Aside from the obvious fun that comes with knowing all the map’s secrets, the GM has a straightforward method of impeding the Goonies. Now his tastes lean more toward midweight and above euros, but he often mixes in family-weight games to cleanse his palate. Goonies receive one item card no matter the outcome of the challenge, but draw a treasure card if they succeed.

To improve the Sorting of your small-sized game material, the set includes three stackable token trays. During our last podcast recording, Sean and I started talking about which licenses we would love to see in a Coded Chronicles game including the A-Team and the Breakfast Club. On opening the box and starting the game, you will be told to read the first entry in Mikey's booklet. The first rounds go a little slower, but as players pick up on it, things do start to move along nicely. After discussing the evolution of Kickstarter, we’re going to be reviewing the Robots expansion for MonsDRAWsity from Friendly Skeleton Games and The Artemis Project from our sponsor Grand Gamers Guild.Each adventure has a different win condition for the GM and Goonies, but there is always a timer mechanism that the GM can accelerate to win the game. Go up against the fearsome Fratellis as Mikey, Mouth, Chunk, Data or Sloth to discover the legendary riches of One-Eyed Willy – or never again see the light of day. They are done in a nice thick cardboard that should really hold up beyond the nine adventures the game contains. The Goondocks Master can accelerate this neat hourglass timer to win the game before the pesky kids do. The play time shown on the box is 50 minutes although it’ll definitely take you longer to play on your first few playthroughs just to be able to learn the gameplay and to allow for set-up time as the map has a different set-up for each adventure/story.

So, crank up some Cyndi Lauper, rip open a Baby Ruth, and let’s gather around the game table for The Goonies: Never Say Die, designed by the team at Prospero Hall. While exploring, reading and unlocking things you also have to worry about being caught by the Fratellis. In the expansion players will also have the opportunity to play as teenagers Brand, Andy, and Stef as well. COOPERATIVE PUZZLE SOLVING: The other players take on the role of the Goonies — Mikey, Mouth, Chunk, Data, and Sloth — overcoming cryptic puzzles and deadly challenges with teamwork, strategy, and Data’s clever contraptions!

Along with this, you may also find other sources of four digit numbers, plus some of the characters have other interesting ways to interact with things other than just using skills. Tabletop Bellhop, your cardboard concierge, is here to answer your gaming and game night questions, helping you make your game nights better with tabletop game reviews and advice.