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(continued from inside) (continued from flap) How to Play Sentinels of the Multiverse Twilight Struggle — — Players must borrow from (and return them to) the 1 - 5 Players, Ages 8+ 2 Players, Ages 13+ reference desk on the second floor of library. Duration approximately 60 minutes Duration approximately 180 minutes • Players may check out two games at a A cooperative fixed-deck card game with comic-book fun. Rated as the #1 strategy, war, and on Collection Players join their fellow superheroes in the fight to save BoardGameGeek.com, this political warfare game laced • Players may keep games for one week the multiverse from the clutches of four evil villains. with historical detail spans the 45-year tumult from 1945 to 1989 between the and the . at The Urbana Free Library • Players cannot renew games they have checked out, nor can they request games currently out to others The Settlers of Tzaar 3 - 4 Players, Ages 10+ • Players will receive a 50¢ late fee per day if a game Duration approximately 90 minutes 2 Players, Ages 8+ is overdue Duration approximately 30 minutes In this classic economic game, players strategically place • Players may be charged for the full price of a game their settlements near resources that are used to create An abstract game with simple rules, but deep, complex if they lose or damage pieces roads, settlements, and cities. The player with the most strategy. Players compete to be the only ones with at victory points wins. least one piece of each pattern by capturing opponents’ pieces and defending their own. Terra Mystica Upwords 2 - 5 Players, Ages 12+ What to Play Duration approximately 100 minutes 2 - 4 Players, Ages 8+ Duration approximately 90 minutes 7 Wonders Players living in different landscapes work to expand their ruling area in this strategic economy game. Different Players place tiles on a grid to create words, with the 2 - 7 Players, Ages 10+ buildings allow development of different resources, which option of stacking tiles on previously played ones to Duration approximately 30 minutes create new words. players utilize along with , seafaring, and Lead one of the 7 great cities of the ancient world over other skills. a span of three ages in a quest to have the most victory Wits & Wagers Family points by the end of the third age. Tichu 3 - 10 Players, Ages 8+ 3 - 6 Players, Ages 10+ Duration approximately 20 minutes Agricola Duration approximately 60 minutes A trivia party game, players write answers to a question 1 - 5 Players, Ages 12+ A ladder-style trick-taking game best played with on a dry erase board for everyone to see. Players then Duration approximately 120 minutes place their respective tokens on the answer they think four players in partnered pairs. Suits do not , but Work the land to improve your quality of life in is the closest to the right answer. Points are awarded to players have to match the poker-style of hand lead by 17th century Europe in this tile placement economic those who guess the best. the opening player. farming game.

Ticket to Ride: Wiz-War Android: Netrunner 2 - 4 Players, Ages 14+ Join us for our monthly Second Saturday Board The Cross-Country Train Adventure Game 2 Players, Ages 14+ Duration approximately 75 minutes Games program from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. in the Ticket to Ride, Europe Duration approximately 45 minutes Players compete in this battle against other players to beautiful, historic MacFarlane-Hood Reading 2 - 5 Players, Ages 8+ be the last wizard standing. Be prepared to steal other It’s underdog vs. megacorporation in this , Duration approximately 60 minutes wizards’ treasures and engage in spell-casting duels. Room by the library coffee shop. futuristic . One player acts as a megacorporation, trying to advance its agenda. These connection games involve collecting cards to build Outside of game day, our game collection is The other acts as a runner, working to destroy the tracks that connect cities in order to complete tickets. corporation’s advancement by attacking its server. Running out of trains brings on the end of the game, and always available at the second floor reference the player with the most points at the end wins. 2 - 5 Players, Ages 8+ Duration approximately 45 minutes desk for checkout and in-library use. Backgammon Tobago Compete to have the zoo with the most visitors in this 2 Players, Ages 8+ fun family game. Duration approximately 30 minutes 2 - 4 Players, Ages 13+ Duration approximately 60 minutes A classic abstract game that involves a dice-driven tactical race. The first player to remove all of his Players must compete to find the most treasure by pieces wins. submitting clues until there’s only one spot left for the 210 West Green Street • Urbana, Illinois 61801 treasure to be located. (continued on back) 217-367-4057 • urbanafreelibrary.org (continued inside) 09 / 14 Blokus Go Metropolys Puerto Rico 2 - 4 Players, Ages 5+ 2 Players, Ages 8+ 2 - 4 Players, Ages 8+ 2 - 5 Players, Ages 12+ Duration approximately 20 minutes Duration approximately 90 minutes Duration approximately 45 minutes Duration approximately 90 minutes Pronounced “Block us”, this is an abstract strategy game In this ancient Chinese classic, players attempt to capture each Construct buildings in strategic locations and compete for the Earn points by shipping goods from Puerto Rico in this economic game. featuring Tetris-shaped colored game pieces. Players place their other’s pieces and territory. Our board is full size (19x19). greatest amount of prestige in this economic game. This game is pieces on the board corner-to-corner, being careful not to a best played with four players. Quelf piece next to one of