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形意棋：明白了！一款適合 2 名玩家，優雅又易懂的遊戲。

形意棋太棒了。 這款遊戲獲得的獎項數量足以證明：UKGE Best Abstract遊戲、Golden Geek獎、Mensa等...... 並且有充分的理由：它簡單、有深度、快速和靈活。 規則甚至可以在 2 分鐘內解釋。

這款由Shimpei Sato所設計的形意棋是個完全信息的抽象遊戲。 所以你完全能知道發生了什麼。 和運氣無關。
如果你贏了，這取決於你的技術。
如果輸了... 嗯，下次你會做得更好。

請問師傅...
在 Onitama 中，玩家要捕獲對手的大師，或者將他的大師移動到對手大師的起始位置來獲勝。 要做到這一點，您將掌握一些特殊和古老的招式，這些招式出現在漂亮的塔羅牌大小的卡片上，您可以操縱它們在戰場上取得優勢。 您會用「龍」來壓制你的對手，用「馬」來戰勝他們，還是用「眼鏡蛇」來快速打擊？

不過，並不是只有您可以使出這些特殊招式。 在形意棋中，玩家將行動卡洗混，並發給每位玩家兩張行動卡以開始遊戲。 此外，第 5 張行動卡將面朝上放置在棋盤的一側。 輪到您時，您可以選擇使用您的行動卡移動任何棋子；然後將您使用的卡片與棋盤一側的卡片交換。 這意味著您的對手將可以在下一個回合之後使用該行動！ 你能以智商碾壓你的對手嗎？

將棋子移動到對手的棋子上會將對手的棋子從遊戲中移除。 拿走對手的大師，或將您的大師移動到對手大師的起始位置，都可以讓您贏得遊戲。

您使用的每張行動卡都將可供你的對手使用。 您是否應該保留「龍」，以免對手在下一回合拿走您的棋子？ 或者你應該使用它來強迫對手使用他/她的「虎」離開？

這就是形意棋的全部。 但它機制運作得很完美。

如果您想了解更多、觀看別人的戰鬥或者開始自己的戰鬥，請點擊下方連結：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=onitama

我們要感謝Shimpei Sato以及來自Arcane Wonders的授權將遊戲帶到BGA。
當然，如果沒有Sydnique的幫助，我們也無法在BGA上玩到它。 謝謝你們！

下週，準備好迎接另一款驚喜。 一款非常大的驚喜，可能引發不少騷動。
至少，對於喜歡農業主題的人來說是。
在那之前，保重！

ONITAMA is brilliant. The number of awards this game has won is all the proof needed: UKGE Best Abstract game, Golden Geek award, Mensa, etc... and for good reason: it is simple, deep, fast and clever. The rules can even be explained in 2 minutes or less.

The game by Shimpei Sato is a perfect information abstract game. So you know exactly what is going on. No luck involved.
If you win, it is up to your skills.
If you loose... well, you will do better next time.

Ask Master Shifu...
In Onitama, players vie to either capture their opponent’s Master or move their Master across the board to the starting position of the opponent’s Master to win. To do this you will be armed with a handful of special and ancient maneuvers, presented on beautiful Tarot size cards, that manipulate the field of battle to your advantage. Will you use the Dragon to overpower your opponent, the Horse to outmaneuver them, or the Cobra to strike quickly?

These special moves are not yours alone, though. In Onitama, players shuffle the deck of moves, dealing two moves to each player to begin a game. In addition, a 5th card will be placed face up, to the side of the board. When it is your turn, you may choose to move any piece using your cards; however, the card you choose to use will then be exchanged with the card to the side of the board. This means your opponent will have access to that move after their next! Can you out-think, outmaneuver, and outwit your opponent?

Moving onto one of the opponent's pawns removes that pawn from the game. Taking the opponent's Master pawn, or moving your Master pawn into your opponent's Master pawn's starting space, wins you the game.

Every card you play will be available to your opponent next. Should you keep the dragon so the other player cannot take your pawn on their next turn? Or should you play it to force him/her to move away using their tiger card?

That is all there is to Onitama. But it works perfectly well.

If you want to know more about the game, watch people fight, or simply start your own battle, click right below:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=onitama

We would like to thank Shimpei Sato as well as the people from Arcane Wonders for their authorization to bring the game to Board Game Arena.
Of course, nothing would have been possible without the help of Sydnique who did marvels to bring the game to the platform. Thanks!

Next week, be prepared for another surprise. A very big one that will probably make some noise.
At least, for people who like farming.
Until then, take care!

Stefan Feld 的勃根地城堡：擴張太快了吧！

這就是經典，勃根地！
正如我們之前所說，近期之內將在Board Game Arena上發布一些大作。 而這僅僅是剛開始。

就在今天，我們發布了一款由著名遊戲設計師精心製作的知名作品。

Stefan Feld的勃根地城堡（搜索遊戲時不要忘記 THE） 。
這是一款大作。

這遊戲最初於 2011年推出（已經10 年了，唉..） ，即使在最挑惕的玩家中也聲名遠播，並在全球各地獲得多項獎項。
玩起來並不是那麼難，但需要一點專注力。

您將體驗中世紀法國勃根地地區 的人文風貌。 每位玩家扮演一方貴族，並在開始遊戲時統領自己的小小領地。 在遊戲過程中，玩家們的目標是建造據點與強大的城堡－沿著河川進行貿易，開採銀礦，並利用旅行者的知識。

玩家從遊戲圖版中取出六角片，並將它們放入他們的領地（標示在玩家圖版上）。 每塊六角片都擁有各自的功能，當你將六角片放置於領地中時，便能使用該六角片的功能。 你的領地包含好幾個地區，每個地區都需要自己的六角片類型（以顏色區分）。

遊戲將進行五輪，每輪分成五個回合。 每一輪遊戲開始時，每名玩家將獲得一面隨機的玩家板塊與貨物板塊。 在每一回合開始時，所有玩家擲出兩個骰子。當前的起始玩家需要額外擲出貨物骰子。

