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Soda Smugglers
Lawmakers are cracking down on soda, and tight regulation has made way for lucrative smuggling. One bottle per person is the new law—thus bribes, suitcase inspections, and arrests are on the agenda. Only one will emerge the Soda Kingpin.
Each round, one player takes a turn in the role of a Border Police Officer while the other players act as Travelers. In a collective quest to earn bottle caps, the police officer tries to confiscate as many sodas as possible while only the cleverest travelers will sneak across with their fizzy contraband. After each player has been the police officer (twice in a 3-4 player game, once in a 5-8 player game), the game ends and whoever has the most bottle caps wins!
Bribing and bluffing has never tasted so sweet as it does here, in Reiner Knizia’s Soda Smugglers!
Pumafiosi
The Pumafiosi (Puma Mafiosi) operate in a strict hierarchy, from the family’s boss down to the lowest Picciotti. Everyone wants to reach the top, no-one wants to end up at the bottom or even beneath the soil. Amongst these aspiring Pumafiosi, it is wise to keep your head out of the firing line. Stand out too much and you’ll soon find yourself in prison, if not murdered by the rival families.
This clever card game is a refreshingly unique blend of trick-taking and push-your-luck. Each trick, the person who plays the second-highest card winds the round, and they decide where to place that winning card into the hierarchy. You can even choose to place your measly card at the top of the hierarchy to stake your claim on the big Boss points. The catch is that these cards can be knocked down one or more steps on the hierarchy by higher value cards, and the owner of the dropping card takes penalty points!
The deceptively simple Pumafiosi from the prolific Reiner Knizia will have you second-guessing your every decision.