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- Bargain Basement Bathyspher - Raging Bulls - Supermarche - Superskill Pinball - Utopia Engine - Crystallo - Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden - Deep Space D-6
The 2019 Solitaire Print and Play Contest winners: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2230...
...and 2018... boardgamegeek.com/thread/2011...
...2017... boardgamegeek.com/thread/1787...
...2016... boardgamegeek.com/thread/1584...
...2015... boardgamegeek.com/thread/1293...
...2014... boardgamegeek.com/thread/1179...
...2013... boardgamegeek.com/thread/1002...
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Hey! So......as the designer of Bargain Basement Bathysphere, I was quite surprised to see the game listed at the top of the hotness list, thanks to the fine folks at SU&SD. And I figured I had to do something special....so, I though I'd provide a link to an unfinished game I've been working on and off ( mostly off ) for at least 10 years, "mostly off" because the work involved in CREATING the chapters is VERY brain burning. In a lot of ways, you'll find a lot of BBB's DNA in this game regarding the way the chapters work. Be forewarned if you are up the task...it's a boardgame and NOT a roll&write, and it will put all of your cardboard crafting skills to task ( but only one level at a time).
I believe that there is some similarity with the way Black Sonata works mechanically in the way it hides and reveals information. If you like putting cards on top of things and looking through little holes, there's a lot of that in this game. (I've actually never played Black Sonota so I'm not exactly sure).
So, I present to you, if you are up to the challenge. The Overly Complicated Gates of Atlantis!
Rules are found here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1MryQExoC9VXIHxdbRe4mHaIO-8VLzubc/view?usp=sharing
All of the constructable parts are found here:
drive.google.com/file/d/1vEMQSRlb0_hYvDTqxCYUKXich8ydJWyK/view?usp=sharing
thank you, you are a legend, never stop making games.
Hey, this is really awesome!
Also just wanted to say thanks so much for your Epistolary game, found it on rpg geek and has been such a joy for me!
does SD&SU still mistrust the hotness list, when SD&SU drives the hotness list? (just jokes. this is all great, and I love it)
You are the Isaac Childres of Print-n-Play games!
Thank you
Speaking of 20 minutes of entertainment...FOR FREE, this was so great.
Out of all of the SUSD videos, this has to be my favorite. It has the great humor and production values of all of the rest, but where it excels is the absolute enthusiasm for sharing these games. It is infectious. And it comes at a time when buying games is difficult, but needing entertainment while being on lock down is massively important. I can't wait to share this video with friends and family. And I am especially excited to start printing and playing games. Great video and thank you for sharing your passion.
These are all great suggestions. One of my favorites is Ada Lovelace: Consulting Mathematician. It's so fun and satisfying, I've played it a bunch! Tip: put your pages in a sheet protector, then put those in a 3-ring binder and you've got yourself a binder full of great games that are easy to take anywhere.
You're genius, thank you!!!!
5:03 The designer's next game followed by Quinn's "Someone get this man a publishing contract" made me literally lol for 30 seconds. Maybe I've been locked inside for too long, but his genuine amazement to this designer and shock at how he is underappreciated hit me just right!
I’ve been playing Tales from Arabian Nights alone for the past 3 weeks.... the number of elephants I’ve seduced... it’s frankly upsetting
i'm know for drinking landslides in that game
Upsetting for you or the elephant?
@@clarenceneal2622 Neither of them come out satisfied. The elephants too loose and he's too small.
@Toxi link to the game? I find several on bgg and they don't appear to be PnP
Nick Dennis sorry for the confusion it’s a game they previously reviewed
As a person who has been participating in the Solitaire Design contests for the past 3 years (making me a relative newbie), this fills me with so much joy.
"Let's set up the next game! There!"
Great stuff.
Ghost written by Paul, Season 1, Episode 7
That one really got me.
Hahahhahhaaha!! 🤣
Maybe its the isolation, but I laughed at "You weren't a supermarche, you were just a marche all along" more than is logical.
I'm still chuckling at it writing this comment.
You're not the only one!
"Printin' Quintin" was a missed opportunity!
In a quarantin'
What a wonderful thing to 'shut up and sit down' to in the evenings - you guys get me so inspired to make and play games, thank you for being brilliant!
