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Other Adventure Tile Games

ACQUIRE

First released in 1962, Acquire has withstood the test of time. In Acquire, wealth is the goal. Players place tiles to found, grow, and merge hotel chains. As these chains grow and merge, so do the investment opportunities and stockholder bonuses which can be reinvested into other hotel chains. Players can trade and sell their stock in the hotel chains, or can simply hold their stocks. Whatever they feel is the healthiest move for their bank accounts. After many turns of heated selling, trading, and chain building, the game ends when either one player declares that all the hotel chains on the game board are safe, or when one player declares that there is a hotel chain of size 41 or more on the board. Greed is king in Acquire and in the end, the player with the most dough wins! Contents of Aquire: Game Board 108 Hotel Tiles 175 Stock Certificates 7 Hotel-Chain Markers Paper Money Rule Book 		ALHAMBRA

Winner of Game of the Year Award 2003 in Germany! In Granada, the year 1278, one of the most interesting projects of the Middle Ages begins - the construction of Alhambra. Now you have a chance to take part in this amazing experience, and plot the fate of this Spanish wonder. Players must decide the best way to build their Alhambra and gain victory points in the process. Contents of Alhambra: 60 building and start tiles 110 cards 6 summary boards 12 playing pieces 1 game board 1 scoretrack 1 rule booklet		ALHAMBRA - THE VIZIER'S FAVOR

This expansion for the awarding-winning game Alhambra contains four additional modules for the original game that can be used either singly or in any combination. Play is still based on the rules of the original game, and rule changes, additional rules and new equipment are explained on separate sheets for each module. This is not a stand-alone game. The original Alhambra is required for play. The Vizier's Favor is a module which allows the normal order of play to be interrupted for a special move: the purchase of a building tile. But this has its price - the building must be paid for with the exact money but you do not get an extra go! The Bureaux de Change are six new playing cards which can be picked up like money cards. They make it much easier to pay exactly as if you hold one in your hand you can pay with two currencies instead of one. Unfortunately, you can only use a bureau de change card once. After that, it is placed on the discard pile. Bonus Cards which have been played count as building tiles in the scoring rounds. As they are not normally played until later in the game, they can cause a few surprises when the scores for the buildings are awarded. However, you can only play them when you have added the building pictured on the card to your Alhambra! There is a new kind of building for the Alhambra - the Workers' Huts. If a workers' hut is positioned skilfully, it can count as a maximum of three buildings of the same kind. But the workers' huts are not only important for getting the most buildings; they also help players to plan their walls better. Unfortunately, each player can only use a maximum of three huts.
ARK OF THE COVENANT

The Ark of the Covenant is a clever tile laying game that will bring your whole family together for wholesome entertainment over and over again! Your sacred duty is to move the Ark of the Covenant through the Promised Land as you strive to develop the area by herding sheep, and building roads, cities and temples. This game is based on Carcassonne, the winner of the 2001 Game of the Year Award! Contents of Ark of the Covenant: 72 land tiles 40 Followers in 5 colors 5 prophets in 5 colors 1 ark of the covenant with plastic stand Instructions		ATTIKA

In Attika, the cradle of European culture - Athens, Sparta, Corinth and Thebes compete for dominance of the Greek peninsula and influence on Mount Olympus. Starting with a small village, each player builds their town into a metropolis with oracles, temples, theaters, towers and streets. While trying to lead their city-states to victory, players seek to secure fruitful lands for themselves while hindering their opponent's search for the same. Contents of Attika: 22 board tiles 4 shrines 15 amphoras 4 storage boards 120 building tiles 60 landscaping cards Instructions		BEOWULF: THE MOVIE BOARD GAME

In Beowulf: The Movie Board Game, each player endeavors to tell the most courageous and daring version of the Beowulf saga. On three different game boards representing three Acts, players place tiles to guide Beowulf and his loyal Thanes into battle against the monster Grendel, Grendel's devious and deceitful mother, and the malevolent golden dragon who threatens to destroy everything Beowulf holds dear. Taking control of Beowulf himself, players try to place their figures and Boon and Peril tiles in rows and columns in an effort to score as many Saga points as possible. As the game proceeds through each act, the options and opportunities multiply – as do the dangers. After all three acts have been played out, the player that has created the most epic story will have the most Saga points and wins the game. Contents of Beowulf: The Movie Board Game: 1 Double-sided Game Board 4 Reference Sheets 90 Tiles 40 Figures 102 Saga Counters Rules of Play
BISON - THUNDER ON THE PRAIRIE!

