{"title":"Minion Games","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-manhattan-project","title":"The Manhattan Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlobal Power Struggle Begins\u003cbr\u003e\nWhich nation will take the lead and become world's dominant superpower?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Manhattan Project makes you the leader of a great nation's atomic weapons program in a deadly race to build bigger and better bombs. You must assign your workers to multiple projects: building your bomb-making infrastructure, expending your military to protect it, or sending your spies to steal your rival's hard work!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou alone control your nation's destiny. You choose when to send out your workers–and when to call them back. Careful management and superior strategy will determine the winner of this struggle. So take charge and secure your nation's future!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePlayers\u003c\/u\u003e: 2-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eSuggested Ages:\u003c\/u\u003e 14 and up\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Minion Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52046563443037,"sku":"MNI-MHP100","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/2442\/6589\/files\/manhattanproject.jpg?v=1771319980"},{"product_id":"the-manhattan-project-second-stage","title":"The Manhattan Project: Second Stage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Manhattan Project: Second Stage consists of four small expansions that can be added to the base game individually or together:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNations 2\u003c\/strong\u003e works like the previous Nations expansion, with each player getting one card to represent a country and gain a special power. Seven new countries and powers are represented.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRocket Technology\u003c\/strong\u003e allows you to build a rocket factory when taking the \"Design Bomb\" action. Rockets work exactly like bombers - but fighters provide no defense against them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eH-Bomb Technology\u003c\/strong\u003e upgrades the \"Design Bomb\" action, allowing a player to return an available bomb to the bottom of the deck in order to acquire an H-Bomb card. To build an H-Bomb, however, the player needs Lithium Deuteride, which comes from new cards that work similar to Mines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePersonalities\u003c\/strong\u003e adds seven roles to the game based on real individuals who contributed to the Manhattan Project. Each time you retrieve your workers you will select a different role. 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They build up their nation’s industry, commerce, and government by acquiring resources, building structures, and tapping sources of energy. The price of oil is going up, and nuclear energy is the wave of the future. \"\u003cstrong\u003eEnergy Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e\" is set in the same \"universe\" as \"The Manhattan Project\", but is a stand-alone game, not an expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe major threat in Energy Empire is not war, but uncertain global impacts, that result from side effects of industrialization and pollution. Many actions come with a cost. So, as nations become more industrious, they also increase the amount of pollution in the environment. Careful use of science can mitigate the harmful effects of industry, and can also help avert global crises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Energy Empire\" uses worker placement, tableau-building, and resource management mechanics. On each turn, a player can choose to either WORK or GENERATE. 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The player with the most points is the winner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo help along the way, you will recruit 4 different kinds of workers:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Laborers, which operate your buildings\u003cbr\u003e\n- Spies, which operate your opponents' buildings for your gain\u003cbr\u003e\n- Politicians, which produce tax revenue and gain control over third world nations\u003cbr\u003e\n- Generals, which deploy your bombers, subs, and overseas missiles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou will also construct and operate 6 different kinds of buildings:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Factories, which produce submarines and aircraft\u003cbr\u003e\n- Research Facilities, which allow you to improve your position in 5 different technology tracks\u003cbr\u003e\n- Reactors, which produce nukes\u003cbr\u003e\n- Silos, which are armed with ICBMs\u003cbr\u003e\n- Test Sites, which allow you to detonate nukes in your own territory for points\u003cbr\u003e\n- ABM Launchers, which earn defensive bonuses against various threats\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinutes to Midnight\u003c\/strong\u003e is a standalone game. 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