Farm beans, harvest crops and trade your way to fortune in this card game classic. Winner receives a special package of AMIGO titles worth over $250.
Description:
Each player starts with a hand of random bean cards, and each card has a number on it corresponding to the number of that type of beans in the deck. You can't rearrange the order of cards in hand, so you must use them in the order that you've picked them up from the deck - unless you can trade them to other players, which is the heart of the game. Plant, then harvest bean cards in order to earn coins. Players will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play.
The quintessential quantum trick-taking card game for cool cats, where your card's color isn't defined until you play it! Winner receives a $250 shopping spree at the Bezier booth.
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Hypothesize how many tricks you will win, and record your bid. Place tokens on the community research board as you play your hand, and connect large groups of tokens to score even more points. Plan your tricks carefully as you cannot claim the color of a card with the same number that has already been declared. Doing so would be pawsitively catastrophic as you have just created a paradox! Players will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play.
Manipulate, bribe, & deceive your way to victory & prizes! You have influence over powerful members of society, but so do your opponents. Winner receives a $250 shopping spree at the IGS booth!
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Will you be the assassin, or the assassinated? Players will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play.
An innovative puzzle game of building pyramids with spheres - following the randomly drawn rules. Winner receives a giant prize package of games worth over $250!
Description:
A fast-paced, innovative puzzle game that takes place in three dimensions with 60 colorful spheres. All of the players play at the same time. Everybody tries to position the spheres on their trays to earn as many points as possible. The task cards indicate how the spheres must be placed to earn points. Complete these tasks while racing against the timer. You get a point for each sphere you use and a bonus token for using all five colors, but you lose two points for each task card you don't follow correctly. Prove to your opponents that you are the master of multi-dimensional thinking! Players will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play.
Play traits for points over multiple rounds, called ages. Be warned - hidden in the ages are catastrophes! Winner receives a special package of Doomlings merchandise worth over $250.
Description:
Somewhere on a doomed and distant planet, life has emerged, competing for supremacy until the worlds inevitable destruction. The object of the game is to score the most points by the time the world ends. Score points by playing Traits for your Doomlings species, making them more adaptable, resilient, and mischievous. As your Doomlings assert their dominance, Catastrophes will befall the planet, causing setbacks for each competing species. When the third Catastrophe inevitably strikes, the world ends, and the Doomlings with the strongest set of traits get to look the Apocalypse in the eye and declare...I scored the most points! Players will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play.
The classic game of partnership Euchre played with official Bicycle/Hoyle rules. Winning team receives trophies and $250 gift certificates at the Bicycle booth.
Description:
In this trick-taking game, players are dealt 5 cards each hand consisting of 9-A of each suit. Partnerships try to establish a trump suit and then win as many of the five tricks as possible to score points. 10-point games with a 45 minute time limit. 24-card decks used. Partnerships will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play. Attend with a partner or find one at the event.
2025 U.S. National Finger Guns at High Noon Championship
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A fast-paced game of strategy, negotiation, and pure hilarity - battle royale style. Winner receives a $250 gift certificate for the IGS booth.
Description:
Craft your plan, convince the crowd to join in, then count down and draw your finger guns. Hand gestures show everyone's actions and targets. Eliminate players with pistols, dynamite, and power shots, or stand to the side and lasso up an ally. Players will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play.
The classic game of Hearts played with official Bicycle/Hoyle rules. Winner receives a trophiy and a $250 gift certificates at the Bicycle booth.
Description:
In this trick-taking game, players try to avoid collecting hearts and the queen of spades. Unless they can get them all and shoot the moon! 100-point games with a 45 minute time limit. Players will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play.
No expansions. Special rules recognized. Winner receives a trophy and a special prize package worth over $250.00!
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Go down in the dungeon. Kill everything you meet. Backstab your friends and steal their stuff. Grab the treasure and run. Participants will play in 2 preliminary rounds; top scorers will advance to elimination play.
2025 U.S. National Nature Championship - Final Rounds
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You must win your game at one of the Preliminary Rounds (Thursday 2PM, Friday 2PM or Saturday 10AM) to attend this event.
Description:
Game designer Dominic Crapuchettes will be the host for the semi-finals and finals. The 16 semi-finalists will play Nature with the Flight Module at 3PM, and the 4 subsequent finalists will play Nature with both the Jurassic Module and Amazon Rainforest Module at 5PM. Its gonna be epic! Everyone who reaches the final table will receive $100 Nature Dollars.