Bristol 1350 Board Game of Strategy, Deceit, and Luck for 1-9 Players

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For 2-9 Players. 20-40 minutes. Ages 12+. Deadwood 1876 – Volume 3 in the Dark Cities series from Facade Games Players play as prominent villagers from the old Salem town, and even read their bios in the instruction manual. The servant girl Mary Warren, pastor Samuel Parris, farmer John Proctor, storyteller Tituba, and beggar Sarah Good are some of the 12 characters featured in the game. But the map shows Seyer’s guess at where the Frome originally flowed - something that historians have long debated, because its course was chopped and changed around as the port grew and grew. I have a feeling that even the most die-hard, “upgraded components are a waste of money and I want every board game to be cheap cardboard and dull colors because it’s only the mechanics that matter” boardgamers would be hard-pressed to deny the allure of the beautiful metal components included here. As I have a bit more time now (as compared to when I was writing the original Facade Games write up – which is below), I’ll proceed with a standard Upstart write up for the deluxe edition of Bristol 1350. 😁 Following that write-up is the exceptionally abbreviated write up for the rest of the series.. hehe. Bristol 1350 Deluxe is here! Buglers, sound off!! 📯

And, this just in – each copy of Bristol 1350 Deluxe now comes with the new MeePawns!! These wonderful little resin pawns represent each of the game characters and just a little bit more magic to the already sweet deluxe experience! Another incredible experience from stem to stern… Within Redcliffe, Seyer drew a city wall, Temple Church and a road layout that included four roads running fairly parallel with each other. In Bristol 1350 by Façade Games, 1-9 players will embody the flighty boots of citizens desperate to escape the plague ravaged streets for the promise of the countryside’s proximal vapours before they succumb to the relentless waves of pestilence afflicting the city. Before long, accusations will be flying, and screams of “She’s a WITCH!” will wake the neighbours. Will you be the hero who purges your town of witches, or will you be wrongly accused and hung for witchcraft? Or perhaps you will be a witch yourself, escape conviction, and bring Salem to the ground. Tortuga 1667 – Volume 2 in the Dark Cities Series by Facade Games The town's paramount location, along with its strong tradition as a centre of European trade, contributed to its attractiveness for merchants and mariners. Thus once Cabot's eye had turned towards England, the westward facing Atlantic port of Bristol must have seemed like an obvious choice.

The fourth game in the Dark Cities series – Bristol follows Salem, Deadwood and Tortuga in embodying a ‘Horrible Histories’ style take on some of the darkest chapters of our collective civilisation. Mechanically slight but brilliantly tuned, it offers a refined twist on the social deduction genre that is a perfect hair-shirt fit for its theme, as eyes dart manically to-and-fro across the table, accusations are spat and inglorious betrayals are enacted with a gruesome relish. The greatness of Bristol rested on an economy which centred around inland and overseas trade. Goods poured in from the many English towns including Chester, Milford Haven, London and Plymouth. The burden of transportation was lessened by the close proximity of rivers like the Severn and Avon. This relatively efficient system of waterways allowed agricultural produce, iron, timber, cloth, wool, fish, and tin to be easily shipped from throughout England into Bristol's harbour and from there on to Ireland, northern Europe, France and Spain. In exchange, Bristol imported goods such as wine, spices and olive oil (Carsus-Wilson 1; Williams 16). Facade games’ wonderful Dark Cities Series has arrived!!! I’ve got a few copies of each of the first three volumes in the shop… Salem 1692, Tortuga 1667, and Deadwood 1876! And now I’ve aded Deluxe copies of Bristol 1350 – the latest masterpiece in the series! If you have the Deluxe Edition, it also includes some component upgrades and additional components to play the Alms Expansion: On the design side of things, I applaud Facade Games for doing something original with the bookshelf look of their games. This, combined with the terrific art and graphic design, makes the game something you can be proud to display. Overall, I found Bristol 1350 very playable and it has seen its turn at our table many times since we first played it, making it GeekDad Approved and worthy of a place on your bookshelf and game table!

As I cannot possibly do better justice to the rules overview than that video… I’ll leave it there. Yes, I know… we are all surprised that I am not continuing to ramble… haha. I love you all! 🥺 OK… before I start getting into the details… I need to eat dinner and go to sleep. Mondays on my ship are always a tad hectic… and well, I need my rest ? Pre-pub link is up, and the game is getting great numbers to start. https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1083-wings-for-the-baron-deluxe-gmt-edition.aspx There’s just something really memorable about opening a magnetic-clasped faux book and taking out all the cool game bits and mats and such… and then playing a thoughtful, well-designed game. It’s just so cool to me that the experience of the game literally starts with removing it from the game shelf. And while it is usually a lot of fun to unbox a game for the first time… This is the only series where I enjoy “un-boxing” the game each and every time!! 📚💕 The latest in the Façade Games, wonderfully imaginative game-in-a-hidden-book series! OK… I don’t think that’s the official title of the series… but you get the idea. These games are not only incredibly fun… they look amazing on your game shelf – or your bookshelf for that matter! 😉The book is catchily-entitled ‘Memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and its Neighbourhood’, with the sub-heading ‘from the earliest period down to the present time’. Much of Bristol's early importance rested upon its wool trade with Ireland. It has been estimated that by the 15th century, Ireland provided a market for at least one third of the cloth exported from Bristol. In return, it received merchandise nearly double the value: corn, linen, timber, cattle and fish which was a staple food in the English diet. As the superior quality of English wool became known throughout Europe, Bristol's trade expanded to encompass the Baltic (Carus-Wilson 2, 3; Kemp 110). Safes contain Badges, Gold, or Showdown Guns. Near the end of the game, players with Badges get extra turns. After the final turn, the team with the most Gold will advance to the Final Showdown. There, teammates will have to fight each other to the death using Showdown Guns. The last person alive is the winner! The game is a balance between teamwork and selfishness