Bison is a board game set in the area of the United States that is now Idaho, in a time before the arrival of the white man. The only human inhabitants were the Nez Perce, a Native American nation of fierce warriors who lead a peaceful, partly nomadic existence. Every year they set out in hunting parties, in search of bison, wild turkeys, and salmon. In Bison, the players are the leaders of the hunting parties and set out to find hunting grounds and rivers for fishing. The goal is to gather as many provisions as possible before the first snow falls and all hunters return home.		BLACKBEARD'S LAST STAND GAME TIN

Blackbeard's Last Stand is a fast-paced, stacking tile game for 2 players. Players pick 5 tiles from the pouch and then take turns stacking the different tiles in sequence. Be the last to stack the Blackbeard tile, win the Doubloon and plunder your opponent's points to win the round. Be the first player to score 100 points to win Blackbeard's Last Stand! Contents of Blackbeard's Last Stand Game Tin: 1 Replica Doubloon 10 Wooden Plank Tiles 1 Cloth Pouch Instructions and Hightlights of Blackbeard's Life, Death and Travels. 		BLUE MOON CITY

The Night of Doom is over. But the once magnificent Blue Moon City now lies in ruins, and the otherworldly peoples of Blue Moon must rebuild it. The Mimix, the Vulca, the Flit, the Terrah, and other original fantasy races vie for leadership in the new age of peace and competition, using their unique skills to restore the elemental temples, the centers of learning, the edifices of government and of community. The peoples who most cleverly and quickly aid in the rebuilding will be rewarded with shards of the city's most holy relic, the Crystal of Psi. When Blue Moon City has been restored, whoever possesses the Crystal of Psi will reign over the rest in splendor and power.
CARTAGENA

The game of Cartagena recreates the famous 1672 pirate-led jailbreak from the fortress of Cartagena! Each player has a crew of 6 fugitives that he tries to hurry through the long and tortuous underground passage that connects the fortress to the waterfront, where a sloop is waiting to take them to freedom!		CASTLE MERCHANTS

In Castle Merchants, players take on the roles of merchants during the Medieval period trying to sell their wares to the various castles in the land. Each castle has certain goods they are interested in obtaining and the first merchants to visit a castle receives a better profit for their goods than the late comers. Driving their horse carts around the countryside, the merchants have to navigate different paths as the landscape changes during their journey. It will be up to each merchant to decide the best course of action and path to take. One thing they all have to be wary of is unstable regions where a rock slide can make a path impassable. The first merchant that manages to fill their purse with 18 gold pieces wins the game! Contents of Castle Merchants: Game board 60 path cards 45 path tiles 10 rock slide tiles 20 wares tokens 29 gold coin tokens 4 player mats 4 plastic pawns 1 die 12-page color rulebook		CLEOPATRA AND THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS

The pyramids are crubling, the temples are in ruins and even the nose of the great Sphinx looks like it might fall off any day now. Cleopatra is one unhappy queen! Now she has called on the members of the Society of Architects to build her a magnificent new palace in Alexandria - with a Pharaoh's ransom to the design that pleases her most. This is a fun and engaging family game unlike any you've played before. Inside this box you will find a three-dimensional palace that you race to build against your fellow players. Corrupt officials and building materials of dubious origin may help you stay ahead. But beware: the price of corruption is sure to be high!
CONQUEST OF THE FALLEN LANDS

