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Love Letter: Bridgerton

2024-01-22T09:58:31-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 14.95

Designer	Seiji Kanai
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-6
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	406459/love-letter-bridgerton http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/406459/love-letter-bridgerton/forums/63

Love Letter: Bridgerton features the same gameplay as Love Letter: Each turn, draw a card from the deck, then play one of the two cards in your hand and resolve its effect. You want to eliminate all of the other players or have the highest-valued card in hand when the deck is empty. The winner of the round receives a diamond, and whoever collects a pre-determined number of diamonds wins.

Multiple characters from the Bridgerton series on Netflix are featured in Love Letter: Bridgerton, and thematically you are trying to figure out Lady Whistledown's identity. The game includes Queen Charlotte as a special character who gives you the power to eliminate multiple players in a single turn.

Stone Age (Italian Edition)

2024-01-16T21:19:54-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 52.95

Designer	Bernd Brunnhofer
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Honors	2008 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 2nd Place 2008 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2008 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2008 Golden Geek Best Gamer's Board Game Nominee 2008 Hra roku Nominee 2008 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee 2008 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee 2008 Spiel der Spiele Hit mit Freunden Recommended 2008 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2008 Tric Trac Nominee 2009 Games Magazine Best New Family Strategy Game Winner 2009 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee 2009 Hra roku Nominee 2009 JoTa Best Artwork Audience Award 2009 JoTa Best Artwork Nominee 2009 JoTa Best Family Board Game Audience Award 2009 JoTa Best Family Board Game Critic Award 2009 JoTa Best Family Board Game Nominee 2009 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee 2009 Vuoden Peli Adult Game of the Year Nominee 2010 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection 2010 MinD-Spielepreis Nominee 2012 MinD-Spielepreis Nominee 2017 Hungarian Board Game Award Nominee 2017 Hungarian Board Game Award Winner
Expansions	Stone Age: Style is the Goal Stone Age: The Expansion Stone Age: The Mammoth Herd
Accessories	Top Shelf Gamer - Deluxe Token Bundle compatible with Stone Age (set of 97) Top Shelf Gamer - Deluxe Token Bundle compatible with Stone Age™ V2 (set of 109) Kings Wooden Token Set - Deluxe Stone Age Wooden Token Set Euro Token Expansion - Deluxe Folded Space - Stone Age & Expansions
Additional Info	34635/stone-age http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/594/stone-age/reviews

Note: This game is in Italian.

The "Stone Age" times were hard indeed. In their roles as hunters, collectors, farmers, and tool makers, our ancestors worked with their legs and backs straining against wooden plows in the stony earth. Of course, progress did not stop with the wooden plow. People always searched for better tools and more productive plants to make their work more effective.

In Stone Age, the players live in this time, just as our ancestors did. They collect wood, break stone and wash their gold from the river. They trade freely, expand their village and so achieve new levels of civilization. With a balance of luck and planning, the players compete for food in this pre-historic time.

Players use up to ten tribe members each in three phases. In the first phase, players place their men in regions of the board that they think will benefit them, including the hunt, the trading center, or the quarry. In the second phase, the starting player activates each of his staffed areas in whatever sequence he chooses, followed in turn by the other players. In the third phase, players must have enough food available to feed their populations, or they face losing resources or points.

Carcassonne Big Box (2021 Edition)

2023-02-07T21:05:08-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 99.95

Designer	Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-6
Playtime	35 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Additional Info	230914/carcassonne-big-box-6 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230914/carcassonne-big-box-6/forums/63

This Carcassonne Big Box includes the base game of Carcassonne, the 2001 Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year), along with 11 expansions. This is the perfect starter set for Carcassonne fans and anyone looking to jump into this best-selling game.