My god this has blown my mind, though I found the idea of using so much paper a little daunting. So I went on Tabletop Sim and a lot of them are on there. Fantastic :) going to have endless fun. Great Video!
Ha ha ha ha.
If you don't want to erase the paper every time, you can use a transparent slide and a marker.
I use a transparent document folder. D Day dice what up.
Pin this comment. Saves you ink and paper and money and stress. Easily the best (cheap) way to play roll and writes.
I use cold laminate sheets.
For those with a tablet: they work great as well. Take a photograph or a screenshot and work on that. I use a dedicated drawing program which makes use of layers for easy erasing (or storing) but any photo editor will work. Having a stylus helps.
You could put it in a picture frame!
[YOUR NAME HERE] And the Argonauts! A Solitaire PnP Legacy game. Super easy, super tense, and the legacy element is really cute. One of my favorites.
I'm so happy to see that game here! That's my son's design.
Love love love this game!!!!
That's a brilliant name!
After your last video I got in touch with the creator of Air, Land, and Sea and he released a free Print and play version of the game.
He's a great guy.
Where are these files?
Have been thinking of doing a Warhammer 40K retheme called Air, Land and Space 😊 Just for personal use.
@@CarrotandStick I made a Root retheme I call Air Woodland and Sea
@@lukewatson4489 I made a body-themed one called Hair, Hand and Knee
I hope SUSD's recent explorations earns solo gaming a permanent place in the rotation. It's a legit, thriving, and to be frank, economic engine of the hobby. The 1PG is the largest guild on BGG.
for years and years i always wanted to get in to board games cause it seemed like fun. i never had anyone to regularly play with cause none of them are in to board games, so i never bothered really looking in to the hobby. in march of this year i saw an article about an elder scrolls board game, which led me to a fallout board game, which led me to realize THERE ARE SOLO BOARD GAMES! since that day i've spent an embarrassing amount of money on 20 different games (plus i've bought a few different PNP games) and it's pretty much over taken video games as my in-home-hobby. i wish i'd have found this years ago. since then i've been able to rope friends in to playing with me once a month or so.
Ironic that the biggest guild is the 1 player one.
@@conedx
Your experience sounds pretty similar to mine. Always wanted to get in, friends not interested, found a game that could be played solo (in my case, it was Wrath of Ashardalon and this was about 2011 or so), which led me to other solo playable games. The main difference for me was that I somehow miraculously stumbled upon a gaming group a few years later. The details are too convoluted to go through, but I ended up making friends with a guy at work and sort’ve roped him into the hobby. He got into it as deeply as I did and now some 8 years or so later, we’re very close friends.
Mastapiece! Print'n Quint'n is the perfect combination of pure enthusiasm and quiet mania.
YES!!! This is the best day of SUSD. After watching the crew's single holiday review of pnp and solo games, and after being so disappointed by it, I am ecstatic that they are finally bringing attention to the deserving creators.
It's lovely to see you dipping into print and play! There is a world of games to find. I designed one which is still pretty popular, called Agent Decker. It got second place in 2015, where Deep Space D-6 also was!
If you want to avoid erasing every time you can put the sheet inside a plastic binder sleeve and use a dry erase pen. Boom!
Congrats on your game!
@@nelsongalvan2178 Thank you!
I've heard of it. It is pretty high ranked among those who played it. In lot of best lists and videos. Congrats. Must check it out someday.
Thank you for that game. I've had a lot of fun with it.
Thank you for the game as well. I enjoy playing it on occasion still. One of the better PnP offerings, and certainly on par with published card games.
Quarantine tip: Clear packing tape doubles as a cheap laminate alternative tho it doesn’t last forever!
I use contact paper :)
My favorite new thing, downloading roll and writes on my iPad, opening them in Adobe, and using the comment feature to use my Apple Pencil to have instantly reusable sheets!
@Austin Heinz I recommend Notability on iPad--but same concept :) Yes, PDFs on ipad (with Apple Pencil) are the ultimate players' aid.
This video makes me want to design a solo print and play game.
DO EET
Go for it! And look for this year's contest in BGG! Hope to see you there! :)
Me too
I loved the callback to Pauls original Print and Play review, "Lets set up the game! *SLAP* There"
And it's still super funny 😆
I’m an elementary teacher and I’m 100% looking into Utopia Engine as a game for my students.
