explorers work together to defeat the traitor. The first team to complete their goal is the winner. The game comes with 44 room tiles about the size of drink coasters and a larger starting tile. There are 6-character miniatures, which are pre-painted, as well as their corresponding character cards. There are 8 dice which each have 0, 1, 2 on them, 80 game cards, 149 little cardboard tokens, a rule book, a traitor’s tome and a survival book. Betrayal at House on the Hill is a game played in 2 halves. In the first half of the game you are trying to make your character as strong as possible by collecting item cards that increase one of your four skills. Each character card has four traits that are used in the game, they are speed, might, sanity and knowledge. When you reveal a room tile with the omen symbol, you draw an omen card, carry out the action and then you must roll 6 dice. If the total of the 6 dice is less than the total number of omen cards drawn by the group since the start of the game, the ‘haunt’ begins. There is a reference table in the Traitor Tome for this part of the game. This decides which scenario will be played and who becomes the traitor, based on the room the card was drawn in and the card name. The traitor takes the Traitors Tome and leaves the room reading the scenario instructed at the time of the haunt. The other explorers read the same scenario but in the Survival Guide. The traitor returns to the room, sets up anything they were told to and the game is played until the end from there. The first person to complete their goal wins. This game has lots of replayability as it comes with 50 scenarios. Even then if you played all 50, it plays different each time depending on the room tile layout and the characters’ different abilities. So, if curiosity gets the better of you, why not enter the house and see what lurks within it’s walls. Just beware and watch your back! Written by Robert and Patrick Doolan from Board Game Basics Podcast. If you would like to hear more of our thoughts of this game, please listen to episode # 11. https://boardgamebasics.podbean.com/
Sun & Moon Forbidden Light
The newest expansion in the Pokemon - forbidden light series was recently released and it is certainly brightening up the Pokemon world! Building up on the story of Sun & Moon - Ultra Prism, this expansion showcases the mysterious power of Necrozma, who has absorbed a legendary Pokemon and taken on a luminous new form as Necrozma-GX. So, the other legendary Pokemons Lucario-GX, Greninja-GX, Zygarde-GX, Yveltal-GX and even the mighty Acreus must choose a side. The new expansion includes 5 new Prism Star cards 8 Pokémon-GX 6 Ultra Beasts 15 Trainer cards 2 Special Energy cards Each booster pack will include ten cards from the expansion, including at least one rare card and one basic energy card. Two new theme decks - Tropical Takedown and Twilight Rogue are also introduced. Tropical Takedown features Alolan Exeggutor while Twilight Rogue features Lycanroc. This new expansion of the Pokemon Forbidden light series also includes Prism cards, limited to one per player deck, since they are so powerful. Once used they are discarded in the Lost Zone rather than the discarded pile which means that once gone, they are never returning! Tropical Takedown Alolan Exeggutor is leading the way and all his Pokemon mates come along to wins as a team in the Tropical Takedown. The deck contains over 130 cards that you can use to make the most of your big attacks. Twilight Rogue Unleash Lycanroc when you are outnumbered by your opponent, after Lycanroc does more damage when your opponent’s bench is full. Salazzle and Malamar pull more cards and more energy for more ways to win the Twilight Rogue theme deck! Featured Cards Pheromosa Pheromosa makes an appearance in the TCG series in a simple yet fearsome style. It may not be a Pokemon-GX or Prism, but its 110 HP and no Retreat cost is enough to create an impact. If you are down to only one prize card, Pheromosa’s white ray attack will hit with a massive 180 damage and make you victorious. And since it isn’t a GX, if your opponent manages to throw Pheromosa off the game, they’ll be able to claim only one of their prize cards instead of two. Naganadel-GX This ultra beast’s power is well known. And when its power becomes stronger by having few friends by his side, he is undefeatable. Its beast raid attack increases in power for each ultra beast on your bench. The stringer-GX is a game changer. It not only forces both players to shuffle their remaining prize cards but also requires them to put three new ones down, regardless of how many they has before! Zygarde-GX Durability, power, attack, and defence all together in this GX makes it a complete package. This land wrath’s energy requirement might seem difficult to meet, but its well within reach when combined with cell connector attack. Play this card with good timing and nothing can stop you from winning! Diancie Diancie is a booster. When this Pokemon is on your bench, your attacking Pokemon’s attack power increases by 20 damage. It is also a healer. Diancie’s diamond rain attack delivers a one-two punch - doing 90 damage and healing all of its teammates. Guzzlord This voracious ultra beast’s lord valley attack does a formidable 160 damage. With right timing, few Pokemon will stand a chance against lord valley. It also is a GX, hence you will only have to give up a single prize card if it happens to get knocked out. Ultra Necrozma-GX Necrozma has returned and this time with more power than ever as Necrozma-GX. In one massive shot, its photon geyser attack can bring down can enemy, doing 20 damage plus another 80 for each basic psychic energy card you discard from Ultra Necrozma-GX. The sky-scorching light GX can put six damage counters on each of their Pokemon. This ultra beast should definitely be feared! Ultra Space Ultra beasts have changes the landscape of Pomon TCG battles. When ultra space is in play, you can search your deck for any ultra beasts card and put it into your hand once per turn. This gives the players an opportunity to make strategies around the powerful beasts on their deck. Beast Energy Beast energy make the ultra beasts even more dangerous, When attached to an ultra beast, this card provides 1 energy of any type and also adds 30 damage to that Pokemon’s attacks. You can have only one beast energy in your deck, but one is enough to turn the table around! Bonnie Zygrade’s GX attack creates vast damage and is widely effective at slowing down opposing Pokemon’s EX and GX. Its friend Bonnie lets you break the GX attack rule and use it again! Bonnie appears as a supporter card, but before you play Bonnie, a stadium card must be in play and which needs to be discarded as part of the card’s effect - this could be great for your gameplay especially if it’s your opponent’s stadium car at play.
