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Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition (Standard Deluxe) (Box Damage)

2024-05-06T14:55:12-04:00

Vendor: Mojito Studios
Type: Board Games
Price: 107.95

Designers	Bruno Cathala Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher	Mojito Studios
Players	2-4
Playing Time	60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Expansions	Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition Expansion Set - The Whims of Cleopatra, The Cult of Sobek and The Sobek Variant Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition – The Wisdom of Bastet Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition – Architects from Far Away
Accessories	Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition - Scarab Set (Turquoise) Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition - Original Coimbra Artwork Signed By The Game Designers
Additional Info	265784/cleopatra-and-society-architects-deluxe-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265784/cleopatra-and-society-architects-deluxe-edition/forums/63

Retail Set Plus - Includes

1 Retail copy of Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Deluxe
No Add-ons included

Designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects is a fun and engaging game that includes a three-dimensional palace that players compete to build. Players strive to become the wealthiest of Cleopatra's architects by constructing the most magnificent and valuable parts of her palace.

Players, however, will be tempted to trade in materials of dubious origins in order to build faster. While these corrupt practices might allow an architect to stay a step ahead of the rest, they come with a high price: the cursed corruption amulets honoring Sobek, the crocodile-god. When Cleopatra finally reaches her new palace at the end of the game, she punishes the most corrupted architects (i.e., the ones with the most amulets), depriving them of riches or giving them as a sacrifice to her crocodile! The wealthiest architect from among those still alive wins.

This new edition of Cleopatra and the Society of Architects has a new graphic design by Miguel Coimbra, a free-standing 3D palace, and rulebook updated by the designers for simplicity and fluidity, which incorporates these gameplay changes:

The combinations of resource cards to discard in order to build pieces of the palace have been reworked.
The player rewards for building the palace's pieces have been recalculated.
The consequences of corruption have been reviewed.
The Great Priest is no longer activated in the same way.
The player count has changed from 3-5 to 2-4.
There is a new specific system to manage the character cards, which are no longer part of the deck, and are instead handled separately.

—description from the publisher

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition (Standard Deluxe) (Minor Damage)

2024-05-06T14:54:29-04:00

Vendor: Mojito Studios
Type: Board Games
Price: 113.95

Designers	Bruno Cathala Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher	Mojito Studios
Players	2-4
Playing Time	60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Expansions	Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition Expansion Set - The Whims of Cleopatra, The Cult of Sobek and The Sobek Variant Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition – The Wisdom of Bastet Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition – Architects from Far Away
Accessories	Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition - Scarab Set (Turquoise) Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition - Original Coimbra Artwork Signed By The Game Designers
Additional Info	265784/cleopatra-and-society-architects-deluxe-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265784/cleopatra-and-society-architects-deluxe-edition/forums/63

Retail Set Plus - Includes

1 Retail copy of Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Deluxe
No Add-ons included

The combinations of resource cards to discard in order to build pieces of the palace have been reworked.
The player rewards for building the palace's pieces have been recalculated.
The consequences of corruption have been reviewed.
The Great Priest is no longer activated in the same way.
The player count has changed from 3-5 to 2-4.
There is a new specific system to manage the character cards, which are no longer part of the deck, and are instead handled separately.

—description from the publisher

Mandragora (German Import)

2024-01-27T16:15:43-05:00

Vendor: Game Factory
Type: Board Games
Price: 27.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Florian Sirieix
Publisher	Game Factory
Players	2-4
Playtime	25-30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Hornor	2022 5 Seasons Best International Family Game Nominee
Additional Info	328535/mandragora http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328535/mandragora/forums/63

Note: This game includes French, German.

The school of magic is buzzing with excitement. It's almost time for the final test.
The apprentice witches go from shop to shop to find the magic items to demonstrate their skills in casting spectacular spells. Mandragores, a kind of Swiss Army knife of witchcraft, are particularly sought after.
Be careful with cursed scrolls, as the terrible curse they contain could very well cost you the victory!

How to play:
Each round, you can move between the different stalls and collect the ingredients and grimoires on sale.
Beware, each shop not visited will see new merchandise accumulating, sometimes face-down, which your rivals will be able to recover. As soon as you have collected enough items, you can use them to prepare your spells, offering points and spectacular effects!

— Description from a retailer.

Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt

2023-11-28T00:18:55-05:00

Vendor: Bombyx
Type: Board Games
Price: 7.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Théo Rivière
Publisher	Bombyx
Players	2-4
Playtime	30-45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Expansion For	Sea Salt & Paper
Additional Info	396545/sea-salt-paper-extra-salt http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396545/sea-salt-paper-extra-salt/forums/63

This extension contains 5 new types of cards to further spice up your games of Sea Salt & Paper!

The jellyfish
The lobster
The basket of crabs
The starfish
The seahorse

These additional cards require the base game.

DONUTS

2023-11-28T00:12:14-05:00

Vendor: Funforge
Type: Board Games
Price: 23.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala
Publisher	Funforge
Players	2
Playtime	10-15 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	341358/donuts http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341358/donuts/forums/63

DONUTS, which was first playable as INSERT, is an abstract strategy game for two players in which you attempt align five rings of your color to win.

To set up, arrange the four 3x3 tiles at random into a 6x6 grid. Each square of the grid has a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line on it. The first player places one of their rings on any unoccupied space, and the line in that space indicates the direction in which the opponent must place their ring: vertically, horizontally, or diagonally in line with the ring just placed. If the opponent can't place a ring in this direction because each square in this line is occupied, then the opponent can place a ring in any unoccupied square.

If you manage to insert a ring between two rings owned by the opponent — whether by placing your X piece in a space like this O_O or in a space like this OXX_O — then you change those opposing rings to your color.

If the board is full and no one has managed to create a row of five rings in their color, then the player with the largest orthogonally connected group of rings wins.

Moon River

2023-09-05T09:38:03-04:00

Vendor: Blue Orange Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Yohan Servais
Publisher	Blue Orange Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	378001/moon-river http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378001/moon-river/forums/63

Moon River uses the Kingdomino game system — but without dominoes.

In the game, you will build a personal landscape of tiles to score points, but instead of tiling dominoes in your landscape, the game uses half-dominoes in which one edge has a jigsaw puzzle-style connection. You combine two of these half puzzle pieces to craft your own dominoes. This mechanism is meant to provide more variability and randomization in each play.

Instead of building your landscape around a central castle, you start from the river and expand away from it. Also, the crowns (i.e., the victory point multiplier) from Kingdomino are replaced by cow meeples, with players being able to use cowboys to move them.

Mr. Jack

2023-06-09T23:43:23-04:00

Vendor: Hurrican
Type: Board Games
Price: 21.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher	Hurrican
Players	2
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	9 and up
Honors	2011 Vuoden Peli Adult Game of the Year Nominee 2011 MinD-Spieletipp Nominee 2008 JoTa Best 2-Player Board Game Winner 2008 JoTa Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee 2008 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee 2007 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee 2007 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Two-players 2007 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee 2006 Tric Trac Nominee
Additional Info	21763/mr-jack http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21763/mr-jack/forums/63

In Mr. Jack, one of the two players represents Jack the Ripper, who will be one of the eight characters on the board. This player knows which character is Mr. Jack, and his goal is to flee from the district as soon as possible (or avoid being accused for eight turns). The other player represents an independent investigator (not represented on the board) who tries to guess the identity of Jack — but he can make only one accusation during the game!

During each turn, the players move the characters, using their special powers and placing them either in shadow or light. At the end of each turn, the witnesses declare whether Jack is visible — that is, in light or adjacent to another character — or not (alone in the shadows). This allows the investigator to know which characters are innocent. As the turns progress, the investigator tries to eliminate suspects while Jack tries to escape. Intuition, logic, and cold blood will be necessary for each of the two participants.

Trek 12+1: Carnet de voyage en Himalaya (French Edition)

2023-02-28T20:44:37-05:00

Vendor: Lumberjacks Studio
Type: Board Games
Price: 14.95

Designers	Bruno Cathala Corentin Lebrat
Publisher	Lumberjacks Studio
Players	1-50
Playing Time	15-30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Expansion For	Trek 12: Himalayas
Additional Info	330681/trek-121-carnet-de-voyage-en-himalaya http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330681/trek-121-carnet-de-voyage-en-himalaya/forums/63

Trek 12+1 - A travel diary through the Himalayas is an expansion for Trek 12. It is presented as a travel diary you discovered in the Machapuchare Temple. Max, the renowned alpinist, lost it during an expedition where he had to get rid of some of his possessions. You find this beautifully illustrated diary and decide to follow in Max’s footsteps!

