Publisher: Mini Mysteries Player Count: 1-4 Players (my recommendation) Game Length: 60 Minutes Complexity 1.5/5 A mysterious package has arrived at your door and as unbelievable as it may seem, this parcel is a plea for help from a time traveling agent from the future! Should you accept the mission? Before you know it you’re listening to a correspondence from a woman named Cleo who is trapped in Egypt in 1922. Now you must solve a series of puzzles before time runs out or Cleo will be trapped in the past forever. Escape from Ancient Egypt Egyptian Enigma is a lighter, friendlier escape ro ..read more

Publisher: Pandasaurus Games Player Count: 2-6 Players Game Length: 25 Minutes Complexity 2.25/5 In 2002, rapper Missy Elliott dropped a line that strangely describes Faraway when she spouted “Put your thing down, flip it and reverse it.” In Faraway, you’re going to be putting your thing down… then you’ll flip and reverse it. It’s really quite that simple. Far from the modern music scene, players will be adventuring to a mysterious land full of strange characters, wonders and secrets… gaining fame as you seek balance in an ever shifting landscape. In reality, you’re building a tableau of d ..read more

Publisher: Write Stuff Games Player Count: 1-4 Players Game Length: 30-40 Minutes Complexity 2.25/5 Saddle up your band of ruffians and explore the Wild West in one of my favorite flip and write games ever! In Fliptown, players resolve their problems (and life choices) with a simple deck of cards. It’s the value and suit of the card drawn that’s going to open a gateway into a sandbox-style world where you’ll choose to seek your fortune mining gold, rustling up trouble in the badlands, seeking adventure on the trail or exploring all that the frontier towns have to offer. The sheriff’s hot o ..read more

Walking in Burano: Roll & Write Publisher: EmperorS4 Player Count: 1-4 Players Game Length: 30 Minutes Complexity 2/5 Set on the island of Burano in Venice, players will work to decorate their home with plants, curtains, chimneys as well as the ever-present house cat in an effort to appeal to the frequent tourists and local inhabitants. Meet their high demands and earn their adoration in this dice drafting roll and write game.  ON YOUR TURN Walking in Burano: Roll & Write is a new version of the original board game, Walking in Burano from the same designer. I haven’t had the o ..read more

Win Head Trip. The new party game from the makers of Cards Against Humanity. a Rafflecopter giveaway The post Giveaway: Head Trip appeared first on Unfiltered Gamer ..read more

Publisher: Garphill Games Games Player Count: 1-4  Players Game Length: 90-120 Minutes Complexity 3.75/5 After decades in captivity to the Persian empire, King Cyrus in 539 B.C., moved by God, issued a decree to allow the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem to rebuild their city and re-establish the temple and sacrificial offerings. In the game, Ezra and Nehemiah, you’ll follow 3 unique leaders, each tasked for a different purpose. Zerubbabel first returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple where God’s presence previously dwelled. Soon after, Ezra and Nehemiah return to re-instit ..read more

Publisher: Funko Games Player Count: 2-5  Players Game Length: 45-60 Minutes Complexity 2/5 Back in 1974, 4 friends set out on a road trip across rural Texas. Along the way they stumble on what appears to be an abandoned house only to discover unspeakable horrors lie within. What started as an innocent road trip turns into a battle for survival. In this one versus many game, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Slaughterhouse allows players to relive the madness as the young trespassers or step into the shoes of the murderous Sawyer family. Play through a series of scenarios challenging you wi ..read more

Publisher: Z-Man Games Player Count: 1-5  Players Game Length: 60 Minutes Complexity 2/5 Star Wars meets Pandemic in this interstellar, cooperative, mash-up where players take on the role of Jedi Knights from the Clone Wars saga seeking to rid the universe of droids, Dooku’s and other dastardly dirtbags. In this card management and dice rolling game, players will attempt to fend off the continuous onslaught of droids as they infiltrate the universe, all the while working to fulfill missions and ultimately defeat a prime Star Wars villain all before the separatist’s threat becomes too ..read more

Publisher: WizKids Games Player Count: 2-5  Players Game Length: 75-100 Minutes Complexity 3/5 As the head of a Renaissance-era, Italian, aristocratic family, supporting the artists, builders and scholars of the day is essential for cultivating fame and prestige. Build your reputation as patrons seeking out worthy artisans, develop your own principalities and become the princes of Florence. In this tile-laying, contract fulfillment and bidding game, players will bid against each other to help local artisan’s fulfill their creative pursuits. Resources will be tight and savvy bidders wi ..read more

Win Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig. The king demands a castle! You are a world-renowned master builder who has been asked by the Mad King Ludwig to help design his castles. Projects of such significance require the expertise of more than one person, so for each assignment you are paired with another master builder to execute your grandiose plans. Will your planning and collaborative skills be enough to design the most impressive castles in the world? a Rafflecopter giveaway The post Giveaway: Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig appeared first on Unfiltered Gamer ..read more