Gamewright the makers of great games for the family has announced 8 releases. These additions include a 10th anniversary addition to Sleepy Queens and 3 new expansions for Rory's Story Cubes.
They will be showing off all of these titles at New York Toy Fair. At their booth they will have Miranda Everts the designer of Sleepy Queens. When she did her design she was 6. You can check out Tom Vasel's written review from when that game initially was released
here.
Publishers description of new titles
Outfoxed!™
A Cooperative Whodunit Game
Mrs. Plumpert’s prized pot pie has gone missing, and now it’s a chicken chase to crack the case! Move around the board to gather clues and then use the special evidence scanner to rule out suspects. You’ll have to work together quickly because the guilty fox is high-tailing it towards the exit! Will you halt the hungry hooligan before it flies the coop… or will you be Outfoxed?
Ages: 5+
Players: 2-4
Playing time: 20 minutes
Flashlights & Fireflies™
The Game of Shine and Seek
Get ready for a backyard dash-through-the-dark in this game of firefly-powered flashlight freeze tag! First, catch fireflies to power up your flashlight. Then shine it on other players before they sneak back to home base. All along, watch out for bats, raccoons, and other nighttime critters that are out to trip up your tracks. Be the first to reach home and you’ve outshined the competition!
Ages: 6+
Players: 2-5
Playing time: 15 minutes
Super Tooth™
The Dino-mite Card Game
Trap the Triceratops! Apprehend the Apatosaurus! Race to capture sets of matching dinosaurs in this ferociously fun card game. The bigger the set, the bigger your reward. But don’t bite off more than you can chew, or you may fall prey to a Velociraptor, a volcano, or even the dreaded T. Rex! Collect the most sets and you'll go down in prehistory!
Ages: 6+
Players: 2 – 4
Playing time: 15 minutes
Sleeping Queens™ Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition
A Royally Rousing Card Game
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of this beloved card game with a deluxe tin edition that includes new queens and kings and special stickers! Rise and Shine! The Pancake Queen, the Ladybug Queen and their closest friends have fallen under a sleeping spell and it's your job to wake them up. Use strategy, quick thinking and a little luck to rouse these napping nobles from their royal slumbers. Play a knight to steal a queen or take a chance on a juggling jester. But watch out for wicked potions and dastardly dragons! The player who wakes the most queens wins.
Ages: 8+
Players: 2-5
Playing time: 15 minutes
Dragonwood™
A Game of Dice and Daring
Dare to enter Dragonwood! Deep in the heart of this mythical forest lurk angry ogres, giggling goblins, and even the famed and fearsome fire-breathers themselves! Collect sets of adventurer cards to earn dice, which you will use to roll against your foes. Stomp on some fire ants, shriek at a grumpy troll, or strike the menacing orange dragon with a magical silver sword. Choose your strategy carefully because the landscape of Dragonwood is ever-changing. Only the bravest will overcome the odds to emerge victorious!
Ages: 8+
Players: 2 - 4
Playing Time: 20 minutes
Rory’s Story Cubes® MIX
Enchanted, Clues, and Prehistoria
Three thematic expansions for the best-selling Rory's Story Cubes. Add a touch of mystery with "Clues," a dash of fairy tale magic with "Enchanted," or even a dinosaur encounter with "Prehistoria!" Mix these with other sets of Rory's Story Cubes for an experience beyond imagination!
Ages: 8+
Players: 1+
Playing Time: 15 minutes
Go Nuts!™
The Completely Cracked-Up Dice Game
Take your cheeky chances on this quick playing dice game of nut gathering nuttiness. Pile up points by rolling the dice and adding up acorns, while avoiding any cars along the way. If you roll all squirrels, scurry to score as many nuts as you can before your opponents' dogs chase you away! The player with the most points wins.
Ages: 8+
Players: 2 - 5
Playing time: 15 minutes
Sneaky Cards™
Play It Forward
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: become a secret agent of joy, spreading art and intrigue to an unsuspecting public. Inside each box is an interactive scavenger hunt that will inspire creativity and reward audacity. Take a selfie with a stranger, create a collaborative doodle, become a flash mob of one. Complete each objective and then pass the card along to an unwitting accomplice, who now becomes part of the game! The fun is ever-expanding, but it all starts with you - Play it forward! Sneaky Cards
Ages: 12+
Players: 1+
