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Bloomchasers: Delightful 3D Tree Game of Flowers and Wits

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“Bloomchasers” offers a 30-minute light strategy experience for adults, inviting players to cultivate their flowers and outmaneuver rivals on a captivating 3D tree board. Suitable for solo play, cooperative teamwork, or competitive showdowns, each turn involves placing branches and color-coded buds strategically. By aligning buds to specific shapes, players aim to bloom flowers efficiently while thwarting opponents’ plans. Success hinges on mastering weather predictions to accelerate growth and cultivate the most valuable blossoms for victory.

Power Vacuum: the Treasonous Trick-Taking Game

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“Power Vacuum” is a cunning 1-5 player trick-taking game where players vie for the newly vacant Supreme Seat, wielding treacherous twists to outmaneuver rivals. Over multiple rounds, players manipulate Power levels via tricks to fulfill hidden Agenda cards, earning points towards completing a grand statue of themselves. Power is gained through winning high-suit tricks but also exchanged via the Control Board, steered by the lowest card holder. Timing and strategy trump simple trick-taking, as players engineer opponents’ rises and falls to secure long-term gains. With visible suits on card backs and a lurking fifth suit of Spies, every move demands calculated cunning in this race for Absolute Power.

A.I.Pokalypse – the Auto Battle Card Game

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“A.I.Pokalypse” immerses players in an Expert Autobattler card game set amidst a Cyberpunk Apocalypse, offering a dynamic experience for 1-8 players in just 45 minutes. With over 200 playing cards, including 140+ individual units for diverse combo creation, players recruit and upgrade a team of mercenaries to combat multiple opponents simultaneously. The recruit phase allows strategic placement of units like humans, mechs, mutants, or rogues, with options to enhance them permanently or unlock unique special units through tripling. As battles unfold, units engage automatically, with defeats expanding special unit options but risking survival. With asymmetric factions and a vast array of special units, strategic depth and replayability abound in this high-stakes battle for dominance in the apocalypse. Will you emerge as the sole survivor of the battlezone, claiming victory and glory?

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