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The year is 1667 and you are a pirate sailing the waters of the Caribbean. A Spanish galleon hovers nearby and you've convinced your crew to work together to steal all their treasure. What you haven't told your fellow pirates is that you have no intention of sharing the treasure once you have it. Your crewmates have told you that they share your loyalty and that they will help you bring the greedy pirates on your ship to the rocky island of Tortuga. But you have seen your friends' loaded pistols and heard their whispers of a mutiny. You know no one can be trusted.

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It's 1947 and you're part of Hollywood's booming film industry. However, the suspicion is that there are communists in your small production studio who are putting "unpatriotic" messages, themes, props and text into your films! Can you find all the communists before your studio is closed down? Or are you yourself suspected and banned from the industry? In the game, each player is secretly a patriot, communist or rising star. Each round, each player has a unique job to perform (such as Screenwriter, Director, Actor, Editor, etc.). These courses influence the type of film that is made that round, which cards the players hold and who receives special information. Players can choose to skip their assignment and instead re-roll two dice in the game. At the end of each round, players with a star on their die may add a card to the film. The added cards are shuffled, one is removed and the rest are revealed. The team with the most symbols (including the symbols on that round's movie poster) wins the round! Indicate the winning team for the round by placing that team's matching film strip on the movie poster. The first team to win 4 rounds wins the game! The Rising Star plays both ways by trying to make the game last 7 rounds and have the 7th round be a draw. Hollywood 1947 is a social deduction game. You should never show your cards or loyalties to anyone, but you can say whatever you want about the cards you put in a movie, or about your true loyalties. An open discussion about what cards you put in a movie is encouraged. However, if you are a communist or a rising star, lying will often help you achieve your goal because the majority of players will be patriots. That's all. Most players get the hang of the game after just a few minutes. So let's make movies, but be careful who you trust! Hollywood 1947 is the 5th standalone game in the Dark Cities series from Facade Games. Previous games in the series include Salem 1692, Tortuga 1667, Deadwood 1876 and Bristol 1350.

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In Deadwood 1876 you use cards from your hand to win safes from other players. Safes contain Badges, Gold or Showdown Guns. Towards the end of the game, players with Badges get extra turns. After the final turn, the team with the most gold advances 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. If a player uses all their best cards to hunt for gold for their team, they will be defenseless against their teammates when they get to the Final Showdown. But if a player only goes after Guns and keeps all his best cards, his team may not have enough gold to actually reach the Final Showdown. If someone on your team doesn't seem to be going for it, they might be planning to steal your gold after using you to get to the finals!

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