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  The island of Oshra is in turmoil. Following the death of the Emperor, the conflict between the Hill Tribes and the Imperial Army escalated. While the Water People try to maintain balance between the old rivals, the Undead aim to escalate the war. All hope rests on the six children of the Emperor: Who of them will claim the throne? In Hidden Leaders, you take the role of one of six secret leaders, each of them is allied with two of the four factions/colors. By playing heroes into your tableau, either openly or secretly, you influence the outcome of the conflict. At the end of the game, one of the four factions will win: Red leading > Red victory Green leading > Green victory Tie between Red & Green > Blue victory Red & Green in War Zone > Black victory Each player who is aligned with the winning faction can claim the victory. However, they must have more heroes of this color than any competitor. Hidden Leaders is a quick, light strategy card game with direct player interaction. It combines tableau building and deduction elements with its unique winning mechanism. This is a game of great tension with no-down time, that’s fast to learn. Its distinctive artwork and character names will make you smile.

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  Show your hosting prowess and treat your favorite Surrealist artists and writers to an excellent dinner party! But this might be trickier than you’d imagine. Keep your guests happy by serving the food they desire, managing drama between them, and sending them home at the right time. On your turn, bring new guests to the party, serve food and drink, or have guests socialize with their neighbors at the table. Each artist also has a unique habit, so pay careful attention to who is sitting next to whom! Of course you want to make all the guests you’ve invited happy, but if you can arrange for your opponents’ guests to start a little drama, that’s okay too! It is living and ceasing to live that are imaginary solutions. Existence is elsewhere… – André Breton.

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  This expansion for Hidden Leaders comes with 3 new modules: A new faction, four leaders, and 20 new heroes. The guardians are a powerful race that everyone can use but using them too much will lead to the Guardian Leaders winning. Artifacts will upgrade your leader character. Each artifact gives the respective player a unique ability that can be used 2-3 times during the game.  A bag full of nasty corruption tokens. Two times during the game, a wave of corruption allows you to secretly change the alliance of your heroes or the heroes of your friends. But be careful: some of these changes are dangerous traps that players can use to protect their heroes.

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You are the top agent for undercover operations for the FBI, so it's no surprise that one morning you're called out of bed to infiltrate the maximum security Brooklyn prison incognito. Your task: Find out who killed Liam O'Reilly. The member of a notorious New York gang was willing to work with the cops and had to pay for it with his life — but who is behind the murder? To find out, you go deep into the abyss of the American prison system. To play Masters of Crime: Incognito, you'll use traditional apps like Google Maps or Wikipedia to gather information, while also collecting evidence, investigating crime scenes, and interrogating suspects. Emails, detailed web pages, and cellphone calls are also part of the immersive gaming experience. In more detail, Incognito is a co-operative deductive murder mystery game in which players must solve puzzles, follow clues, and make decisions to solve a case. They do this using the included deck of cards, twelve hidden realistic clue documents, and the Internet. Through a choose-your-own-adventure mechanism, players make decisions that influence the course of the game and lead to solving the case in the end. One by one, they enter different realistically-designed locations and encounter the various suspects, then they choose from three different ways to deal with the situation and receive points based on their decisions. Complex puzzles and escape room elements must be solved in order to progress further in the case.

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  Only a couple of days ago you were the head psychiatrist at a mental health clinic but everything changed overnight when one of your experiments went south and several patients escaped your clinic placing your experiments in jeopardy. You had to take flight, but you didn’t make it far: you were detained by the police and delivered to the police station. Now you need to find a way out before they lock you up for good. Dark Story is a sequel to Escape from the Asylum and a thrilling co-operative adventure that fits into a small envelope. You can delve into the mysterious atmosphere of this tabletop quest regardless of whether or not you are familiar with the story of Dr.Dark’s clinic. The players must help Dr. Dark get out of his prison cell at a police station by solving different puzzles. Can you make a daring escape?

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White sandy beaches, the gentle sound of waves, and a well-functioning drug cartel: this is what the "Isla de Cubaidos" is known for — that, and its international superstar Dayana. But for you, the Caribbean paradise could soon become hell because the secret drug network that you have built up on the island is threatened by a public scandal: Dayana has disappeared on the island without a trace. Can you find out what happened to her before the police search party arrives and inspects your island? Masters of Crime: Rapture is a co-operative deductive murder mystery game in which players must solve puzzles, follow clues and make decisions to solve a case. They do this using the included deck of cards, twelve hidden realistic clue documents, and the Internet. Through a choose-your-own-adventure mechanism, players make decisions that influence the course of the game and lead to solving the case in the end. One by one, they enter different realistically designed locations and encounter the various suspects. Then they choose from three different ways to deal with the situation and receive points based on their decisions. Complex puzzles and escape room elements must be solved in order to progress further in the case. The game is closely intertwined with the real world, and players have to keep using traditional apps like Google Maps or Wikipedia to gather information. Email, detailed web pages, and cell phone calls are also part of the immersive gaming experience.

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You are undertaking a secret mission for criminal masterminds! In Masters of Crime: Shadows, you plan to break into the Bachmann Gallery in Amsterdam in order to steal a famous painting — but to do that, rooms must be examined, security systems hacked, and puzzles solved. There are many ways to steal a masterpiece. Which one will you choose? In addition to the game material, the internet is also an important part of the game: Google Maps, extra websites, and clever online research help with this exciting adventure in Amsterdam.

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Vendetta is a cooperative deductive murder mystery game where players must solve puzzles, follow clues and make decisions to solve a case. They do this using the included deck of cards, 12 hidden realistic clue documents, and the Internet. Through a choose-your-own-adventure mechanism, players make decisions that influence the course of the game and lead to solving the case in the end. One by one, they enter different realistically designed locations and encounter the various suspects. Thematically, the game moves in the environment of the mafia in today's New York. As a member of the mafia you have to uncover the mole in your own ranks who caused the death of the eldest son of the godfather. It's up to you whether you act morally or use other methods to make your victims talk. The game is closely intertwined with the real world, and players have to keep using traditional apps like Google Maps or Wikipedia to gather information. Writing emails, detailed web pages and cell phone calls are also part of the immersive gaming experience.

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