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Legacy of Yu (Opened / Box Damage)

2024-06-26T09:14:53-04:00

Vendor: Garphill Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 50.10

Designer	Shem Phillips
Publisher	Garphill Games
Players	1
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	354934/legacy-yu http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354934/legacy-yu/forums/63

During the reign of Emperor Yao, the people of ancient China were constantly plagued by deadly floods along the Yellow River. Eager to put an end to the devastation, Yao selected Gun, one of his officials, to devise a plan. After nine years of failed attempts using dams and dikes, Gun's employment came to a questionable end. After his passing, Yu inherited his father's work. Learning from Gun's failures, Yu set out to construct a series of canals to direct the surging river into nearby fields and smaller waterways.

Legacy of Yu is a solo-only, fully-resettable, nonlinear campaign game in which you step into the role of the legendary hero of the Xia Dynasty, Yu the Great. It will be your job to build the canals ahead of the impending flood, while also defending your growing village against neighboring barbarian tribes. With each game, stories will be shared and new gameplay elements added. The campaign features a self-balancing system which adapts to how well you are doing. The campaign ends once you either win or lose seven games.

—description from the publisher

The Pursuit of Happiness (Minor Damage)

2024-06-24T16:24:49-04:00

Vendor: Stronghold Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 53.15

Designer	Adrian Abela, David Chircop
Publisher	Stronghold Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Expansions	The Pursuit of Happiness: Community The Pursuit of Happiness: Experiences The Pursuit of Happiness: Nostalgia
Additional Info	181687/pursuit-happiness https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181687/pursuit-happiness/forums/63

We all have one common desire: the desire for happiness. As we build our life, taking steps towards the pursuit of happiness, we come closer to the realization that happiness lies in the pursuit.

The Pursuit of Happiness is a game in which you take a character from birth and you live the life you always wanted. Using a worker-placement mechanism with time as your workers, you take on projects, you get jobs, you buy items, you establish relationships, you raise families. The possibilities are endless as you live the life you have always wanted.

How much will you be able to achieve in just one lifetime during The Pursuit of Happiness?

Long Shot: The Dice Game (Minor Damage)

2024-06-24T16:21:32-04:00

Vendor: Perplext
Type: Board Games
Price: 28.45

Designer	Chris Handy (I)
Publisher	Perplext
Players	1-8
Playtime	25 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	295374/long-shot-dice-game http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295374/long-shot-dice-game/forums/63

This is your ticket to the track!

In Long Shot: The Dice Game, you and up to seven other players will strategize and push your luck as the action unfolds in a tense race of eight horses. During the game you buy horses, place bets, influence race movement, and utilize special abilities. The roll of the dice determines which horses move and the options available each turn, so be ready to adapt your plans. Once three horses cross the finish line, earnings are totaled. While there are many ways to earn money during a horse race, only the player that makes the most money will be declared the winner. Will you play it safe, or risk it big on a long shot?

—description from the publisher

Aquatica (Minor Damage)

2024-06-24T15:55:28-04:00

Vendor: Arcane Wonders
Type: Board Games
Price: 48.40

Designer	Ivan Tuzovsky
Publisher	Arcane Wonders
Players	1-4
Playing Time	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Expansion	Aquatica: Cold Waters
Accessory	E-Raptor - Insert Aquatica and Expansion UV Print
Additional Info	283393/aquatica http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283393/aquatica/forums/63

Aquatica is a deep, but easy to learn family engine builder about underwater kingdoms.

In the game you will become one of the mighty ocean kings, struggling to bring glory to his realm. To win the game, you need to capture and buy locations, recruit new characters, and complete goals; each of these actions gives you victory points at the end of the game. To do so, you need to play cards from your hand (each with a unique set of actions) and combine them. Don't think it's simple! With a good strategy during your turn, you can take up to ten actions in a row.

You will encounter plenty of mysterious ocean creatures and take them to your hand. With their help you will explore the unknown locations and rise found resources from the ocean depths to your kingdom. Mechanically this is represented with the help of three-layered player board and the unique mechanism of card-rising.

