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“Hollywood 1947 is a wonderful social deduction party game that plays 1 to 9 players in about 45 minutes.”

“Mechanically slight but brilliantly tuned, it offers a refined twist on the social deduction genre that is a perfect hair-shirt fit for its theme.”

“I can safely say I've found that excellent medium between "party game" and "strategic competition" in Façade Games' latest product.”

“It's refreshing to see a game stand out not with the use of flashy mechanics or weird gimmicks, but with a little bit of grounding in history instead.”

“My captain betrayed me. It was a wild journey, full of cannons and mutiny.”

“Every time I pull out a Façade game with any of my gaming buddies, it's a sure fire hit.”

“The Dark Cities are THE best social deduction games on the market in my opinion. They even go down well with NON social deduction fans.”

“I'm a simple man, I see a Travis Hancock project, I back a Travis Hancock project.”

“Every Halloween week I ask my classes if they want to do work or play this game. Of course we play it. THEN we end up playing it the entire week because they just love it so much. I've played it with middle schoolers and high schoolers and it is an absolute blast!”

“I have just over 70 board games currently in my collection and Tortuga may be my absolute favorite game. It's certainly one of my favorites to introduce to new players. So thank you for seemingly endless hours of joy-filled fun and connection you've provided us!”

“My family (me, my wife, and 9 children ages 8-19) are HUGE Dark Cities fans and have been playing them since I backed Salem way back when. … I have collected extra copies along the several campaigns in an effort to gift each of the kids a full set when they leave the house.”

“Seriously, these are the games that I take to play with folks who tell me they don't like board games! Half hour later? They're throwing peasants off the back of a cart.”

“Playing these games with this group is honestly my favorite thing to do on this planet.”

“It's a beautiful looking game that is simple enough to pick up quickly, and strategic enough to take it beyond pure social deduction. It's a really fantastic game, that I can't wait to play again.”

“We love Hollywood 1947. It's a beautifully clean design and both the serious nerds and our casual gaming friends have latched right onto it. It's become a go-to deduction game for our group.”

“We have laughed until we cried at reunions and family game nights playing salem. we have created enemies and strengthened friendships.... Salem is our #1 party game. We love you”

“We just played this game for the first time tonight and. WHAT. A. BLAST. we were all pushing each other out of carts, throwing each other to the plague rats, and rolling with laughter. It was the most fun I have had playing a game in a while.”

“Salem was the very first game we played together when we first started dating. As I got to know his family, we played Salem religiously almost every Saturday night. We are getting married on December 18th and I credit a lot of our early relationship success to your amazing games!”

“Overall, I found Bristol 1350 very playable and it has seen its turn at our table many times since we first played it, making it GeekDad Approved and worthy of a place on your bookshelf and game table!”

“Salem 1692 is a bluffing, hidden traitor board game that was designed to rile people up while having fun. And it does so very well.”

“More than 30,000 copies of the game have been sold since its release in March 2021.”

“I'm a history professor at Northwest University in the Seattle area … The students in my Global History of Disease class played it today to end our unit on the Black Death and it was a huge hit! The mechanics of the game really get students into the mindset of suspicion, doubt, and paranoia that marked the plague experience… in a fun way, of course!”

“We had SO MUCH fun playing the game, and cannot wait to play again. I love learning about the trophies and truly cracked up at the perfect attendance one.”

“Trophies takes only 5 to 15 minutes to complete and you can play with up to 30 people. Rodney Smith, the host of the YouTube channel "Watch It Played," told TODAY it's one of his favorites. "It’s ridiculously simple, which is also its charm," Smith told us.”

“In my opinion, everyone needs a game like Trophies.”

“We've played at least 350 games of Salem on our lunch hour since 6/2019. In 10/2019, we bought a 2nd game because the first was so used up. … We recently had to freeze and scrape the cards clean cuz they were so overused and dirty.”

“I own HUNDREDS of games … but Facade Games consistently come off the shelf to the games table more than any other company's games. More laughs… more family fun times… more joy have come from your products than any other's products.”

“Tortuga 1667 adds so much more gameplay and variety that I'm not sure it will get stale for a long time.”