-All the expansions included in the Carcassonne Big Box can be played in any combination with the base game, ensuring a unique experience every time you sit down to play

The rules have been adapted to the new Carcassonne 3.0 rules formatr

The expansions can be combined for an incredible variety of gameplay options and hours of unique games. Play with only 1 expansion, or all at once, the choice is yours

-The perfect product to add variety to your Carcassonne games

Camel Up - the Card Game

2023-01-15T21:51:13-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 17.95

Welcome back to the craziest camel race! Just like in the base game Camel Up, fifive camels are competing in a race of several legs. The goal of each player is to bet on the positions of these camels during each leg to earn money. At the end of the race, the player with the most money wins the game. Plan your bets carefully because a crazy camel has entered the race in this new edition!

Instead of dice, Camel Up - The Card Game brings a new way to enjoy the camel race with a racing deck! While keeping the same excitement as the board game, the card game experience gives the players a little bit more insight and control on the race. Don’t forget about the crazy camel that has been added and adapted exclusively in this new edition to make the unpredictable even more unpredictable!

With a fresh new look and new components based the most recent edition of Camel Up, the card game version is a must-have for the fans of the camel race.

Rattus: Big Box

2022-12-27T10:47:43-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 73.95

Designer	Åse Berg Henrik Berg
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-6
Playtime	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	360212/rattus-big-box http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360212/rattus-big-box/forums/63

It is the year 1347 AD, and a disaster is about to strike. The Black Death is approaching, and during the next few years, large parts of the population of Europe and Northern Africa will be killed by the plague.

In Rattus, the players settle in the various regions of Europe and Northern Africa, while the plague spreads through all these regions. The players gain help from the various professions of the middle ages. Some of these, like peasants and bakers, help the players grow their populations. Some, like the monks and nuns, use wisdom and faith to avoid the plague, while the warfare conducted by the knights and soldiers spreads the plague to new areas. However, the plague does not make any distinction. When the rats arrive, no one can feel safe. Finally, the plague withdraws and the game ends. Only then will it be clear who was able to keep their population alive — and win the game!

Rattus: Big Box includes not only several previous released expansions and promos, but also previous unpublished materials, modules, and bonus cards. More specifically, this renewed edition of the Rattus line contains all materials of the base game and the Pied Piper, Africanus, and Academicus expansions. Additional new content is included, and players can add the new "Guilds & Inns" and "Bonus" modules to create even more variety and challenge.

This edition also contains popular bonus cards like The Judge, The Jester, and Boccaccio, as well as all 27 level upgrade tiles.

—description from the publisher

Planet B

2022-12-27T10:47:28-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 59.95

Designer	Johannes Natterer
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	60-180 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	367351/planet-b http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367351/planet-b/forums/63

At some point in the not-so-distant future, we humans had to look for a new place to live. Just when we thought we'd have to settle for Mars, we suddenly discovered a new planet, one we lovingly christened "Planet B". It was a second chance for humanity, and of course we were determined to do everything right this time because as everyone knows, we humans learn very well from our mistakes...

In Planet B, you slip into the role of corrupt governors. You make crooked deals with corporations to advance your own interests. You build your city, let the population work for you, rise in the favor of political factions, or control the news. Of course, all of this comes at a price — and by the time you're vying for the presidency, you'll want potential voters to be on your side. In the end, as always, only one thing counts: Who has managed to pocket the most government money?

•••

Irgendwann in einer nicht mehr so weit entfernten Zukunft, mussten wir Menschen uns ein neuen Lebensraum suchen. Gerade als wir dachten, uns mit dem Mars zufrieden geben zu müssen, entdeckten wir plötzlich einen neuen Planeten - wir tauften ihn liebevoll Planet B.

Dort sollten wir also eine zweite Chance bekommen. Und natürlich hatten wir fest vor, diesmal alles richtig zu machen. Denn wie jeder weiß, lernen wir Menschen sehr gut aus unseren Fehlern...

In Planet B schlüpft ihr in die Rolle korrupter Gouverneurinnen. Ihr schließt krumme Deals mit Konzernen ab, um eure eigenen Interessen durchzusetzen. Ihr baut eure Stadt auf und lasst die Bevölkerung für euch arbeiten, steigt in der Gunst politischer Fraktionen auf oder kontrolliert die Nachrichten.

