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[10254]     E.S.C.A.P.E. Mission System Test

Game System: E.S.C.A.P.E. Mission
Thursday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Max Players: 2
In E.S.C.A.P.E. Mission, you lead a research team competing to run a mission to launch an interstellar colony ship. Your goal: find a viable candidate exoplanet to be your launch target and finish your mission proposal first. Take turns scanning orbital paths to find a suitable planet in a favorable system.

[9868]     Candy Squad

Game System: Board game
Thursday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Max Players: 4
Candy Squad is a cooperative deck builder where each player will take on the role of a child with different powers

[10066]     Ekili Naeb Godym

Game System: Play Test
Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Max Players: 4
Collect them Gems or engage in mortal combat to gain VP. Scout prospects for XP so powering up becomes Many Fun Time. Quietness descends across the land when all Gems find a Home.

[10040]     Servilia's Pearl

Thursday 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Max Players: 4
Servilia's Pearl is a game with cards and gems in which each player tries to collect the most prestigious collection of famous gems bought with mined gems exchanged by players in a changing gem market.

[10039]     Destinations

Thursday 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Max Players: 6
In the board game Destinations, each player competes to most efficiently and economically fly their 2 private jets to destination cities around the world.

[10154]     Witch Runes

Game System: board game
Friday 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Max Players: 4
A battle or runes between witches. Inspired by the battle between Wanda and Agatha in "WandaVision".

[10139]     Station 13

Game System: Cooperative Card drafting and resource management
Friday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Max Players: 4
In Station 13, disaster has struck your space station. You are crew of Station 13 who will need to spring into action to rescue the citizens of Station 13 before it is too late. Work together to recruit other crew, rally them, and use them to rescue citizens as they try to escape the disaster, all the while ensuring that the disaster does not destroy your station's critical systems.

[9879]     Build a Dungeon

Friday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Max Players: 4
Can you build a dungeon to defeat your fellow players? Find out in this playtest

[10155]     Ghostly Possession

Game System: board game
Friday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Max Players: 4
For a ghost to "move on" they must complete tasks but they can't do that as ghosts. So they must possess one of the people exploring the haunted house.

[10140]     Flower Shop

Game System: Tile Laying and resource management, contracts
Friday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Max Players: 4
Flower Shop is a tile laying game where players play as flower merchants planting flowers and harvesting them to create bouquets to satisfy customers specifically needs. To gain more rare flowers, use your bee tiles to cross pollinate. Earn the most money through fulfilling contracts to win the game.

[10240]     Dragon Cities

Friday 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Max Players: 6
Each player competes to have the most travelers in the two Chinese cities with the most honored dragons. Players place and transport their travelers between cities, protect their travelers with the city's dragon powers, and honor those dragon powers.

[10067]     Ekili Naeb Godym

Game System: Play Test
Friday 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Max Players: 4
Collect them Gems or engage in mortal combat to gain VP. Scout prospects for XP so powering up becomes Many Fun Time. Quietness descends across the land when all Gems find a Home.

[10071]     Armadillo Town

Game System: Dexterity
Friday 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Max Players: 2
Throw armadillos (dice) at your opponents buildings (cards) to become the new mayor of Armadillo Town.

[9869]     Candy Squad

Game System: Board game
Friday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Max Players: 4
Candy Squad is a cooperative deck builder where each player will take on the role of a child with different powers

[10070]     Rise of Eden

Game System: Resource Management
Friday 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Max Players: 4
Gather limited resources as you improve the land for everyone. Help your opponents to gave additional bonuses for yourself.

[10522]     Dumpling Dash

Friday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Max Players: 6
It's happy hour at the Dumpling bar, and the pandas all wait eagerly at the bottom of the serving table. Down the six grooves in the table will roll the finished dumplings, and the pandas will jockey for position to consume the most. The panda with the most points is the winner but remember, the one who consumed the most may not be the fullest!

[9870]     Candy Squad

Game System: Boardgame
Saturday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Max Players: 4
Candy Squad is a cooperative deck builder where each player will take on the role of a child with different powers

[9974]     Temenos

Game System: Board Game
Saturday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Max Players: 4
In Temenos, players represent city-states of Ancient Greece who are tasked with building a temple to honor their patron Gods. Players will send their Acolytes to other city-states to acquire Builders and Artisans (who bring with them resources and offerings) and then use them to build their temples. The player who best appeases their God by building the best temple wins the game.

[10069]     Ekili Naeb Godym

Game System: Play Test
Saturday 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Max Players: 6
Collect them Gems or engage in mortal combat to gain VP. Scout prospects for XP so powering up becomes Many Fun Time. Quietness descends across the land when all Gems find a Home.

[10137]     Junk Yard Go Karts

Game System: Trick Taking/Drafting/Set collection
Saturday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Max Players: 4
Junk Yard Go Karts is a trick-taking game where players will be racing to be the first to finish building their Go Kart. To do this they will play a series of tricks. After each trick, each player will draft one card from the trick. The goal is to collect pairs then discard those pairs to gain parts for your Go Kart. Already have the pair? the visit the junk yard to find what you need to finish!

[10068]     Ekili Naeb Godym

Game System: Play Test
Saturday 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Max Players: 6
Collect them Gems or engage in mortal combat to gain VP. Scout prospects for XP so powering up becomes Many Fun Time. Quietness descends across the land when all Gems find a Home.

[10207]     Kung Fu Cards

Game System: board game
Saturday 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Max Players: 4
Competitive card game where Kung Fu masters battle to show who is best.

[10239]     Ninja Blox

Game System: Board Game
Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Max Players: 5
Create the best ninja to defeat your rival opponents in a race to the finish line. Roll the dice and select your warrior best suited for the task.

[10072]     Guinea Pig

Game System: Abstract Strategy
Saturday 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Max Players: 4
Manipulate a maze as your guinea pigs navigate it gathering stimuli for treats.

[10073]     Bigfoot

Game System: Blind Bidding
Saturday 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Max Players: 4
Trek through the beautiful PNW with fellow adventurers. Take pictures as you all try to spot Bigfoot and take the best photos.

[10524]     Dumpling Dash

Saturday 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Max Players: 6
It's happy hour at the Dumpling bar, and the pandas all wait eagerly at the bottom of the serving table. Down the six grooves in the table will roll the finished dumplings, and the pandas will jockey for position to consume the most. The panda with the most points is the winner but remember, the one who consumed the most may not be the fullest!

[10523]     Dumpling Dash

Saturday 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Max Players: 6
It's happy hour at the Dumpling bar, and the pandas all wait eagerly at the bottom of the serving table. Down the six grooves in the table will roll the finished dumplings, and the pandas will jockey for position to consume the most. The panda with the most points is the winner but remember, the one who consumed the most may not be the fullest!

[10043]     Spirit's Realm - Playtest

Game System: Board Game
Sunday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Max Players: 4
Spirit's Realm is a family-friendly co-op game! Choose an adventurer and venture into the realm of the forest spirits to bring the lost child safely home. Follow leads and uncover clues to find the lost child, and use your own dexterity to defend yourself against the spirit realm Guardians that stand in your way. Complete your quest before the spirit realm closes!
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