Vendor: Flatout Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 53.95

Nocturne is a puzzly spatial bidding and set collection game of sly mystics set in a whimsical moonlit forest illustrated by Beth Sobel!

In Nocturne, you play as a fox mystic casting magic spells to collect an assortment of enchanted items. You compete against rival mystics, each of you deciding when to cast the most powerful spells to move through the forest most cunningly to secure the best collection. Each turn you decide which items are most valuable to you and when to hold the other mystics back.

Through two rounds (twilight and moonlight), players compete to collect the strongest sets of magical items like firebird feathers, creature skulls, glowing mushrooms, mysterious eggs, and rare herbs. These items have value when collected in specific sets, but can also be combined to fulfill recipes needed for concoctions, scoring you even more prestige!

Each round you begin with a set of numbered tokens that represent your spell strengths. These tokens are used to cast spells and bid on a grid of items (and special actions) on the forest floor. Once you cast a spell, your rival mystics will have an opportunity to cast a more powerful spell onto an adjacent item, hoping to compel it towards them and prevent you from collecting what you need! As the forest is explored, different conditions of magical control will restrict pathways, leading to strategic situations in which players can "corner cast" and secure multiple items with less powerful spells. If your spell casting comes up short, you can always make an offering to the forest sprites, magical mice that have their own cache of treasures they may share with you, giving you further options to expand your collection.

The set-up of the forest grid and twilight and moonlight goals, along with concoction cards and special player abilities in each game, provide great variability so that no two games of Nocturne will play out the same. Different spatial goals and situations will necessitate different strategies and tactics to outwit your opponents in this highly interactive and unique spatial bidding game!

—description from the publisher

Vendor: Grail Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 69.95

Includes:

• Three new starting tile boards,
• 4 cardboard Secret runes,
• 4 additions to the player aids (describing the use of the Secret runes),
• 4 extra longhouses and 20 extra vikings (to use while playing the 2-player Epic variant (see the standard rule book),
• 26 acrylic runes (to replace both the cardboard runes in the standard game and the Secret runes),
• 4 small drawstring bags to hold the player pieces.

Explore a landscape so stunning that even a Viking would hold their breath in awe...

Fjords is a tile-laying game that takes place in two phases. First, the players explore the fjords around them by laying hexagonal landscape tiles. Second, beginning from the encampments placed during phase one, players will walk the landscape, claiming as much of the plains and cliffs as possible.

The winner of the game will be the player who has claimed the most land. Savvy placements and the ability to plan ahead yet act tactically will be your most important tools.

This new edition of Fjords differs from the original release in the following ways:

• The game now plays up to four players.
• The game contains five new variants/modules designed by Phil Walker-Harding. These add optional variety and flavor to the game.

-description from publisher

Vendor: Flatout Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 42.95

Nocturne is a puzzly spatial bidding and set collection game of sly mystics set in a whimsical moonlit forest illustrated by Beth Sobel!

In Nocturne, you play as a fox mystic casting magic spells to collect an assortment of enchanted items. You compete against rival mystics, each of you deciding when to cast the most powerful spells to move through the forest most cunningly to secure the best collection. Each turn you decide which items are most valuable to you and when to hold the other mystics back.

Through two rounds (twilight and moonlight), players compete to collect the strongest sets of magical items like firebird feathers, creature skulls, glowing mushrooms, mysterious eggs, and rare herbs. These items have value when collected in specific sets, but can also be combined to fulfill recipes needed for concoctions, scoring you even more prestige!

Each round you begin with a set of numbered tokens that represent your spell strengths. These tokens are used to cast spells and bid on a grid of items (and special actions) on the forest floor. Once you cast a spell, your rival mystics will have an opportunity to cast a more powerful spell onto an adjacent item, hoping to compel it towards them and prevent you from collecting what you need! As the forest is explored, different conditions of magical control will restrict pathways, leading to strategic situations in which players can "corner cast" and secure multiple items with less powerful spells. If your spell casting comes up short, you can always make an offering to the forest sprites, magical mice that have their own cache of treasures they may share with you, giving you further options to expand your collection.

The set-up of the forest grid and twilight and moonlight goals, along with concoction cards and special player abilities in each game, provide great variability so that no two games of Nocturne will play out the same. Different spatial goals and situations will necessitate different strategies and tactics to outwit your opponents in this highly interactive and unique spatial bidding game!

—description from the publisher

Vendor: Grand Gamers Guild
Type: Board Games
Price: 37.75

Vendor: Phase Shift Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 80.95

"To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,
One clover, and a bee." —Emily Dickinson

Immerse yourself in the wonder of nature and create a vibrant meadow bursting with flowers to attract the most vital creatures of the ecosystem - graceful Hummingbirds, swift Dragonflies, flittering Moths, delicate Butterflies, dancing Ladybugs, and revered Bees, the king of all pollinators.

