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Recommended Games

Uh Oh, Dino!

Uh Oh, Dino! Game box and tokens

A quick-playing cooperative strategy game for 2-4 players. Players work together to rescue your dino eggs before the valley disappears beneath your feet. Don’t be fooled by the cuteness! This valley has lava, collapsing cliffs, and perilous choices every turn. Currently available through second round funding on Kickstarter.

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Buffalo 

Buffalo game box and cards

A fast-paced party game where players race to name a real or fictional person who matches the descriptions on two face-up cards. Make a match, take the cards. Pull another card if you are "Buffaloed." Whomever has the most cards at the end wins! Available at some in-store retailers and online.

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Lumberjills

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A live action roleplaying game about the women of the WWII Women’s Timber Corps felling giant trees, making lifelong friendships, and finding their dance cards forever full. Built to make you feel physically competent without needing to be, this immersive story is about being strong, loved, and choosing the life you want to live! Available online.

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Diatoms

Diatoms

Step into the world of Victorian naturalists, where microscopes revealed the unseen natural world. Collect and arrange glittering diatoms into mosaics that shine under your “microscope" in this puzzly pattern-making game. Compete to impress the judges of the Society of Microscopic Arts, or advance your career as a diatomaceous artist by completing solo mosaic commissions.

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