“While We Wait” Games
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e’ve all been there: kept waiting for an appointment, waiting for our food at a restaurant, or just needing something to kill half an hour here or there. Steve Jackson Games is here to fill those holes in your day with fun, fast, light titles that we call our “While We Wait” games.
Deadly Doodles In this “draw ‘n’ draw” game, use the cards drawn each turn to build a route through a dungeon. Collect weapons, kill monsters, set traps, and steal loot – and if you sneak past the dragon, your loot is worth more! Deadly Doodles is for 1 to 4 explorers and plays in about 20 minutes. Follow us on Kickstarter to learn about the upcoming expansion, coming to Kickstarter September 2019! deadlydoodles.sjgames.com
Super Kitty Bug Slap You’re a cat. Your friend is a bug. You want to slap cards to build a caboodle of cats that share your color, shape, or bug friend . . . but there are a lot of cats coming into the neighborhood, so you have to be selective. Slap the wrong cat and you lose points. 3 to 5 slap-happy felines can play and a game takes less than 10 minutes. superkittybugslap.sjgames.com
Simon’s Cat Card Game You’re a cat (again). You’re trying to match the color or suit of the previous card. If you can’t, you’ve made a mess. Make too many messes and Simon blames you for all of them that round . . . and if you get blamed three times, you lose! This is a fun card game for 3 to 6 players, lasting about half an hour. simonscat.sjgames.com
Zombie Dice Eat brains. Don’t get shotgunned. Each turn, take three random dice and roll them. Get shotgunned three times and lose all your brains that turn. Fill your belly with 13 brains (or more) and win! This fast, fun, press-your-luck game has two expansions, Double Feature and School Bus, or pick up the Zombie Dice Horde Edition and get everything in a single package plus a cool dice bag! 2 or more players, roughly 5 minutes per player. (More if you get shotgunned a lot.) zombiedice.sjgames.com
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Cthulhu Dice In the cult of Cthulhu, the most important rule is: don’t lose your marbles. You only have three of them to start, after all. Roll the custom 12-sided die to attack the other players. Once you run out of marbles, you’re mad! Mad, I tell you! – which doesn’t knock you out of the game, because now you’re working for Cthulhu instead . . . and if everyone goes mad, Cthulhu wins! 3 to 6 players, 10 minutes. cthulhudice.sjgames.com
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