Hey PI-Fans,
It’s been a hot minute but the tide of stock, both big and small, continues to roll in.
The headliner this time around is the large-scale social deduction game Blood on the Clocktower, a murder mystery game where a group of players must find the demon within their midst before the town falls victim to its predation. The worker-placement game Apiary is an option for those of the more serious bent, with swarms of uplifted bees engaging in space exploration and colonization in order to win the favor of the hive’s queen. The lighter end of the scale sees expansions for Unstable Unicorns arrive, with the Nightmares, Adventures and Unicorns of Legend sets ready to bulk out any copy of Unstable Unicorns or the Unstable Unicorns NSFW edition.
If you’re entertaining a child while the games are underway, Unlock! Kids – Legendary Stories is another tool in the toolbox, providing Escape Room style card adventures for the little ones based on the ever popular Unlock! series.
There’s something for everyone as always down at Games at PI, so why not be the opinion leader this Christmas and remind people that there’s more to gaming than just Monopoly.
- Kenneth, PI Games Manager
During a hellish thunderstorm, on the stroke of midnight, there echoes a bone-chilling scream. A Demon is on the loose, murdering by night and disguised in human form by day. Some have scraps of information. Others have abilities that fight the evil or protect the innocent. But the Demon and its evil minions are spreading lies to confuse and breed suspicion. Will the good townsfolk put the puzzle together in time to execute the true demon and save themselves? Or will evil overrun this once peaceful village?
Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game with players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is to successfully deduce and execute the demons before they outnumber the townfolk. During a ‘day’ phase players socialize openly and whisper privately to trade knowledge or spread lies, culminating in a player’s execution if a majority suspects them of being Evil. During a ‘night’ time, players close their eyes and are woken one at a time by the Storyteller to gather information, spread mischief, or kill.
This grimoire contains the first 3 editions of Blood on the Clocktower. Each has a unique collection of characters from the worldly to the bizarre, encourages different strategies, and offers a diverse array of challenges and experiences. The roles from different scripts can also be mixed & matched to create countless custom games.
Blood on the Clocktower: 6-21 Players, 30-120 mins, Ages 15+
In a far-distant future, humans no longer inhabit Earth. The cause of their disappearance (or perhaps their demise) is unknown, but their absence left a void ready to be filled by another sentient species.
Over the span of untold generations, one species of the humble honeybee evolved to fill that void. They grew in size and intelligence to become a highly advanced society. They call themselves Mellifera, and they have made substantial technological advances in addition to the technology they adapted from human ruins, up to and including space travel.
In Apiary, each player controls one of twenty unique factions. Your faction starts the game with a hive, a few resources, and worker bees. A worker-placement, hive-building challenge awaits you: explore planets, gather resources, develop technologies, and create carvings to demonstrate your faction’s strengths (measured in victory points) over one year’s Flow.
However, the Dearth quickly approaches, and your workers can take only a few actions before they must hibernate! Can you thrive or merely survive?
Apiary: 1-5 Players, 60-90 mins, Ages 14+
Unlock! Kids – Legendary Stories is a co-operative card game inspired by escape rooms that uses a simple system which allows you to search scenes, combine objects, and solve riddles. In this Legendary collection, complete 3 stories chock filled with puzzles! Discover the legend of the sacred baobab and restore rain to dried-up villages in the Heartland of Africa! Solve the Mysteries of Chichen Itza and discover the mythical ball game! Voyage to Olympus, encounter legendary creatures and discover the mythical Greek Gods!
Dive into three enthralling stories featuring adventures in the Mayan city of Chichén Itzá, the heart of Africa, and the mythical lands of Olympus. Each adventure comes with two unique scenarios, providing dynamic gameplay that encourages critical thinking and cooperative problem-solving.
Unlock! Kids – Legendary Stories : 1-4 Players, 20 mins, Ages 6+
