{"title":"February New Releases and Preorders","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eEach month we update our site with our current availability. All new releases listed are available to ship immediately. Preorders are shipping on March 4, 2025.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-nice-cuppa","title":"A Nice Cuppa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Nice Cuppa\u003c\/strong\u003e is the seventh game in the Button Shy S\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eimply Solo \u003c\/span\u003eseries. These are games that are one player only, light on rules, and big on replayability.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eDemanding jobs, unpaid bills, health concerns: modern life is filled with constant worry. Let your burdens drift away, if only for a moment, in the rich aromatic steam of your favorite tea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Nice Cuppa\u003c\/strong\u003e tasks the player with managing worries through careful card management across 8 turns. As worries are revealed, they complicate your life and force you to become distracted. Focus on your tea to eliminate those pesky problems and soothe your shattered nerves. Once your tea is ready, evaluate how you did.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Player\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 Minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 14+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eButton Shy hand assembled games are labeled for ages 14+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXPANSIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Stresses\u003c\/strong\u003e (4 Stress Cards)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery season seems to bring a new challenge that complicates your normal routine. Addressing it head-on may help you feel better, as long as you don't ignore your other concerns!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis 4-card expansion introduces unique Stress cards. Add one random Stress card above your Tea line at the start of the game. Should you complete the card’s requirement, such as having 4 Distracted Tea cards at once, you may immediately use its bonus effect then remove it from play. If you’re unable to eliminate your Stress, you’ll suffer negative points at the end of the game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Good Book\u003c\/strong\u003e (2 Tea Cards, 3 Worry Cards)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eFew things pair together as nicely as a warm cup of tea and a good book. Let the worries of the world go as you settle in for a nice relaxing read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis 5-card expansion adds 2 new Tea cards and 3 new Worries to manage. Use a full set of 9 Tea Cards (and correspondingly 9 Worries) to play through a longer, more challenging game. Can you pay attention to both your tea and book through a full 10 turns?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePets \u003c\/strong\u003e(4 Pet Cards)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePets can be great companions, but they have minds of their own. Work around your attention-seeking pet as you prepare your tea.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis 4-card expansion adds a menagerie of adorable pets. Whichever one you have, you’ll need to split your focus between your tea and your pet’s interference. Choose a random pet and place it above the row of tea cards. Each pet has its own movement pattern as well as its own restriction which makes the game more difficult. Play and score as normal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomething Sweet\u003c\/strong\u003e (5 Confection Cards)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s impossible to relax when you’re hungry. Grab a sugary snack while you’re waiting for your tea.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 5-card expansion adds a variety of delicious sweets. While a quick sugar boost can help you stay on track while preparing your tea, make sure to finish your snack before you sit down! Shuffle the new cards and place them nearby, removing one from the deck without looking at it. Instead of swapping two tea cards on your turn, you may reveal the top sweet card and immediately resolve it. Each sweet has a specific effect that flips, rearranges, or otherwise manipulates your teas and worries. At the end of the game, lose points for each uneaten sweet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCREDITS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned by Scott Almes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eAndrea Ivetic Vicai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eVARIANTS:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Nice Cuppa Wallet Game \u003c\/strong\u003e - required for all games\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Nice Cuppa Expansion Collection \u003c\/strong\u003e - all 4 expansions for the game (Seasonal Stresses, A Good Book, Pets and Something Sweet) packed together in a vinyl wallet (requires A Nice Cuppa Wallet Game)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buttonshygames.mom\/products\/a-nice-cuppa-expansion-collection\"\u003ehttps:\/\/buttonshygames.mom\/products\/a-nice-cuppa-expansion-collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Button Shy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50440258945192,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/8287\/files\/A_Nice_Cuppa_-_Promo_Wallet.png?v=1777460696"},{"product_id":"battlecrest-expansion-collection-4","title":"Battlecrest: Expansion Collection #4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is the mark of a true champion? 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