根據貨物骰子的數值，將貨物板塊放置到相應的區域。 在每一回合中，玩家按照當前的順位，輪流執行行動。 在玩家的回合中，可以從四種行動任選兩種執行，每種行動都需要使用一顆骰子：

1) 從遊戲板上與所使用的骰子點數對應的倉庫中拿取一片六角片，並將其放置在其玩家圖板上的暫存區；
2) 將一個六角片從玩家圖板的暫存區放置到玩家圖板上滿足放置要求的空間（具有與該類型圖塊對應區域中的一個和骰子對應的數字，並且與已放置的六角片相鄰）；
3) 運送與骰子點數相同的貨物；或者
4) 拿取兩片工人片，工人片允許玩家調整他們骰子的數值。 除了這些動作之外，玩家還可以花兩塊錢從遊戲板上的中央倉庫購買一個六角片，並將其放置在玩家板上的暫存區。 如果一個動作讓你獲得分數，這些分數會立即反映在你的分數表上。

每個六角片都提供了些特殊的能力－額外的行動、額外的金錢、推進回合順位軌步、獲得更多的貨物板塊、調整骰子數值或分數。 用六角片完全填滿一個建築區域（顏色），會獲得額外的分數。

當最後一名玩家完成第五輪的第五回合時，遊戲結束。 未使用的金錢和工人以及未交易的貨物可以折算成分數。 某些六角片會在遊戲結束提供額外的分數。

分數最高的玩家獲勝。

如果您以前從未玩過，我們強烈建議您在第一次遊戲之前查看詳細的規則。 或者玩玩訓練遊戲，了解每個六角片的效果。 否則，您可能會被困在情感的玻璃櫃中！

您可以點擊此處來了解更多和遊戲相關的信息：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga~...~ofburgundy

如果你還沒有玩過它，那是有必要多多了解它。
但如果您已經了解遊戲：何不試試競技場呢？ 讓我們看看您是否能成為 BGA 遊戲玩家中的國王、女王。

當然，如果沒有 Stefan Feld和Alea 團隊的優秀幫助，則無法完成如此棒的作品。 為他們獻上喝采。
也請別忘了傑出的開發人員fafa-fr 這款遊戲的線上化非常完美，我們相信您會和我們一樣喜歡它。

請記住，雖然是正式推出，但依然存在遊戲出bug的可能性。您可以使用錯誤報告系統讓我們知道您遇到的任何問題。
雖然這款遊戲趨近完美，但不怕一萬只怕萬一。

非常感謝您完整閱讀這則新聞，並期望您在評論區中告訴我們，您最喜歡的 Stefan Feld 遊戲！

哦，順便說一句...
星期四晚上 9 點（巴黎時間），我們將與Bruno Cathala 進行一場關於INSERT的現場直播。
詳情請關注我們的首頁。

注意安全玩得愉快，下週我們將發布另一款驚天動地的鉅作！

YOU STAY CLASSY, BURGUNDY!
We told you there would be some big boardgame titles released on Board Game Arena soon. And this is only the beginning.

Today we are releasing a famous boardgame from a famous game designer:

The Castles of Burgundy by Stefan Feld (don't forget THE when searching for the game).
And it's kind of a big deal.

Initially released in 2011 (10 years ago, sigh..), the game has won notoriety amongst the most demanding gamers and received multiple awards throughout the world.
It is not THAT difficult to play, but it requires a bit of attention.

You will play in the Burgundy region of High Medieval France. Each player takes on the role of an aristocrat, originally controlling a small princedom. While playing they aim to build settlements and powerful castles, practice trade along the river, exploit silver mines, and use the knowledge of travelers.

Players take settlement tiles from the game board and place them into their princedom (which is represented by the player board). Every tile has a function that activates when the tile is placed in the princedom. The princedom itself consists of several regions, each of which demands its own type of settlement tile.

The game is played in five phases, each consisting of five rounds. Each phase begins with the game board stocked with settlement tiles and goods tiles. At the beginning of each round all players roll their two dice, and the player who is currently first in turn order rolls a goods placement die.

A goods tile is made available on the game board according to the roll of the goods die. During each round players take turns in the current turn order. During their turn, a player may perform any two of the four possible types of actions:

1) take a settlement tile from the numbered depot on the game board corresponding with one of their dice and place it in the staging area on their player board;
2) move a settlement tile from the staging area of their player board to a space on their player board meeting the placement requirements (having a number matching one of their dice in the corresponding region for that type of tile and being adjacent to a previously placed settlement tile);
3) deliver goods with a number matching one of their dice; or
4) take worker tokens which allow the player to adjust the roll of their dice. In addition to these actions a player may buy a settlement tile from the central depot on the game board and place it in the staging area on their player board. If an action triggers the award of victory points, those points are immediately recorded.

Each settlement tile offers a benefit, additional actions, additional money, advancement on the turn order track, more goods tiles, die roll adjustment or victory points. Bonus victory points are awarded for filling a region with settlement tiles.

The game ends when the last player finishes his turn of the fifth round of the fifth phase. Victory points are awarded for unused money and workers, and undelivered goods. Bonus victory points from certain settlement tiles are awarded at the end of the game.

The player with the most victory points wins.

We strongly suggest you check out the in-depth rules before your first game if you have never played it before. Or to dive into a training game, just to see what's all about it. Otherwise, you can be trapped in a glass case of emotion!

You can discover more about the game on the dedicated page by clicking here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga ... ofburgundy

If you have never played it, it's a must.
If you already know the game: what about ARENA? Let's see if you are the optimisation king or queen in your BGA gamers group.

Of course, nothing would have been possible without the help of Stefan Feld and the wonderful team of Alea. Kudos to them.
And what about fafa-fr, the developer who made this possible? The work done here is fantastic and we are sure you'll enjoy it as much as we do.