With each turn, you will place uniquely shaped tiles, aiming to match petals and grow flowers. But it doesn't end there - it's about nurturing the ecosystem by providing the right flowers to each fluttering critter, spreading their rich pollen throughout the meadow. You will accomplish this by strategically enclosing tiles, boosted by clever use of your bee token.

Don't take too long to make your move though - the supply rondel is running low, and once a single stack of tiles is emptied, the game comes to an end. The player with the most pollen at the end of the game will be crowned the winner and earn the admiration of all the pollinators in the meadow!

Flutter is a strategic tile-laying strategy game for 2 to 5 players, ages 8 and up, and it takes about 30 minutes to play. Players take turns laying tiles of varying shapes, earning petal tokens for matching flower petals in each corner. As the game progresses, players will spend those petal tokens when they enclose a previously laid tile, supplying the tile's pollinator with all the flowers it needs, earning pollen. Once a single stack of tiles in the supply rondel has been emptied, the player with most pollen is the winner!

—description from the publisher

Vendor: Pressman Toy Corp.
Type: Board Games
Price: 45.95

It's time to play like the pros — Rummikub pros, that is! This set features the same racks and tiles used in the official World Rummikub Championship. Players take turns placing numbered tiles in runs (consecutive numbers of the same color) and groups (three or more of the same number in different colors), rummy style. Be the first player to play every tile on your rack to win! High-quality materials with a convenient storage bag and deluxe packaging make this an ideal gift. 

Vendor: Rebel Studio
Type: Board Games
Price: 14.95

Your goal in Klink is to have the lowest score possible to win the round. Win enough rounds, and you win the game!

The deck consists of cards ranging from -5 to 10. On a turn, take two cards from the deck, look at one of them, then decide whether to keep the cards or offer them to another player; if you offer them, that player can look at one card of their choice, then keep the cards, or offer them to someone else. If the final player is being offered the card, they must keep them. Whoever ends up with the cards takes the next turn.

When a player has ten cards in front of them, the round ends, and everyone reveals their cards. If you have two cards of the same value, they cancel one another. Whoever has the lowest score wins the round.

Klink includes special event cards that change the rules of play.

Vendor: Prometheus Game Labs
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

99 Ninja is a two player competitive tile laying game, where players use transparent cards depicting ninja from 3 different clans to surround (and assassinate) daimyo. Like other games from Prometheus Game Labs there is a lot of tactical play – you will have to time your placement and outmaneuver, but also out think, your opponent! And yes, there are 99 ninja on the cards. We counted.

—description from the publisher

Vendor: Grand Gamers Guild
Type: Board Games
Price: 41.95

Vendor: Steve Jackson Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.95

Knightmare Chess adds a whole new element of unpredictability to the static game of standard Chess by giving players cards that they can play before, after, or sometimes instead of their turns. Some cards affect only a single move, while others change the entire game. Multiple variants are included in the rules.

The 2014 edition of Knightmare Chess includes the cards from both Knightmare Chess and Knightmare Chess 2 — 158 cards in all.

Vendor: Phase Shift Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 38.95

"To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,
One clover, and a bee." —Emily Dickinson

Immerse yourself in the wonder of nature and create a vibrant meadow bursting with flowers to attract the most vital creatures of the ecosystem - graceful Hummingbirds, swift Dragonflies, flittering Moths, delicate Butterflies, dancing Ladybugs, and revered Bees, the king of all pollinators.

With each turn, you will place uniquely shaped tiles, aiming to match petals and grow flowers. But it doesn't end there - it's about nurturing the ecosystem by providing the right flowers to each fluttering critter, spreading their rich pollen throughout the meadow. You will accomplish this by strategically enclosing tiles, boosted by clever use of your bee token.

Don't take too long to make your move though - the supply rondel is running low, and once a single stack of tiles is emptied, the game comes to an end. The player with the most pollen at the end of the game will be crowned the winner and earn the admiration of all the pollinators in the meadow!

Flutter is a strategic tile-laying strategy game for 2 to 5 players, ages 8 and up, and it takes about 30 minutes to play. Players take turns laying tiles of varying shapes, earning petal tokens for matching flower petals in each corner. As the game progresses, players will spend those petal tokens when they enclose a previously laid tile, supplying the tile's pollinator with all the flowers it needs, earning pollen. Once a single stack of tiles in the supply rondel has been emptied, the player with most pollen is the winner!

