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"The Battle of Versailles" was a fashion show that took place in 1973 in Versailles, France, where five American designers competed against five French designers. The American designers, including Anne Klein, Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows and Bill Blass, were considered more innovative and less traditional than the French designers: Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Emanuel Ungaro, Pierre Cardin and Christian Dior . The American designers ultimately won the competition and thus strengthened their position in the fashion world. The event received widespread media attention and is considered a turning point in the history of fashion. In the game "The Battle of Versailles", players take on the role of the team of France and the United States, who face each other by playing action cards to show off their best dresses, attract the most popular celebrities, or the to annoy an opponent by spreading gossip. They also compete to contribute more to the reconstruction of the Palace of Versailles than their opponent. The French player has five actions per round, which matches the classic but overly long show (2 hours and 30 minutes) they put on, while the American player only has three actions per round, because their show was fresh, innovative and short ( only 37 minutes).

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“Take a Seat” introduces an innovative mechanic called Share & Write, where the randomness is created through player interaction (rather than with a die or a card). On each turn, players are given a panel and must decide whether to use the usher's ability or receive points directly. They must then mark a reservation on the board to their right or left (depending on the turn) by scratching one of the 4 tickets from the reservation panel. Finally, they must assign seats in the theater by marking the perimeter and circles corresponding to the selected pieces in the previous step. The game lasts 14 turns. Once it's over, move on to the final score. There are 3 areas to score points: goal cards, reservation majorities and an usher bonus. Players add all points together to get the total score. The player with the highest score wins the game.

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"The Hunt" is an asymmetrical duel where one player is in charge of the British Royal Navy, while the other player represents the German Kriegsmarine. Each player has their own deck of cards. To win on the side of the Germans, you must remain hidden from the British while sinking five freighters. The British player must track down and fight the Admiral Graf Spee in a final naval battle, with the side with the least damage winning. Will the Royal Navy be able to take advantage of its numerical superiority, or will the Kriegsmarine's cunning and sophisticated strategy overthrow their rival?

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The year is 1130. A council is about to be held to elect a new leader for your Viking village. There is only one opponent who can threaten your election. In the coming days, you must carefully divide your time between the clans and the Thingstead (where the elders meet) to ensure that the votes go to you and not to your rival. At the end of the game, the elders of the Thingstead call for a vote and decide who will be the winner. The battle for power has begun. Who will the Seven Elders choose as the new leader? Manage your cards in hand, play them wisely, and claim your place as chieftain without striking a single blow with the axe!

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Witchcraft! is a fast-playing, card-driven solo game where you lead a coven of witches in a fantasy world where magic is real - and so are monsters. Based on the hidden/revealed mechanic of Resist! you decide when to use magic to defeat the challenges you encounter. As you complete missions and defeat enemies, you try to prove to the villagers that magic is not evil and convince a jury that you are protecting the village. Three judges will decide your fate and their conviction is strong. Can you convince them? Or will evil conquer you and the village? At the start of the game you assemble a coven of witches from families of women, represented by a deck of cards. By selecting multiple witches from a family, you make that family more powerful. Each family focuses on different tasks in the game - revealing challenges, increasing attack power, discovering the judges' beliefs, or capturing familiars to help you in your battle. The battle is real and each of the eight judges faces a different villain. Is it the Headless Horseman, Baba Yaga, the Scarecrow or some other monster? The setup sees you choose three judges, their missions and their unique challenges - offering 56 possible combinations with great variety in the types of challenges and monsters you'll encounter. If you fail two missions or lose five villagers, you lose the game. Even if you beat the missions, you still have to go through the trial and you won't know your fate for sure until you reveal the conviction of the judges and see if you've done enough to convince them.

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