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As previously noted on BGGN, players in Countdown: Special Ops are working together (possibly) to defuse time bombs, with the game play being modular in terms of level of difficulty, arrangement of game boards, length of play and play mode: cooperative, competitive, team play or traitor. Van Tol notes that playing time might become modular as well: "Since time is a major factor in the game, we are even testing real-time game play in which the players have limited time to decide in critical situations."
• German publisher Pegasus Spiele has acquired the worldwide rights to Vlaada Chvátil's Pictomania, first released by Czech Games Edition at Spiel 2011. In a press release announcing the deal, Pegasus says that it's revised the game components based on feedback from players and retailers, with a deeper insert, plastic card holders, revised, easier-to-understand rules, and other small changes.
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In Hemloch, each player has access to his own deck of minions belonging to five different factions: The Courtesans, The Darkened, The Ghouls, The Alchemists, and The Geared. Each turn, players place these minions into one of four locations in the city. Minions grant the players special abilities on their own, but playing Minions of certain factions into certain cities grants the player additional abilities.
Players score points by acquiring Potions and Trinkets (which may also be used for additional abilities at the cost of points) and by placing Influence markers in the various Locations.
Players score points by acquiring Potions and Trinkets (which may also be used for additional abilities at the cost of points) and by placing Influence markers in the various Locations.
• In other news from Mayday Games, Hiatt says that Lemonade Stand is shipping from the manufacturer the week of March 30, 2012 and should be available in late April or early May.
• Tournay, the second title from designers Sébastien Dujardin, Xavier Georges and Alain Orban – with Troyes being the first – should be available in North America from Z-Man Games in June 2012.
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