(As a side-note, a special video on games for teachers and/or home-schooling parents would be really cool)
needs to split that into age groups and player count i guess :)
Have a look at Genius games. I haven't actually played one yet, but they have all kinds of science ones, and I backed their Kickstarter for a game called "Genotype" earlier in the year, which I'm eagerly awaiting.
Though any game with dice and math will build math skills in a fun way. Like Dungeons and Dragons. Math skills, social skills, problem-solving...
Yay!!! Thank you Quinns!! That video was SO cheering. Thank you so much for alerting me to this great resource. Can’t wait to try your recommended games, and maybe find some others to recommend.
Kinda bummed that you didn't at least mention all the past winners (selfishly... yes) :P
But I have to say, I love that more people will get to know this awesome corner of the hobby, and PnP will get the attention it deserves...! :)
Oh, and for suggestions - Mechanical Beast, of course!
Very funny, very entertaining, but most of all very informative. I have been watching a lot of print and play videos for research this past week and there are definitely plenty of games I need to try. Thanks for the video 🙏🏾👍🏾
Them: How old are you?
Me: About 10 yonks...
Crystallo finally got me to clean off my table downstairs! Kudos and bravo for a very challenging solo puzzler.
First of all, thank you so much for everything, I discover your channel during this crisis and it was less painful with you watching a lot of board games reviews! Like... I bough Twilight Imperium because of you (Just waiting to see the end of the lock-down to play with my friends!)
Second, at @10:20 min, you seem so lonely that was sad. But at the same time it makes me laugh because I live the same thing *cricket noises*
And finally, from a French-Canadian who's also a linguist, tu prononces bien ton français! Continue comme ça!
So basically, great stuff!!!
Watch Praul's review of Battlelore, I implore you. It is full of whimsy and humour and you will never regret watching it.
Ce n'était pas exactement un accent québécois mais c'était très bon
years ago I ran into Zombie In My Pocket (ZIMP), printed it and even laminated it. I still have it and occasionally comes out of the drawer. You can literally carry it in you pocket. No dice or pencils needed. Brilliant game.
Black Sonata is my new favourite print and play. It's solo, but fun to sit and work through with a partner. Very clever hidden movement mechanic. Worth your time.
Thanks for the lead!
Deep Space D6 has a few variants in Tabletop Simulator, and a mod for Supermarche has literally dropped today (well... 2:00 am today in my timezone...)
Palm Island can be played without a table. I play it while following my toddler around the house. The published version has a cool campaign mode.
One of the other things that print n play does is it encourages you to make your own versions. In our school, we usually run a board game week at the end of the year for small groups of pupils. We introduce them to print n play, then take them to the woodwork tech area and get them to make their own wooden versions of the games. They even make a wooden box to take it home in - sadly this has been cancelled in 2020, for some weird reason. You can also buy A4 lighting gel sheets online and a wipeable marker and just put the thick gel sheet over the A4 sheet. Lighting Gel lasts ages as wipeable seethrough/coloured sheets, all you have to do is use sellotape to join the two sheets together. Overhead projector A4 sheets and laminating A4 sheets work just as well.
I had a solid time with Maquis
Maquis is still my favorite solo pnp game. It's a neat puzzle/worker placement about an underground french resistance in Maquis during WW2. It's not a war game, but the theme is nice if you like that type of thing.
Thank you for highlighting BBB, never would've found this gem otherwise.
I heard "Undersea XCOM" and was instantly convinced.
Some kind of "Terror from the deep"...
Isn't undersea xcom just one of the regular old xcom games?
@@Garzini 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@molybdnum And will hopefully be Xcom 3
"Regicide" is on KS now with three days left. It has the rules available for free on the campaign page and is designed around a standard deck of cards. You use ace through ten to battle through the 12 face cards. I've been playing it solo and it is very quick and quite challenging.
Yup! Awesome game! A dungeon crawl with a standard deck of cards. And there's a solo mode in the works. And if you support it, you get the best looking deck ever illustrated by the awesome Sketch Goblin.