Includes 3 envelopes with new ascensions
The box is shaped like Max's travel diary
A narrative expansion
Includes new mechanics

This is an expansion, a copy of Trek 12 is required to play

Velonimo

2023-01-24T22:58:53-05:00

Vendor: 25th Century Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 21.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala
Publisher	25th Century Games
Players	2-5
Playtime	30-40 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Additional Info	323262/velonimo http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323262/velonimo/forums/63

The card game Velonimo allows you to depict the merciless struggle in the animal world for the distinctive and highly prized "petits pois-carottes" jersey rewarded to the best climbing cyclist. This trick taking game features ultra simple rules for an absolutely addictive play experience.

Goal of the Game: Race to the summit to score as many points as possible and win the covered jersey. To win a race, you must be the first player to get rid of all your cards. Racer cards may be played alone or in specific combinations of the same color or same value. There are also breakaway specialist cards which work alone to speed ahead of the pack.

Victory: The game has 5 rounds, each representing the ascent of a different mountain summit by riders in a cycling race. To win the round, yo need to get rid of all of your cards before any other player. Even if you are not the winner, you can still score points for your position. Keep playing until there is only one player left. At the end of each round, the player with the highest points total is the leader and received the coveted jersey. The player who receives the jersey at the end of the last round, after the final scoring, is the winner.

Abyss: Leviathan (French Edition)

2023-01-18T20:44:44-05:00

Vendor: Rebel
Type: Board Games
Price: 31.95

Designers	Bruno Cathala Charles Chevallier
Publisher	Rebel
Players	2-5
Playing Time	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion	Abyss: Kraken
Expansion For	Abyss
Accessories	Folded Space - Abyss and Expansions E-Raptor - Insert compatible with Abyss and Expansions
Additional Info	232197/abyss-leviathan http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232197/abyss-leviathan/forums/63

News from the outpost is worrying. The Leviathans, these terrifying sea monsters, are converging towards the border and threatening the Kingdom. Will the Allies and the conscripts, mandated by each of the Guilds, contain them? Exploring is now dangerous: fighting is not easy, and fleeing can be even more dangerous — but the opportunity is unique to prove your worth and use this influence to gain access to the throne.

In Abyss: Leviathan, the threat track is replaced by the border board on which Leviathan cards will be placed. When you explore the depths, if the revealed card is a monster, you can fight a Leviathan on the border. Some new lords and some allies will help you fight, using their power. The player who has killed the greatest number of sea monsters takes the statue and wins 5 extra points at the end of the game — and if you do not fight, you may get injured...

Sobek: 2 Players – Treasures of the Pharaoh

2022-11-29T09:29:12-05:00

Vendor: Pandasaurus Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 16.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Sébastien Pauchon
Publisher	Pandasaurus Games
Players	2
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Expansion For	Sobek: 2 Players
Additional Info	355887/sobek-2-players-treasures-pharaoh http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355887/sobek-2-players-treasures-pharaoh/forums/63

Les Trésors du Pharaon ("The Pharaoh's Treasures") features the new, highly sought-after Pharaoh tiles to add on the Market board. These extraordinary items stand out for their value, of course, but also for their versatility, as they can be used in sets of either of the 2 depicted goods. However, they also come with Corruption, so think twice before you leap on them…

This expansion also includes 2 new Characters tiles and 2 new Pirogue tokens.

—description from the publisher

Orichalcum (English Edition)

2022-11-29T09:27:50-05:00

Vendor: Pandasaurus Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 45.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Johannes Goupy
Publisher	Pandasaurus Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	355888/orichalque http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355888/orichalque/forums/63

Orichalque is a tense and fast-pace strategy game – similar to a short 4X. Each player has their own Island board to explore and develop. On each turn, they choose a set of one Exploration tile and one Action : recruit hoplites, produce precious orichalcum (a legendary metal from Greek mythology), construct buildings granting powerful bonuses, or try to get rid of Monsters infesting your island (and preventing you to build new building).

To prevail, you will need to erect majestic temples, forge orichalcum tokens or win the favors of titans (by creating areas of their favorite landscapes. The first to get to 5 victory points while clearing their Island of all Monsters wins the game.