—description from the publisher

Cascadia: Landmarks (Minor Damage)

2024-06-24T15:49:56-04:00

Vendor: Flatout Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.05

Designer	Randy Flynn Molly Johnson Robert Melvin Shawn Stankewich
Publisher	Flatout Games
Players	1-6
Playtime	30-45 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Expansion For	Cascadia
Additional Info	385318/cascadia-landmarks http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385318/cascadia-landmarks/forums/63

In Cascadia: Landmarks expansion, players create sprawling habitats and place beautiful natural landmarks within them. Landmarks give each environment its own look and feel, while also providing dynamic endgame scoring bonuses!

In addition to the Landmarks module, this expansion includes more unique wildlife scoring cards and habitat tiles to add variety and enough components to play Cascadia with 5-6 players.

—description from the publisher

Box contents according to published pictures of the box:

45 unique habitat tiles
5 unique starter habitat tiles
35 wildlife tokens
30 deluxe wooden landmark tokens
60 unique landmark scoring cards
15 unique wildlife scoring cards
1 full color scorepad
1 rulebook

3 Ring Circus (Minor Damage)

2024-06-24T15:48:52-04:00

Vendor: Devir
Type: Board Games
Price: 31.30

Designer	Remo Conzadori Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	Devir
Players	1-4
Playtime	45-75 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	371947/3-ring-circus http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371947/3-ring-circus/forums/63

The circus has come to town! Under the tent, jugglers, clowns, magicians, strongmen and wild beasts capture the curiosity of a dedicated audience that applauds non-stop. After each performance, your little troupe accumulates fame and may one day pique the interest of P.T. Barnum, the greatest circus mogul of all time.

In 3 Ring Circus, players take on the role of a circus director who tours the United States at the end of the 19th century. Your objective is to hire artists and offer performances in various towns and cities with the intention of gaining fame. In towns, features are easy to set up and give you starting resources to upgrade your cast; small cities are somewhat more demanding, but they allow you to come into contact with better artists; audiences in big cities are even more demanding and want to see very specific numbers, but performing there brings you much more fame!

On their turn, players can hire an artist or host a performance. At the beginning of the game, each player's circuses are empty, so it will be necessary to contract to form the company. The artist cards grant more or fewer benefits depending on the order in which they act, so one of the keys to the game is planning the shows that will be offered.

If they decide to act, the players must move to a free space on the map. If it is a town, they receive the most basic currency cards as a prize. If you perform in a small city, depending on the number of pedestals you have in your company you can claim more or fewer entry cards (the second most valuable) or fame points. In the big cities, you get a lot of fame points, but the public always demands a specific type of artist.

While your little circus tries to survive, the great and splendid Barnum Circus travels across the country, and when it arrives in a big city, a score is held in that region, and the circuses that have given the most performances there will gain even more fame.

-description from the publisher

Newton (Minor Damage)

2024-06-22T18:38:33-04:00

Vendor: Cranio Creations
Type: Board Games
Price: 58.95

Designers	Simone Luciani Nestore Mangone
Publisher	Cranio Creations
Players	1-4
Playtime	90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion	Newton: Great Discoveries Expansion Newton: New Horizon
Honors	2020 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended 2019 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee 2018 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Winner 2018 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	244711/newton http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244711/newton/forums/63

Around the middle of the 17th century with the advent of the scientific method, a period of great change begins, called the scientific revolution. Many great scientists, with their theories and ideas, change our perception of the universe: Galileo Galilei, Copernicus, Kepler, Bacon and, above all, Sir Isaac Newton.

In Newton, players take the role of a young scientist who wants to become one of the great geniuses of this period. To do this, they travel around Europe, visit universities and cities, study to discover new theories, build new tools, and work to earn money.

The game is played over six rounds. Each round, every player plays five cards from their hand, with each played card allowing the player to perform one of the game's actions. An action has a variety of effects, which depend on the symbols of that action visible on the board. At the end of the round, a player can take back all the cards played except one. One card has to be left on the board, which means that you give up one possibility of doing that action, but also that the action will be carried out with greater strength. Fortunately, you can acquire new cards that will allow you to perform more actions and with additional powers.

After six rounds, you calculate your final scoring, and the player with the most VP wins.