In a faraway corner of the kingdom, once-fertile lands have been invaded by vile hordes of monsters. Their control over the area has become complete, and they have begun to strengthen and fortify themselves for an assault on the rest of the kingdom. The King summons you and the other leaders of the most noble houses in his dominion and sets forth this grim task - rid the Fallen Lands of the savage monsters that occupy them, win back the riches they have plundered, and return peace to the countryside! Adventure awaits you in Conquest of the Fallen Lands. Contents of Conquest of the Fallen Lands: 61 hex tiles 1 deck of cards Follower tokens Silver, gold, and platinum cardstock coins Color stones Reference card		DESCENT - JOURNEYS IN THE DARK

In Descent - Journeys in the Dark, courageous heroes delve into shadowed dungeons, journey to lost cities, and explore forgotten ruins. In the darkest corners of the world, these heroes confront deadly and terrifying monsters, including Skeletons, Hell Hounds, Giants, Demons, and Dragons. For those few who survive, the rewards are many. Victorious heroes return from the treacherous dungeons with ancient magics, bags of gold, and powerful weapons and artifacts. In Descent - Journeys in the Dark, you play one of these daring adventurers. Armed with mighty weapons and powerful abilities, you venture into the dungeon to battle monsters, escape deadly traps, discover lost treasures, and ultimately, confront and defeat the evil masters that dwell in the hidden places. Can you survive the dark? Contents of Descent - Journeys in the Dark: 1 Quest guide 20 Hero sheets 20 plastic heroes 60 plastic monsters 12 custom dice 180 cards 1 compass rose token 1 town marker 61 map pieces 49 prop markers 55 wound tokens 24 fatigue tokens 32 threat tokens 24 conquest tokens 1 breath template 4 hero turn tokens 12 training tokens 6 miscellaneous markers 10 door markers 52 coin tokens 10 plastic door stands 39 treasure markers 16 hero order tokens 55 effect tokens 1 rule book		DESCENT - THE ROAD TO LEGEND EXPANSION

Your journey across the land of Terrinoth and into the darkness of Descent becomes even more epic with the addition of The Road to Legend expansion. It features a new Advanced Campaign mode that lets the heroes experience a string of adventures as one continuous story that has the heroes fighting the overlord's evil lieutenants as they journey across Terrinoth. As the heroes advance, they keep the skills and items they acquire through the progressively tougher challenges. At the same time, the overlord is also gaining strength. Eventually, the heroes will find themselves in a vicious battle against the overlord himself! The Road to Legend expansion includes an outdoor map encompassing all of Terrinoth, a new random dungeon generating system, new dice, items, and terrain. This is not a stand alone game. A copy of Descent - Journeys in the Dark is required to play. Contents of Descent - The Road to Legend expansion: Rulebook with Quest Guide 6 Avatar Sheets 4 Hero Boxes 1 Overlord Box 1 Graveyard Box 1 Pad of Campaign Sheets 1 Terrinoth Map Board 220 Cards 22 Double-sided Map Pieces 23 Prop Markers 43 Terrinoth Map Markers 3 Large Lieutenant Markers 6 Effect Tokens 4 Money Tokens 18 Wound Tokens 95 Training Tokens 7 Miscellaneous Tokens
DOMAINE

With the king away, borders are redrawn as lords attempt to improve their standing through arms and political maneuver. Control the land by building your wealth and power. A Middle Ages game from the makers of Settlers of Catan. Contents of Domaine:4 Board Edge Pieces9 Land Tiles60 Action Cards60 Knight Figures16 Castles100 Border Markers47 Gold Ducat Tokens4 Crest Tokens1 King TokenRulebook		DOOM - THE BOARDGAME

In Doom - The Boardgame, the Union Aerospace Corporation was performing secret experiments in their base on Mars. Tapping into the very fabric of the universe itself, UAC scientists made discoveries that would forever change human existence. Then something went terribly wrong... In Doom - The Boardgame, one player controls the hordes of invaders that have broken into the UAC Mars base, while the other players take on the roles of highly-trained marines fighting to save their lives and all of humanity. To win, the marines will have to use their unique abilities to function as a team while exploring the winding corridors and monster-infested rooms of the base. If they don't, the minions of Hell will crush all humanity! Contents of Doom - The Boardgame: 66 plastic miniatures 6 custom dice 84 cards 1 compass rose counter 3 marine equipment bins 58 map pieces 14 door markers 14 plastic door stands 34 prop markers 45 ammo tokens 46 wound tokens 15 armor tokens 10 marine order tokens 42 equipment tokens 1 rulebook 1 scenario guide 4 reference cards		DOS RIOS - VALLEY OF TWO RIVERS