—description from the publisher

Oh My Brain

2022-11-29T09:27:40-05:00

Vendor: 25th Century Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 25.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Théo Rivière
Publisher	25th Century Games
Players	2-5
Playtime	10-15 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	303676/oh-my-brain http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/303676/oh-my-brain/forums/63

Summer nights, the woods, and the campfires where it is good to roast marshmallows — what happiness!

Well, almost! Suddenly, out of the bushes, hordes of zombie animals are rushing towards you. Do they want to steal your marshmallows? Not at all! It's your brains they want to cube and roast over the campfire. Your goal in Oh My Brain is to rid yourself of these assailants — that is, the cards in your hand — as quickly as possible to avoid gradually losing your mind because losing your brain entirely means being transformed into a zombie...and losing the game!

The card deck consists of cards numbered 0-19, and to start a round of play each player takes three cards from the deck and places one in their "campfire" (a card holder) and the other two in their hand. They then do this twice more to have a hand of six cards and a campfire of three cards. Each player starts with a number of brain tokens.

On a turn, you must play to the central pile, playing a number higher than the current highest number. You can play multiple copies of the same number, and if you do, you place all copies of that number after the first one into the campfire of one or more opponents. You can always play a 0, which restarts the pile. If you play an 8, the next player must play lower than an 8, then the pile ascends again. If you play an 11, you take another turn. If you play certain high or low cards, you must roll the special die, which may have you play again, steal a brain from another player, swap campfires with an opponent, or take some other action.

If you cannot play, you lose a brain token, clear the pile, draw two cards, place one of those cards in your campfire, then start the pile again by playing from your hand. If you have fewer than three cards in hand at the end of a turn, refill your hand to three from the cards in your campfire. If you have played all of your cards, success! You have fended off the zombie animals, and all opponents lose a brain token for each card in their hand and campfire. If any player has no brains remaining, the player with the most brain tokens wins; otherwise, shuffle the cards and play another round, starting with the player who has the fewest brains.

Sea Salt & Paper

2022-11-24T00:22:40-05:00

Vendor: Bombyx
Type: Board Games
Price: 15.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Théo Rivière
Publisher	Bombyx
Players	2-4
Playtime	30-45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2023 Spiel des Jahres Recommended 2022 Tric Trac Nominee 2022 Tric Trac Famille Nominee 2022 Tric Trac d'Argent Famille 2022 Golden Geek Light Game of the Year Nominee
Expansion	Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Salt
Additional Info	367220/sea-salt-paper http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-paper/forums/63

During their turn, you assemble your hand, maybe place cards for their effect, and decide if you want to end the round. But do you think you are the one with the most points in hand?
You will have to choose: stop the round immediately or give the others an extra turn to try to extend the gap? Is it worth taking the risk?
The game ends when you reach 30/35/40 points (4/3/2 players).

The excitement of ending the round to catch your opponents off guard

The pleasure of playing your effect cards and making combos

Origami created especially for the game!

Orichalque (French Edition)

2022-10-15T00:22:32-04:00

Vendor: Pandasaurus Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 53.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Johannes Goupy
Publisher	Pandasaurus Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	355888/orichalque http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355888/orichalque/forums/63

Note: This game is language independent. The French edition includes the first player token

Orichalque is a tense and fast-pace strategy game – similar to a short 4X. Each player has their own Island board to explore and develop. On each turn, they choose a set of one Exploration tile and one Action : recruit hoplites, produce precious orichalcum (a legendary metal from Greek mythology), construct buildings granting powerful bonuses, or try to get rid of Monsters infesting your island (and preventing you to build new building).

To prevail, you will need to erect majestic temples, forge orichalcum tokens or win the favors of titans (by creating areas of their favorite landscapes. The first to get to 5 victory points while clearing their Island of all Monsters wins the game.

—description from the publisher

Splendor Duel

2022-07-04T10:52:08-04:00

Vendor: Space Cowboys
Type: Board Games
Price: 27.95

Designer	Marc André Bruno Cathala
Publisher	Space Cowboys
Players	2
Playtime	30-45 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Reimplements	Splendor
Additional Info	364073/splendor-duel http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364073/splendor-duel/forums/63

Splendor Duel is a two-player-only standalone game based on Splendor that retains some of the main gameplay mechanisms of that design, while being a bit more complex, dynamic, interactive, rich, tense, and mean.