Remember that bugs are always a possibility, and you can use the Bug Report system to let us know about any issues you encounter.
While this game is close to perfect, we're not.

Thanks a lot for reading, and let us know in the comments which Stefan Feld game you love the most!

Oh and by the way...
On Thursday night 9PM (Paris time) we will have a live event with Bruno Cathala about INSERT.
Check the front page.

Keep safe and play well, we'll see you next week with another amazing game release!

L.L.A.M.A.：當 Reiner Knizia 丟掉所有負分的時候。

羊駝怎麼叫？
這款遊戲的名稱L.A.M.A也可以被當成德文裡Lege alle Minuspunkte ab 的縮寫，也就是「放下所有的負分」的意思。

是的，“LLAMA”的拼字在德國和其他國家是只有一個 L。 為什麼呢？

LL 最初發音為“ly”——就像英文單字 Million 當中的 lli。 儘管現在許多甚至大多數講西班牙語的人唸它的發音都與字母 y 相同，但許多人——尤其是在西班牙——仍然將其發音為“ly”——這也是它在蓋丘亞語中的發音方式。 所以“Llama”的正確發音是“lyama”或“yama”，而不是“lah-ma”。
像Lloyd。

這就是我今天學到的。

無論如何，遊戲呢？
告訴遊戲玩家我們有一些更重的遊戲即將登陸BGA並不是為了轉移注意力；我們真的很喜歡這個遊戲。 我們希望你的心臟以輕快的節奏跳動，讓你儘快的從假期中收心，然後再去做一些更嚴肅的事。

正如你可能已經猜到的那樣，遊戲的目的是盡快的出完手牌。 但當你無法出牌時，你會選擇是停下來認賠殺出還是繼續抽牌以期待可以繼續出牌呢？

每個玩家從一副由駱駝牌和編號為 1-6 的牌組成的牌組中抽六張牌開始一輪，每張牌各有八張。 在你的回合，玩家可以打一張牌、抽一張牌或停止。 要打出一張牌，你必須打出與棄牌堆頂牌相同或加 1 的數字牌。 如果棄牌堆上是 6，你可以打出 6 或羊駝，如果是羊駝在上面，你可以打出另一隻羊駝或 1。 如果停止，則將剩餘的牌面朝下放置並且在該回合中不能再採取任何行動。

當一名玩家清空他們的手牌或是所有玩家都停止時，該回合結束。 在任何一種情況下，玩家都會根據手中的牌得到指示物。 手中每張不同編號的卡片都會為你提供與卡片價值相等的白色指示物數量（每個價值 1 分），而一隻或多只美洲駝為您提供黑色指示物（價值 10 分）。 （你可以隨時將 10 個白色指示物換成 1 個黑色指示物。）如果你打出所有牌，你可以將之前獲得的一個指示物（白色或黑色）歸還給供應區。 接著你將所有牌洗混然後開始新的一輪。

只要有至少一名玩家總分達到四十分或以上則遊戲在該回合結束後結束。 誰的分數最少，誰就贏！

對它感到好奇嗎？ 點擊此處立刻遊玩：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=lama

該遊戲在全球贏得了多個獎項並且非常有名，因此沒有理由在Board Game Arena上找不到它。
團隊要感謝AMIGO 團隊以及Reiner Knizia 博士幫助將這款遊戲帶到平台上。
當然，沒有開發人員就沒有美洲駝，而這個是由出色的tsaunat完成的。 感謝他！

那麼接下來呢？
慢慢來，放輕鬆。 耐心等待的人會有好事發生。
不要忘記（巴黎時間） 9 月 6 日星期一晚上 9 點的現場直播活動。

下週見！

What does the llama say?
The original game called L.A.M.A in German is also an acronym that stands for Lege alle Minuspunkte ab, that is, "lay down all the negative points."

Yeah, "LLAMA" is spelled with only one L in Germany and other countries. Why?

LL was originally pronounced “ly” - like the lli in the English word million. Although many- or even most- Spanish speakers pronounce it the same as the letter y nowadays, many- especially in Spain- still pronounce it "ly"- and that is the way it is pronounced in Quechua as well. So the correct pronunciation of "Llama" is "lyama" or “yama,” not "lah-ma".
Like Lloyd.

That's what I learned today.

Anyway, what about the game?
It is not a diversion to tell gamers we have some heavier games coming soon to the platform; we really like this game. And we wanted your heart to flutter in a light rhythm so you get a warm welcome back from your holidays, before some more serious stuff drops.

So as you probably guessed, the game is about dumping cards from your hand as quickly as possible. However, you might not be able to play what you want, so do you stop and freeze your hand or draw and hope to keep playing?

Each player starts a round with six cards in hand from the deck consisting of llama cards and cards numbered 1-6, with eight copies of each. On a turn, the active player may play a card, draw a card, or stop. To play a card, you must play the same number as the top card of the discard pile or one number higher. If a 6 is on the discard pile, you can play a 6 or a llama, and if a llama is on top, you can play another llama or a 1. If you stop, you place your remaining cards face down and take no further actions in the round.

The round ends when one player empties their hand or all players have stopped. In either case, players collect tokens based on the cards in their hand. Each differently numbered card in hand gets you the number of white tokens equal to the value of the card (each worth 1 point), while one or more llamas gets you a black token (worth 10 points). (You can exchange ten white tokens for one black token at any time.) If you played all of your cards, you can return one previously collected token (white or black) to the supply. You then shuffle all of the cards and begin a new round.

The game ends after the round in which at least one player has forty or more total points. Whoever has the fewest points wins!

Curious about it? Play it right now by clicking here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=lama

The game won multiple awards worldwide and is pretty famous, so there is no reason to skip it on Board Game Arena.
The team would like to thank the AMIGO team, as well as Dr Reiner Knizia for their help bringing this game to the platform.
And of course, no Llamas without developers, and this one has been done by the fantastic tsaunat. Thanks to him!