—description from the publisher

Newton (Box Damage)

2024-06-22T18:38:32-04:00

Vendor: Cranio Creations
Type: Board Games
Price: 55.95

Designers	Simone Luciani Nestore Mangone
Publisher	Cranio Creations
Players	1-4
Playtime	90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion	Newton: Great Discoveries Expansion Newton: New Horizon
Honors	2020 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended 2019 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee 2018 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Winner 2018 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	244711/newton http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244711/newton/forums/63

Can't Stop (2022 Edition) (Box Damage)

2024-06-20T22:20:02-04:00

Vendor: Gryphon Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 21.95

Designer	Sid Sackson
Publisher	Gryphon Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Edition	Face 2 Face Games edition 2007
Honors	1981 Spiel des Jahres Recommended 1982 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
Expansion	Can't Stop: Rollin' Down the Highway
Accessories	Can't Stop: Cones - Black Can't Stop: Cones - Orange Can't Stop: Cones - Pink Can't Stop: Cones - Purple Can't Stop: Cones - White
Additional Info	41/cant-stop http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/140/cant-stop/reviews

In this Sid Sackson classic, players must press their luck with dice and choose combinations tactically to close out three columns. The board has one column for each possible total of two six-sided dice, but the number of spaces in each column varies: the more probable a total, the more spaces in that column and the more rolls it takes to complete. On their turn, a player rolls four dice and arranges them in duos: 1 4 5 6 can become 1+4 and 5+6 for 5 & 11, 1+5 and 4+6 for 6 & 10, or 1+6 and 4+5 for 7 & 9. The player places or advances progress markers in the open column(s) associated with their chosen totals, then chooses whether to roll again or end their turn and replace the progress markers with markers of their color. A player can only advance three different columns in a turn and cannot advance a column which any player has closed out by reaching the end space; if a roll doesn’t result in any legal plays, the turn ends with that turn’s progress lost.

A predecessor from 1974, The Great Races, exists as a paper-and-pencil game.

Can't Stop (2022 Edition) (Minor Damage)

2024-06-20T22:20:02-04:00

Vendor: Gryphon Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 23.95

Designer	Sid Sackson
Publisher	Gryphon Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Edition	Face 2 Face Games edition 2007
Honors	1981 Spiel des Jahres Recommended 1982 Spiel des Jahres Recommended
Expansion	Can't Stop: Rollin' Down the Highway
Accessories	Can't Stop: Cones - Black Can't Stop: Cones - Orange Can't Stop: Cones - Pink Can't Stop: Cones - Purple Can't Stop: Cones - White
Additional Info	41/cant-stop http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/140/cant-stop/reviews

A predecessor from 1974, The Great Races, exists as a paper-and-pencil game.

Onitama (Minor Damage)

2024-06-20T21:32:39-04:00

Vendor: Arcane Wonders
Type: Board Games
Price: 32.95

Designer	Shimpei Sato
Publisher	Arcane Wonder
Players	2
Playtime	15-20 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Honors	2016 UK Games Expo Best Abstract Game Winner 2016 Mensa Recommended 2016 Cardboard Republic Striker Laurel Nominee 2016 Board Game Quest Awards Best Two Player Game Nominee 2015 Cardboard Republic Striker Laurel Nominee 2014 Golden Geek Best Abstract Board Game Nominee
Expansions	Onitama: Sensei's Path Onitama: Way of the Wind Onitama: Light and Shadow
Additional Info	160477/onitama https://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1537784/onitama/reviews

Onitama is a two-player, perfect information abstract game with a random starting set-up. On a 5x5 board, both players start with five pawns on their side, with the main pawn in the middle.

Each player has two open cards that each display a possible move for any of his pieces. There is a fifth card that cannot be used by either player. On a player's turn, he chooses one of his cards, moves one of his pieces according to the chosen card, then replaces the card he used with the fifth card. The other player then chooses one of his cards, moves accordingly, and exchanges that card with this fifth card — which is, of course, the card the first player just used.

Moving onto one of the opponent's pawns removes that pawn from the game. Taking the opponent's main pawn, or moving your main pawn into your opponent's main pawn's starting space, wins you the game.

Overboss: A Boss Monster Adventure (Minor Damage)

2024-06-17T14:19:36-04:00

Vendor: Brotherwise Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 37.95

Designers	Aaron Mesburne Kevin Russ
Publisher	Brotherwise Games
Players	1-5
Playing Time	20-30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	310192/overlord-boss-monster-adventure http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310192/overlord-boss-monster-adventure/forums/63

In Overlord, rival Boss Monsters emerge from their dungeons to conquer the Overworld. Each turn, players draft and place terrain tiles and monster tokens. Their goal: to craft the map with the greatest Power and become the ultimate Overlord!