Natürlich hat das alles seinen Preis - spätestens, wenn ihr um die Präsidentschaft wetteifert, wollt ihr eure potenziellen Wähler auf eurer Seite wissen. Am Ende zählt wie immer nur eins: wer hat es geschafft, die meisten Staatsgelder in die eigene Tasche zu stecken?

—description from the publisher

Challengers!

2022-09-09T11:24:38-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 45.95

Designer	Johannes Krenner Markus Slawitscheck
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	1-8
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honor	2023 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner 2023 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2023 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Initié Winner 2023 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Initié Nominee 2022 Tric Trac Nominee 2022 Tric Trac Famille Nominee 2022 Tric Trac de Bronze Famille 2022 Golden Geek Light Game of the Year Nominee 2022 Golden Geek Best Party Game Nominee
Additional Info	359970/challengers http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengers/forums/63

Challengers! is an interactive deck-management game for 1-8 players that plays in about 45 minutes independent of player count. With the tournament gameplay style, you meet another opponent every round.

In the Deck Phase, you choose new members and add them to your deck, which might consist of a wizard, alien, cat, gangster and kraken. 75 distinct characters with more than 40 exciting effects create a unique experience every game. Choose from six different sets and discover new strategies and synergies every game.

In the Match Phase, stay in flag possession to win the trophy of that round. Try to get the most fans and trophies over the course of seven rounds to be able to qualify for the final. If you can best your opponent in the final, you win Challengers!

(If you think that all sounds a lot like a board game adaption of a digital Autobattler, we are proud to tell you that this is the first of its kind!)

—description from the publisher

Shazamm!

2022-01-25T23:38:49-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 17.95

Designer	François Bruel Philippe des Pallières
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	8935/shazamm http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8935/shazamm/forums/63

You are a mighty wizard. The mightiest in the realm.
But out there, just across that bridge over the lava river, lives a guy who insists that HE is the mightiest wizard!

SHAZAMM! is a game for two players at least 10 years old.
The game takes roughly 30 minutes.

Components :
- A 42×21cm game board, showing the bridge where the wizards duel, and the dragon (Mana scale).
- Two 15-cards decks featuring the spells.
- Two double wheels counter to bet your Mana.
- 3 cardboard token with plastic stands: the wizards and the Fire Wall.
- Two wooden token: the Mana markers.
- 16 "broken flagstones".
- An 8 pages rules booklet.

Online Play

Boîte à jeux (turn-based)

Paleo

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

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 62.95

Designer	Peter Rustemeyer
Publisher	Z-Man Games, Inc.
Players	1-4
Playing Time	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Expansion	Paleo: Die Terrorvögel (German Import) Paleo: A New Beginning Paleo: The White Whale
Honors	2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner 2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2021 International Gamers Award Multi-player Nominee 2021 Gioco dell’Anno Nominee 2021 Geek Media Awards Family Game of the Year Nominee 2021 Bulgarian Board Game Awards Expert Game of the Year Nominee 2021 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee 2020 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Winner 2020 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	300531/paleo http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300531/paleo/forums/63

Paleo is a co-operative adventure game set in the stone age, a game in which players try to keep the human beings in their care alive while completing missions. Sometimes you need a fur, sometimes a tent, but these are all minor quests compared to your long-term goal: Painting a woolly mammoth on the wall so that humans thousands of years later will know that you once existed. (Okay, you just think the mammoth painting looks cool. Preserving a record of your past existence is gravy.)

What might keep you from painting that mammoth? Death, in all its many forms.

Each player starts the game with a couple of humans, who each have a skill and a number of life points. On a turn, each player chooses to go to one location — possibly of the same type as other players, although not the same location — and while you have some idea of what you might find there, you won't know for sure until you arrive, at which point you might acquire food or resources, or find what you need to craft a useful object, or discover that you can aide someone else in their project, or suffer a snakebite that brings you close to death. Life is full of both wonders and terrors...

At the day's end, you need food for all the people in your party as well as various crafts or skills that allow you to complete quests. Failure to do so adds another skull on the tote board, and once you collect enough of those, you decide that living is for fools and give up the ghost, declaring that future humans can just admire someone else, for all you care.