So what's next?
Take your time and relax. Good things will come to those who wait.
Don't forget the LIVE event on MONDAY 6th September at 9PM (Paris time).

See you next week!

Bruno Cathala 的 INSERT：BGA 上總是陽光明媚

這是夏令時的結束。 至少對地球上一部分的我們是如此。
對於許多人來說，會發的事就是回到工作、專案和更多“日常生活”的時刻。

2021 年遊戲的夏季奧日曆活動也即將結束。 今天是最後一天，也是最後一次的遊戲發布。
但並不是最不重要！

經過2 個月的每日發布（您可以在 https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewto~...~10&t=21619找到有關此主題的更多詳細信息，我們希望以一個非常突出的標題來結束這次的特別活動：

INSERT ，是由知名遊戲設計師Bruno Cathala設計。

INSERT 是 BGA 上罕見的例外：它是一款還沒在現實世界中發布的桌遊！

這是一款 2 人抽象遊戲，如果你喜歡這類型遊戲，那這款將非常美妙。

它要怎麼玩呢？ 很容易。
1）第一個玩家在棋盤上任何地方放置一個他自己顏色的圓環。
2) 如果可以的話，從這個位子上，會有一條線指示對手必須放置圓環的方向。
3) 重複。

但是當您在兩個對手的圓環之間插入一個或多個圓環時，您會將它們翻轉回去。
遊戲的目標是垂直、水平或對角地連線 5 個圓環。



何不立即點擊此鏈接查看遊戲？
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=insert

簡單吧。 但很出色的遊戲。
請注意，您可以透過互動式的教學模式（BGA 上的新功能）了解如何輕鬆玩這款遊戲，方法是單擊此處立即開始教學。

如果您想在了解更多關於遊戲的發展史，這裡是Bruno的部落格連結內為法文 ( http://www.brunocathala.com/insert-toute-une-histoire/ )

本遊戲由BGA 團隊開發，我們要為此感謝Bruno Cathala 。


並且這個遊戲將結束遊戲的夏天日曆活動。

有 62 款遊戲被發布而且被玩了數百萬場。

這個日曆活動的目標是發布許多正等著最終確任的遊戲。
我們要感謝每天來到 BGA 並點擊它的玩家們，所以我們授予他們一些非常特別且獨一無二的成就獎杯。 沒用但是獨特。 有點像統計結算？ 沒錯！

在 62 款每日發布的遊戲中：
- 103069 名玩家至少打開了一款遊戲（一等獎 - 拿著塑料鏟的淘金者）
- 4204 名玩家連續打開了 20 款遊戲（二等獎 - 我建造了一個沙堡！）
- 1855 名玩家連續打開 40 款（三等獎 - 統治他們的沙堡！）
- 765 名玩家保持不中斷，仍然可以挑戰最後一個獎項（Extreme GameDozer：必須把他們全部挖出來！），在我們寫這篇文章的時候，這當中已經有 678 人獲得了。



最後一個獎項非常罕見，當你遇到這樣的一個玩家時它可能會讓你不寒而慄。
啊，神人...

不要害羞，您可以在本篇的評論中與我們分享您喜歡與不喜歡的遊戲。

所以今天是你拿到塑料鏟子獎勵的最後一天。
我們將結束日曆，它會從頭版消失，直到有另一個特殊活動（誰說聖誕節？）。
好消息是，雖然這是日曆的結束，但這並不意味著我們將停止發布更多遊戲。
您根本無法想像 BGA 即將推出什麼產品，我們對此感到非常興奮。

這就是我們準備現場直播的原因。
一個很特別的活動。 第一次在 BGA 上發生：

與Board Game Arena團隊一起現場直播
是的，你沒有看錯。

9 月 6 日星期一晚上 9 點（巴黎時間） ，您可以直接向某一位創辦人詢問有關 BGA 的任何問題。

我們將在 Twitch、Facebook 和 Youtube 上直播近 2 小時，您將可以在聊天室發布您的問題。
您可能會發現新事物，並且可以提出您曾經遇到的任何問題。 影片視訊將在 BGA 的首頁和我們的社交網絡上提供。

所以準備好迎接下週的這個特別活動吧！
Greg和Ian下週一會等著你們。

這就是目前的情況。
保重，玩得愉快，如果您在回家的路上，請盡可能安全地開車。
我們很快就會為您提供更多的更新。

真的。
並且感謝您的支持。

This is the end of Summer time. At least for our part of the globe.
For many people, the moment to get back to their work, projects, and more "daily stuff" that will happen.

The Summer of Games 2021 calendar also comes to an end. Today is the last day and the last game release for it.
But not the least!

After 2 months of daily releases (you can find more details on this topic https://boardgamearena.com/forum/viewto ... 10&t=21619, we wanted to end this special event on a really specific title:

INSERT, by the well-known game designer Bruno Cathala.

INSERT is a rare exception on BGA: it is a board game that hasn't been published yet in the real world!

It is a 2 player abstract game that works wonderfully if you are in love with that kind of game.

How does it play? Easily.
1) The 1st player places a ring of his own color on the board, wherever he wants to.
2) On this space, a line gives the direction the opponent must play on if possible.
3) Repeat.

But when you INSERT one or more of your rings between two of your opponent's, you turn them back.
The goal of the game being to line up 5 of your rings vertically, horizontally or diaggonally.



Why not take a look at the game right now by clicking this link?
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=insert

Simple. But brilliant.
Note that you can go through an interactive TUTORIAL of the game (new feature on BGA) to learn how to play it easily, by clicking right here Start the tutorial now.

And if you want to know more about the game history on Bruno's blog right here, here is the link, in French (http://www.brunocathala.com/insert-toute-une-histoire/)

The game has been developed by the BGA Team, and we would like to thank Bruno Cathala for this.