In Dos Rios, two mighty rivers wind their way down from the mountains. The fields through which they flow are fruitful, bringing wealth to their owners. Harvest fields with your campesinos, gathering riches to build farms and create a prosperous estate. With skillful placement of dams, you can alter the course of the rivers and bring prosperity to your land. The one who controls the rivers will control the valley, for the flow of the river carries fortune's tide! Contents of Dos Rios: 1 variable board with frame and 12 tiles 40 river tiles 24 wooden campesinos 16 wooden casas 4 wooden haciendas 40 wooden dams Play money Instructions
DUNGEON TWISTER

In Dungeon Twister you take control of a team of adventurers - warrior, troll, thief, cleric - and run them toward the exit of the dungeon in which they are trapped! Your task won't be easy - not only is there another gang of explorers pursuing the same goal, but the labyrinth floor itself is unstable. Rooms turn, revealing new hallways while closing previously open passages, and your golden path to glory may well become a highway to hell! In order to make it through and win, you'll have to carefully choose your weapons which include speed, dexterity, trickery, and brute strength. You must also be able to use your tactical resources to the utmost! Contents of Dungeon Twister: 8 square rooms 2 starting lines 2 quick-reference screens 2 sets of tokens 2 sets of 8 cardboard figurines and bases 2 decks of cards Portcullis markers Action markers Instructions		DUNGEON TWISTER - PALADINS and DRAGONS

Paladins and Dragons is the first Dungeon Twister expansion! It features eight new characters, six objects (including five new ones), and eight new rooms with new terrain elements. You can mix all those elements with the Basic Set or play this expansion as a Stand Alone (you will only need the cards and the starting lines from the Basic Set). The game is brought to a whole new level as players are able to bring innovation and surprise to each round of play as they create always-new teams. The eight rooms that you'll rediscover in the labyrinth can be secretly and independently chosen by the two players (bringing an aspect of secret alliances to the game!). To win you'll need to build a multi-dimensioned team which you'll create in response to your opponents choices and by using your own tactics and strategy! Contents of Dungeon Twister - Paladins and Dragons: 8 square rooms 2 sets of tokens 2 sets of 8 figures 6 broken wall markers 3 illusion markers 1 rulebook 		GARDENS OF THE ALHAMBRA

In the Gardens of the Alhambra, players landscape the fabulous gardens by planting orange, lemon, palm, and lavender trees. Each playing tile shows four different kinds of tree, with varying numbers of each tree. Plant your trees skilfully so that you can surround as many buildings as possible - and remember that some buildings are more valuable than others! A tower is worth more than a seraglio, and chambers are worth more than the arcades. The most successful player will earn the title of Grand Gardener to the Caliph! This is a stand-alone game and is not playable with the original Alhambra. Contents of the Gardens of the Alhambra: 36 garden tiles 49 building tiles 1 playing board with scoring track 4 counters Instructions
HAMBURGUM

Giant walls protect the city of Hamburg against the ravages of the Thirty Years War during the 17th century. In Hamburgum, players guide families of Hamburg in the pursuit of wealth and prestige. Hamburg is the perfect place to do so as the city is largest and most prosperous in all of Germany. Products the families make to sell overseas include sugar, cloth, and a German specialty, beer. Players compete for the best building sites and the best berths for their shipping vessels. Ultimately though, they are competing for the most prestigious church donations as prestige decides the game. A great strategy game where actions are selected according to simple rules on the rondel on the game board, the reverse side of which offers another city, Londinium, and a different strategic challenge. Contents of Hamburgum: 90 Citizen Tokens 75 Round Disks 66 Coins 45 Units of Goods 35 Buildings 30 Donation Tokens 28 Ships 24 Timber 20 Bricks 10 Game Markers 6 Churches 5 Church Bells 5 Summary Rules 1 Rulebook 1 Almanac 1 Double-sided Game Board 		HAUNTING HOUSE