Designed by Aaron Mesburne and Kevin Russ (Calico), this fast-paced game combines drafting, set collection, and puzzly tile laying. It's set in the retro-inspired pixel art world of Brotherwise Games' best-selling Boss Monster, but this is an entirely new experience.

Build your map by drafting Forests, Swamps, Caves, Camps, Graveyards, Dungeon Entrances and other landscapes. Each terrain type has a different point value, and some increase in Power as you acquire larger sets. Players must balance optimal placement, set values, and disrupting their opponents' sets. You'll also need to manage monsters, which award points when grouped together or placed on matching terrain.

The game includes everything needed for up to 5 players: over 120 terrain tiles, over 100 monster tokens, 5 double-sided player boards, a scorepad, and more.

—description from the publisher (updated for added content)

Bicycle Playing Cards - Stitch

2024-06-15T16:05:32-04:00

	Vendor: Bicycle Type: Board Games Price: 12.95
Stitch is tearing his way through the tuckbox and into our hearts with Disney Stitch Inspired Playing Cards by Bicycle. Bring the Hawaiian magic of Ohana home to your family! Experiment 626 is causing mischief throughout the 54 cards, along with his “boojiboo” Angel on the court cards!

Bicycle Playing Cards - Lion King

2024-06-15T16:04:13-04:00

	Vendor: Bicycle Type: Board Games Price: 15.95
Become the king of game night with Disney Lion King Inspired Playing Cards by Bicycle! Shimmering cold-foil ignites the tuck, card faces and card backs to shine like a savannah sunset, while the legendary lions of Pride’s Rock grace the court cards with their regal elegance. You’ll have no worries with the Hakuna Matata ace of spades in your hand!

Astro Knights: Eternity (Box Damage)

2024-06-15T15:21:44-04:00

Vendor: Indie Boards & Cards
Type: Board Games
Price: 46.75

Designer	Sydney Engelstein Nick Little (I) Will Sobel
Publisher	Indie Boards & Cards
Players	1-4
Playtime	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion	Astro Knights: Eternity – Mystery of Solarus Astro Knights: Eternity – Fly the Savage Skies
Additional Info	386538/astro-knights-eternity http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386538/astro-knights-eternity/forums/63

Many generations after the events of the original Astro Knights setting, a group of rag-tag intergalactic scrappers find great power and responsibility forced upon them! Astro Knights: Eternity is a stand-alone, cooperative deck-building game with several scenarios connected by a single, ongoing narrative.

Continuing the gameplay lineage of Aeon’s End, player decks are never shuffled in Astro Knights, with the collective goal of defeating that scenario’s Boss before it destroys that mission’s Homeworld, or all the players seeking to defend it.

In addition to the familiar structure of the first Astro Knights game, players will be introduced to all-new mechanics throughout the narrative campaign, along with refreshed elements from the Aeon’s End series.

Can your team of unlikely heroes adjust their strategies to overcome the powerful and unpredictable enemies that threaten the stability of the galaxy?

—description from the publisher

The Search for Planet X (Minor Damage)

2024-06-15T15:08:55-04:00

Vendor: Foxtrot Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 40.95

Designers	Matthew O'Malley Ben Rosset
Publisher	Foxtrot Games
Players	1-4
Playing Time	60 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Additional Info	279537/search-planet-x http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279537/search-planet-x/forums/63

At the edge of our solar system, a dark planet may lurk. In 2015, astronomers estimated a large distant planet could explain the unique orbits of dwarf planets and other objects. Since then, astronomers have been scanning the sky, hoping to find this planet.

The Search for Planet X is a board game from Foxtrot Games. Players take on the role of astronomers, using observations and logical deductions to search for this hypothetical planet. Each game, the companion app randomly selects an arrangement of objects and a location for Planet X following predefined logic rules.

Each round, as the earth travels around the sun, players will use the app to perform scans and attend conferences. As they gain information about the location of the objects, they'll mark that information on their deduction sheets. As players learn the locations of the various objects, they can start publishing theories. This is the way that players score points.