The game features a main board shared by both opponents, card powers, and three victory conditions.

SOS Titanic (Deluxe Edition)

2022-07-04T07:13:31-04:00

Vendor: Ludonaute
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher	Ludonaute
Players	1-5
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2014 Spiel des Jahres Recommended 2014 Origins Awards Best Historical Board Game Nominee 2014 Fairplay À la carte Runner-up 2013 Board Game Quest Awards Best Card Game Nominee
Additional Info	143157/sos-titanic http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1416294/sos-titanic/reviews

At 23:40 on April 14, 1912 in the North Atlantic, the R.M.S. Titanic strikes an iceberg. Water immediately floods into the liner's compartments and the ship is listing to starboard in a worrying way. There is no hope about the outcome. On board, there is widespread panic.

Alone, or co-operating with other crew members, you must show presence of mind and do the right thing to save as many passengers as possible. Time is short...

The card game SOS Titanic uses a mechanism similar to Patience, with the cards representing passengers who must be arranged on the decks, then placed in the lifeboats in a particular order. As one of the crew members, you and your teammates need to move and arrange these passengers as quickly as you can. Each section of the Titanic holds a pile of cards of which only the first is available.

On his turn, a player draws a few cards from the main deck and tries to move passengers out of the sinking ship onto the lifeboats. Failing to move at least one passenger or needing to reshuffle the main deck might cause one section of the ship to sink, thus reducing the number of piles available as well as the hopes of those still on board. Players can also use action cards to step in at fateful times when things otherwise seem lost. The game ends when the ship has sunk completely or when all remaining passengers have been saved.

Nicodemus

2022-07-04T07:11:47-04:00

Vendor: Bombyx
Type: Board Games
Price: 35.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Florian Sirieix
Publisher	Bombyx
Players	2
Playtime	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	334644/nicodemus http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334644/nicodemus/forums/63

Nicodemus Gideon is retiring! To take his place, two assistants of the Dream Factory — that is, you and one other — will face off in a duel in which you repair machines and complete projects as quickly as possible in order to score 20 or more points first.

In Nicodemus , you can return to the universe of Imaginarium in a game in which the two players must block one another repeatedly, with advantages swinging one way, then the other, with the slightest mistake possibly being fatal to your chances. On a turn, you have a choice of two actions:

Play a machine card from your hand to the Bric-a-brac to earn charcoalium, produce a resource, or apply the effect of the machine.
Repair a machine from the Bric-a-brac to score points and place this machine in your workshop.

Each resource indicated in the production zone of machines in your workshop reduces the number of resources needed to repair subsequent machines. Additionally, repairing a machine can help you complete specific projects and win points.

Kamon

2022-05-13T03:45:33-04:00

Vendor: Cosmoludo
Type: Board Games
Price: 35.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala
Publisher	Cosmoludo
Players	2
Playtime	15 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	28738/kamon http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28738/kamon/forums/63

To set up the two-player abstract strategy game Kamon, shuffle the game's 37 tokens and fill the hexagonal grid with one token on each hex. The tokens consist of one blank token and 36 tokens in six colors and six symbols, with each combination appearing once. (In earlier versions of the game, tokens were valued 1-6 in each of six different symbols, with one hex being left empty.) The blank token fills space and serves only as a barrier.

To start, the black player places one of their pawns on a perimeter space that touches only one side of the hex. The token on this space, e.g. the red fish, indicates where the white player must place one of their pawns on the next turn, either on a red token or on a fish token, and the white player's pawn constrains where the black player can next place a pawn. Players continue taking turns in this manner, and the game ends immediately when one of three victory conditions are fulfilled:

A player connects two opposite edges of the grid with their pawns (as in Hex).
A player surrounds one or more hexes with a loop of their pawns without regard as to whether those hexes are empty or occupied by the opponent's pawns.
A player prevents their opponent from placing a pawn, e.g. by occupying the yellow mountain when no more yellow tokens or mountain tokens are available.

