Alphabet Code

• Designer: Shota Hasuike
• Publisher: playte
• Players: 2-5
• Age: 8+
• Time: 20 minutes
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• Played with review copy provided by publisher

Alphabet Code is a fast-paced logic and deduction game for 2 or more players. Each player secretly creates a 5-letter code using digital-style alphabet tiles (a–j), hidden behind a screen. Players take turns asking grid-based questions to deduce their opponent’s code before their own is uncovered.

The game rewards clever questioning, spatial reasoning, and strategic thinking. If you believe you’ve cracked your opponent’s code, you may declare your answer—but beware: two incorrect guesses and you lose!

With optional Advance Rules that use real words and expanded setups using more letters, Alphabet Code offers scalable challenge and replayability. Great for fans of deduction games like Mastermind or Cryptid, but with a uniquely visual and tactical twist.

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Burgle Bros Blackjack

• Designer: Tim Fowers
• Publisher: Fowers Games
• Players: 2-4
• Age: 10+
• Time: 30 minutes
• Played with review copy provided by publisher

The Burgle Bros are back—this time, the heist is at the Blackjack table! In this cooperative twist on the classic casino game, you and your crew work together to crack safes while dodging guards. Trade cards, build your decks, and plan your moves carefully—every swap brings you closer to success… or disaster. Use unique character abilities and clever tools to stay one step ahead. Can your team pull off the ultimate score before time runs out?

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La Cuenta

• Designer: Litus Carreras
• Publisher: 2 Tomatoes
• Players: 3-8
• Age: 7+
• Time: 15 minutes
• Played with review copy provided by publisher

 In La Cuenta (“The Bill”) you go tapas bar hopping with your little group.  At each bar someone will have to pay the bill – try not to be you! Inevitably, someone will run out of money. When that happens, whoever has the most money left wins.

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Ninety Nine

• Designer: Reinhard Staupe
• Publisher: Kendi
• Players: 2-4
• Age: 8+
• Time: 30 minutes
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• Played with review copy provided by publisher

Ninety Nine is a race to 99 points, with players scoring for both smart card playing and smart card discarding.

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Tropicalia

• Designer: Phil Walker-Harding
• Publisher: Mojito Studios
• Players: 2-4
• Age: 10+
• Time: 45-60 mins
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• Played with review copy provided by publisher

 Even this morning, the sky is clear and the sun is high over Tropicalia Island. It is time to collect mangoes, sugar apples and coconuts and to sell them at the various markets: your little island won’t build itself! In Tropicalia, you and your opponents will send your workers to the different tiles that make up the ever-changing island of Tropicalia to collect and sell fruit. Then, you will use your earnings to purchase various elements, such as buildings and events, to add to your personal board, which will grant you bonuses and points. At the end of the game, whoever has the most valuable island wins!

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