the same color. The game ends when all Hanabi remaining moves are blocked from play. 3 - 8 Players, Ages 12+ 2 - 5 Players, Ages 8+ Mice and Mystics Duration approximately 60 minutes Duration approximately 25 minutes Carcassonne 1 - 4 Players, Ages 7+ Players must answer trivia, perform silly stunts, sing, dance, and Players work together by giving hints as they try to play their cards Duration approximately 120 minutes perform other actions as described on the category cards as they 2 - 5 Players, Ages 8+ in the right order to create the perfect fireworks show. Duration approximately 45 minutes Loyal subjects of the king have been transformed into mice and work their way around the board in this humorous trivia party game. Create and control the various land tiles that make up the Hive must work together in their quest to warn the king about Vanestra great land of Carcassonne. The tiles display the pieces of land, and save the kingdom from impending peril in this cooperative including roads, cities, monasteries, and farms, and earn players 2 Players, Ages 9+ adventure game. Duration approximately 20 minutes 2 - 4 Players, Ages 6+ points according to their value. Duration approximately 45 minutes A strategic game often compared to in which players attempt Munchkin Clue to surround the other’s queen bee without breaking the Hive. Strategically connect the matching shapes or colors on wooden 3 - 6 Players, Ages 10+ blocks in this game for the whole family. 3 - 6 Players, Ages 8+ Duration approximately 90 minutes Duration approximately 45 minutes It Was a Dark and Stormy Night A lighthearted twist on roleplaying card games. Ricochet In this classic murder mystery game, players use the power of 2 - 4 Players, for Adults Players compete to slay monsters, find magic items, and steal deduction as they move from room to room to determine who Duration approximately 30 minutes 1 - 10 Players, Ages 10+ from each other. Duration approximately 30 minutes killed the victim, where, and with what. Compete with other players to identify the titles or authors of books based on the books’ opening lines. A target is selected at random and players silently determine Dixit No Thanks! the path to the selected target in the fewest movements. 3 - 6 Players, Ages 6+ King of Tokyo 3 - 5 Players, Ages 8+ Duration approximately 30 minutes 2 - 6 Players, Ages 8+ Duration approximately 20 minutes Roll through the Ages: The Bronze Age A storytelling game that builds on imagination as players create Duration approximately 30 minutes A fast and fun push-your-luck card game in which the winner 1 - 4 Players, Ages 8+ brief stories to fit one of 6 cards in any given turn. Players take It’s a fight to the death—monster-style. Battle with fellow mutant is the player with the fewest points. Duration approximately 30 minutes turns as the storyteller, and gain points based on guessing the monsters, aliens, and towering robots to be the last one standing in In this game set in ancient , players push their luck with dice as right card. the fight to control Tokyo. they attain supplies and workers in order to build their civilizations. Pandemic Dominion Lords of Waterdeep 2 - 4 Players, Ages 8+ Samurai 2 - 4 Players, Ages 8+ Duration approximately 60 minutes 2 - 5 Players, Ages 12+ 2 - 4 Players, Ages 10+ Duration approximately 30 minutes Duration approximately 60 minutes Viruses are spreading rapidly—the human population is at risk! Duration approximately 45 minutes In this strategic card game, players use money cards from their Players win or lose as a group as they try to cure the world Players act as secret rulers of the city, each competing to expand Players strategically draw upon the influential powers of peasants, hands to buy other cards that provide actions, points, or their territorial claim to Waterdeep, the City of Splendors in this of viruses. more money. clergy, and nobility to extend their personal influence over Dungeons & Dragons strategy game. feudal Japan. Parcheesi: The Classic Game of India Egizia Love Letter 2 - 6 Players, Ages 5+ San Juan 2 - 4 Players, Ages 12+ 2 - 4 Players, Ages 10+ Duration approximately 30 minutes Duration approximately 75 minutes Duration approximately 20 minutes 2 - 4 Players, Ages 10+ A westernized version of India’s classic game known as Pachisi. Duration approximately 45 minutes An economic game of Ancient Egypt. Players place boats along Attempt to woo the princess of Tempest with love letters sent to In this version, players compete to be the first to move all four Players produce goods for income, then spend the income the Nile in order to gain various powers or earn points building her palace in this bluff and deduction card game. of their pieces from Start to Finish. But be careful to not get monuments, while remembering to feed their workers and on buildings that improve efficiency and earn points in this captured and sent back to Start! economic game. supply building resources. Mancala 2 Players, Ages 5+ Power Grid Scrabble Forbidden Island Duration approximately 10 minutes 2 - 6 Players, Ages 12+ 2 - 4 Players, Ages 10+ 2 - 4 Players, Ages 10+ In this ancient strategy game, players pick up stones from one Duration approximately 120 minutes Duration approximately 90 minutes Duration approximately 30 minutes of 12 pits and distribute them around the board into other pits, Players must work together to capture four treasures from the including their own. At the end of the game, the player with the Players compete to build the most efficient empire in this How well can you spell? Test your vocabulary with this classic ruins before the island sinks in this fun cooperative game. most stones in his pit wins. economic game. crossword game. (continued on flap)