Abyss (Refresh)

2022-03-26T01:08:29-04:00

Vendor: Bombyx
Type: Board Games
Price: 56.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Charles Chevallier
Publisher	Bombyx
Players	2-4
Playing Time	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion	Abyss: Leviathan
Honors	2014 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee 2014 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Winner 2014 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2014 Tric Trac Nominee 2015 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee 2015 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee
Accessory	E-Raptor - Insert compatible with Abyss and Expansions
Additional Info	155987/abyss http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155987/abyss/forums/63

For centuries, creatures have enjoyed undivided rule over the depths of the ocean. Their kingdom, Abyss, is respected by all allied nations, happy to have their protection against fearsome underwater monsters. Soon, the throne will be vacant… And what if it’s time for you to claim it? Time is precious: only a few days remain before the next monarch will be chosen. You must spread your influence so you appear to be the only choice. It is urgent that you:

affiliate the best representatives of the allied races
recruit honored lords (and benefit from their powers)
control important locations in the kingdom.

Your success depends on your ability to make the right choices. Bear in mind that in the depths of the sea money fuels conflict- so managing your precious pearls properly is key to controlling events – and, of course, luck only favors the bold!

Mr. Jack in New York (New Edition)

2021-12-27T09:11:34-05:00

Vendor: Hurrican
Type: Board Games
Price: 31.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher	Hurrican
Players	2
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Honors	2010 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee
Reimplements	Mr. Jack
Additional Info	55427/mr-jack-in-new-york http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/416813/mr-jack-in-new-york/reviews

Stand alone variant of Mr. Jack. As in Mr. Jack, one player takes the role of Mr. Jack, the other takes a role of a Detective. But there are new possibilities - gaslights and manholes are represented by pawns which can be moved.

The game takes place in Manhattan, and surrounding water is very important for escape of Mr. Jack.

Characters will have new powers and there will be also a police spy, who will be able to get valuable information.

This version of the game is more strategic and complex so it is suitable for more advanced players.

London - 19 November 1888

As part of the investigation into the "Jack the Ripper" affair, Francis J. Tumblety, a quack doctor, is arrested and freed on bail. He immediately flees to the United States.

New York - Manhattan Island - January 1889

Alerted by London, the New York police are on the lookout for Tumblety. Certain witnesses confirm his presence in Manhattan and crimes are committed with a modus operandi similar to those in London.

The police call upon some of the city’s most eminent citizens to help them with their investigation.

Is Tumblety really Jack?

If not, who is he pretending to be? These are the stakes in "Mr Jack in New York".

Publisher Blurb:

Suspected of being the terrible Ripper, Francis J. Tumblety, the self-proclaimed doctor, is arrested by the London police service. He then escapes to New-York, where witnesses see him. The local police will not be deceived, as rumors suggest that he is in Manhattan, where the crimes appear strangely like they did in London. The police take no chance and ask the most eminent people of the city to help them in the chase of The Ripper. You will need to Investigate whether Francis J. Tumblety the real Mr. Jack, or if it is someone else.

Mr. Jack in New-York is a complete game all on its own, however it is recommend for a beginner to play Mr. Jack first. The new version is more complex and requires more strategy.

Mr. Jack is exclusively published by Hurrican, all printings of Mr. Jack are from Hurrican and distributed by other companies

Mr. Jack London Square (New Edition)

2021-12-03T06:42:03-05:00

Vendor: Hurrican
Type: Board Games
Price: 29.95

Designers	Bruno Cathala Ludovic Maublanc
Publisher	Hurrican
Players	2
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	9 and up
Honors	2006 Tric Trac Nominee 2007 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee 2007 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Two-players 2007 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee 2008 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee 2008 JoTa Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee 2008 JoTa Best 2-Player Board Game Winner 2011 MinD-Spieletipp Nominee 2011 Vuoden Peli Adult Game of the Year Nominee
Expansion	Mr. Jack Extension
Reimplements By	Mr. Jack in New York Le Fantôme de l’Opéra
Additional Info	21763/mr-jack http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/8564/mr-jack/reviews

1888 - London - Whitechapel district. The night covers the gloomy alleys with a veil of darkness. Jack is moving in the shadows... The finest investigators of the gaslight age have gathered.

Aim of the game :

The goal of the player who plays "Jack" is to escape the investigator before dawn or to leave the district by taking advantage of the darkness. For the player who is "the detective", his goal is to uncover which investigator Jack is impersonating and to catch him before dawn.