Here's the link to it's KS page for those interested: Regicide, via @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/badgersfrommars/regicide?ref=android_project_share
Daaaaamn, thanks for the reminder! Just backed it. Much appreciated!
Glad I could help, I've been playing it solo and I keep thinking after every game, "this is a game everyone could own, even non-gamers."
Highly recommend. You don't even need to print anything out and it can be played with 1-4 players.
printed out Bargain Basement Bathyspher immediately after watching this, and am really enjoying it! I also bought Crystallo and have been playing with my wife who loves it too! Great video reviews, hope to see this kind of thing every year.
THANK YOU! I have been spending WAYYYY too much money on puzzles lately and this is going to give me a new outlet for FUN! Can't wait to try Supermache!!
I love Printin’ Quinns!
Is that a youtube channel?
This has brought be right down the rabbit hole of print and play games, going to go all out, just bought a bunch of gear for it, lacquer spray, spray adhesive, card, card dorner punches etc. I've never been more excited since hosting my first board game night. I would love to see more videos like this, but for just great print and plays in general, not just solo ones. (Also a pointer for other people, the Dune board game they reviewed a while ago has a big print and play community because for the longest time it was out of print)
One of my favorite videos of all time. Thanks for bringing these games to my attention. Got an inket printer, cardstock, and laminator recently and will put them to good use.
You guys seriously deserve an award for your approach to COVID content creation. These have all been so good!
Definitely check out Marquis! You play as a French Resistance cell in the Second World War, and it gets pretty tense!
You mean Maquis.
I purchased the kickstarter and second this! it is really fun and the physical copy has great production value.
I would love to see more of this style of content.
"They're like a cracker but sweet. They're brown. Aaah. Why don't you have what I need?" - Clara
As someone who has spent more than my fair share of time in retail, this hits hard.
Isn’t that Jason?
That was a great video! I loved the Printin' Quinns bit 😄
I think these games would also be great for children, roughly 6-12 age group. I don't have any kids but sometimes when I imagine if I did, I consider which of my "normal" board games I could try to teach them and at what age to do so. These PnP games seem very good for this as children would really enjoy the "arts and craft" stage and then, hopefully, would also like the "imagination and play" stage too. And if not, like you point out, the games are free! So you can just recycle them and move on.
I have 2 and cant wait to play these with them.
I fully agree with your review of Crystallo.
I can heartily recommend Orchard.
Probably the best video I have ever watched on CZcams! BRAVO Monsignore Quinn!
How about a legacy style card game? Don't miss (Your Name Here) and The Argonauts. The monsters from Greek myth you defeat get a bit stronger each time while the ones that defeated you stay the same. However, in order to survive each adventure; you must defeat the monsters or loose your crew and the game.
Thank you for these print and play videos! I didn’t know about them and am just happily overwhelmed with how much is out there. Moooooore reviews would be helpful!
I've really been enjoying 30 Rails lately. So much even that I had it laminated.
Hierarchy of good youtube video, each level including the one below: I love this video < I love what this video is talking about < I love the person who made this video < this video did all of the above, and somehow also made me love myself a little more.
My first P and P, before it got a publisher, was And Then We Held Hands. Still love it and bought the published version to support the designer. A very unique puzzle with a very unique theme.
Try Orchard. Wonderfully simple, very compact and loads of replay value. It's difficult to only play one game per sitting.
Just got the published copy and it is amazing
I love the chair in the background around the 10min mark that has clearly has a fair bit of red wine spilt on it
For a quick PnP, I also like Deep Space D-6. For a longer build, a long-time fave has been Aether Captains. Gorgeous game, plenty of expansions
Mechanical Beast: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284118/mechanical-beast/files
Black Sonata: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231218/black-sonata/files
Maquis: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148729/maquis/files
there are soooooo many good PnP out there...
1572: The Lost Expedition is a pretty rad solo pnp. Great creative writing and storytelling adventure🤙
D100 dungeon is an amazing light weight Solo dungeon crawl. With an ongoing campaign feel like playing Lone Wolf all over again.
I found this one of the funest(is that even a word) SU&SD videos In quite a while.Always fun to watch .
I believe the correct phrase is "most fun".
I love this. Thank you so much for your time and you always get the best of all the things that you have to be done with that this time of year you can do.