As more and more objects are found, players will narrow down the possible locations for Planet X. Once a player believes they know its location and the objects on either side of it, they use the app to conduct a search. The game ends when a player successfully locates Planet X, and all players have a final chance to score some additional points.

The Search for Planet X captures the thrill of discovery, the puzzly-nature of astronomical investigation, and the competition inherent in the scientific process. Can you be the first to find Planet X?

—description from the publisher

Scotland Yard: Sherlock Holmes Edition (Box Damage)

2024-06-15T15:06:33-04:00

Vendor: Ravensburger
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.95

Designer	Manfred Burggraf Dorothy Garrels Wolf Hoermann Fritz Ifland Werner Scheerer Werner Schlegel
Publisher	Ravensburger
Players	2-6
Playtime	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	369007/scotland-yard-sherlock-holmes-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369007/scotland-yard-sherlock-holmes-edition/forums/63

In Victorian London, the most famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his team are hunting the mysterious criminal Moriarty. The chase takes place across the city, and the detectives have to work together to catch him.

In Scotland Yard: Sherlock Holmes Edition, a new version of Scotland Yard, players slip into the roles of Sherlock Holmes, his brother Mycroft, and his companions Dr. Watson, Inspector Lestrade, and Irene Adler and pursue Moriarty throughout the streets of London. The pursued Moriarty can be seen only rarely, and he can secretly use a hot air balloon to cover his tracks and move elsewhere quickly. If he remains undetected to game's end, he wins, so the detectives need to work together and use their special abilities skillfully to bring him to justice.

Viticulture Essential Edition (Minor Damage)

2024-06-14T16:44:27-04:00

Vendor: Stonemaier Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 59.30

Designers	Jamey Stegmaier Alan Stone Morten Monrad Pedersen
Publisher	Stonemaier Games
Players	1-6
Playtime	45-90 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansions	Tuscany Essential Edition Viticulture: Moor Visitors Expansion Viticulture: Visit from the Rhine Valley Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion Viticulture World: First Game Continent Promo Pack
Accessories	Viticulture and Tuscany - 51-Piece Set of Character Meeples Folded Space - Viticulture Essential Edition & Expansions The Dicetroyers - Viticulture Essential Edition (Base Game or with Tuscany Essential Edition; Moor Visitors Expansion) (Italy Import)
Additional Info	183394/viticulture-essential-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1738021/viticulture-essential-edition/reviews

In Viticulture, the players find themselves in the roles of people in rustic, pre-modern Tuscany who have inherited meager vineyards. They have a few plots of land, an old crushpad, a tiny cellar, and three workers. They each have a dream of being the first to call their winery a true success.

The players are in the position of determining how they want to allocate their workers throughout the year. Every season is different on a vineyard, so the workers have different tasks they can take care of in the summer and winter. There's competition over those tasks, and often the first worker to get to the job has an advantage over subsequent workers.

Fortunately for the players, people love to visit wineries, and it just so happens that many of those visitors are willing to help out around the vineyard when they visit as long as you assign a worker to take care of them. Their visits (in the form of cards) are brief but can be very helpful.

Using those workers and visitors, players can expand their vineyards by building structures, planting vines (vine cards), and filling wine orders (wine order cards). Players work towards the goal of running the most successful winery in Tuscany.

Viticulture - Essential Edition comes with components for Viticulture, but adds some of the expansions from Tuscany, including 36 Mama & Papa cards, Field cards (previously known as "Properties"), and 24 Automa cards (solo variant), along with a couple of minor rule changes.

Ready Set Bet (Minor Damage)

2024-06-14T16:41:08-04:00

Vendor: AEG
Type: Board Games
Price: 40.80

Designer	John D. Clair
Publisher	Alderac Entertainment Group
Players	2-9
Playtime	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	351040/ready-set-bet http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351040/ready-set-bet/forums/63

In Ready Set Bet, you and your friends head to the races for a day of cheering, jeering, and betting on your favorite horses, whose fates hang on every roll of the dice.

Ready Set Bet is played over four rounds. Each round consists of a race followed by bet resolution. During each race, players freely place their bet tokens on the board while the race is going on. After each race, players win or lose money for each of their placed bet tokens, then receive a VIP Club Card to help them win more money in the following races. After four rounds, the player with the most money wins!

