{"title":"November new releases and preorders","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"herotec","title":"HeroTec","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Players - 20 Minutes - Ages 14+\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003eButton Shy hand assembled games are labeled for ages 14+.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003ePlayer count expands to 1-4 with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buttonshygames.com\/products\/herotec-job-insecurity-expansion\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJob Insecurity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e expansion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/8287\/files\/Herotec_-_Web_Promo.png?v=1762864049\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to\u003cstrong\u003e HeroTec\u003c\/strong\u003e, an engineering firm that builds custom equipment for superheroes. You and your lab-mates will sift through a common stockpile of resources and plans, building items in your workshops. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour benefactor requires four types of items: a gadget, a costume, a vehicle, and a lair. Players will race to be the first to complete the job, while also trying to build the best tech.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e HeroTec\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e you must outfit your superhero client by first drafting cards (consisting of gadgets, costumes, vehicles, and lairs) from the Stockpile and placing them directly into your Workshop. There you will use the card for its resources (Circuits, Tools and Reactors), to build items for your Showroom. 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Send your best otter in to make friends, or let a weaker otter slink in to steal a prize from the river. Why I otter…!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy I Otter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a quick-playing trick-taker, players gain rewards for both winning and losing individual tricks, so choosing when to go big and when to go home is everything! Each round players create the river by dealing 3 cards, jump in by playing a single otter card face-up, and then compare otters to distribute the rewards. The winner takes the two otter cards into their den and adds one of the river cards to their hand. The loser adds one river card to their hand and assigns the other to endgame scoring. After each player has played all of their otters, score the otters in your den according to the scoring conditions on the four river cards. Highest score wins!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/8287\/files\/Why_I_Otter_Gameplay.png?v=1762426055\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCREDITS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDesigned by Aaron Andrew Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eArt by Lee Angerstein\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Button Shy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13395417169964,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/8287\/products\/unknown.png?v=1556976969"},{"product_id":"banned-books","title":"Banned Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e1P \/ Ages 14+ \/ 20 Minutes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003eButton Shy hand assembled games are labeled for ages 14+.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/8287\/files\/Banned_Books_-_Web_Promo.png?v=1762760620\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the PNP visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buttonshygames.com\/products\/banned-books-pnp\"\u003ehttps:\/\/buttonshygames.com\/products\/banned-books-pnp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanned 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. 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