And this game will close the Summer of Games calendar.

62 games released and millions played.

The goal for this calendar was to release many games that were waiting to be finalized.
And we wanted to thank the players that came daily on BGA to click on it, so we granted some very special and unique Achievement trophies to them. Useless but unique. A bit of statistics? Yes!

On 62 games released daily:
- 103069 players have opened at least one game (1st award - Gold Digger with a plastic shovel)
- 4204 players have opened 20 in a row (2nd award - I built a Sandcastle!)
- 1855 players have opened 40 in a row (3rd award - A Sandcastle to rule them all!)
- 765 players have an unbroken streak and can still make it to the last award (Extreme GameDozer: gotta dig them all!) And among them, 678 have gotten it already when we are writing this.



The last one is so rare that it will probably gives you chills when you meet another player with it.
Ah, prestige...

Don't hesitate to share with us which game you liked or not, right here in the comments.

So today is the last day for you to get, at least, the plastic shovel.
We will end the calendar and it will disappear from the front page until there is another special event (who said Christmas?).
The good thing is that although this is the end of the calendar, it does not mean we will stop releasing more games.
You simply can't imagine what is coming soon to BGA, and we are really excited about it.

That's why we are preparing a LIVE event.
A very special one. First time it happens on BGA:

Board Game Arena LIVE with the TEAM!
Yes, you read it right.

MONDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER, 9PM (Paris Time), you'll be able to ask ANY questions you can have about BGA directly to one of the founders.

We will broadcast it for nearly 2 hours live on Twitch, Facebook and Youtube, and you'll be able to post your questions on the chatrooms.
You'll probably discover new things and can post any questions you ever had. The video feed will be available on BGA's frontpage and on our social networks.

So be ready for this special event next week!
Greg and Ian will be waiting for you next Monday.

And that's it for the moment.
Take care, play well, and if you are on the road home, please drive as safely as possible.
We will give you some more updates really soon.

Really.
And thank you for your support.

ABANDON ALL ARTICHOKES：無情的遊戲，或者？

當你讓孩子晚餐吃蔬菜時，他們是不是只是把它們推來推去，並裝作有吃的樣子？
又或者，你必須告訴他們停止玩食物？

好吧，現在有了一種關於蔬菜的新玩法！

當然，Abandon All Artichokes這可不是款尋常的紙牌遊戲！

多刺作物的豐收已經超過了你的地盤，只有一個選擇：放棄所有朝鮮薊！ 通過收穫新鮮蔬菜來修剪你的牌組，每一種都有一種特殊的能力，可以讓你交換、丟棄或將卡片拿去堆肥。 你需要運氣、策略和綠拇指來獲得勝利！

回合非常簡單：
1)補充：從裝滿朝鮮薊的手牌開始。
2)收穫：在花園列中取一張正面朝上的牌並將其加入你的手牌。
3)打牌：玩家可以打出任意數量的牌。 但是他們必須能夠完全執行卡片上的所有效果。 一旦打出，這張牌就會進入玩家的個人棄牌堆（除非牌上另有說明）。 如果某物是“堆肥”，它會進入堆肥區（移除遊戲）而不是玩家的棄牌堆。 如果另一張牌告訴玩家，他們只能使用朝鮮薊牌。
4)棄牌：玩家將手上所有未打出（或不可打出）的牌放入個人棄牌堆。
5)抽牌：玩家從牌堆抽 5 張牌到手上。 如果牌堆在手牌達到 5 張之前用完，他們將棄牌堆洗牌以形成新的牌堆並繼續抽到 5 張。

當玩家在回合結束時將他們的手牌補充到 5 張牌並且其中沒有任何朝鮮薊時，該玩家立即贏得遊戲！

就是這麼簡單！

哦，有些蔬菜有一些不同的力量——就像在現實生活中一樣！

如果你的手上有 3 個或更多朝鮮薊，花椰菜可以幫助你擺脫朝鮮薊，紅蘿蔔可以將 2 個朝鮮薊和紅蘿蔔卡本身堆肥，甜椒能將棄牌堆中的一張卡放在你的牌庫頂等等......

想玩嗎？ 你可以點此進入遊戲頁面：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga~...~artichokes

這款遊戲是由出色的GameWright團隊帶來的，當然還有遊戲設計師Emma Larkins。 感謝他們授權 BGA 上線這款遊戲！
此外，該遊戲由__wiz__和rojoMojo開發，感謝他們為這款遊戲所做的工作！

現在是吃蔬菜的時候了。
將他們全部吃光光吧
明天將結束夏季遊戲日曆，並提供特別的甜點。 還有什麼可以為 2 個月來的遊戲推薦（或測試）畫下句點呢？
到時就知道了。
期待並享受吧！

When you give your kids vegetables for dinner, do they just push them around and try to make it look like they ate some?
Or do you have to tell them to stop playing with their food?

Well, now there's a new way to play with vegetables!

For sure, Abandon All Artichokes isn't your garden-variety card game!

A bumper-crop of prickly produce has overtaken your patch, and there’s only one choice: abandon all artichokes! Prune your deck by harvesting fresh vegetables, each with a special power that lets you swap, discard, or compost cards. You’ll need luck, strategy, and a green thumb to grow a winning hand!

The turns are pretty simple:
1) Replenish: Start with a hand full of Artichokes.
2) Harvest: Take one of the face up cards in the Garden Row and add it to your hand.
3) Play: Players can play any number of cards from their hand they want to. But they must be able to fulfil all things the card says. Once played, the card goes to the player's personal discard pile (unless the card says otherwise). If something is "Composted," it goes to the main Compost Pile (out of the game) instead of the player's discard pile. Players can only play an Artichoke card if another card tells them to.
4) Discard: The player places all un-played (or un-playable) cards from their hand into their personal discard pile.
5) Draw: The player draws 5 cards from their deck to their hand. If the deck runs out before getting to 5, they shuffle their discard pile to form a new deck and continue drawing up to 5.

