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 ====== Board Games ====== ====== Board Games ======
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 A sortable list is also available on our website at https://​www.thegamerclub.co.uk/​boardgames A sortable list is also available on our website at https://​www.thegamerclub.co.uk/​boardgames
  
 ===== More than 12 players ===== ===== More than 12 players =====
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​266071/​obama-llama-2|Obama Llama 2 (2018)]] [6.4] - //Players must try their best to describe rhymes to their team by either acting them out, reading a riddle, or attempting to explain them in their own words with your team shouting out as many as they can in 30 seconds time.// (4-20 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​266071/​obama-llama-2|Obama Llama 2 (2018)]] [6.4] - //Players must try their best to describe rhymes to their team by either acting them out, reading a riddle, or attempting to explain them in their own words with your team shouting out as many as they can in 30 seconds time.// (4-20 players)
-  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​297386/​shot-dark-ultimate-unorthodox-quiz-game|Shot in the Dark: The Ultimate Unorthodox Quiz Game (2019)]] [6.2] - //00 bizarre questions and amazing answers on small lightweight cards.// (2-99 players)+  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​297386/​shot-dark-ultimate-unorthodox-quiz-game|Shot in the Dark: The Ultimate Unorthodox Quiz Game (2019)]] [6.2] - //100 bizarre questions and amazing answers on small lightweight cards.// (2-99 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​4862/​outburst|Outburst! (1986)]] [5.8] - //Find ten terms to a given umbrella term.// (4-20 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​4862/​outburst|Outburst! (1986)]] [5.8] - //Find ten terms to a given umbrella term.// (4-20 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​2281/​pictionary|Pictionary (1985)]] [5.8] - //Guess what you team is drawing so you can Win, Lose, or Draw.// (3-16 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​2281/​pictionary|Pictionary (1985)]] [5.8] - //Guess what you team is drawing so you can Win, Lose, or Draw.// (3-16 players)
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 ===== Up to 10 players ===== ===== Up to 10 players =====
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​128882/​resistance-avalon|The Resistance: Avalon (2012)]] [7.6] - //Who can you trust? A game of social deduction set in King Arthur’s legendary realm.// (5-10 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​128882/​resistance-avalon|The Resistance: Avalon (2012)]] [7.6] - //Who can you trust? A game of social deduction set in King Arthur’s legendary realm.// (5-10 players)
 +  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​188834/​secret-hitler|Secret Hitler (2016)]] [7.5] - //In pre-WW2 Germany, Liberals and Fascists square off in an intrigue-filled parliament//​ (5-10 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​9220/​saboteur|Saboteur (2004)]] [6.5] - //You are dwarves laying tunnel cards to get gold: but which one of you is the traitor?// (3-10 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​9220/​saboteur|Saboteur (2004)]] [6.5] - //You are dwarves laying tunnel cards to get gold: but which one of you is the traitor?// (3-10 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​246759/​youve-got-crabs|You'​ve Got Crabs (2018)]] [6.0] - //Players collect 4 of the same crabs and secretly signal to each other to get points.// (4-10 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​246759/​youve-got-crabs|You'​ve Got Crabs (2018)]] [6.0] - //Players collect 4 of the same crabs and secretly signal to each other to get points.// (4-10 players)
 +  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​33801/​uno-the-simpsons-special-edition-card-game|UNO:​ The Simpsons - Special Edition (2003)]] [5.9] - //What happens when America'​s #1 Dysfunctional Family meets America'​s #1 Brand of Family Games? The result is Uno: The Simpsons Edition.//
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​137/​pass-bomb|Pass the Bomb (1994)]] [5.8] - //Announce your word using the given criteria and pass the bomb before it goes off!// (2-10 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​137/​pass-bomb|Pass the Bomb (1994)]] [5.8] - //Announce your word using the given criteria and pass the bomb before it goes off!// (2-10 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​203661/​bad-people|Bad People (2016)]] [5.4] - //Vote for your friends on hundreds of hilarious and savage questions.//​ (3-10 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​203661/​bad-people|Bad People (2016)]] [5.4] - //Vote for your friends on hundreds of hilarious and savage questions.//​ (3-10 players)
