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March Family Game Night

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Every Thursday, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm, we’ll be featuring family games. We’ll be running the same games all month, so if you miss your chance or really like the game there will be plenty of opportunities to play. After demoing the game with us, you’ll also have an opportunity to buy your own copy for 10% off.

March’s selections are Codenames, The Resistance and One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

All of our selections are suitable for a wide age range. This month, our games are all about deception and suitable for large groups and parties.

March Family Game Night

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Every Thursday, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm, we’ll be featuring family games. We’ll be running the same games all month, so if you miss your chance or really like the game there will be plenty of opportunities to play. After demoing the game with us, you’ll also have an opportunity to buy your own copy for 10% off.

March’s selections are Codenames, The Resistance and One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

All of our selections are suitable for a wide age range. This month, our games are all about deception and suitable for large groups and parties.

March Family Game Night

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Every Thursday, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm, we’ll be featuring family games. We’ll be running the same games all month, so if you miss your chance or really like the game there will be plenty of opportunities to play. After demoing the game with us, you’ll also have an opportunity to buy your own copy for 10% off.

March’s selections are Codenames, The Resistance and One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

All of our selections are suitable for a wide age range. This month, our games are all about deception and suitable for large groups and parties.

March Family Game Night

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Every Thursday, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm, we’ll be featuring family games. We’ll be running the same games all month, so if you miss your chance or really like the game there will be plenty of opportunities to play. After demoing the game with us, you’ll also have an opportunity to buy your own copy for 10% off.

March’s selections are Codenames, The Resistance and One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

All of our selections are suitable for a wide age range. This month, our games are all about deception and suitable for large groups and parties.

March Family Game Night

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Every Thursday, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm, we’ll be featuring family games. We’ll be running the same games all month, so if you miss your chance or really like the game there will be plenty of opportunities to play. After demoing the game with us, you’ll also have an opportunity to buy your own copy for 10% off.

March’s selections are Codenames, The Resistance and One Night Ultimate Werewolf.

All of our selections are suitable for a wide age range. This month, our games are all about deception and suitable for large groups and parties.

February Family Game Nights: Feast Mode

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We’re excited to announce our game selections for February’s Family Game Nights (Thursdays from 5:00pm – 8:00pm). We’ll be running the same games all month, so if you miss your chance or really like the game there will be plenty of opportunities to play. After demoing the game with us, you’ll also have an opportunity to buy your own copy for 10% off.
For the month of February, all of our games will have a fun food related theme.

Pass the Sushi with Sushi Go!

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Build the perfect plate of sushi! In Sushi Go, players take turns picking cards to build their perfect combo of sushi to score the most points. Pair your roll with wasabi for extra points and don’t forget dessert!

This game is quick and easy to learn. Suitable for groups of 2-5 players of all ages and a great addition to your family game night.

Square off one on one in Food Fighters

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Two players square off, controling different facations of fighting foods. Each turn you have one of three choices. Move your food fighters, roll the dice to attack, or roll for beans (to buy powerups for your team). Knock out three of a kind and you’ve won! This game is perfect for all ages.

Feed your guests with Just Desserts

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It’s time for dessert and your guests are hungry! 2-5 players start out with their hand of dessert cards and three hungry guests. When it’s your turn, serve a guest by playing dessert cards that match what they’d like (and avoid what they dislike). Or you can draw a single dessert card, or discard as many cards as you want to draw the same number of new cards.

This game is suitable for younger children as well and can help hone their matching skills. Stop by on Thursdays this month and give it a try!

Gloomhaven, Zany Penguins, Firefly RPG and more

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We have some new games and restocks of popular favorites in store this week!

Gloomhaven

gloomhaven.jpgDescription from Publisher:

Players will take on the role of a wandering mercenary with their own special set of skills and their own reasons for traveling to this remote corner of the world. Players must work together out of necessity to clear out menacing dungeons and forgotten ruins. In the process they will enhance their abilities with experience and loot, discover new locations to explore and plunder, and expand an ever-branching story fueled by the decisions they make. This is a persistent game that is intended to be played over many game sessions. After a scenario, players will make decisions on what to do, which will determine how the story continues, kind of like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book.