It's Friday night, you're bored, and the old Breitenstein place is just screaming your name! Let's face it, you and your friends just aren't that bright. You've seen the movies, heard the stories, dreamt the dreams, but you, of course, didn't believe any of them. The bet is made. Everyone goes in the front, and the first one back wins! The Haunting House is a simple racing game...or is it? At one time you're picking your own path, at other times someone is picking it for you! Between the twisting halls, trap doors, secret passages, and moving exits it's never the same game twice! Contents of The Haunting House: 36 Hallway tiles 1 Entrance 1 Exit 60 cards 6 custom sculpted pawns 1 Starting Player marker		HAUNTING HOUSE 2 - THE SECOND STORY

The Haunting House 2 is a strategy filled addition to the original twisted boardgame! This time around the goal is the same, the first one to get from the second floor to the exit wins the bet. The only problem is that you seemed to have awakened the sleeping evil and it wants you dead! The haunting House 2 adds new strategic elements, hidden bouses, automatically turning halls, and ghosts! The original Haunting House is required to play. Contents of The Haunting House 2: 25 revolving Hallway tiles 1 Staircase 16 action modifier disks 4 ghost disks Instructions
HAUNTING HOUSE 3 - DON'T GO IN THE ATTIC!

Ahhhh... You love the autumn! The leaves are changing and death hangs in the air... Okay, so it's Halloween you love. What started as a bet has become an obsession. Sure the second floor was confusing, but it was fun and no one got hurt. But, since then something in that attic keeps calling your name. Looks like it's time to hit the old Breitenstein house again. And this time, getting out is a luxury you may not have! The Haunting House 3 adds new strategic elements, disappearing halls, new cards, and new pawns. Please Note: this is not a stand-alone game. The original Haunting House and Haunting House 2 are required for play. Contents of The Haunting House 3 - Don't Go in the Attic: 16 flipping hallway tiles 1 staircase 2 new action cards per player 6 ghost pawns Instructions		HAUNTING HOUSE 4 - THEY JUST DON'T BUILD 'EM LIKE THEY USED TO!

The house doesn't look like it's going to be standing much longer and the only place you haven't explored is the basement! The key must somewhere in the house...but where? You and your pack of wild friends are going to hit the Breitenstein house one more time. Your goal will be the same...almost. Unlocking the basement has released something from even further below the house - something extremely wicked and evil! The Haunting House 4 adds new strategic elements, hidden bonuses and automatically collapsing halls. Please Note: this is not a stand-alone game. The original Haunting House game is required for play. Contents of The Haunting House 4 - They Just Don't Build 'em Like They Used To!: 25 Collapsing Hallway Tiles 1 Staircase 1 Basement Exit 20 Action Modifier Disks Complete Rules 		HEY! THAT'S MY FISH!

From the makers of the enormously popular Settlers of Catan comes Hey! That's My Fish! You control your Penguins as they jump from floe to floe hunting fish. Your Penguins also need to block other Penguins to secure the best fishing grounds for themselves. The Penguin colony that has collected the most fish by the end of the game wins! Contents of Hey! That's My Fish!: 60 Ice Floes 16 Wooden Penguins 1 Rules Booklet
HIDDEN CONFLICT

While mankind has fought with itself, the forces of evil have gathered and prepared for one final apocalyptic assault. Each group has fine tuned their forces and stands ready to fight for ultimate control of the earth. You are the leader of one of these groups, and you alone will determine who has control of the world. Hidden Conflict is a highly innovative, tile-based, skirmish game that allows players to fight for global domination as either the forces of good of one of the many evil groups vying for control. Players build an army, put them into play, reveal the hidden foes, and face off against the enemy! Contents of Hidden Conflict: 240 Army tiles 6 cheat cards Instructions		IN THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON

Taking on the role of a Chinese prince, In the Year of the Dragon challenges players to build up the wealth and illustriousness of his province of China in 1,000 A.D. In this elegant game, princes must seek the aid and specific talents of their courtiers that range from scholars and monks to warriors and craftsmen to head off plague, famine, and other impending disasters. Played during the course of a year, planning and preparation is paramount to fend off each month's round of adversity. And who knows when the Mongols might decide to invade your province? Each prince must use his resources and insight as best he can to protect his loyal subjects. The player that can best foresee and withstand the seemingly endless onslaught of calamities will gain more honor and victory points necessary to make it all the way through to the end In the Year of the Dragon. Contents of In the Year of the Dragon: 1 Game Board 60 Cards 90 Person Tiles 66 Palace Floors 36 "Yuan" Coins 24 Rice Tiles 12 Fireworks Tiles 12 Event Tiles 8 Privilege Tiles 7 Action Cards 5 Dragons 5 Stands 5 Scoring Markers 5 Person Markers Game Rules 		INDIANA JONES DVD ADVENTURE GAME

In the Indiana Jones DVD Adventure Game, players become Indiana Jones on a quest for treasure deep in the heart of the Amazon! You have come across an ancient temple and must explore it in search of lost relics. Try to collect as many relics and as much fortune as possible by fighting battles with villains to win gold coins, escaping traps to win Fortune and Glory cards, and trading in collected relics (the Ark of the Covenant, the Sankara Stones, and the Holy Grail) at the end of the game. Beware! The temple is an enchanted and spiritual place. Keep your eye on the DVD to receive hints that a strange event may have occurred and you might also receive some guidance on how to handle the event. Once all of the relics have been collected, the race is on to flee from the temple as it begins to crumble around you and the other adventurers. You've got to get out before you're buried alive! Besides escaping with his life, the first adventurer to return to the Hall of Ancestors also wins a bonus which might give him enough edge to win the game! Please note: a TV and DVD player are required to play. Contents of Indiana Jones DVD Adventure Game: 24 Temple Tiles 1 Hall of Ancestors Start Tile 4 Indiana Jones Plastic Movers 31 Cardboard Gold Coins 5 Cardboard Gold Medallions 1 DVD 1 8-sided Die 3 Plastic Relics 1 Parts Sheet with Boulders 40 Fortune and Glory Cards Adventure Guide
KHRONOS

Khronos is the game of time travel where you actually want the past to change the future--unless it's someone else in the past who's messing with your future! A tri-sected game board represents three epochs: the Ages of Might, Faith, and Reason. Move your two time travellers to the epochs of your choice, and use construction cards to build, expand, and renovate buildings common to that time period, earning tax and tithe revenue. But beware. Some buildings cast time shadows that "ripple" from one game board to the next, causing newer structures to disappear. After seven rounds of play, the travel team with the most treasure wins. In Khronos, Time can be a most difficult river to navigate! Contents of Khronos: Game Board showing a single region during three different time periods 1 Board showing a Round Turn Counter 10 Adventurer Pawns in 5 colors 125 Control Cubes in 5 colors 1 Round Counter Pawn 60 Treasure Coins 33 Action Cards 155 Building Tiles 1 Rule Booklet 		KINGS'S GATE

King's Gate is a fast paced tile-laying game of strategy and city building. You play the part of a feudal lord trying to shore up your claims and take control of the city as your country is in turmoil. As you surround the most important locations in the capital, such as the palace, royal library, and wizard's tower, watch where your opponents build their neighborhoods, and more importantly - where they send the dragon!		LA STRADA

As the proud owner of a northern Italian trading company in La Strada, you must dispatch carts and wagons to find new customers for your goods. But times are hard and competition is fierce. Establish new markets by creating unique routes that bypass your competitors. Naturally, the larger towns are more lucrative, but profits will be greatest where you can keep the market to yourself. Competition will only hurt sales, so even a small village can be a valuable destination. A monopoly, however modest, is still sweet. Find the best way to reach your goals and bar your opponents from success by building a trade network across the variable board. Your opponents will quickly claim their routes, so plan your strategy with care! Contents of La Strada: 1 Variable board with 6 board tiles 124 Road tiles 8 Workshop tiles 19 Settlement tiles 48 Merchant cubes 4 Resource markers Rulebook
LOUIS XIV