When a player refills their hand to 5 cards at the end of their turn and it doesn't contain any Artichokes, that player immediately wins the game!

And that's it!

Oh, and there are a few different powers for some vegetables- like in real life!

Broccoli helps you get rid of an artichoke if your hand has 3 or more of them, Carrots compost 2 artichokes as well as the Carrot card, the Pepper put a card from the discard pile on top of your deck, etc, etc...

Interested? You can click that link to get to the game page:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga ... artichokes

This game is brought to you by the fantastic GameWright team, and of course, Emma Larkins, the game designer. Thanks to them for the authorization to have this game online on BGA!
Also, the game has been developed by __wiz__ and rojoMojo, and we would like to thank them for the work done on this game!

And now is time to eat your vegetables.
All of them.
Tomorrow will end the Summer of Games calendar, with a special dessert. What else could end a nice 2-months full of games to taste (or test)?
You'll see.
Take care and enjoy!

雨果：你要打電話給誰？

你可能聽過這款遊戲的不同名字： Ghost Party、Midnight Party、Escape from the Hidden Castle 或 HUGO 。
而且很合理：由 Wolfgang Kramer 設計的遊戲於 1989 年在大多數國家以不同的名稱、標題和圖形藝術問世。

是時候在 Board Game Arena 上玩了！

雖然標榜為兒童遊戲，但對於成年人來說，這也是款輕鬆有趣的遊戲。
每位玩家在派對上扮演一些客人，客人的數量取決於玩家的數量。 這些客人在遊戲板上的畫廊空間開始，每個空間一位客人；初始位置佔了玩家策略很大的一部分。

Phantom （或早期版本中的“Hugo the ghost ”）從地窖開始，然後爬上樓梯向客人們遊蕩的畫廊飄去。 幽靈的移動機制很簡單：輪到玩家時，他們會擲出一顆特殊的骰子。 如果玩家骰出數字，他們就會移動自己的棋子；如果擲出幽靈，幽靈就會移動。 這意味著遊戲中的玩家越多，幽靈移動的頻率就越高，你必須看情況調整策略。

一旦幽靈到達畫廊，客人就可以開始躲進相鄰的房間避開他，但每個房間同時只能躲一個客人！ 有幾個特別的房間，它們會額外增加或減少你的“驚嚇點”。 當幻影抓到剩下的客人時，他們被隔離在樓梯台階上，然後再到地窖裡。 第一個被抓到的客人“得到”了最多驚嚇點，而在第二輪後抓到的人會越得越少。

一旦所有的客人都被抓住了，就會結算驚嚇點。 在玩完預定的回合數後，驚嚇點最少的玩家獲勝！

你現在可以玩了，支援 2 到 8 位玩家，點擊這裡：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga~...~ddencastle

Board Game Arena要感謝Wolfgang Kramer為此平台提供的優異版本，當然還要感謝出版商 Amigo的授權。
該遊戲由VinceS開發，像往常一樣，他的表現非常出色，因此你可隨時隨地從任何設備玩這款遊戲。

享受幽靈般的夜晚，我們的夏季遊戲日曆活動也即將進入尾聲...... 還有許許多多的驚喜等著你……

嘩！

You may know this game by many different title names: Ghost Party, Midnight Party, Escape from the Hidden Castle, or HUGO.
And for a good reason: the game designed by Wolfgang Kramer was first released in 1989 under different names, titles and graphic art in most countries.

Now is the time to play it on Board Game Arena!

Although billed as a children's game, it is enjoyable for adults as a light, fun game.
Each player controls a number of guests at a party, with the number of guests dependent on the number of players. These guests start the round in the spaces of the gallery on the game board, one guest per space; this initial placement is a large part of a player's strategy.

The Phantom (or "Hugo the ghost" in earlier versions) starts in the cellar, then climbs the stairs towards the gallery where the guests circle. The mechanism for the Phantom's movement is simple: on a player's turn, they roll a special die. If they get a number, they moves their pieces; if they roll a ghost, the Phantom moves. This means that with more players in the game, the Phantom moves a lot more frequently, and you must adjust your strategy accordingly.

Once the Phantom has reached the gallery, the guests can start ducking into the adjoining rooms to avoid him, but only one guest per room! A couple of rooms are special in that they add or subtract extra "fright points" from your score. As the Phantom catches up with the remaining guests, they are sequestered on the stair steps, then in the cellar. The first guest caught "earns" the most fright points, with those caught later in the round earning less and less.

Once all the guests have been caught, the fright points are tallied. After playing a predetermined number of rounds, the player with the fewest fright points wins!

You can play it right now, from 2 to 8 players, by clicking here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?ga ... ddencastle

Board Game Arena would like to thank Wolfgang Kramer for this nice addition to the platform, and of course the publisher, Amigo, for their autorization.
The game has been developed by VinceS and like usual, he did marvelously, so you can play the game from any devices, anytime, anywhere.

Enjoy the spooky nights, we are close to the end of the Summer of Games Calendar... and many, many surprises await you...

Boo!

