Inspired by retro gaming, 8Bit box contains everything to recreate the classic joy of videogames from everyone’s childhood, with the thrill of a boardgame experience.
Enjoy technology so cutting edge that it doesn’t need wires, screens or even electricity, with these three base games.
What’s in the box?
Six controllers
12 coloured player cubes
16 neutral cubes
Pixoid – Age 6+ | 3 to 4 players
Four circuit board lines
Eight screen edge tiles
Six-character tiles
Outspeed – Age 8+ | 3 to 6 players
Six ships
Three progression boards
12 track tiles
Four finish line tiles
32 bonus tokens
Seven forcefield tokens
Stadium – Age 10+ | 4 or 6 players
16 trial tiles
Two medal boards
Six athlete boards
One first player token
One basketball token
How to play:
Pixoid: Move around the circuit board using your controller. Playing as Pixoid? Try to escape the Bugs for as long as you can! Playing as a Bug? Do your best to coordinate your moves with the other Bugs to catch Pixoid as fast as possible!
Outspeed: Using your controller, choose the route you’ll take for the next leg of the race. There are many possible strategies, and you’ll need to be cunning to be the first across the finish line. Managing your fuel level, accelerating at just the right time, and hindering your opponents will be the keys to success.
Stadium: Using your controller, decide the amount of energy you would like to spend on the current Trial. Each trial is different and you will have to be in sync with your teammates to go the distance and win the most Medals after 10 Trials.
Bonus!
Born in the IELLO labs, 8Bit Box is the result of many years of research and includes the most advanced technology in the board game industry.
Scour the streets, explore the docks, and break into the undersea base to put an end to the chaos ravaging the city.
Play solo or team up to punch, kick and throw your way through four stages filled with formidable enemies.
The base 8Bit Box components are needed to play this game.
What’s in the box?
76 enemy cards
Eight boss cards
15 equipment cards
One battle board
Six fighter tiles
Six ongoing effect tokens
How to play:
Each Stage in composed of a side scroll phase (during which the enemies are put into play) and a brawl phase (during which the fighters battle the enemies).
Side Scroll
During this phase, you and your partner will choose the best place to put each card for the current stage. Follow the draw and placement steps and repeat them until all of the cards in the current stage have been placed.
Brawl
During this phase, you can move your fighters, change special attacks, and battle the enemy or the Boss in front of your fighter. There are no turns during this phase. You can take multiple actions in the order of your choice before your partner takes a turn. Always finish one action before beginning the next one.
The game can end in one of two ways:
The cube in the available credits zone reaches 0. You lose the game.
Opposing sheep herds go head to fluffy head in a strategy game the whole family will love!
Plan your moves carefully to occupy the most pastures and fence out your foe. A different playing board is assembled before every game, making the game full of new challenges every time you play!
What’s in the box?
16 pasture tiles
64 sheep tokens
How to play:
On your turn, move any stack of your own sheep by splitting the stack into two parts, moving the top part of the stack in a straight line as far as it can go before hitting another sheep or the border. You must leave at least one sheep on the space on which the original stack was standing.
Play continues with each player moving by splitting any of their stacks and moving the new stack to a new pasture. A stack is blocked when it is surrounded by opponents’ pieces or the edge and can no longer be split and moved.
When all your sheep are blocked, you no longer continue playing. The game ends when no player can move. The player who succeeds in controlling the most pasture land (the most tiles) wins!
Bonus!
Battle Sheep reinforces focus and attention, problem-solving and visual perception.
Machines are operating at full capacity in the candy factory! Box those candies and compete for the title of Master Confectioner! Collect barley sugar sticks and use the special effects to hinder your opponents. Fulfil your customers orders to end up on top!
What’s in the box?
27 candy bar pieces
48 order cards
One golden sugar cane card
Four help cards
How to play:
Place all candy bars in the middle of the table forming a line with their numbers and symbols visible. This is your conveyor belt!
