{"title":"Brotherwise Games","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"boss-monster","title":"Boss Monster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by a love of classic video games, Boss Monster is a \"dungeon-building\" card game that pits 2-4 players in a competition to build the ultimate side-scrolling dungeon. Players compete to lure and destroy hapless adventurers, racing to outbid one another to see who can build the most enticing, treasure-filled dungeon. The goal of Boss Monster is to be the first Boss to amass ten Souls, which are gained when a Hero is lured and defeated. But a player can also lose if his Boss takes five Wounds from Heroes who survive his dungeon. Playing Boss Monster requires you to juggle two competing priorities: the need to lure Heroes at a faster rate than your opponents, and the need to kill those Heroes before they reach your Boss. Players can build one room per turn, each with its own damage and treasure value. More attractive rooms tend to deal less damage, so a Boss who is too greedy can become inundated with deadly Heroes. Players interact with each other by building rooms and playing Spells. Because different Heroes seek different treasure types, and rooms are built simultaneously (played face down, then revealed). This means that every \"build phase\" is a bidding war. Spells are instant-speed effects that can give players advantages or disrupt opponents. 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The result is a game with a quick tempo, abundant tension, and multiple challenging paths to victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers begin with a civilization at the height of its power. Play proceeds through a series of phases, varying as you progress through the game. During the Disaster phase, players face a common threat such as famine, a flood, or barbarians. The player who ends the bidding must take the disaster, which devastates one of their territories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith each disaster that befalls an empire, its people grow in wisdom and resilience. In the style of the modern classic game \u003cem\u003eNo Thanks\u003c\/em\u003e, resources bid by all players will end up in the hands of the player who ultimately takes the disaster card. That player also gains a new ability, an innovation that reflects their empire's ability to adapt in the face of challenging times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach turn, players move along a progress track that dictates whether they will face a disaster or another type of phase. Players can gain new resources during Production phases, rebuild lost territories during Industry phases, and challenge one another during Military phases. At the end of the progress track, the game is concluded and the winner is the civilization with the greatest number of victory points. 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Heroes still show up in town, but overflow into Locations (Temple, Stadium, Library, Hide-Out, and Tavern) where players can nab them with your all-new Minion meeple! If players choose to not use their Minion to direct a hero, Minions can activate other action spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Town Board unlocks a long awaited single-player mode! In this mode, players will be trying to lure and slay as many heroes as possible. 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