Rising Sun Board Game : Review
Blood Rage became an instant hit as soon as it made a debut in he market in 2015. Eric Lang, the designer of Blood Rage came to be known as one of the most prominent board game designers. Now, Lang is back with his newest game which revolveds around diplomacy, honor, blood and finely sculpted plastic. So, anyone who enjoyed Blood Rage would definitely find Rising Sun intimidating, The premise of the game is simple. The game is based infeudal Japan and each player is part of a clan, vying for control of the land. Rising Sun Board Game takes place over three rounds. On each turn, players have to pick up top four ‘Political Mandates’, as portrayed by the colourful cards. Such mandates include “recruit’ which lets you add new units to the game, ‘Marshal’ which lets you move them around and so forth. Players have to make the best decision to get a tactical edge over other players. All the players will try to take the best decision to win conflicts and conquer newer regions. The victor is given a province token worth a small amount of points. But this isn’t as simple and balanced as it sounds. Players will frequently find that the mandates they’ve chosen, seldom allow them to do the thing they want. Also, each player has to harness the actions taken by other players and pull off sweeping moves which benefit them the most. An important element of the game is forming alliances at the very start of each round and just like real life, alliances also come with the element of betrayal. The ‘betray power’, one of the strongest mandates of the game, is a mandate used to betray allies when a players’ priority shifts. These changing priorities and blurred alliances maintain an ever challenging atmosphere where every player has to be on the lookout of an unexpected knife on the back! Unlike in Blood Rage, players cannot depend on the same winning tactic. Rising Sun Board Game is full of challenges, sly manoeuvring and betrayals. It will leave you pondering upon your decisions for days afterward, analysing decisions taken and second guessing vengeful back stabs.
The best adult board games of 2018!
If you have grown up playing board games, then you can definitely think of a time that you had great fun with your mates. Contrary to popular belief, board games aren’t just for kids and nerds. Gamers will tell you that having a game night is often more exciting and fun than a night out. Board games can turn even a lousy gathering into a bash! Today we live in a golden age of gaming with endless options available at our disposal. There are board games for every mood, age group and theme. So, if you are planning to make a collection of your own and bring back the good old days, you might face difficulty picking the best ones. Here’s a list of the best board games to help you get started. 1. FOG OF LOVE Playing Fog of Love is like being characters of a romantic comedy. Two players meet, fall, in love and face the challenge of making an unusual relationship work. It’s a game of love and laughs and even though your happily ever after may not be certain, what’s certain is a bountiful load of laughs, love, twists and surprises! 2. NOOKII Set aside the Friday night Scrabble with this playful game made for playful couples. The game has no board, you play around and explore your partner’s body as guided by the specially scripted Nookii cards. Each action must be completed within the time limit, determined by the number you roll on the dice. Included in the game set to spice up your playtime is a blindfold, do not disturb sign, timer, and playing guidelines. 3. PICK YOUR POISON Find out which of your friends are just as messed up as you thought with this awfully hilarious party game. In this “Would you rather” game, player anonymously answer questions set up by other players, and when everyone has revealed what they would rather do, you’ll find out which friend agrees with you and which friend chooses the other option – potentially an option which is really messed up and depraved. 4. GUTTERHEAD If you like Card against Humanity and Pictionary, then you’d absolutely love their naughty love child. Gutterhead is a friendishly filthy board game that will certainly have you wetting yourself with laughter. One member from each team draws the fiendishly filthy word while their respective teammates frantically try to guess the word before another team does. The first team to guess correctly wins the round. 5. THE GAME OF NASTY THINGS In this hilariously nasty game, you choose a topic and everyone writes down a response. Then all the responses are read aloud and you have to guess which of your depraved friends said what! You won’t believe the outrageous things you’ll hear! For the friendishly filthy group of friends, the game of nasty things is a guilty pleasure! 6. TELESTRATIONS AFTER DARK The famous board game Telestrations has grown up and now he is called Telestrations after dark. Telestrations after dark is an adult version of the original Telestrations, so the gameplay is the same, but the word content has changed to more adult fare. Some of the word cards now include stuff such as "Anaconda", "Jackhammer", "Doggie Style", and "Human Centipede". 7. GUARDS AGAINST INSANITY Guards against insanity is a naughty expansion of Cards against humanity. If you have a dark sense of humor and hope cards against humanity could match your darkness, then this is the game for you! The ASYLUM PACK can be played as a stand-alone game, however, it's more fun when combined with Cards Against Humanity and CAH expansions. 8. WHAT DO YOU MEME What if memes could bring friends and family together for a game in which the only premise is to out-meme each other? This is what exactly “what do you meme” is all about. Players try to out-meme each other IRL – no screens attached! The rules are simple. Each round, a rotating judge plays a Photo Card and everyone else plays a Caption Card to complete the meme and the judge decides the funniest pairing. 9. CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY Cards against humanity is a party game for the dark, profane and politically tinged people or as the publisher calls it, cards against humanity is a game for horrible people. The game is simple. Each round, one player asks a question from a black card, and everyone else answers with their funniest white card. You'll be laughing nonstop and using your darkest humor when you play the Cards against Humanity Game at your next adult game night.