DICE HOSPITAL：患者被要求別死在走廊上。

喔咿喔咿！
工作人員請注意：腦脹患者來了！

快，召集一些專家做些檢查。
這讓你想起了什麼嗎？

但在這裡，這不是關於你的普通牛......蛙。
這一款桌遊贏得了 2019 年英國遊戲博覽會的兩項獎項：評審和玩家一致評為最佳骰子遊戲獎。

Dice Hospital是一款工人放置遊戲，玩家必須盡可能治療多一點的患者以安撫地方當局。

玩家使用他們的醫院職員在個人的醫院圖板上治療病人。 玩家透過雇用專家和建設新的治療室來改善醫院，才能更有效地治療和拯救患者，從而獲得分數！ 採用工擺機制讓你將員工放置在個人圖板上，來治療你的骰子病患（骰子點數越低代表越不健康）。

當然，聲望最高的玩家將贏得比賽！

好奇是怎樣的遊戲嗎？ 你可以點擊這裡以立刻遊玩：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=dicehospital

我們要感謝遊戲設計師Stan Kordonskiy和Mike Nudd以及他們的發行商Alley Cat Games，感謝他們的善意，讓 BGA 上架他們的遊戲。
你猜怎麼著？ 我們更感謝開發者alkinor ，他為了將遊戲帶到你最喜歡的線上桌遊平台而付出巨大的努力。 喔咿喔咿救護車朝你而來了！

所以現在是你擲一、兩個骰子寫自己的邁克爾克萊頓式系列的時候了......
而且，顯然，我們為垃圾的數量道歉......

享受你的假期， Board Game Arena總是陽光明媚！

鷹！

Weee wooo!
Staff Announcement: Incoming Patients With Bloaty Heads!

Quick, gather some specialists to check them out.
Does it remind you of anything?

But here, it's not about your average bull...frog.
It's a boardgame that won 2 of the 2019 UK Game Expo awards: Judges and People's Choice for Best Dice Game.

Dice Hospital is a worker placement game where players must treat as many patients as possible to appease the local authorities.

Players use their hospital staff to treat patients on their personal hospital player boards. Players draft specialist staff and new treatment rooms to improve their hospital and be able to treat and release patients and score points more efficiently! You use worker placement mechanisms for placing the staff on your individual player board containing treatment actions to treat your dice patients (where low pip values indicate low health).

Of course, the player with the highest reputation wins the game!

Curious about the game? You can play it now by clicking here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=dicehospital

We would like to thank the game designers Stan Kordonskiy and Mike Nudd, as well as their publisher Alley Cat Games for their kindness allowing BGA to host their game.
And guess what? We're even more thankful to the developer, alkinor, who achieved an amazing work by bringing the game to your favorite Online Board Game Platform. Wee-Woo-to-you!

So now is your time to write your own Michael Crichton-esque series with a roll of dice, or two...
And, obviously, we apologize for the amount of litter...

Enjoy your holidays, it's always sunny on Board Game Arena!

EAGLE!

拼布藝術現在登場：我們不是「編」出來的！

如果你不知道拼布的定義，其實它有點像BGA：

透過將其他布料拼縫在一起而完成的一大塊織物。 很多很多的布。

拼布藝術是由超級著名的桌遊設計師Uwe Rosenberg所設計，當然這並不是什麼新鮮事。

該遊戲於 2014 年發布，風靡全球並取得了名符其實的成功，贏得了許多全球獎項和標章（2017 Årets Spel 最佳家庭遊戲獎，2016 年 Lys Grand Public 入圍者，
2016 年國際遊戲玩家獎 - 兩人一般策略遊戲提名，2015 年 Spiel der Spiele 特別獎，2014 年 Golden Geek 最佳抽象類桌上遊戲等等，族繁不及備載...

那，有什麼好大驚小怪的呢？

在拼布藝術中，兩名玩家在各自的 9x9 遊戲板上競爭打造最美觀（和高分）的拼布毯子。 玩家各自分配到五個鈕扣—遊戲中的貨幣/點數—然後其中一人會作為起始玩家。

輪到玩家時，可在三個拼布中選擇一個購買或跳過行動。 要購買拼布的話，您要支付拼布上對應鈕扣數量的費用，翻轉或旋轉碎步的拼布堆上，並將拼布添加到您的遊戲板上，再依據拼布上所顯示的時間，在時間軌上推進您的時間標記。 您可以隨意將拼布放置在遊戲板上的任何位置，但不可與其他已放置的拼布重疊，但需盡可能緊密地組合在一起。 如果您的時間標記在另一位玩家的時間標記之後或是在同一格上，則您將可再進行一次回合；否則將換您的對手動作。 除了購買拼布之外，你可以選擇跳過；選擇跳過時，你的時間標記將立即移動到對手時間標記的前一格，且每移動一格就從銀行拿一個鈕扣。

除了鈕扣成本和時間成本外，每個拼布還具有 0-3 個鈕扣，當您將時間標記通過時間軌上的鈕扣時，您將獲得「鈕扣收入」：從銀行獲取對應您個人遊戲板上所繪製數量的鈕扣。

時間軌上也繪製了五個小片的 1x1 拼布，在起始設置時，你會在這些空格上放置五塊恰好是 1x1 大小的拼布。 在時間軌上先完成此拼布的玩家，會獲得此拼布，並立即將其放置在個人的遊戲板上。

此外，第一個在個人遊戲板上完全填滿 7x7 方格的玩家，遊戲結束時將獲得價值 7 分的額外獎勵。 （當然，不會每場比賽都這樣。）

當玩家將時間標記移動到時間軌的中央方格時，他從銀行獲得最後一個鈕扣作為收入。 一旦兩名玩家都移動到中央方格，比賽結束並進行算分。 每個玩家擁有的每個鈕扣上得一分，遊戲板上的每個空白方格扣兩分。 分數可以是負數。 由得分最多的玩家獲勝。

就是這樣。 就這麼簡單。
你想親眼看看嗎？ 非常好。 我們的開發人員Victoria_La 為了將這個遊戲帶到 Board Game Arena 做了出色的工作：感謝她的努力，現在在手機上也可以像在任何電腦上一樣輕鬆地遊玩。 我們衷心感謝她讓這一切實現了！

如果你想看看能不能立即加入一些遊戲，可在這裡查看遊戲頁面：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=patchwork

BGA 團隊成員感謝 Lookout Game 授予我們在我們的平台上提供這款遊戲的權利，也感謝 Uwe Rosenberg 。 總是很有趣。

所以現在是考驗你拼布功力的時候了，將不同設計、顏色或材質的小拚布設法縫在一起。 不論美醜。

我們建議你找一個朋友玩一場。
或在 BGA 上玩一場順便認識新朋友。
關鍵是要找到最適合一起拼布的那一個。
生活就是這樣。
正如 BGA亦然。

保重並享受這款非常棒的遊戲，更多遊戲將在本月底到來！
下週三見，屆時會有另一款新遊戲發布。

In case you didn't know the definition of a Patchwork, it's a bit like Board Game Arena:

A large piece of fabric obtained by sewing pieces of other cloth together. A lot of them.

