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The object of the game is to advance your pawn to the opposite edge of the board. On your turn you may either move your pawn or place a wall. You may hinder your opponent with wall placement, but not completely block them off. Meanwhile, they are trying to do the same to you. The first pawn to reach the opposite side wins. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bored Gamer","offers":[{"title":"BNIS \/ 2","offer_id":53837843104087,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/3564\/0151\/files\/C11FF8C5-DDEB-4278-A668-51D0412298F6.png?v=1781942777"},{"product_id":"quoridor-mini","title":"Quoridor Mini","description":"\u003ch5\u003e Player Count: 2-4 \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e Age Group: 8+ \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The abstract strategy game Quoridor is surprisingly deep for its simple rules. The object of the game is to advance your pawn to the opposite edge of the board. 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And for how long? Snake Charmers is a bluffing deduction game in which trust has an expiration date! Together you must drive away the night, but they lurk among you: the snake charmers. To win, you must uncover who is playing WITH you, and who is PLAYING you. Can you root them out in time? Or will you become one yourself?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bored Gamer","offers":[{"title":"BNIS \/ 3","offer_id":53837843366231,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/3564\/0151\/files\/6084E50E-6EE8-494D-88F3-1F549775098B.png?v=1781942777"},{"product_id":"bella-vista","title":"Bella Vista","description":"\u003ch5\u003ePlayer Count: 2-4\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAge Group: 10+\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are architects, striving to offer your residents the best possible view of the city's parks. To achieve this, you must construct buildings of eight different heights, always aiming to be the tallest in the neighborhood to score the most points! Find the perfect location to meet City Hall's requirements and complete your objectivesÉ but beware: you surely won't be the only one who has spotted it! Choose your place in the turn order wisely, and be ready to pay a high price if you want to be the first to build! The game ends once you have constructed all eight of your buildings. 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Throughout a game of Faraway, you will play a row of 8 cards in front of you, from left to right. These cards represent the regions you will come across while exploring the lands. Characters on these cards will grant you victory points if you later fulfill the conditions they demand. At the end of the game, you walk back the same way, scoring cards in the opposite order you played them. There lies the heart of the gameplay. Throughout the game, the cards you play will serve both to set new objectives, and to meet the ones you played previously. Each turn, you play a card from a hand of 3. Then you pick a new card from a face-up river. 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