Hey PI-Fans,
We have a home. More or less. Once the contractors are done with it.
Anyway, what we CAN tell you is we’re not leaving the Orchard Road area, so that’s a plus.
In the meantime, you’re all here for games, not our unplanned location woes, so here’ what floated into port over the weekend. We’ll still be operating as a store normally until we have to haul everything off, so pop on by and check out the new stuff!
The roar of powerful engines bursts from the dark mouth of the Pyrenean tunnel just moments before gleaming cars streak past. One mistake could mean certain destruction, but the lure of the Spanish Grand Prix keeps the drivers focused and aggressive.
Heat: Tunnel Vision introduces two new racing tracks to the racing game Heat: Pedal to the Metal. The Spanish Grand Prix takes your car through treacherous tunnels, forcing you to trust your instincts in the semi-dark. The Netherlands track allows you to open your engine to full throttle before throwing you into a succession of treacherous corners.
This second expansion brings chicanes and tunnels for more technical and high-intensity races, front wing upgrade cards, and new event cards, in addition to expanding the player count to seven (or eight with the Heavy Rain expansion).
Heat: Tunnel Vision Expansion (Requires HEAT: Pedal to the Metal)
1-8 Players, 60 mins, Ages 10+
Welcome to Parks, where every trail leads to new marvels, every stream runs with new life, every sun sets over a new memory, and every mountain looms with new possibility as you explore the stunning beauty and wild wonders of the 63 U.S. National Parks. Grab your pack and lace up your boots. The trail awaits!
Over the course of three rounds (called Seasons), your two hikers will make their way along a trail of Parks, stopping at trail sites, collecting resources to visit parks, taking photos of beautiful vistas, and encountering wildlife. Along the way, you’ll get gear to upgrade your experience, spend a night at a campsite, fill your canteen for special bonuses, and indulge your unique passion for the outdoors.
At the end of the third Season, the hike (and the game) is over! Count up your points and see who had the greatest hiking experience.
Parks 2nd Edition
1-5 Players, 30-60 mins, Ages 10+
A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden.
In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow, and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.
This special Big-Box edition of Takenoko includes both the Takenoko core game and the Takenoko Chibis expansion.
Takenoko Oyaoko
2-4 Players, 45 mins, Ages 8+
Your hand is always full in DroPolter, which makes it a challenge to drop only the correct items that the ghosts want to see.
To start the game, each player has a hand of five items: a red plastic cube, a blue wooden key, and so on. Each round, someone flips the top card of the deck, then players race to drop only the correct items from their hand. If you drop something you shouldn’t, you’re out for the round. If you’re the first player who drops everything correctly, congratulations! You’re rewarded with a tiny bell…that is placed in your hand and cannot be dropped in the future.
The first player who collects five bells wins.
DroPolter
2-5 Players, 20 mins, Ages 6+
A bay full of huge whales and orcas, and quite popular among whale-watching tourists, is becoming overrun with four companies. The whales on the other hand, seem to be enjoying themselves, sometimes showing up, sometimes not…… As one of these tour companies, you must decide where to send out your boat! If you dilly-dally too long, one of the rival companies will pass by, but sometimes when your own investigation isn’t enough, you might need to follow a rival company!
Whale to Look is a game of hidden information with a whale-watching theme. Take on the role of a tour company, deduce where the whale or orca will appear and send out your boats accordingly to keep your tourists happy! The surrounding fish cards provide the necessary clues, but there is no time to investigate them all. You will need to have the guts to send out your boats by also utilizing clues from your rival companies’ boat positioning!
Whale to Look
2-5 Players, 30 mins, Ages 9+