“Salem 1692 has simple roles, few rules, and just enough evidence to go on that your accusations are not completely wild-eyed and baseless.”

“To some, board games can be a simple reprieve from the stress and constant connectedness of life. To Travis and Holly Hancock they’re more than that — board games are the magic behind their start-up, Facade Games, which has grossed over $1 million since they started it as a side hustle.”

“Each game focuses on a city and year, has a dark or mysterious aspect of gameplay, comes in a faux book box, and accommodates at least four to nine players.”

“One of our pickiest gamers said: "I want to play this immediately again" and he has never said that about anything. … The artwork is beautiful, the box is beautiful and most importantly the game itself is beautiful.”

“This game is great! My younger sons (8 & 6) play it with us with help and have been dressing up as pirates around the house every day since the game arrived in the mail.”

“I don't trust my friends anymore. But I love this game.”

“I've played this over a dozen times with several different groups and everyone has really enjoyed it and got immersed in it — "Gor fer yer dice!" To top it all off, it's got a great box and quality components.”

“The initial reaction to Tortuga 1667 is that it is gorgeous. Even down to the fake book that it's stored in and the roll out map you play on.”

“Who doesn't dream of being the Captain of the Flying Dutchman or Jolly Roger? More, who doesn't dream of leading a mutiny and marooning a captain on a deserted island? We always have fun with this game, and it's a great one to add a little more depth and complexity if you're a fan of social deduction games. You can play with all ages, something we appreciate with all the kids in our lives, but it isn't so tame or childish that it doesn't appeal to the big kids.”

“It is clever, and my groups have enjoyed our plays. This feels like The Crucible in board game form.”

“The entire set is in a box designed to look like a notebook from the 1800s. Wooden dice and pieces accent the game as well, making for a beautifully historic card game.”

“I have several friends who hate social deduction, or strategy, or just talking, but they always say your games are the best of the lot. Somehow managing to combine a bunch of different elements and weave it with a theme that gets reminded whenever we're counting down from 20 seconds in the opening to Salem, in sync, like a seance, haha. Thanks for giving us new friends in our group that came back to play your games.”

“A strong brand name can create "buy-in" on the strength of its name alone. Arnold Schwarzennegger is an example of this. Friend: "Schwarzennegger has a new movie out." Me: "Cool, let's go see it!" Friend: "Don't you want to know what it's about?" Me: "Doesn't matter. It's Schwarzenneger! Let's go!" Facade Games is the only game publisher with a brand name strong enough for me to buy-in without even checking out the game first. Email: "Facade Games has a new Dark Cities game coming out." Me: "I'm getting one! Hmmm... Now that I've backed it, let's see what I'm getting..."”

“I have to say I love Facade Games. The style of the Game box is very imaginative and cool. It looks like a book. The game play for the two games I own Salem and Tortuga is very fun. Check them out. The game and the storage box are in the picture. Great story behind the company too.”

“I love the antique book that your games come in, too, and the historical flavor you've put in the rulebook is awesome. Great quality components, top-notch artwork, and incredible overall presentation. Just a fabulous effort all around!”

“I cannot begin to describe how much I love your games. So compact and Inspired in every way. Thank you for creating them.”

“Your games are innovative, intelligent, and each unique in quality. We were lucky that friends introduced us to Salem and Tortuga and happy to get in on backing Deadwood. Can’t wait to see what is next in store and can’t wait to keep playing your games. And backing new ones!”

“I'll be a lifetime backer of your games! We are currently constructing a game closet with a secret bookshelf door, and since your games resemble books, they are ideal to place on the bookshelf to add to the secret door fun! Anyways, I just wanted to thank you guys for making such high quality, fun games that look great and play great!”

“We’ve been backing all of your games on Kickstarter and own a copy of every game you guys have put out. I’d say we’re your biggest fans but I’m a little biased :) We’re on our second copy of Salem since we’ve worn the original copy out from playing it so much and soon are going to need a third lol! Thank you guys for making such great games, it brings our family and friends together and gets us looking forward to something in these rough times. We can’t wait to see what games you put out in the future!”

“Local couple has real success creating board games based on deception. “I still get surprised when people ask what we do and I get to say, ‘We make board games,’” said Holly Hancock.”