Shuffle the order cards and deal to each player: 5 cards for a 3-4 player game, 6 cards for a 2 player game.
With the remaining cards create a draw pile and place the first 3 cards face up next to the pile.
On your turn, do one of the following:
Play a card from your hand to fulfill an order.
Put back into play one, two or three of your candy bars in order to draw cards.
Draw one single card if you can’t play a card and you don’t have any candy bars to put in play.
The game ends when:
A player retrieves the last candy bar. They also get the golden sugar cane, worth 3 bonus points.
When a player draws the last face down card of the draw pile.
Count your points, adding your candy bar points and the order cards fulfilled. Highest points wins the game and is appointed master confectioner!
Tires screech. Gears shift. Drivers push their million-dollar cars to the limit.
Restored by Rob Daviau from the 1996 Spiel des Jahres recommended game “Top Race”, Downforce puts players behind the wheel of cars with a different Power each. The difference between victory and defeat could be a single card.
What’s in the box?
A double-sided game board
Six race car pawns
54 cards
Six driver plaques
How to play:
A game of Downforce is played over three parts:
The Auction: After everyone look at their hands of cards, the cars are auctioned off one at a time. To bid, pick a card from your hand and place it face down on the table. If you have the highest speed card of the car colour shown wins the bid and pays that much.
The Race: During the race, you play a speed card from your hand and resolve it. Then the player to their left takes the next turn. Play continues until all the cars have finished the race or no more cards can be played.
The Betting: There are three lines on each racetrack indicating when betting occurs. Once a car first crosses the first betting line and after all of the movement on the card has been resolved, you all secretly mark on your score sheet which of the six cars you think will finish the race in first place. At the end of the race, you’ll gain money for each of your bets as indicated on the score sheet if the cars they bet on finished first, second, or third.
As soon as a car crosses the finish line, it is placed in the appropriate winner’s space near the race track. After all cars have finished the race, work out how much money you earn from your cars based on how they finished and any winnings from betting.
Turbocharge your game of Downforce with this expansion pack! Add two new tracks and six new racer powers to your game.
A copy of Downforce is required to play.
What’s in the box?
A double-sided game board
6power cards
How to play:
Crosstown Speedway features crossover loops, where cars in the rear can block cars in the lead, and split track sections, requiring a quick decision between taking the shorter or safer route.
Switchback Pass introduces “dangerous” spaces. These sections of the track can be used to pass other cars, but you can’t end your turn there.
The 6 new power cards included in the expansion are:
Tough – on any player’s turn, move 2 additional spaces when your car ends its movement next to a rumble strip (red-and-white).
Bold – on your turn, if your car would move 1 or 2 spaces, move it 3 spaces instead.
Defensive – if none of your cars move on your turn, move one of your cars 3 spaces.
Reckless – on your turn, if your car moves diagonally between two adjacent cars, move it 2 additional spaces.
Experienced – if any car starts its movement directly ahead of your car, move your car into the space they moved out of.
Ambitious – on any player’s turn, if your car crosses a betting line, move it 2 additional spaces.
Lured by a precious treasure, you are brave dwarves venturing into the dragon’s cave, gathering gold coins on your way.
Pick each step forward carefully, if the dragon predicts your next move on the path, you will move backward and risk losing some coins!
What’s in the box?
One board
One dragon
Four dwarves
44 gold coins
Four treasure chests
Four money bags
24 cards
How to play:
One player is the dragon, the other players are the dwarves. The Dwarves try to move forward along the path by secretly choosing cards which they place in front of them, face-down. The player in control of the Dragon then places the Dragon on one of the five squares in its lair.
Reveal your cards! If you have picked a different square from the one the Dragon is on, move your Dwarf to the first square of this colour situated in front of your Dwarf. Take as many gold coins from the Dragon’s Treasure as is shown on your square.
If you pick the same square as the Dragon, then you are are scared and have to move back! You don’t get any gold coins.
