{"title":"Obession","description":"Obsession is a strategic Victorian era Euro-style board game that requires players to carefully manage their domestic staff, household renovations, social connections, and the family’s emerging reputation in the county.","products":[{"product_id":"obsession-wessex-expansion","title":"Obsession Wessex Expansion","description":"\u003cul style=\"padding-left: 16px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" id=\"mkv3_bullets\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn expansion for the Obsession base game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFIRST EXPANSION FOR THE OBSESSION BOARD GAME:\u003c\/b\u003e This expansion requires the Obsession Board Game (base game) to play. It increases variety by adding a new family, additional guests, new tiles, and solo play options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWHAT IT CONTAINS: The Wessex expansion adds a fifth family board that gives the advantage of a larger starting country estate. A player selecting the Family Wessex player board will have their choice between a Breakfast Room and Tennis Court—second leve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEW IN THE 2nd PRINTING: Unique to the second printing (indicated by the words DELUXE 2nd PRINTING on the front of the box) are two new improvement tiles: The Morning Room and Retiring Room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSOLO PLAY: This expansion adds six unique solo opponents for use in extended play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNOTE: This game does not enable 5 players. The Upstairs, Downstairs expansion enables 5 and 6 players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px;\" id=\"mkv3_description\"\u003eThe Wessex Expansion adds a fifth family board to the mix that gives the advantage of a larger starting country estate. A player selecting the Family Wessex player board will have their choice between the Breakfast Room and Tennis Court—second level improvements—in his or her manor house at the beginning of the game. The expansion also adds five additional Starter Guests, five additional Casual Guests, five additional Prestige Guests, and six new Solitaire opponents.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kayenta Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49550490796332,"sku":"OBS294975","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/9706\/6540\/files\/22419-SALVZ-Obsession-Wessex-Expansion.jpg?v=1723063457"},{"product_id":"obsession-promotional-tiles","title":"Obsession Promotional Tiles","description":"\u003cul style=\"padding-left: 16px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" id=\"mkv3_bullets\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eA pack of 18 separate tiles from the Kickstarter for the Upstairs, Downstairs expansion of Obsession\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px;\" id=\"mkv3_description\"\u003eThese twenty (20) promotional tiles were developed as part of a stretch goal during the 2019 Upstairs, Downstairs Kickstarter campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nUsers were invited to submit tile ideas, which were evaluated for thematic integrity and gameplay coherence, with the top two finishers in a user poll—the Parish Church\/Parsonage (Stephen Cleary) and Babbling Brook (MJ Petrie)—being included in the Upstairs, Downstairs expansion.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe remaining eighteen (18) promotional tiles are now available as a separate item. These improvement tiles span all five tile categories: seven SERVICE, two ESTATE, two ESSENTIALS, three PRESTIGE, one SPORTING, and three SPECIALISED tiles (one hybrid, one wildcard, and one prototype tile).\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nSearch for comets in a Garden Observatory, attempt to launch a Hot Air Balloon out on the East Lawn, enhance your service staff in countless ways, or be anything you want to be in the Art Gallery! All tiles are thematically sound, fitting the Victorian period.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kayenta Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49550495416620,"sku":"OBS295002","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/9706\/6540\/files\/22416-QKCA9-Obsession-Promotional-Tiles.jpg?v=1727953563"},{"product_id":"obsession-upstairs-downstairs-expansion","title":"Obsession Upstairs Downstairs Expansion","description":"\u003cul style=\"padding-left: 16px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" id=\"mkv3_bullets\"\u003e\u003cli\u003eAn expansion for the Obsession base game\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 14px;\" id=\"mkv3_description\"\u003eAn expansion for Obsession that introduces four new servants—the Hall Boy, Cook, Head Housemaid, and Useful Man—who can be used to mitigate Victorian Fate found in the base game.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nIt also enables 5 and 6 players and adds the Howard family with their legendary cook.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nUpstairs, Downstairs includes new service and improvement tiles along with a ton of new casual and prestige guests. 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After several lean decades, family fortunes are looking up! Your goal is to improve your estate so as to be in better standing with the truly influential families in Derbyshire.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nObsession is a game of 16 to 20 turns in which players build a deck of Victorian gentry (British social upper class), renovate their estate by acquiring building tiles from a centralized builders' market, and manipulate an extensive service staff of butlers, housekeepers, underbutlers, maids, valets, and footmen utilizing a novel worker placement mechanic. Successfully hosting prestigious social activities such as Fox Hunts, Music Recitals, Billiards, Political Debates, and Grand Balls increases a player's wealth, reputation, and connections among the elite.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEach turn, players choose a building tile representing a room or outdoor space in and around their 19th century British country house. 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