—description from the publisher

Paint the Roses (Deluxe Edition) (Minor Damage)

2024-06-13T17:54:04-04:00

Vendor: NorthStar Game Studio
Type: Board Games
Price: 96.95

Designer	Ben Goldman
Publisher	NorthStar Game Studio
Players	2-5
Playtime	50-70 mins
Suggested Age	11 and up
Additional Info	253759/paint-roses http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253759/paint-roses/forums/63

Paint the Roses is a 2-5 player cooperative logic deduction game that automatically adapts to your skill during play.

Set in the puzzling world of Alice in Wonderland, you and your friends are the newly appointed Royal Gardeners. You are working together to finish the palace grounds according to the whims of the Queen of Hearts. Use strategy, logic, and teamwork to finish the garden whilst staying one step ahead of the Queen, otherwise, the last thing you hear will be, "Off With Their Heads!".

The Queen's whims are shared via cards, secret instructions each player is given into how the garden should be arranged. Her whims are always changing, so as soon as you solve one, a new one is in your hand.

Every turn, together as a team you must guess at least one of these secret whim cards. You can't say what your card shows, but by carefully placing a new shrub tile into the garden (taken from those available in the Greenhouse) you are able to reveal clues, tokens that will show any matches between the arrangement in the garden and the secret whims each player holds in their hands.

Although you can't discuss your own secret whim card, you can openly discuss other players'. Share your theories at the table and then make a guess. Correctly guessing a whim will move you forward on the score track, but the Queen is always following and her speed automatically adjusts based on your current score. Guess incorrectly and the Queen moves twice as fast, her axe ever closer to your neck.

—description from the publisher

G.I. JOE: Battle for the Arctic Circle (Open Box / Box Damage)

2024-06-12T07:53:55-04:00

Vendor: Renegade Game Studios
Type: Board Games
Price: 55.20

Designer	Matt Hyra
Publisher	Renegade Game Studios
Players	2-4
Playtime	90-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	397841/gi-joe-battle-arctic-circle http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397841/gi-joe-battle-arctic-circle/forums/63

Cobra has established a base at the North Pole and threatens the world with its Weather Dominator! Only G.I. Joe is ready and able to defeat these forces without drawing the entire world into a larger conflict. Admiral Keel-Haul and Snow Job lead the Joes against the aggressive forces of Cobra, led by Cobra Commander and Destro!

In G.I. JOE: Battle for the Arctic Circle, you play as the G.I. JOE or Cobra in a fight for control of the Arctic Circle.

The game features more than 110 figures, including the Snow Cat, W.O.L.F., Skystriker, and Rattler, and it introduces new strategic options that commanders may employ, such as using the Weather Dominator to freeze the sea to block pathways or create strategic land bridges. The air, land, and sea of the Arctic Circle is the battlefield. Are you ready for a fight?

Dungeons & Dragons - Vecna Eye of Ruin Alternative Cover (Minor Damage)

2024-06-10T16:19:59-04:00

Vendor: Wizards of the Coast
Type: RPG
Price: 61.65

Save existence from annihilation in this epic, multiverse-spanning adventure.

The notorious lich Vecna is weaving a ritual to eliminate good, obliterate the gods, and subjugate all worlds. To stop Vecna before he remakes the universe, the heroes work with three of the multiverse’s most famous archmages, travel to far-flung locales, and rebuild the legendary Rod of Seven Parts.

Vecna: Eve of Ruin is a high-stakes DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventure in which the fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance. The heroes begin in the Forgotten Realms and travel to Planescape, Spelljammer, Eberron, Ravenloft, Dragonlance, and Greyhawk as they race to save existence from obliteration.

A DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventure for characters of levels 10–20.
For use with the fifth edition Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, and Dungeon Master’s Guide.