If you picked the chest card you don’t move their Dwarf. You’re safe from the dragon during this round of the game.
The game ends at the end of a round where at least one player has managed to reach the dragon’s lair. Count up your gold coins – if you have the most you win!
Bonus!
Dragon’s Cave reinforces social play and guessing skills.
Collect sets of adventurer cards in order to roll dice, which you will use to explore the mystical lands of Dragonrealm. Claim the land’s treasure, but beware of meddling goblins, who pop up to snatch the spoils. Gather the most gold and become ruler of the realm!
What’s in the box?
68 adventurer cards
50 treasure coins
32 adventurer meeples
21 location cards
16 enhancement cards
Six goblin meeples
Six dice
How to play:
On your turn, you may either rest or explore.
Rest
Announce that you are taking a rest and draw 2 adventurer cards, one at a time, either from the face-up cards or the face-down deck (or 1 from each). If you draw a goblin card, place a goblin on the corresponding location card.
Explore
You may explore one of the face-up locations with one of the following three actions: sneak, search, or storm. To explore, play up to six cards from your hand face-up and announce which location you’re exploring and the type of action you’re using.
To sneak: play cards that are numerically in order regardless of colour.
To search: play cards that are all the same number.
To storm: play cards that are all the same colour.
Take one die for each card you played and roll them. If the total is equal to or greater than the amount listed for the action you chose, the explore succeeds! If the total is less, the explore fails.
If the explore succeeds, place one of your adventurer meeples on one of the locations open spaces, if the explore type has a gold circle around it, place 2 meeples.
If the explore fails, take the cards played back into your hand and place your adventurer in the academy where they can be used in the future to add one to a dice roll.
Once a location is full of adventurers, the location is complete and the player who has the greatest amount of adventurers on that location card claims it and the points are dealt out. In the event that the goblins have the majority, in the case, the treasure is lost and the goblins take the card.
The game ends immediately once the Dragon location is complete. The player with the most coins wins!
Bonus!
Dragonrealm reinforces probability and visual discrimination.
Deep in the heart of this mythical forest lurk angry ogres, giggling goblins, and even the famed and fearsome fire-breathers themselves!
Collect sets of adventurer cards to earn dice, which you will use to roll against your foes. Stomp on some fire ants, shriek at a grumpy troll, or strike the menacing orange dragon with a magical silver sword. Only the bravest will overcome the odds to emerge victorious!
What’s in the box?
108 cards
6 dice
How to play:
On your turn, you may either reload or capture.
Reload
If you choose to draw an adventurer card, add it to your hand and signal that your turn is over by saying out loud, “reload!”
Capture
Announce which creature or enhancement you are trying to capture and show the cards you are using (including any enhancements) by placing them face up in front of you. There are three ways to capture a card from the landscape:
To strike: play cards that are numerically in order regardless of colour.
To stomp: play cards that are all the same number.
To scream: play cards that are all the same colour.
If you defeat a creature, take the card from the landscape and place it face down in a “victory” pile next to you. If you capture an enhancement, take the card and place it face up in front of you. This card can then be used throughout the rest of the game. If your capture is unsuccessful, you must discard one card from your hand.
It’s time to drop into the dungeon! Venture into an ever-shifting labyrinth teeming with untold treasure. Colourful cubes represent, gold, gems, goblins, and more. Raid the rooms that best suit your hero’s quest but stay alert – the dungeon changes with every drop. Grab the most loot and become the Dungeon Drop Master!
What’s in the box?
Four meeples
Four player aids
Score tracker
Four solo tokens
Four teamwork tokens
87 cubes
Six custom dice
15 race cards
10 class cards
10 quest cards
How to play:
The game takes place over three rounds. Each Hero will take one turn per round, as follows:
Explore: draw the specified number of cubes from the box (depending on player count), without looking at them, and drop them into the Dungeon.
Act: Activate either your Race or Class ability. Some abilities in the game involve flicking one or more cubes in the Dungeon.
