Banned Books

Should this hit the table?

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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Teach 2.9

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

Banned Books has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Banned Books is 5.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy.

Overview

What ABG knows about this game

It is the hope of every literary character that their tale will inspire people for generations to come. But how can people be inspired by your story if it’s on the banned books list? Your story MUST be told, and it's time for you to take matters into your own hands! Banned Books is a solo game featuring ousted literary characters fighting back against the Powers-That-Be to restore their books to the shelves. Each turn you will select actions that will progress your agenda track, hamper the agenda tracks of the Powers, utilize your characters unique abilities or manipulate your tableau. If you can advance your progress token quickly enough to convince 2 of the 3 Powers-That-Be to remove your book from the banned list, you win. But if the majority of the Powers advance their tokens and make up their minds first, or drain your characters stamina, you will be banished from shelves forever! -description from publisher Core game (Sleeve edition) released in the Board Game of the Month Club 2018 Starter package. Wallet edition released with all the following monthly delivered characters already included: Holden, from The Catcher in the Rye, delivered in Board Game of the Month Club January 2018 package. Lennie, from Of Mice and Men, delivered in Board Game of the Month Club February 2018 package. Celie, from The Color Purple, delivered in Board Game of the Month Club March 2018 package. Alice, from Go Ask Alice, delivered in Board Game of the Month Club April 2018 package. Huck, from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, delivered in Board Game of the Month Club May 2018 package. Jerry, from The Chocolate War, delivered in Board Game of the Month Club June 2018 package. Guy, from Fahrenheit 451, delivered in Board Game of the Month Club August 2018 package. Atticus, from To Kill a Mockingbird, delivered in Board Game of the Month Club September 2018 package. Bernard, from Brave New World, delivered in BGotMC October 2018 package. Tom, from The Grapes of Wrath, delivered in BGotMC November 2018 package.

Mechanism

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Action Points Dice Rolling Push Your Luck Solo / Solitaire Game

Family

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Containers: Wallets Game: Banned Books Players: Solitaire Only Card Games Players: Solitaire Only Games Series: Wallet Games (Button Shy) Theme: Books / Libraries

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Credits

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Designers

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Jason Tagmire

Artists

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Jonathan Fisher

Publishers

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Button Shy Casual Game Revolution

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