Alchemists (Minor Damage)

2024-06-07T19:47:28-04:00

Vendor: Czech Games Edition
Type: Board Games
Price: 52.95

Designer	Matúš Kotry
Publisher	Czech Games Edition
Players	2-4
Playtime	120 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Honors	2016 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee 2016 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee 2015 Scelto dai Goblin Winner 2015 JUG Adult Game of the Year Finalist 2015 Juego del Año Recommended 2015 Hra roku Recommended 2015 Goblin Magnifico Nominee 2015 Essener Feder Best Written Rules Winner 2014 Meeples' Choice Nominee 2014 Jocul Anului în România Advanced Finalist 2014 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee 2014 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee 2014 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee 2014 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee 2014 Board Game Quest Awards Most Innovative Game Winner 2014 Board Game Quest Awards Most Innovative Game Nominee
Expansion	Alchemists: King's Golem
Accessory	Folded Space - Alchemists
Additional Info	161970/alchemists http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1540108/alchemists/reviews

Mandrake root and scorpion tail; spongy mushroom and warty toad — these are the foundations of the alchemist's livelihood, science, and art.

But what arcane secrets do these strange ingredients hide? Now it is time to find out. Mix them into potions and drink them to determine their effects — or play it safe and test the concoction on a helpful assistant! Gain riches selling potions to wandering adventurers and invest these riches in powerful artifacts. As your knowledge grows, so will your reputation, as you publish your theories for all to see. Knowledge, wealth, and fame can all be found in the murky depths of the alchemist's cauldron.

In Alchemists, two to four budding alchemists compete to discover the secrets of their mystical art. Points can be earned in various ways, but most points are earned by publishing theories – correct theories, that is — and therein lies the problem.

The game is played in six rounds. At the beginning of the round, players choose their play order. Those who choose to play later get more rewards.
Players declare all their actions by placing cubes on the various action spaces, then each action space is evaluated in order. Players gain knowledge by mixing ingredients and testing the results using a smartphone app (iOS, Android, and also Windows) that randomizes the rules of alchemy for each new game. And if the alchemists are longing for something even more special, they can always buy magical artifacts to get an extra push. There are 9 of them (different for each game) and they are not only very powerful, but also very expensive. But money means nothing, when there's academic pride at stake! And the possession of these artifacts will definitely earn you some reputation too. Players can also earn money by selling potions of questionable quality to adventurers, but money is just a means to an end. The alchemists don't want riches, after all. They want respect, and respect usually comes from publishing theories.

During play, players' reputations will go up and down. After six rounds and a final exhibition, reputation will be converted into points. Points will also be scored for artifacts and grants. Then the secrets of alchemy are revealed and players score points or lose points based on whether their theories were correct. Whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins.

Magic the Gathering: Modern Horizons 3 Play Booster Pack

2024-06-07T11:46:44-04:00

	Vendor: Wizards of the Coast Type: MTG Price: 11.95
Contents: 14 Magic: The Gathering cards 1-5 cards of rarity Rare of higher  3-6 Uncommon cards  5-9 Common cards  0-1 Land card (Traditional Foil Land replaces a Land in 20% of boosters)  1 card of any rarity is Traditional Foil; Borderless Fetch Land in <1% of boosters

Near and Far (Minor Damage)

2024-05-31T14:28:01-04:00

Vendor: Red Raven Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 77.75

Designer	Ryan Laukat
Publisher	Red Raven Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	90-120 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion	Near and Far: Amber Mines
Accessories	Character Meeples for Near and Far Folded Space - Near and Far & Amber Mines Deluxe Token Bundle compatible with Near and Far™ (set of 43)
Honors	2018 SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork & Presentation Nominee 2017 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	195421/near-and-far http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195421/near-and-far/forums/63

Four wanderers search for the Last Ruin, a city that legends say contains an artifact that will grant the greatest desires of the heart. A lost love, redemption, acceptance, a family rejoined-- these are the fires that fuel the wanderers' journeys, but can they overcome their own greed and inner demons on the way?

In Near and Far, you and up to three friends explore many different maps in a search for the Last Ruin, recruiting adventurers, hunting for treasure, and competing to be the most storied traveler. You must collect food and equipment at town for long journeys to mysterious locales, making sure not to forget enough weapons to fight off bandits, living statues, and rusty robots! Sometimes in your travels you'll run into something unique and one of your friends will read what happens to you from a book of stories, giving you a choice of how to react, creating a new and memorable tale each time you play.

Near and Far is a sequel to Above and Below and includes a book of encounters. This time players read over ten game sessions to reach the end of the story. Each chapter is played on a completely new map with unique art and adventures.

Answer the call of the ruins and begin your journey.

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