Verdict: Beans!

In a Nutshell: An agrarian card game that encourages a lot of wheeling and dealing.

(from the publisher’s website)

“This great card game is about planting, trading, and selling beans – 11 kinds of beans (this English version includes all the cards from the original game and the first expansion). Players try to collect large sets of beans to sell for gold. There is limited growing space and always new beans to plant. To avoid planting unwanted beans, players trade them to other players who want them for their bean fields.”

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Verdict: Fan-Service-Tastic!

In a Nutshell: 3rd-Person ghost bustin’ with the original gang. Bustin’ makes me feel good!

(from the game’s website)

The Ghostbusters are back in an all new story penned by the original creators! With Manhattan newly overrun by ghosts and other supernatural creatures, it’s up to you to take on the role of a new recruit joining the original fim cast of the famous Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, you will hunt, fight, and capture a wide range of uncanny phantasms and demons in an all new funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

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Verdict: Maddeningly Addictive!

In a Nutshell: A competitive bidding board game of strategy and cunning.

(from the game’s website)

“Secretly bid against your opponents to gain the support of the people, win territory . . . and gather more Gold, Blackmail, and Force for the next round of bidding! Will you try to control the tavern or the fortress? The harbor or the plantation? Knowing where to push for support – and where to back away and let your opponents fight – is the key to victory. It’s a game of bluff, counter-bluff, and surprise.”

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