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Games
Features original art from Charles Addams drawings and 48 of his Addams Family cartoons 2-7 players, ages 10+ Playing time 30-60 minutes Includes 1 board, 1 rulebook, 48 cards, 35 Addams Family Tokens, 7 character playing pieces with stands, 7 character icons, dice
oin a party of unsuspecting gentlefolk fighting to survive an afternoon stroll in The Evil Garden. As you roll the die to make your way through the maze, you’ll encounter plants and animals that want to trap you, crush you, drown you, and carry you away. Search for the safest path, use your character’s traits to your advantage, and decide whether you’ll risk it all in order to sprint ahead. The first person to escape the garden wins!
2–6 players, ages 10+
Playing time 30–60 minutes
Includes double-sided maze game board, instruction booklet, 9 figures, 6 figure stands, 42 encounter cards, 9 character cards, 8 path markers, 6+ tokens, 6 tickets, 1 die
Harkening back to an era when divination was conducted with playing cards, the Folk Cards of Destiny is sure to occupy a unique and privileged position in any collection. Reflecting the whimsical, everyday scenes and motifs found on some of these early divination cards, this deck provides a fascinating reading experience. Based on an eighteenth-century deck by renowned printer Dondorf, the artwork brings a deep sense of imagination and nostalgia for a style of divinatory reflection that may just open a new chapter in your own
PLAY AND LEARN: learn about Shakespeare's plays in this fun new easy-to-play board game. Go back to Shakespeare's London and collect character cards to stage your own plays at the Globe Theatre and win! SCREEN-FREE FUN for 2-5 players aged 8 and up SOMETHING TO TREASURE: this is a quality product made to last, with bespoke illustration and sleek and stylish packaging EXPLORE THE ENTIRE SERIES: this game is part of our bestselling Shakespeare range illustrated by Adam Simpson, including The World of Shakespeare: 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzle and Shakespeare Playing Cards CONTENTS INCLUDE gameboard measuring 504x504mm (20x20 in.) when laid out, 28-page rule booklet, 86 cards (6 player cards, 30 luck cards and 50 play cards), 48 chips, 6 player tokens and a card tuck box. Journey from Stratford to London in the footsteps of the world's best loved playwright, collect characters and race round London's theatres to put on as many plays as you can before other playwrights steal your ideas, burn down your theatres or spread the plague! In this fun family board game, you will absorb details of Elizabethan England as well as learn loads of references to Shakespeare's plays. The winner is the player whose plays take the most money at the box office, and the fastest in the race to fame and glory.