Playing through a scenario is a cooperative affair where players will fight against automated monsters using an innovative card system to determine the order of play and what a player does on their turn.

Essentially, every turn a player will play two cards out of their hand. Each card has a number in the center, and the number on the first card played will determine their initiative order. Each card also has a top and bottom power, and when it is a player’s turn in the initiative order, they determine whether to use the top power of one card and the bottom power of the other, or vice-versa. Players must be careful, though, because over time they will permanently lose cards from their hands. If they take too long to clear a dungeon, they may end up exhausted and be forced to retreat.

 

Zany Penguins

zany penguinsDescription from Publisher:

The ice caps are melting and penguins are panicking! With no more room on the ice, a group of industrious penguins have turned to you to direct them to a new home. The only problem is that they’re not the only group branching out and you’ll have to compete with all of the other penguins to stake claim to new lands. Send your toughest troops to Strategic Zones far and wide or keep them close to help you become Master of the World – whatever you do, it’s sure to be a crazy time!

Zany Penguins is a quick card game in which two to five players compete to become Master of the World. Each player has a hand of cards from which they assign penguins to five Strategic Zones. Gaining control over the zones will determine who gets points from the cards left in their hand at the end of the game. The player with the most points wins the game and earns the title of Master of the World!

At the beginning of each turn, you will draw two cards to add to your hand. You must choose two cards to keep and two to pass along, one each to the players on your right and left. Because your opponents receive any cards you do not keep, you will want to pay attention to their troops when choosing which penguins to send their way. If they are amassing an army of penguins in one of the Strategic Zone, you may want to sabotage their plans by keeping any cards that will support their cause, and giving them unhelpful ones. You might even want to start a land war between the other players by passing cards to one opponent that would be more helpful to the other. Once you’ve chosen and passed your cards, you will receive two in return, which could be exactly what you’re looking for…or not. 

 

Firefly Role-Playing Game

firefly RPGDescription from Distributor:

The Firefly RPG puts you right in the middle of the action of the wildly popular television series. You and your Crew will trade bullets with fearsome bounty hunters, folk who want what you have, or varmints that try to put out the light of hope you represent. Keep your Browncoat banner flyin` high and dodge Alliance cruisers. Side with the Alliance and track down riff-raff to haul em in for justice. Explore your `Verse to find a crew, find a job, and keep flyin`! Using a freewheelin version of the award-winning Cortex Plus System, the Firefly RPG Core Book is packed with all the shiny goodness you need to bring the `Verse to life online or on your tabletop including character creation rules and Gamemaster NPC`s like Niska, Badger, and Patience, over 30 pre-generated player-characters including Mal and the Serenity crew or one of 24 archetypes, Serenity ship and engine schematics, and dozens of sample ships, plus tips for world building, system maps, and an Episode Guide to teach new players and provide in-depth analysis of Firefly TV show.

 

 

January Family Game Nights: Pandemic and Doctor Panic

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Every Thursday we’ll be featuring family games. One selection meant to appeal to younger children and their families, and a second to families with older kids or groups of friends. We’ll be running the same games all month, so if you miss your chance or really like the game there will be plenty of opportunities to play. After demoing the game with us, you’ll also have an opportunity to buy your own copy for 10% off.
For the month of January, we will be playing Pandemic and Doctor Panic.

Save your patients with Doctor Panic!

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Step into the operating room! The clock is ticking to save your patient. Can you perform all of the tasks needed to save your patient before time runs out? Are you able to handle the unexpected emergencies called in by the hospital director?

Players form groups of 2-3 players to perform a series of tasks. In the background, the patient’s heartbeat acts as a timer (via a smartphone app or downloadable soundtrack). The game also delivers multiple distractions through the soundtrack that prompt another task that must be completed before work on the patient can resume.

This game is perfect for families with active young children, as many of the tasks that need to be completed involve fun activities. Need to take an X-Ray? Match the pose on the X-Ray card! Power outage at the hospital? Better pedal an imaginary bike to restore power. The game is perfect for 2-9 players and recommended for ages 8 and older; however, many players have said that younger children can easily play along and the game has multiple difficulty settings to fit the skill of the group playing.