Paleo includes multiple modules that allow for a variety of people, locations, quests, and much more during your time in 10,000 BCE.

Ginkgopolis: The Experts (New Edition)

2021-12-27T09:09:18-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 32.95

Designer	Xavier Georges
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-5
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expands	Ginkgopolis
Additional Info	145399/ginkgopolis-the-experts http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1439024/ginkgopolis-the-experts/reviews

Ginkgopolis: The Experts is an expansion for the board game Ginkgopolis that consists of five modules that can be added to the game individually or in any combination. The modules are:

New buildings 21-23
Prestige buildings 24-25
Experts
Events
Green areas

The Experts is an extension that adds the game Ginkgopolis.
It can be played separately.

The success of Ginkgopolis attracts experts from all disciplines (artists, engineers, bankers, journalists ...) who want to enjoy its success.
Competition of ideas and press campaigns succeed to discover the avant-garde buildings, which are more impressive. So large, it becomes necessary to provide green spaces for better ventilation this boomtown.
And it should not be the speed of construction make you forget the standards expected ... a call to order may sometimes be useful!

This extension consists of six independent modules that can be freely combined with new strategies and to renew the base game.X

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - a Pandemic System Board Game

2021-08-24T15:39:13-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 74.95

Designers	Justin Kemppainen Alexandar Ortloff Michael Sanfilippo
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	1-5
Playing Time	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up

Venture to Azeroth

In this epic adventure from the World of Warcraft® universe, players will journey to the frozen continent of Northrend to face the armies of the Lich King. This Pandemic System game showcases familiar mechanics and gameplay, now tweaked to embrace the setting of the Wrath of the Lich King. Forts, temples, battlegrounds, and more populate the game board as you and your fellow heroes journey across the cold landscape. Along the way, you’ll set up strongholds, complete quests, and do battle with legions of undead.

Battle the Minions of the Lich King

You and your friends will team up as legendary heroes from across Azeroth, each with their own unique abilities to help in and out of combat. Heroes such as Thrall, Warchief of the Horde; Varian Wrynn, King of Stormwind; Sylvanas Windrunner, Banshee Queen of the Forsaken; and many more are at your fingertips. As the Scourge grows, more undead will populate the board. Throw dice as you enter into battle against the hordes of ghouls and ferocious abominations, using hero cards to add power to your attacks, block incoming assaults, heal wounds, take mounts to far off spaces, and so much more.

Complete Quests

As you fight your way to the Lich King, all manner of dark magic and terrible creatures under his control will need to be neutralized. This comes in the form of quests, a brand-new mechanic that can be completed as a team through a combination of dice rolls and using the hero cards at your disposal. However, each quest comes with its own dangers and hindrances. Complete these quests to move closer to the final assault on Icecrown Citadel, where the Lich King himself resides.

Contents:

7 heroes
1 Lich King
3 abominations
36 ghouls
1 Icecrown Citadel
3 strongholds
100+ cards and much more!

Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe (English Edition)

2021-07-06T11:34:37-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 9.95

Designers	Matt Leacock Thomas Lehmann
Publisher	Z-Man Games, Inc.
Players	2-4
Playing Time	30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Integrates With	Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America
Additional Info	329670/pandemic-hot-zone-europe http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329670/pandemic-hot-zone-europe/forums/63

Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe features the same nail-biting co-operative experience of Pandemic in which players win or lose together, but in a smaller form that you can take anywhere and play in a shorter amount of time. As members of an elite team, you use your character's unique abilities to treat cases, stop outbreaks, and research the cures. Discover all three cures in time to win! Add extra challenges with new mutation cards!

—description from the publisher

Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America

2021-05-14T04:34:51-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 21.24

Designer	Matt Leacock
Publisher	Z-Man Games, Inc.
Players	2-4
Playing Time	30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Integrates With	Pandemic: Hot Zone – Europe
Additional Info	301919/pandemic-hot-zone-north-america http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301919/pandemic-hot-zone-north-america/forums/63

Disease threatens North America and only you can stop it! In Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America, players work together against the game to discover cures for three deadly diseases that threaten the continent. Travel to different North American cities to treat local populations, prevent outbreaks, and share research with your team. Can you discover the cures before it's too late?