I made a solo game out of the auto generated words on my phone when inputting the above comment. Almost worked. But it was fun for me.
I recommend Artefact, the solo rpg where you play a sentient fantasy artefact by Mousehole Press
If you like Crystallo, check out Orchard. So much brilliance in 9 cards. Also Sprawlopolis, which is about 3 bucks from Button Shy Games.
Orchard and Sprawlopolis are both brilliant. Circle the Wagons by Button Shy is also similar and great.
I have sunk a lot of time in Sprawlopolis....I really gets me
Can confirm that is an accurate definition of a Yonk.
After playing BBB and Mechanical beast, I can thoroughly recommend both! Thanks SUSD :)
I've really enjoyed Mike Heim's map drawing, journaling, and dice management games from his xx72 series. Particularly 1572: The Lost Expedition. I live in a rural area and it's my go to when the power goes out, which happens often. But the quarantine has seen me playing a lot of Four Against Darkness, a solo dungeon crawler which is not free.
Finally a good quarantine use for my Apple pencil and iPad since I'm not teaching in the classroom!
- Played Raging Bulls, quick fun, and easy! Super easy with the line drawing tool in the GoodNotes.
- Actually printed Bumbling Bees. It was good in the way Raging Bulls was. Play it once or twice, enjoy the mechanic, and then play something else.
- Started Bathysphere. I'm dying a lot. I love it. It got the feel of Deep Sea Adventure that I love, minus other people getting me killed. My imploding Bathysphere is all on me. Can't wait to keep playing it bit by bit over the isolation!
Thanks for the gold mine Quinns!
Temple Antics was a great 10-15 minute play. Plus its a 1 page Roll&Write!
Played it once and was mauled by various beasts and died in 4 turns. The second time, I found a shotgun and I swear I was taunting imaginary beasts as I blasted them shouting witty one-liners.
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289129/temple-antics
Really good reviews and presentation. Love the energy and information. I subscribed!
Thoroughly enjoyed Raging Bulls and wouldn't have ever found it without you. Thanks! Also looking forward to trying the rest of them.
I love you and I love the content you produce SU&SD!! I've been playing Terraforming Mars solo for the past few weeks and never thought to check out these P&P games. Thanks so much for turning me onto this genre! I can't wait! :D
I think I saw a Tinyforming Mars avail on BGG
Fantastic video! It's been fun to get crafty, lockdown is allowing me to work on my board game idea. Really enjoying creating!
Thanks Quinn a brilliant video as always and has me inspired! I've been playing through B17 Queen of the Skies which is an old 80s game I had as a kid that I rediscovered as a free print and play. Its a crew/ship management game where you are trying to get your B17 to a target and back in one piece fighting off fighters and flak. If I'm honest there are very few active decisions that you can make and it is more a reactive than proactive process. Short of keep going or turning back you are along for the ride but oh what a ride! Its immersive and fun as you name all your characters and try to fly the 25 mission campaign. Some missions being a relatively easy cake walk, others having you torn to shreds and praying that you are lucky on the dice. Its great fun and the community have created various additions to shake things up. If you fancy losing yourself for 30 mins or so then I would highly recommend. Get a beer, some dice and a pencil and relive your own action war movie where you can see if you and your friends are able to get home in one piece.
Am not even the biggest boardgames fan, but these guys are so endearing and entertaining!
I love these guys and their reviews and I dont even play table top games.....nor have any intention to start....the reviews are very entertaining and the subject interesting.
This was fantastic, I hope you make another one!
Yaaay! We all need more print`n play game reviews!
A couple years ago, my sweetheart got me a laminator for Christmas. Using that, along with a paper cutter and a corner rounder punch, I've made some Print-n-Play games a bit more durable and longer lasting. Plus the laminated pages can be used with a dry erase marker over and over again.
The first PnP I got years ago was Micropul. It's still a great little, unique puzzle game.
Some games that I have print and played or brought when published, which I love.
Orchard
Pocket Landship
Good little Martian
Barbarian Vince
(Your Name Here) and the Argonauts
Mini Rogue
Blog in the Midwest
I printed out Orchard...was thinking about Mini Rogue.
I love mini rogue!
Mini Rogue is super fun.