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   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​223931/​sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-carlton-house|Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Carlton House & Queen'​s Park (2017)]] [7.9] - //Help Holmes investigate more cases, including several in the Carlton House mansion.// (1-8 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​223931/​sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-carlton-house|Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Carlton House & Queen'​s Park (2017)]] [7.9] - //Help Holmes investigate more cases, including several in the Carlton House mansion.// (1-8 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​178900/​codenames|Codenames (2015)]] [7.6] - //Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.// (2-8 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​178900/​codenames|Codenames (2015)]] [7.6] - //Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.// (2-8 players)
-  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​6541/​articulate|Articulate! (1992)]] [6.5] - //Describe words to your team as quick as possible.// (4-8 players) 
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​202982/​scrawl|Scrawl (2016)]] [7.1] - //Revealing the terrible artist in all of us, players in Scrawl start off with a loaded phrase, doodle it, then pass it on.// (4-8 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​202982/​scrawl|Scrawl (2016)]] [7.1] - //Revealing the terrible artist in all of us, players in Scrawl start off with a loaded phrase, doodle it, then pass it on.// (4-8 players)
 +  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​6541/​articulate|Articulate! (1992)]] [6.5] - //Describe words to your team as quick as possible.// (4-8 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​27225/​bananagrams|Bananagrams (2006)]] [6.4] - //Race to arrange your letter tiles into a crossword before anyone else.// (1-8 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​27225/​bananagrams|Bananagrams (2006)]] [6.4] - //Race to arrange your letter tiles into a crossword before anyone else.// (1-8 players)
 +  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​409843/​articulate-christmas|Articulate! Christmas (2020)]] [6.3] - //Bring the fast-talking Articulate challenge to Christmas, using a jigsaw for points!//
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​234190/​unstable-unicorns|Unstable Unicorns (2017)]] [6.3] - //We know unicorns are cute and cuddly...but who knew they could be so mean?!// (2-8 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​234190/​unstable-unicorns|Unstable Unicorns (2017)]] [6.3] - //We know unicorns are cute and cuddly...but who knew they could be so mean?!// (2-8 players)
 +  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​223332/​kings-life|King'​s Life (2017)]] [6.3] - //​King'​s Life is a zany game of alliances and wit by Bruno Faidutti (Citadels, Incan Gold) and Gwenael Bouquin - clock in at just 30 minutes. Enter this wacky world and get lost in the pomp and splendor befitting of only a king.//
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​219312/​mindjob|MINDJOB (2016)]] [6.2] - //MINDJOB is an adult party game that mixes profanity with psychology to fuck with your mind.// (2-8 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​219312/​mindjob|MINDJOB (2016)]] [6.2] - //MINDJOB is an adult party game that mixes profanity with psychology to fuck with your mind.// (2-8 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​1293/​boggle|Boggle (1972)]] [6.2] - //Can you find words no one else can see in the letter grid?// (1-8 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​1293/​boggle|Boggle (1972)]] [6.2] - //Can you find words no one else can see in the letter grid?// (1-8 players)
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   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​274533/​throw-throw-burrito|Throw Throw Burrito (2019)]] [6.5] - //Throw, dodge, rage in this exciting party game!// (2-6 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​274533/​throw-throw-burrito|Throw Throw Burrito (2019)]] [6.5] - //Throw, dodge, rage in this exciting party game!// (2-6 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​102104/​star-fluxx|Star Fluxx (2011)]] [6.3] - //Play cards and alter the rules in this ever changing sci-fi themed card game!// (2-6 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​102104/​star-fluxx|Star Fluxx (2011)]] [6.3] - //Play cards and alter the rules in this ever changing sci-fi themed card game!// (2-6 players)
 +  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​215066/​gang-rush-breakout|Gang Rush Breakout (2017)]] [6.2] - //The heist was a success, but the cops are in hot pursuit. Cross that bridge!//
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​122159/​cthulhu-fluxx|Cthulhu Fluxx (2012)]] [6.1] - //Play cards that constantly change the rules with a Cthulhu twist.// (2-6 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​122159/​cthulhu-fluxx|Cthulhu Fluxx (2012)]] [6.1] - //Play cards that constantly change the rules with a Cthulhu twist.// (2-6 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​1275/​221b-baker-street-master-detective-game|221B Baker Street: The Master Detective Game (1975)]] [6.0] - //Roll and move through old London in this accessible family deduction game.// (2-6 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​1275/​221b-baker-street-master-detective-game|221B Baker Street: The Master Detective Game (1975)]] [6.0] - //Roll and move through old London in this accessible family deduction game.// (2-6 players)