—description from the publisher

Vendor: Chess Geeks
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.95

Vendor: Looney Labs
Type: Board Games
Price: 21.95

Vendor: Steffen-Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 27.95

Vendor: Cosmoludo
Type: Board Games
Price: 39.95

Vendor: Portal Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 37.95

The printing press is a remarkable invention that demands exceptional skill to operate with finesse. In the game "Printing Press," your objective is to impeccably fulfill customer orders and bring renown to your printing workshop. The gameplay spans three rounds, during which you'll strategically select plates, frames, and printing cards to meticulously execute each customer's request. The more faithfully you carry out your entrusted tasks, the greater the acclaim you'll earn. After three rounds, the player with the highest accumulation of fame points emerges as the victor. Get ready for a rapid and dynamic gameplay experience, infused with a healthy dose of tactical decision-making and astute planning.

Vendor: R&R Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 20.95

Score Cards is a two-player abstract "play-one-draw-one" card game with one simple goal: score! Each turn you’ll play a card from your hand, score it, then draw a new card to replace it. Every card has a unique scoring condition that will score differently based on the cards you have already played--as well as those your opponent has played. Map out your strategy to maximize your scoring, while also trying to limit your opponent’s! At the end of the round, a victory point is awarded to the player with the highest total score, as well as the player with the highest individual card score. Players' hands are carried over between rounds, allowing you to save powerful scoring combinations for just the right moment. After four rounds, whoever has the most victory points wins! Rules are also included for a three-player "Captain" variant, as well as a four-player "Partnerships" game.

—description from the publisher

Vendor: Grand Gamers Guild
Type: Board Games
Price: 40.95

Vendor: Pegasus Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 34.95

Vendor: 2Tomatoes Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

In Coral, players develop a coral reef together, whilst vying to position their own species closest to the top, where they can soak up the life-giving sunlight.

Together - as much as against one another - you'll build a unique, magnificent 3D structure out of gorgeous wooden pieces. This represents a coral reef growing and living in a complex, competitive harmony. Move around the table to find the best spots to grow your species, whilst blocking your opponents!

At the end of the game, the player with the most pieces visible from above the reef is the winner.

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Coral includes a bespoke solo puzzle mode and several multiplayer game modes, for exciting games for 1 to 4 players.

—description from the publisher

Vendor: Boardcubator
Type: Board Games
Price: 31.95

Vendor: Mattel
Type: Board Games
Price: 29.95

Blokus (officially pronounced "Block us") is an abstract strategy game with transparent, Tetris-shaped, colored pieces that players are trying to play onto the board. The only caveat to placing a piece is that it may not lie adjacent to your other pieces, but instead must be placed touching at least one corner of your pieces already on the board.

There is a solitaire variation where one player tries to get rid of all the pieces in a single sitting.

Components:

Blokus Game Board (400 squares)

84 game pieces (four 21-piece sets of red, green, blue, and yellow)

Each color inlcudes:

• 1 one-square piece
• 1 piece with 2 squares
• 2 pieces with 3 squares
• 5 pieces with 4 squares
• 12 pieces with 5 squares

Goal of the Game:

Each player has to fit as many of his/her 21 pieces on the board as possible.

How to Play:

1. Each player chooses a color and places that set of 21 pieces in front of his/her side of the board. The order of play is as follows: blue, yellow, red, and then green.

2. The first player (blue) places any of his/her pieces in a corner square. Play proceeds clockwise around the board (yellow, red, and green), each player putting their first piece down in one of the corner squares.

3. Play continues as each player lays down one piece during a turn.

Each new piece must touch at least one other piece of the same color, but only at the corners.

No flat edges of same color pieces can touch.

There are no restrictions on how pieces of different colors can touch one another.

4. Whenever a player is unable to place one of his/her remaining pieces on the board, that player must pass his/her turn.

End of Game:

The game ends when all players are blocked from laying down any more of their pieces. This also includes any players who may have placed all of their pieces on the board. Scores are tallied, and the player with the highest score is the winner.

Scoring:

Each player counts the number of unit squares in his/her remaining pieces (1 unit square = -1 point).

A player earns +15 points if all his/her pieces have been placed on the board plus 5 additional bonus points if the last piece placed on the board was the smallest piece (one square).

There are unauthorized versions of the game published under various names, including The Strategy Game, Tetris, Blokád (unofficial Hungarian version with cardboard pieces) and The Family Chess Game.

Vendor: Helvetiq
Type: Board Games
Price: 31.95

Vendor: R&D Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 51.95

Vendor: Jumbo
Type: Board Games
Price: 89.95