Rules of the game:

Eight investigators have gathered to catch the cunning Jack. But Jack is in fact cleverly impersonating one of them. By moving each character into light or shadow, the detective player makes successive deductions to uncover which investigator is in fact Jack, then he/she must try to catch the infamous Jack. The opponent, playing Jack, must do his best to delay the investigation. He can even try to use the darkness to secretly flee the district!

Content :

1 game board, 8 tokens, 6 tiles lit gaslights tiles, 2 covered manhole tiles, 6 double-sided tiles Gaslamp-Park, 1 Turn marker, 2 Police cordon tokens, 8 character cards, 8 Alibi cards, 1 witness card.

Jamaica (Revised Edition)

2021-11-30T11:41:38-05:00

Vendor: Space Cowboys
Type: Board Games
Price: 43.95

Designers	Malcolm Braff Bruno Cathala Sébastien Pauchon
Publisher	Space Cowboys
Players	2-6
Playtime	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2008 Essener Feder Best Written Rules Winner 2008 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2008 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Winner 2008 Golden Geek Best Children's Board Game Nominee 2008 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2008 Spiel des Jahres Recommended 2008 Tric Trac Nominee 2009 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee
Expansion	Jamaica: The Crew
Additional Info	28023/jamaica http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/6740/jamaica/reviews

Hoist up the sails and head towards Port-Royal. How else could the honorable Henry Morgan celebrate his 30 years of governing Jamaïca than with a race around the island? The goal is to sail around the island of Jamaica as fast as possible, while gathering the goods required. Each time the pirates meet, they will have to fight to try and steal the contents of each other’s holds.

-This revised edition includes clearer and more streamlined rules for easy learning

-An easy-to-learn game with a perfect duration for family play

-Pirate-themed race with amazing and immersive artwork and materials

-A compact box with space to fit all the components, and The Crew expansion

- This multilingual edition includes: English & French

Sobek: 2 Players

2021-10-20T16:40:20-04:00

Vendor: Catch Up Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 33.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala Sébastien Pauchon
Publisher	Catch Up Games
Players	2
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Expansion	Sobek: 2 Players – Treasures of the Pharaoh
Additional Info	332944/sobek-2-players http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332944/sobek-2-players/forums/63

Construction is underway on a temple dedicated to Sobek. A huge market has emerged nearby, supplied by the continuous flow of feluccas and pirogues along the Nile. Your Guild of Merchants is determined to take advantage of this unbelievable opportunity, and ready to use any means to grab sumptuous goods out of the way of your opponent. Beware, though, as it will be crucial not to have accumulated too much corruption when the time of reckonings arrives.

How to play
In Sobek: 2 Players, both opponents collect and sell Goods to earn the most Victory Points. On their turn, the player chooses among 3 options: take a tile on the Market, sell a set of Goods or play a Character. When the player takes a tile, they select one on the Ankh pawn’s line and add it to their hand. They then place the Ankh pawn in the line that is indicated by the tile they just took, which determines the choices available to their opponent.
When they have enough in hand, a player can sell a set of at least 3 tiles of the same type. These tiles will earn them Victory Points at the end of the game, depending on both their quantity and the amount of Scarabs that they feature. A player can also use a Character to benefit from its powerful special ability.
In Sobek: 2 Players, everything is about timing. Planning ahead and analysing which opportunities you offer to you opponent on their next move is key to playing the best moves and winning the game.

—description from the publisher

Kingdomino Origins

2021-09-29T14:33:02-04:00

Vendor: Blue Orange Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.95

Designer	Bruno Cathala
Publisher	Blue Orange Games
Players	2-4
Playing Time	15 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Reimplements	Kingdomino
Additional Info	340041/kingdomino-origins http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/340041/kingdomino-origins/forums/63

Go back in time to the prehistoric era of Kingdomino!

Kingdomino Origins plays similarly to the original game, but introduces new components for additional actions and new ways to score points. Regions in your territory will earn you points if they contain fire. Fire is either part of your terrains or earned by adding dominoes with volcanoes. There are three game modes to play:

The first one introduces fire and volcanoes;
The second mode uses wooden resources;
And the third one features cavemen tokens.

You earn points by collecting resources, with additional points when you have the majority of a type of resources. These resources allow you to bring cavemen to your territory, and each type of caveman has its own way to give you points based on their position.

—description from the publisher