PATCHWORK, made by the über-famous game designer Uwe Rosenberg, isn't exactly a novelty.

Released in 2014, the game has taken the world by storm and met the success it deserves, winning many worldwide awards and prizes (2017 Årets Spel Best Family Game Winner, 2016 Lys Grand Public Finalist,
2016 International Gamers Award- General Strategy: Two-players Nominee, 2015 Spiel der Spiele Special Prize Winner, 2014 Golden Geek Best Abstract Board Game Winner, to say the least...

So what's all the fuss about?

In Patchwork, two players compete to build the most aesthetic (and high-scoring) patchwork quilt on a personal 9x9 game board. Each player takes five buttons- the currency/points in the game- and someone is chosen as the start player.

On their turn, a player either purchases one of the next three available patches or passes. To purchase a patch, you pay the cost in buttons shown on the patch, move the spool to that patch's location in the circle of patch tiles, add the patch to your game board, then advance your time token on the time track a number of spaces equal to the time shown on the patch. You are free to place the patch anywhere on your board that does not overlap other patches, but you probably want to fit things together as tightly as possible. If your time token is behind or on top of the other player's time token, you take another turn; otherwise play passes to your opponent. Instead of purchasing a patch, you can choose to pass; to do this, you move your time token to the space immediately in front of the opponent's time token, then take one button from the bank for each space you moved.

In addition to a button cost and time cost, each patch also features 0-3 buttons, and when you move your time token past a button on the time track, you earn "button income": take the number of buttons depicted on your personal game board from the bank.

The time track depicts five little 1x1 patches on it, and during set-up you place five actual 1x1 patches on these spaces. Whoever passes this patch on the time track first claims this patch and immediately places it on his game board.

Additionally, the first player to completely fill in a 7x7 square on his game board earns a bonus tile worth 7 extra points at the end of the game. (Of course, this doesn't happen in every game.)

When a player takes an action that moves his time token to the central square of the time track, he takes one final button income from the bank. Once both players are in the center, the game ends and scoring takes place. Each player scores one point per button in his possession, then loses two points for each empty square on his game board. Scores can be negative. The player with the most points wins.

That's it. As simple as it sounds.
You want to see it for yourself? Great. Our developer Victoria_La did splendid work in adapting the game for Board Game Arena: Thanks to her work, you can even play it from your phone as easily as on any computer. All of our thanks for making it possible!

You can check the game page right here if you wanna have a look at some games:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=patchwork

The BGA Crew also thanks the team from Lookout Games for giving us the rights to have the game on our platform, as well as Uwe Rosenberg. Always a pleasure.

So now is the time for you to master the craft of sewing small pieces of cloth together in different designs, colours, or textures. For better or worse.

We recommend you play it with a friend.
Or make a new one on BGA to play with.
It's all a matter of finding the one you'll stitch the best with.
Life is like that.
Like BGA.

Take care and enjoy this very nice game, more of them are coming your way until the end of the month!
See you next Wednesday for another release.

HOMESTEADERS：鄉間小路，帶我回家吧……♪

Homesteaders 是一款拍賣和資源管理遊戲，玩家可以競標建造特定類型建築物的機會，然後花費資源方塊建造一棟該類型的建築物。 建築物賦予能力、收入和積分；有些是自動產生的，有些則需要工人。

遊戲持續十輪，每輪包括拍賣階段和建造階段。 在最後一輪之後，玩家進入最後的收入階段，並在計算分數之前有最後一次買賣商品和使用建築能力的機會。

玩家的分數來自於他們的建物、建築授予的獎勵以及在整個遊戲中通過銷售資源獲得的積分。 建造最好的建築物組合、並最好地管理遊戲中九種不同資源的玩家，將獲得最多的分數並獲勝 - 只要他們不承擔太多債務！

點擊此處看看：
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=homesteaders

BGA 團隊要感謝 TMG 的人員，尤其是遊戲設計師 Alex Rockwell，感謝他們授權將遊戲給Board Game Arena 。
此外，與往常一樣，我們必須非常感謝我們的開發人員 TheBoot 為這款遊戲所做的一切。

這款很棒的遊戲加入了BGA，讓您可以隨時隨地愉快地遊玩。
讓我們下星期三在新的遊戲中見。
保重，並享受 BGA 的夏日遊戲！

Homesteaders is an auction and resource management game in which players bid on the opportunity to build certain types of buildings, then spend resource cubes to build one of several buildings of that type. The buildings confer abilities, income, and points; some automatically and some requiring a worker.

The game lasts ten rounds, each consisting of an auction phase followed by a building phase. After the last round, players take one final income phase and have one last chance to buy and sell goods and use their building abilities before scores are tallied.

Players score for their buildings, bonuses conferred by buildings, and points earned throughout the game from selling resource cubes. The player who builds the best combination of buildings and best manages the nine different resources in the game will score the most points and win– as long as they don't take on too much debt!

Try it by clicking here:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=homesteaders

The BGA Team would like to thank the people at TMG, and more specifically the game designer, Alex Rockwell, for their authorization to put the game online on Board Game Arena.
Also, as always, we would love to say how much we appreciate the work done by our developer TheBoot for the work done on this game.

This is a nice addition to the BGA library here that you can enjoy anytime.
See you on Wednesday for the next release.
Take care and enjoy the Summer of Games on BGA!