We are hosting some amazing game demos during our convention. Be sure to go by the gallery and check out these games!
Rocket Fire: A Space Exploration Board Game
A competitive family "turns base" dice and card game for 2 to 4 players. In Rocket Fire, the goal is to become the first player with six or more rockets ready to launch into outer space.
Fuel the Fire
Undermine other players and give yourself explosive advantages with Power Cards. After resolving dice rolls and with enough chips, players can take control of the game using as many power cards in their hands as they can afford.
Still, everyone starts somewhere, and these actions can’t just be used right away. The first round differs as each players prepares their strategy and their hand with the resources available at the start of the game. However, for every round after the first, the gloves are off, and the scheming begins!
Eyes to the Skies
Though creating setbacks for other players can be fun, don’t lose sight of your ultimate goal: becoming the innovator that sends six or more rockets into the endless web of space and discovering all of its secrets.
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Art Dealers Without Manners
Welcome back, Twice Alive Games! Art Dealers Without Manners is a game for 3 to 8 players, playable in about an hour. The game is set in the cutthroat world of art buying and the treacherous actions of those trying to assemble the greatest of all galleries. Your objective is to defeat the other Art Dealers by forcing them to lose all their Investments Stakes or by being the first to assemble a collection of the greatest artworks in the world. [3-8 players , 30-60 mins playtime] You can pick up Art Dealers Without Manners on their website.
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Saturday only
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Midnight Zombie Sabatage
Twice Alive Games! will also be demoing Midnight Zombie Sabatage (MZS).
Fight for survival as you are plunged into the war between Zombies, Survivors and Maniacs. Midnight Zombie Sabotage is a hidden identity card game that supports 3 to 16 players, who will take on the roles of 14 unique characters who must use their character specific abilities, deductive reasoning and critical thinking skills to identify the enemy and convince the rest of your party to eliminate the threat while avoiding becoming a target yourself. Players will have hilarious fun while being challenged by the various scenarios they find themselves in, including; being out numbered, not being able to speak at times, being converted to the opposing team, having your role reversed by the Maniac’s influence, or not blowing your cover while behind enemy lines and so on. Survival of the Smartest.
Midnight Zombie Sabotage is a hidden identity game that is played in a single round, consisting of three phases: NIGHT, DAWN, and DAY. During the DAY phase players will divulge and deceive before voting to eliminate a player (or multiple players in a tie).
MZS supports 3-16 players, who will take on the roles of 14 unique characters. You must use your character specific abilities, deception, and collusion to identify the enemy and convince the rest of the party to eliminate the threat while avoiding becoming a target yourself. Intended for ages 11 and up.
The game includes game box, 16 character cards, 9 action tokens, 1 token board, 20 neutral tokens, rule book. You can pick up MZS on their website.
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Saturday only
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Kado
As if demo'ing two games wasn't enough Twice Alive Games will be demoing Kado as well! Maintain poise and composure while masking your ferocity and guile as you bid, build and reserve unique floral arrangements in order to obtain prowess, honor and blessings. There is no time to stop and smell the roses while engaged in Kado: the Way of the Flower.
Kado is a Japanese themed handmade family board game that can play up to 6 players from age 11 and up. In Kado you take on the role of 6 elderly Japanese women competing against each other in obtaining the materials needed to reserve floral arrangements to secure the honor and blessings (points) bestowed by each arrangement. You and your rivals may be after the same arrangement so be carful how you bid so as to gain the advantage or you may need to bid on materials you don't need in order to sabotage your opponent.
You can pick up Kado on their website.
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Saturday only
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TROSS
Tournament Saturday
Twice Alive Games is bringing back TROSS. TROSS is Viking chess/checkers. But unlike usual checkers, the objective is not to eliminate your opponent's pieces, but to humiliate by capturing their throne. It’s about the throne, not the pawns. Send the enemy home cowering and dishonored! TROSS is Norwegian meaning “to spite”. You must cleverly outwit your opponent without completely eliminating their pieces. You might have to spite your own pieces to do so.
The listing is for one complete handmade game including the canvas scroll game board featuring rustic stained wood ends, attached with sturdy brass nails and a red stained, wooden box with screen printed TROSS logo. All 20 wooden cube pieces are also hand-stained and are contained in a handy burlap drawstring bag. Game instructions also included.
Your TROSS game board can also be wall hung and displayed as the work of art that it is via the attachment on the back upper wooden end. The game is available with red stained wood ends. The game storage box and wood ends are stained red.
Recommended for ages 8+. Please be advised that small cube game pieces may be a choking hazard for young children. You can pick up TROSS on their website.
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Saturday only
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Trash Dash
Find some time to go experience Trash Dash. (The critters you can play are sooooo cuuuuuutttttteeee!) Who knew playing with trash could be so fun? (Hint: Karen's cat, Karen's cat knows)
Trash Dash is a fast paced racing card game in which 2-6 players are trash animals competing to be the quickest critter on the streets! Racing laps around an alleyway may seem straightforward enough, but when you’re up against the most mischievous trash animals from across the city you’ll need to stay sharp!
Every game of Trash Dash is filled with playful conflict as the litter critters use their special abilities and hand of Action cards to mess with the other racers. Balancing the tension of that conflict are moments of sudden excitement when a player takes the lead with a well timed Trash card combo or when a player’s risky gamble is rewarded with that perfect roll of the Burst dice! To win on these streets you’ll have to be speedy, savvy, and a little bit scrappy!
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Saturday only
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Don’t Die
No matter who or where you are, we all have one goal in common: Don't Die.
Don't Die is a tabletop roleplaying game about making decisions and avoiding terrible consequences. Focus on conflict over task resolution. You can open the door but will you regret doing so? Create characters quickly, play using a single die, and run in any setting.
They will be running demos on Friday and have a game on the schedule for Saturday morning. Learn it on Friday and play on Saturday! Grab your seat for the game.
Don't Die by Terrable Games can be found here: https://terrablegames.com/products/dont-die
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Friday demos and Saturday morning game
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Clockwork Cats (PLAYTEST)
Clarion Game Studios is giving you the opportunity to playtest Clockwork Cats.
Will YOUR cat build the better mouse trap?
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All weekend
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Brewster Rockit: Space Guy (SNEAK PEEK)
Clarion Studios brings Tim Rickard's hilarious Web and print comic to life in this fast paced and funny game for 2-6 players. They're in serious trouble on the R. U. Sirius!
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All weekend
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Hull Breach!
So, what the heck is Hull Breach? Well, we're glad you asked that question. Hull Breach is a sci-fi cards-and-dice game featuring epic space combat between ships, firefights between Marine boarding parties, and plenty of clever tactics and galaxy-shaking events. You assume command of a space station belonging to one of our several in-game factions and fight it out with one or more other Commanders to achieve galactic domination! The object of the game is to protect your Station - your home in space - from other Commanders while trying to capture or destroy theirs. Be warned - they’re trying to do the same thing to you. It's a tough galaxy and at the end of the day only one Commander gets to remain standing.
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