Hot Zone – North America is a shorter, more portable version of the best-selling cooperative game Pandemic.

My First Carcassonne (New Edition)

2020-08-13T16:34:11-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 38.95

Designer	Marco Teubner
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	10 mins
Suggested Age	4 and up
Honors	2009 Golden Geek Best Children's Board Game Nominee 2009 Lys Enfant Finalist 2009 Lys Enfant Winner 2010 Boardgames Australia Awards Best Children's Game Nominee 2010 Boardgames Australia Awards Best Children's Game Winner 2010 Golden Geek Best Children's Board Game Nominee 2012 Spel van het Jaar (Age 3-6) Nominee 2012 Spel van het Jaar (Age 3-6) Winner
Family	Carcassonne
Additional Info	41010/the-kids-of-carcassonne http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/16155/the-kids-of-carcassonne/reviews

Story: On 14 July, the national holiday in France, the sheep, chickens and cows are set free in the town of Carcassonne. The children have great fun to catch the animals before dusk.

The players in turn draw a landscape tile and place it; unlike in normal Carcassonne, they always match. Amongst other features, the tiles show children in the player colors on the roads. Whenever a road is finished, every player places one of his meeples on each appropriate picture.

The first player who manages to place all of his meeples wins the game.

Pandemic: Rapid Response

2019-07-16T15:13:24-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 20.95

Designer	Kane Klenko
Publisher	Z-Man Games, Inc.
Players	2-4
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	280789/pandemic-rapid-response http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280789/pandemic-rapid-response/forums/63

Disaster has struck! Cities around the world are in desperate need of food, water, vaccines, and other supplies. You and your team belong to the Crisis Response Unit (CRU), an elite team of doctors and specialists. With a specially equipped plane, you are uniquely capable of providing life-saving aid — anytime, anywhere.

Pandemic: Rapid Response is a race against time. Roll dice to create supplies, fly the plane, and make deliveries to cities in need. As the timer counts down, you must quickly coordinate and work together to react to new disasters. Will you and your team be able to respond in time?

The nations of the world have pooled their resources and assembled a diverse crew. Each of the seven unique role cards features its own ability. The Analyst, Adjoua Soro, is able to re-roll the dice up to two additional times. The Engineer, Soojin Sohn, can change any die result with a plane to a different symbol. Take turns as quickly as possible, using your role's unique ability and strategically allocating your dice to be as efficient as possible when creating supplies.

When you're ready for a new challenge, adjust the difficulty level or add crisis cards for a greater variety of obstacles to overcome. Now hurry — the timer is counting down and the world needs your help!

—description from the publisher

Love Letter (Revised Z-man Edition)

2019-03-15T00:37:53-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 13.95

Designer	Seiji Kanai
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-6
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Honors	2014 Vuoden Peli Adult Game of the Year Nominee 2014 Spiel des Jahres Recommended 2014 Origins Awards Best Traditional Card Game Winner 2014 Origins Awards Best Traditional Card Game Nominee 2014 Lys Grand Public Finalist 2014 Guldbrikken Best Family Game Winner 2014 Guldbrikken Best Family Game Nominee 2014 Fairplay À la carte Winner 2013 Origins Awards Best Family, Party or Children's Game Nominee 2013 Hra roku Nominee 2013 Gouden Ludo Nominee 2013 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Winner 2013 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee 2013 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Winner 2013 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee 2013 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Winner 2013 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2013 Golden Geek Best Card Game Winner 2013 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2013 Fairplay À la carte Winner 2013 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming Nominee 2012 Meeples' Choice Nominee 2012 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Winner
Additional Info	129622/love-letter http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letter/forums/63

All of the eligible young men (and many of the not-so-young) seek to woo the princess of Tempest. Unfortunately, she has locked herself in the palace, and you must rely on others to take your romantic letters to her. Will yours reach her first?