Barbarian Vince is fascinating but the replayability isn't that great after while, though it has a great exploration feel at start. Amazing what was crammed into a deck even though it necessarily brings it's problem. Wish there was more versions with new maps and quest and encounters to keep it fresh. Such a complete fantasy rpg adventure in a deck. Unrestricted travel through world map, skills, items, passing years, rumours, 'story' quests, location type specific random encounters (forest, mountains, city, port...), random draws... no dice, no pencil, no tokens, no book keeping, no nothing. Just a deck and imagination.
@@jankrizkovsky9446 Hah, Barbarian Vince... Is that a play off the old Barbarian Prince solo exploration game?
Orchard is excellent! I'll look at the others you've listed.
Although I don’t play board games(anymore, at least), I’m still subscribed to your channel because your reviews are so entertaining. With this review though, I might get printing...
Awesome vid! Thanks for revealing all of this to us!
After watching this I hopped on Tabletop Simulator and saw that all of these are on there if you just wanna hop on and give them a whirl on your desktop. Different strokes and all...
I'm another advocate for buying a laminator :) After watching you guys playing "Welcome to your perfect home" I bought that and showed it to my wife, who (after playing 6 games in a row) flat out ran to the nearest office supply store and bought a laminator for us, then she sealed up 6 cards for us, haha. She's not that big on gaming, so that was quite a shock, haha.
This was a very nice video, thank you. I didn't find it earlier though so I was already through a number of BGG games. Your video gave me a few options which I set aside though, so thank you very much!
Me and my son (7 years old) play the following games a lot, ordered by most to least often played:
1. One Deck Dungeon - absolutely fantastic! Son loves it but can't quite handle the mechanics yet so I assist him but he keeps asking for more and more. Personally, I love the order and how the game gets harder as the floors increase. When playing with son, I sometimes game the system a bit so as to give him some succes ;)
2. Deep space D6 - also absolutely fantastic! Son adores this as well, also because there are different ships available online making for different types of games. Personally I like it for its shorter games when compared to ODD.
3. Delve - it's quick and fairly easy going. Son likes it but repeatability is a bit low. It's faster still though, which is a plus on some days.
I also printed Star Trek the dice game. It's a bit more complex than ODD and requires more effort to follow the different tracks. I'm a huge trekkie but this game just didn't quite do it for me. With the 5 year missions, the game can get very long indeed. It's not something to easily put away either.
Last was the Doctor Who write and roll game. It was so _tedious_ I set it aside after 30 minutes. The write and roll was OK but the constant looking up this and that was just too much for me. I'd play it with friends for a D&D party with a GM but no more solo.
How no-one is talking about Star Trek the Dice Game?
I've got the retail version of Deep Space D-6 and its expansion and I really love it for killing an half an hour by myself. I'm really looking forward to the co-op sequel.
Pocket Civ is great by the Bathysphere designer.
Penciltown and Pencilvillage are a bit like dwarf fortress style doodling games.
Correction: P&P designers DON'T have zero overheads, they just don't charge you for them.
I didn't even know this was a thing! This is going to be amazing next week when I have a lot of time to myself. Bless
I love this episode. Thank you very much!
The 2013 winner Maquis is a great solo worker placement game about French resistance fighters!
"The craftiest thing I've ever done was a sustained campaign of underage drinking" is an amazing line. 7:50
Was just playing BBBathosphere and really loved it! Thanks for the recommendation
I have the exact same dice at 13:21. From my very first two sets of dice I used for D&D in Highschool. This took me waaaay back.
Deep Space D6 is a personal favorite of mine. Challenging and therapeutic. Solo games can also serve as a great way to game with your very little children. They can help you make your turns and when they loose interest you just keep on playing
What would be so awesome is some of these being released as a mobile game, something that's both accessible and monitizable so such amazing games can benefit their creators. Some of these I would absolutely buy on the app store (or tolerate an occasional ad) for the sweet convenience of a great game on the go. It would also help with the math/computing that's intrinsic in some of these
My personal favorites are, Star Trek The Dice Game, Austerity, and 1572 the Lost Expedition. All somewhere on BGG PnP area.
Austerity is great.
Supermache... the unofficial 3rd expansion for food chain magnate.