{"title":"Horrible Games","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"potion-explosion-the-fifth-ingredient","title":"Potion Explosion: The Fifth Ingredient","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the Horribilorum Sorcery Academy for Witty Witches and Wizards, we are not afraid of ghosts! \u003cstrong\u003ePotion Explosion: The Fifth Ingredient \u003c\/strong\u003eintroduces a new spooky ingredient: Ghost Ectoplasm! But don't panic as the new Professors will teach you how to handle it safely and use it to brew powerful new potions!  This expansion for Potion Explosion steps up the game to a whole new level! Thanks to the fifth ingredient acting as a joker, players can now trigger even more incredible explosions to prepare their potions. Five new potions allow for even more diverse gameplay!  On top of this, new Professors dramatically change the way of brewing potions!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eImportant:\u003c\/u\u003e This is an expansion, you also need the base game!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePlayers:\u003c\/u\u003e 2-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eSuggested Ages:\u003c\/u\u003e 8 and up\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/u\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/203542\/potion-explosion-fifth-ingredient\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Link to BGG.com\" src=\"https:\/\/meeplescorner.co.uk\/image\/data\/BGG_logo.jpg\" style=\"width: 60px; height: 45px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Horrible Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52049113022813,"sku":"CMNPTN002","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/potionexplosion-5thingredientcmon.jpg?v=1771319185"},{"product_id":"walls-of-york","title":"Walls of York","description":"The city of York is being built. Many buildings have already been built, but without a protective outer wall to defend against the Viking raids, the city is bound for failure. The king has called together his best architects to design defensive walls for the city, but only one design will be used. That architect will be hailed as the greatest architect in all the land.\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003cstrong\u003eWalls of York\u003c\/strong\u003e , players must use the plastic wall pieces to construct a defensive barrier around the buildings on their city map. Each turn, a player rolls the building die, which dictates which types of walls are to be used. Players must enclose their city, containing the required buildings from the King's decree — but players must beware for the Vikings will come and lay waste at the end of the first age, forcing players to build anew in the second age. 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Players represent the various houses leading the government of the Kingdom of Ankist.\u003cbr\u003eYou will draw one card from the \"Dilemma deck\" each round and experience the game story as it unfolds. Each card poses a problem that the Council has to resolve on the King's behalf. As members of the King's inner circle, your decisions determine how the story proceeds and the fate of the kingdom. Each event happens only once: You discuss and bargain with the other players, then finally you make a choice, determining the outcome, progressing the game story, and possibly unlocking more events.\u003cbr\u003eYou have to keep the kingdom going, while also seeking an advantage for your own house; this power struggle may lead the kingdom into war, famine, or riot, or it could generate wealth and well-being. This will depend on your choices! The thing is, each decision has consequences, and what is good for the kingdom as a whole may be bad for your family...\u003cbr\u003eWill you act for the greater good, or will you think only of yourself?\u003cbr\u003e[bgg id=245655]","brand":"Horrible Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52060610822493,"sku":"LUMHG012KD1908","price":67.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"alone-board-game","title":"Alone","description":"The\u003cstrong\u003eAlone\u003c\/strong\u003e board game is a sci-fi survival horror\/dungeon crawler game that will pit a single, stranded hero against 1-3 evil masterminds who will do their best to stop the hero from completing a quest to discover the truth and save his companions.\u003cbr\u003eThe Evil players always have the full map of the scenario in front of them, hidden behind a huge screen. They manage all the events happening during the game and try to stop the Hero from completing his objectives.\u003cbr\u003eThe Hero can only see the Sector of the map he is in, and from there he will have to explore the map. All kind of horrors may be hiding in the darkness, so he will have to be cautious. At the end of each round, the portions of the map he explored will be removed from the table: only the Sector he is in will stay visible... the Hero will have to put his memory to test if he doesn't want to get lost!\u003cbr\u003eThe story of the game will be unfolded through several scenarios, each one divided into several chapters. Each chapter has an objective for the Hero to complete, while the Evil players will have to stop him (or try to fulfil a different objective of their own). The outcome of each chapter will influence the gameplay of the subsequent one: each scenario is conceived with a branching storyline that can adapt to the actions of the players: if the Hero completes his goals, his life will be easier in the next chapter... but that is also true for the Evil players!\u003cbr\u003e[bgg id=181495]","brand":"Horrible Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52062388355421,"sku":"AREHG016","price":64.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/Alone.jpg?v=1719702897"},{"product_id":"alone-alpha-expansion","title":"Alone: Alpha Expansion","description":"The\u003cstrong\u003eAlpha Expansion\u003c\/strong\u003e for Alone includes 4 miniatures for the survival horror\/dungeon crawler game, 2 miniatures for every faction.\u003cbr\u003eIn this set, you will find 2 new hero miniatures, each one with the related character cards, the Sniper and the Anti-Grav, as well as 2 boss creature miniatures, each one with the corresponding mission cards, the Alpha Parasite and Defense Droid.All these additional contents increase the game options available for the hero and the evil players when creating their custom scenarios, and allow them to try new approaches to the game for their new chapters.\u003cu\u003eContents:\u003c\/u\u003e 4 New miniatures, 2 New character cards, 2 New mission cards.\u003cbr\u003e[bgg id= 263702]","brand":"Horrible Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52062388879709,"sku":"AREHG018","price":11.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/AloneAlphaExpansion.jpg?v=1719702910"},{"product_id":"vampire-the-masquerade-vendetta","title":"Vampire: The Masquerade Vendetta","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eVampire The Masquerade Vendetta\u003c\/strong\u003e (designed by\u003cspan class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamedesigner\/106674\/charlie-cleveland\" title=\"Charlie Cleveland\"\u003eCharlie Cleveland\u003c\/a\u003e και \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamedesigner\/125\/bruno-faidutti\" title=\"Bruno Faidutti\"\u003eBruno Faidutti\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e is a game of area control, bluff and treachery in which you scheme and fight for influence and power as immortal vampires! 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