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The first player to achieve three of their secret goals wins!\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Calliope Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56048442343802,"sku":"ZBG-CLP400","price":31.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/Four-Corners-Kaleidoscope.jpg?v=1760977796"},{"product_id":"everyone-loves-a-parade","title":"Everyone Loves a Parade","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's a beautiful day, and everyone in your hometown is excited to watch all the fun, pageantry, and spectacle of the upcoming parade! 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Each round begins with intelligence being gathered using the \"I split, you choose\" mechanism, with the spymaster player divvying the available intelligence cards into files, after which the players go around and take one stack in clockwise order, ending with the spymaster. 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You'll need your wits about you. Hand management skills, tile-placement, abstract strategy and a dose of good fortune...Your ship starts on the edge of the 7x7 board. On your turn you place one of your square tiles on the board, progressing the path your ship will take. Every tile has two pathways on them, meaning you travel along the path you place. You can rotate this tile any way you want. (As a result, you often force neighbouring ships to travel too, often in directions they don't want!)All pathways always lead off the tile at either 90 degree, 180 degree, 270 degree or 360 degree. This could cause you (or other ships) to move along multiple tiles. They move until they reach a tile's edge. There's often scenarios where this means exiting off the board, entirely! In which case, that player gets eliminated.The aim of Tsuro of the Seas is to be the last person standing. The big difference between this and regular Tsuro is the inclusion of daikaiju tiles. These are sea monsters that roam the waters and they swallow ships, whole! Before your turn, you roll two D6 dice to see if these beasties move. If the dice pips sum 6, 7, or 8, the daikaiju moves. You then roll a single die to determine which direction. If you get a 6 on this die roll, another daikaiju gets added! Ahhh! More chances to get eaten and eliminated! Games of Tsuro of the Seas are quick, lasting no longer than 20 minutes. It's a wonderful 'filler' game - like an aperitif before the main course. 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Players take turns doing the following: On a turn, a player rolls all of her dice not already on cards, then places any dice that match the targets on the corresponding cards. (Alternatively, before taking her turn, a player can first choose to reclaim all of her dice from all cards.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the player now fulfills the target with her dice – e.g., a pair of 3s, a quartet of 6s, or a specific combination of numbers – she claims the card, takes back her dice (and returns any other dice on the card to their owner), then places a new card on the table. Each card is worth a certain number of points. 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The Purple Edition can be mixed with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/roll-for-it-red-edition\/\"\u003eRed Edition\u003c\/a\u003e to increase the player count to eight. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game begins with the 40 cards being shuffled and placed face-down to create the draw pile. The first three cards are placed face-up. Each card has a different combination of dice on it and each player starts with six dice of a single colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn turns, players roll all six of their dice and can then place them beside any card that has that specific face showing. Multiple players can place dice against any card, but a card is only scored when one player has been able to match the dice on the card using only their coloured dice. The player places this card in front of them receiving the number of points from that card and a replacement card is drawn and placed on the table. Any dice against this card are returned to players and they can use these on their next turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the start of your next turn there is a choice; roll your remaining dice to try and complete a card or bring back all your dice and roll again. Play continues until a player has managed to score 40 or more from the cards they have collected. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoll For It is beautifully simple and makes a great family game or a quick filler. So, what are you waiting for? Shuffle that pack, draw three cards, get your friends together and roll for it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-4\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTime:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 Minutes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\t\tVIDEO\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"450px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yIPeQ79WkgY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\t\tBLOG\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you enjoy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product-tag\/dice-rolling\/\"\u003edice rolling games\u003c\/a\u003e? Are you looking for a family friendly game? Or are you looking for a party game which is great for new comers or inexperience game players? Yes!? Then Roll for It is the perfect game for you, allowing for competitive camaraderie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRoll for It Overview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoll for It, made by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamedesigner\/28008\/chris-leder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eChris Leder\u003c\/a\u003e, edited by John Michael Arnaud, and published by Calliope Games, is a is a casual, simple family-friendly dice and card game suitable for two to four players. The game can accommodate up to eight players when you add either the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/roll-for-it-purple-edition\/\"\u003ePurple Edition\u003c\/a\u003e to the Red Edition or the Red Edition to the Purple Edition, or if you just want to add couple of other player you can add different coloured dice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game comes with 24 beautifully coloured dice in a range of colours (Pink, Yellow, sky blue, Marble green and rose red), the game also comes with 30 cards which depict dice which you need to match with the card. Roll for it! Take between 20 to 40 minutes to play through depending on number of players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGameplay\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet-Up\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game set-up for Roll for It could not be any easier, no really it’s super simple, each player collects a set of six dice of their chosen colour - the choices being: Pink, Yellow, sky blue, marble green and rose red. Once you have selected the dice you want to play with, place the stack of roll for it cards in the middle of the table face down and lay out three cards in the centre of the playing surface ensuring they are easily reachable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou then need to choose someone to be the first player. The game suggests each player rolls two dice and the person with the highest dice roll goes first, another option is to download and use a random player generator such as: Chwazi, on your phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Win?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aim of the game is to match your dice with one of the three cards in the centre of the table, by rolling the number depicted on card using your six dice. If you roll the correct numbers stated you can collect the card and place it in front of you. The win conditions for Roll for It are simple; it’s the first person to collect 40 points in total based on the value stated on the cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Run-Through \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn there turn, each player starts by rolling their dice, top tip; roll the dice in the lid of the box to stop the dice rolling off the table. You can now commit your dice to any number of cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce you complete a card you take that card and place it face up in front of you, as you collect more cards you should form a stack with the number of points at the bottom of the card always being clearly visible. This is to help other players know what points have been collected and to try and prevent that leading players perhaps winning on easy cards, also it allows you as the player to easily see how close to the win condition of 40 points you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce you have committed your dice to cards you may take dice back to re-roll, but you must take all your dice back from every card, it cannot be selected cards and this action must be done before you roll your dice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTop Tips\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoll for It can be enhanced though some or all of the below tips:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a dice rolling tower to make it easier to roll the dice and create more fun, such as a dragon dice tower.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload to your phone a random player generator application.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlay your 30 Roll for it! Card in card sleeves to prevent damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFinal Thoughts on Roll for It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoll for It is a fun, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product-category\/board-games\/party-family\/\"\u003efamily friendly game\u003c\/a\u003e which can become quite competitive and is a great game for anyone who is new to gaming or if you are looking for a quick fun game you can play to start of a more serious gaming session. The game can take between 20 to 40 minutes but can also take less than 20 minutes depending on the cards and dice rolls, and it works well for a party game night. 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