Love Letter is a game of risk, deduction, and luck for 2–4 players. Your goal is to get your love letter into Princess Annette's hands while deflecting the letters from competing suitors. From a deck with only sixteen cards, each player starts with only one card in hand; one card is removed from play. On a turn, you draw one card, and play one card, trying to expose others and knock them from the game. Powerful cards lead to early gains, but make you a target. Rely on weaker cards for too long, however, and your letter may be tossed in the fire!

Number 4 in the Tempest: Shared World Game Series

Miaui

2019-02-13T17:40:22-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 19.95

Designer	Bruno Faidutti
Publisher	Z-Man Games, Inc.
Players	3-6
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	226454/miaui http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/226454/miaui/forums/63

Each round in Miaui, players choose one of the cards in their hand — and everyone starts the game with the same cards numbered 1-12 — to show how deep they dive in the hope of catching the best fish. All kinds of fish are served at the feast but beware the gooey jellyfish and the thieving seagulls.

In more detail, three cards are laid out from the catch deck from the surface of the water to the depths. Each players chooses a card and plays them simultaneously. Whoever plays the highest card dives deepest and grabs the card at the bottom of the lake, while the next highest card grabs the card just above this. Whoever played the lowest card collects what's at the surface. Sometimes this isn't good since jellyfish cost you points and seagulls steal your most recent catch.

May the best diver win!

Narabi

2018-10-06T21:17:11-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 11.99

Designer	Daniel Fehr
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	3-5
Playtime	1-15 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	257836/narabi http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257836/narabi/forums/63

In Narabi, players are dealt 3-4 cards at the start of the round, with those cards bearing either a blank or a number from 0 to 9. Each card is sleeved, and within the sleeve on its back is a rule explaining how this card can be swapped with another card: swap it with a red card, a card with an even number, a card with a higher number, and so on. You can look at all the rules on cards in front of you, but you cannot communicate to others what those rules are. You cannot change the order of cards in front of you.

On a turn, a player must swap one of their cards (following that card's rule) with another player's card, then someone records that move on a chart. Blanks are considered to be 0 and an even number for the purpose of swaps. When one of your cards is swapped, you can look at the rule on the card you receive. You can suggest moves to others or ask questions of them, and they can respond with "yes" or "no" answers as long as they don't identify the rule on any of their cards.

If you place all the numbers in numerical order (disregarding blanks) in either clockwise or counterclockwise order before you would need to make a 25th move, you all win the game. Your team's score is "Great", "Good", "Horrible", etc. based on how many moves it took you to win. If you don't win, then you must all be worse than horrible, which is very bad indeed.

In the game's expert mode, you cannot speak at all and you cannot undo a player's swap on your next turn.

Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger

2018-04-21T01:39:53-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

Designer	Prospero Hall
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	1-99
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	251420/choose-your-own-adventure-house-danger http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251420/choose-your-own-adventure-house-danger/forums/63

The classic Choose Your Own Adventure series comes to life in the narrative adventure game Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger.

Will you survive the House of Danger? Gather your friends for a perilous and laughter-filled adventure through the House of Danger itself. Make risky choices, collect items as you explore, and face off against dire challenges. Play again and again to uncover more secrets and different endings!

—description from the publisher

Carcassonne: Under the Big Top

2017-07-12T16:54:09-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 20.95

Designer	Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-6
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Expansion For	Carcassonne
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At long last, the circus is coming to Carcassonne. The ringmaster has organized a night full of stunning acrobatic routines that will leave you speechless, while the most talented artists show their latest tricks. Followers can now be trained to perform human pyramids, and a circus tent will attract the people of Carcassonne, while the ringmaster keeps things organized and visitors calm and quiet.

Carcassonne: Under the Big Top is the tenth large expansion for Carcassonne and the first large expansion released exclusively for the second edition of Carcassonne. Part of the Carcassonne series.

Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (Black)

2017-03-22T07:40:00-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 89.95

Designers	Rob Daviau Matt Leacock
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Honors	2018 Spiel des Jahres Special Prize Winner 2018 RPC Fantasy Award Board Game Winner 2018 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee 2017 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee 2017 Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year Nominee 2017 Board Game Quest Awards Best Coop Game Nominee 2016 Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Winner
Additional Info	221107/pandemic-legacy-season-2 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221107/pandemic-legacy-season-2/forums/63

Description from the publisher:

The world almost ended 71 years ago...