Find the Cure with Pandemic

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Travel the globe to find a cure and save the world from deadly outbreaks with Pandemic!

In groups of 2-4, players form an elite disease control team to fight four deadly outbreaks on a global scale. Treat infections and gather the research you need to develop a cure, but there will be other hurdles along the way. Experience the game a different way every time you play. Players have the options of selecting multiple roles, and the outbreaks occur in different locations at the start of each game. All players are part of the same team and will either win or lose together.

Pandemic is recommended for 2-4 players ages 8 and older, though challenging gameplay and the difficulty of winning the game might make it better suited for older children or groups of friends ready for a challenge.

Star Wars, Family Games and more!

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We have several new and exciting games on our shelves this week!

These are the games you’re looking for…

Can’t wait until Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits to the big screen? Spend the weekend trying out some of our excellent Star Wars games. Don’t forget to stop by on Saturday, December 9th as we host our first Star Wars Day.

Star Wars: Destiny

DestinyDescription from Publisher:

Captain Phasma and Count Dooku battle Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Jango Fett and Jabba the Hutt attack Rey and Finn as they pass through the frozen wastes of Starkiller Base. Play out your own epic, saga-spanning, “what if” battles in Star Wars™: Destiny, a collectible dice and card game for two players!

In every game of Star Wars: Destiny, you’ll gather your small team of iconic characters and battle to defeat your foes, using your dice and the cards in your deck. The last player with characters left standing wins the game, but to successfully outmaneuver your opponent, you’ll need to carefully consider your options and enhance your deck with new dice and cards. If you ever wondered who would win a duel between two teams of heroes and villains from the Star Wars universe, there’s no better way to find out than with Star Wars: Destiny.

At The Griffin’s Rest, we have everything you need to start playing Star Wars: Destiny, from the Two-Player Game that contains all the dice and tokens to sit down and start immediately playing with a friend,  to starter kits for the single player and booster packs to further customize your play.

 

Star Wars: RPG

AgeofRebellionWe now have all you need to begin an epic Star Wars: RPG table-top campaign. Choose between the light side and dark side in Star Wars: Force and Destiny, join the Rebel Alliance with Star Wars: Age of Rebellion,  or explore the outer rim in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire.

We carry the Core Rulebooks, accessory cards, and Star Wars dice to support whichever adventure you choose.

Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game

X-WingDescription from Publisher:

In a galaxy far, far away, powerful starfighters clash in fierce space battles as brave Resistance pilots face off against the dark might of the First Order.

Control the most advanced starfighters and outstanding pilots in the galaxy! In X-Wing, you take the role of squad leader and command a group of merciless First Order or daring Resistance pilots in furious ship-to-ship space combat. Featuring stunningly detailed and painted miniatures, X-Wing immerses you in a galaxy full of exciting Star Wars space battles. Enjoy dogfights between X-wings and TIEs, or recreate large conflicts where multiple squadrons clash.

Pick your pilots, build your squadron, and engage the enemy in X-Wing!

Looking for something to play with the family?

We have a variety of games that will appeal to a broad audience. Perfect for family game night!

Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens.pngDescription from Publisher:

A card game for people who are into kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats

  • Original all-ages game with cards illustrated by The Oatmeal
  • 2-5 Players
  • Includes 56 cards (2.5 x 3.5 inches), box, and instructions
  • Can be played by itself or combined with other decks to accommodate more players

BANG!

BangDescription from Publisher:

In the wild west, the Outlaws hunt the Sheriff, the Sheriff hunts the Outlaws, and the Renegade plots in secret, ready to join one side or the other.
Before long, bullets start to fly! Which gunmen are Deputies, ready to sacrifice themselves for the Sheriff? And which are the merciless Outlaws, looking to gun him down?
The world’s best-selling wild west card game is back in a new, richer format. Easier to learn and play than ever before!

Sushi Go!

sushi go.jpgDescription from Publisher:

Pass the sushi! In this fast-playing card game, the goal is to grab the best combination of sushi dishes as they whiz by. Score points for making the most maki rolls or for collecting a full set of sashimi. Dip your favorite nigiri in wasabi to triple its value. But be sure to leave room for dessert or else you’ll eat into your score! Gather the most points and consider yourself the sushi master!

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