Loot: form a room by selecting 3 grey pillar cubes, and then collect all cubes within or touching that space.
At the end of the round, each Hero counts the total number of treasure cubes they have in their stash to determine their weight. Reassign the turn order markers, in order from the lightest to heaviest weight.
After 3 rounds have been completed, it’s time to count your treasure! Players proceed as follows:
Reveal quest cards.
For each key paired with a chest in your stash, roll the chest to see how much it’s worth.
Help your brightly coloured frogs take control of your little corner of the rainforest!
Cleverly place frogs on the board to flip adjacent tiles, hiding some frogs and revealing others. Watch out for snakes though as they love to snack on those tasty frogs. Can you flip your way to victory?
What’s in the box?
36 square tiles
Four frog tokens
A game board
How to play:
You’ll all be dealt a secret frog colour – this is what you’ll need to win!
On your turn you must do the following:
Play a tile
Resolve the effect of the tile
Draw a new tile from the stack, refilling your hand to 3 tiles.
There are two types of tile – frogs and snakes.
A frog tile can be played either on any empty space on the game board, or on top of any face down tile. It cannot be played on a face up tile. When a frog tile is played, flip over any adjacent tiles in the direction of the 4 arrows.
A snake tile removes a frog from the game. The snakes may only be played on top of a face up frog
The game ends immediately when either:
All tiles have been played,
The board is full (with 16 face up frog tiles).
Reveal your frog token. If you have the most face up frogs in your colour, then you’re the frog flipping champion!
Bonus!
Simplicity is key when it comes to Flip Over Frog – with only three rules to remember, the focus is placed firmly on strategy!
Attack! Catapult your goblin soldiers to plunder the riches of the castle!
Gold and diamonds reward the best shots, but each room is full of surprises… not all of which are pleasant. Discover this wild game of precision, risk-taking and total madness!
What’s in the box?
Four catapults
Four army boards
20 goblin soldier pawns
Six Goblin captain pawns
Eight Goblin looter pawns
16 totems pawns
50 coin tokens
50 diamond tokens
One castle (box + 7 punchboards)
One tower punchboard
How to play:
The box forms the basis of the game – but make sure you have plenty of space to fling your goblins! You’ll need to spend your loot to buy extra troops or build your totem, before heading back to battle. Keep your totem intact to earn more diamonds!
Each round has the following phases:
Catapulting: All at the same time, catapult your available goblins into the castle.
Looting: Taking turns, retrieve your goblins and apply the effects of the rooms that they fell into.
End Game Conditions: Check if anyone has met the end game condition.
Recruitment: Taking turns, you can buy any of the various pieces from your personal army board.
Repeat the catapult! Keep going until either the totem victory condition is met or the diamond victory condition is met. With two different ways to win, you’ll be racing to play again!
Dare you enter into this rip-roaring adventure in the desert city? A stunning sequel to the award-winning Forbidden Island… and Forbidden Desert is as foreboding as it sounds!
Gear up for a thrilling adventure to recover a legendary flying machine buried deep in the ruins of an ancient desert city. You’ll need to coordinate with your teammates and use every available resource if you hope to survive the scorching heat and relentless sandstorm.
What’s in the box?
49 cards
48 sand markers
24 tiles
Six pawns
Six meter clips
Four flying machine parts
One flying machine model
One sand storm meter and stand
How to play:
Take up 4 actions each turn:
Move: move your pawn to an adjacent, unblocked tile.
Remove sand: remove sand markers on your tile or on an adjacent tile.
Excavate: if your pawn is on the desert side of a tile that does not have any sand markers on it, you may excavate it.
Pick up a part: you may pick up a revealed Flying Machine part on an unblocked and excavated tile.
Bonus – if you’re on the same tile as another player, you can share water and pass equipment cards at any time during the game for free.
Sand Storm
Draw a number of cards from the sand storm draw pile equal to the current sand storm meter level and follow the instructions on each card.