The plague came out of nowhere and ravaged the world. Most died within a week. Nothing could stop it. The world did its best. It wasn't good enough.

For three generations, we, the last fragments of humanity have lived on the seas, on floating stations called "havens." Far from the plague, we are able to provide supplies to the mainland to keep them (and us) from succumbing completely.

We've managed to keep a network of the largest known cities in the world alive. Things have been tough the past few years. Cities far away from the havens have fallen off our grid...

Tomorrow, a small group of us head out into what's left of the world. We don't know what we'll find.

Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 is an epic cooperative game for 2 to 4 players. Unlike most other games, this one is working against you. What's more, some of the actions you take in Pandemic Legacy will carry over to future games. No two worlds will ever be alike!

Ursuppe: Frisch Abgeschmeckt (a.k.a. Primordial Soup: Freshly Spiced) (German Import)

2017-02-27T17:01:00-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.95

Designer	Doris Matthäus Frank Nestel
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	3-6
Playtime	90 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Expansion For	Primordial Soup
Additional Info	2005/primordial-soup-freshly-spiced http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2005/primordial-soup-freshly-spiced/forums/63

Note: This game in in German.

The 5-6 player expansion. The new gene cards also may be used to "spice up" the 3 and 4-player game.

Expands:

Primordial Soup

Castellion

2017-01-20T12:55:00-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 28.95

Designer	Shadi Torbey
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	1-2
Playtime	15 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Honors	2015 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee
Additional Info	143404/castellion https://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1419234/castellion/reviews

The castle at the center of the Oniverse is under attack. The dream denizens of the oniverse rush to build their castle defense against three monster attacks. Towers allow you to see what is coming. Keeps can help minimize damage. Ranks can reduce the effects of the traitors found inside your walls. Of course, the denizens have special powers of their own to aid in the defense. Will you be able to survive these attacks?

Castellion is a tile-laying game in which you form parts of the castle for defense against monsters. Each turn you flip over a tile and either use its special ability or place it as part of your castle. The more towers and keeps you form, the better your defense against attacks. Ranks prevent traitorous tiles from affecting you fully. When all three monsters have attacked and you still have a base of six tiles, you win.

Citadels (2021 Revised Edition)

2016-12-09T05:15:00-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 29.95

Designer	Bruno Faidutti
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-8
Playtime	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Reimplements	Citadels
Additional Info	205398/citadels-2016-edition https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205398/citadels-2016-edition/forums/63

The kingdom is in need of a new Master Builder, and you want the job. Recruit local citizens and use their expertise to outwit your rivals. Only the most majestic metropolis will earn its creator the coveted title. This revised edition of Citadels retains the signature bluffing and intrigue of this celebrated classic, condensing all into a travel-friendly box. A game of intrigue awaits!

The definitive Citadels experience at a travel and shelf-friendly footprint
Approachable rules, wide player count, and bluffing/backstabbing gameplay makes it an ideal game for casual players
Contains all published Citadels content, allowing for deep replayability
Includes popular preset scenarios and countless homebrew combinations
Includes 27 diverse characters

Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu

2016-10-11T18:50:00-04:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 19.95

Designers	Matt Leacock Chuck D. Yager
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	40 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Honors	2016 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee 2016 Board Game Quest Awards Best Coop Game Nominee
Reimplements	Pandemic
Additional Info	192153/pandemic-reign-cthulhu https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192153/pandemic-reign-cthulhu/forums/63

Beings of ancient evil, known as Old Ones, are threatening to break out of their cosmic prison and awake into the world. Everything you know and love could be destroyed by chaos and madness. Can you and your fellow investigators manage to find and seal every portal in time? Hurry before you lose yourself to insanity.

In Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu, you'll experience the classic Pandemic gameplay with an horrific twist that'll have you face ten Old Ones, each threatening the world with their unique powers.