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   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​2471/​zombies|Zombies!!! (2001)]] [5.8] - //Be the first survivor to reach the helipad and leave or kill 25 zombies to win!// (2-6 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​2471/​zombies|Zombies!!! (2001)]] [5.8] - //Be the first survivor to reach the helipad and leave or kill 25 zombies to win!// (2-6 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​5258/​star-trek-next-generation-interactive-vcr-board-ga|Star Trek: The Next Generation – Interactive VCR Board Game – A Klingon Challenge (1993)]] [5.8] - //The Enterprise has been stolen, with you aboard! Get control again to win.// (3-6 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​5258/​star-trek-next-generation-interactive-vcr-board-ga|Star Trek: The Next Generation – Interactive VCR Board Game – A Klingon Challenge (1993)]] [5.8] - //The Enterprise has been stolen, with you aboard! Get control again to win.// (3-6 players)
 +  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​12453/​atmosfear-the-dvd-board-game|Atmosfear:​ The DVD Board Game (2003)]] [5.7] - //An update to the VCR games Nightmare from 1991 and it's 1995 successor, Atmosfear.//​
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​258/​fluxx|Fluxx (1997)]] [5.7] - //Play cards and alter the rules in this ever changing card game!// (2-6 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​258/​fluxx|Fluxx (1997)]] [5.7] - //Play cards and alter the rules in this ever changing card game!// (2-6 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​8804/​stoner-fluxx|Stoner Fluxx (2003)]] [5.7] - //It's Fluxx, the game with the ever-changing rules, on weed. For adults.// (2-6 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​8804/​stoner-fluxx|Stoner Fluxx (2003)]] [5.7] - //It's Fluxx, the game with the ever-changing rules, on weed. For adults.// (2-6 players)
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   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​265399/​godsforge|Godsforge (2019)]] [6.7] - //Once, Etherium was plentiful and the land was peaceful. Now, its presence in the world has dwindled, and elite spellcasters battle to control the last place this primal resource can be harnessed — the Godsforge.//​ (2-4 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​265399/​godsforge|Godsforge (2019)]] [6.7] - //Once, Etherium was plentiful and the land was peaceful. Now, its presence in the world has dwindled, and elite spellcasters battle to control the last place this primal resource can be harnessed — the Godsforge.//​ (2-4 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​348216/​star-fighters-rapid-fire|Star Fighters: Rapid Fire (2023)]] [6.6] - //Real time dice rolling and placement meets space combat!// (1-4 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​348216/​star-fighters-rapid-fire|Star Fighters: Rapid Fire (2023)]] [6.6] - //Real time dice rolling and placement meets space combat!// (1-4 players)
 +  - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​311332/​sugar-heist|Sugar Heist (2020)]] [6.6] - //Collect, trade, & steal candy. Secure the biggest stash of candy to win!//
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​195163/​spy-tricks|Spy Tricks (2016)]] [6.5] - //Deduce the secret card while playing a trick taking game.// (3-4 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​195163/​spy-tricks|Spy Tricks (2016)]] [6.5] - //Deduce the secret card while playing a trick taking game.// (3-4 players)
   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​178007/​apocalypse-chaos|Apocalypse Chaos (2015)]] [6.5] - //In Apocalypse Chaos, your ship has been surrounded by a hostile alien race and the situation looks dire, but you and your crew ain't going down without a fight! You must work together to contest the onslaught of enemy forces, recover items of scientific interest, rescue the innocent, escape imprisonment,​ and destroy the alien leader.// (1-4 players)   - [[https://​boardgamegeek.com/​boardgame/​178007/​apocalypse-chaos|Apocalypse Chaos (2015)]] [6.5] - //In Apocalypse Chaos, your ship has been surrounded by a hostile alien race and the situation looks dire, but you and your crew ain't going down without a fight! You must work together to contest the onslaught of enemy forces, recover items of scientific interest, rescue the innocent, escape imprisonment,​ and destroy the alien leader.// (1-4 players)
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   * 1) <​del>​Brass:​ Birmingham (2018)</​del>​   * 1) <​del>​Brass:​ Birmingham (2018)</​del>​
-  * 2) Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015) ​(we have the original Pandemic from 2008)+  * 2) <del>Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015)</​del>​
   * 3) <​del>​Gloomhaven (2017)</​del>​   * 3) <​del>​Gloomhaven (2017)</​del>​
   * 4) Ark Nova (2021)   * 4) Ark Nova (2021)
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