To win the game, get to the launch pad! Once you have the four necessary parts, find your way to the launch pad tile where everyone can insert the parts into the flying machine, start the engine, and escape for the win.
You’ll lose the game if:
Thirst: if any player reaches the symbol on their canteen.
Buried: if you need to add a sand marker to a tile but there aren’t any left in the supply.
Swept Away: the sand storm meter reaches the symbol.
Bonus!
Forbidden Desert reinforces strategic thinking, visual discrimination and cooperation.
From award winning designer Matt Leacock comes Forbidden Island!
Dare to discover Forbidden Island! Join a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise.
Your team will have to work together and make some pulse-pounding manoeuvres, as the island will sink beneath every step. Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you are swallowed into the watery abyss!
What’s in the box?
58 playing cards
24 island tiles
Six pawns
Four treasure figurines
One water meter and marker
How to play:
On every turn, do the following three things in order (as it is a coop game, do ask for help!):
Take up to 3 actions.
Move: move your pawn to an adjacent Island tile.
Shore Up: shore up any adjacent Island tile or the Island tile your pawn is on.
Give a Treasure Card: Give one or more of your treasure cards to another player if both of your pawns are on the same island tile.
Capture a Treasure: capture a treasure by discarding four matching treasure cards from your hand if your pawn is on either corresponding island tile.
Draw 2 treasure deck cards.
After taking actions, you must draw 2 cards from the top of the Treasure deck and add them to
your face up hand. Follow the instructions on each card.
Draw Flood cards
Draw cards from the top of the flood draw pile equal to the current water meter level. If a tile is already flooded, it sinks into the abyss!
To win the game you need get to fools landing! Once you have collected all four treasures, everyone must move their pawns to the Fools’ Landing tile. Then, you’ll need a helicopter card to lift your team off of Forbidden Island for the win!
You’ll lose the game if:
If both treasure tiles sink before you collect their respective treasures.
If the fools’ landing tile sinks.
If any player is on an Island tile that sinks and there is no adjacent tile to swim to.
If the water level reaches the skull and crossbones.
Bonus!
Forbidden Island reinforces strategic thinking, visual discrimination and cooperation.
Soar to dizzying heights in this electrifying cooperative adventure! Work as a team to explore a mysterious platform that floats at the centre of a savage storm.
Connect a circuit of cables to launch a secret rocket – all before you are struck by lightning or blown off to the depths below. It’s a high-wire act that will test your team’s capacity for courage and cooperation. One false step and you all could be grounded… permanently!
What’s in the box?
37 tiles
36 cards
32 circuit components
13 meter clips
Six wooden pawns
One storm meter and stand
A starting grid
One rocket
How to play:
On every turn, do the following things in order:
Take up to 4 actions:
Move: move your pawn to an adjacent tile.
Scout: draw the top tile from the power platform draw pile and place it face up in front of you (up to a 3 tile limit).
Explore: place one of your tiles onto the platform, adjacent to the tile that your pawn is on.
Wire: add a physical wire to a circuit component attached to your tile so that it connects to another circuit component.
Storm Cards: Draw cards from the storm draw pile equal to the storm intensity level on the storm meter. Reveal and resolve the cards one at a time.
To win the game, get to the launch pad! Once you have wired the required components into a circuit (except one final wire that you’ll use to take off), first place the rocket onto the launch pad. Make sure you’re all on the rocket, and as a final step, add the last wire to complete the circuit and launch the rocket for the win!
You’ll lose the game if:
Electrocuted: if the clip on any player’s health meter reaches the skull and crossbones.
Fall: if the clip on any player’s rope meter reaches the skull and crossbones.
Swept away: if the clip on the Storm meter reaches the skull and crossbones.
Abandoned: if the rocket takes off before everyone is on a launch pad tile.
Bonus!
Forbidden Sky reinforces strategic thinking, visual discrimination and cooperation.