Slip on the role of clever court attendant and try your luck in the court of Louis XIV. Influence his decrees, relax in his radiance on his countless cushions, and bribe his ministers and generals. Spin intrigue and spread your net in the empire of the Sun King. Every plan is right - if it works! A careful plan and provident use of information gained in the court can help you fulfill your mission - and win the game!		MASTER LABYRINTH BOARD GAME

Deep in the murky catacombs beneath an ancient ruined castle, an incredible fabled maze is hidden. Master Labyrinth board game puts you in search of the magic ingredients necessary to become a wizard as you wind your way through a constantly shifting maze. On each turn, you will shift the maze one square and then go in search of fire salamanders, blindworm snakes, skull moss, and other magic ingredients. Ingredient tokens are numbered from 1 to 25 and have to be collected in that order. Try to score extra points by achieving your secret assignment. You get three wishes to help you in your quest but be sure to use them wisely! When all of the ingredient tokens have been collected, the player with the most points wins! Contents of Master Labyrinth Board Game: 1 Gameboard 34 Maze Tiles 21 Numbered Tokens 21 Secret Formula Cards 4 Playing Figures 12 Magic Wands Game Rules 		METRO

The World's Fair is in full swing throughout the city of Paris in 1900. But amid the revelry, strange scaffoldings are appearing and streets are being excavated, creating long and deep tunnels that are soon to be covered over with earth. In Metro, players compete to built the Paris Metro System in 1900! Tile by tile, lines are built and points are awarded. The winner is the player who has the most points at the end. Contents of Metro: Gameboard 6 colored wood pawns 60 track tiles 61 subway cars 6 "Metro Line" cards
NEW ENGLAND STRATEGY GAME

An exciting game of bidding and development. It's 1621 in New England. In a new land of opportunity and challenge, players build shelters, raise animals and grow crops for food. The player who achieves the greatest prosperity wins the game.New England Strategy Game Contents:Game Board72 Tiles65 Cards10 Bidding Chips34 Wooden Figures1 Starting Player Marker4 Marking Stones1 Bag60 Money Chips1 Game OverviewGame Rules		POWER GRID

Power Grid is an energetic economic game! The object of the game is to supply the most cities with efficient and reliable power. In this new edition, players mark pre-existing routes between cities for connection and then compete against each other to purchase the plants that are used to supply the power. As plants are purchased, newer, more efficient power generating technologies become available. Players must acquire the raw materials like coal, oil, garbage, or uranium, to power their plants while having enough available funds to upgrade their plants for maximum efficiency. The player with the best strategy and ability to expand their network quickly will succeed in the end! Contents of Power Grid: Two-sided gameboard 48 power plant cards Play money Over 200 wooden pieces Instructions		POWER GRID - THE NEW POWER PLANT CARDS

Add new challenges to your Power Grid game! The New Power Plant Cards include 3 game alternatives: The new power plant stack for a different game experience The chaos: Playing with a random power plant stack The long game: Connecting 20 cities (instead of 17) You can also create your own stacks out of all power plants offering infinite possibilities for all the published maps. This is not a stand alone game. A copy of Power Grid is required to play.
READING RIDDLE MAZE

This board game is designed to entertain your children, while simultaneously increasing their cognitive abilities. The object of the game is to correctly answer the riddle on the card and collect the object that corresponds to the riddle. For example, the answer to a riddle may be "moon" and the player must traverse the maze to collect the tile with the moon pictured on it. When advancing through the maze, players get only one chance to successfully navigate to the desired location, once per turn (meaning they can not change en route). There is the advantage of turning the direction of one tile, per turn, before moving. The tiles are placed randomly on the board each game and you may choose the green side, or for more advanced playing, you may play the purple sides of the tiles. Contents of Reading Riddle Maze: 1 Game Board 80 Riddle Cards 81 Double-Sided Maze Tiles 4 Colored Pawns		REEF ENCOUNTER

Reef Encounter is about life on a coral reef! Using polyp tiles, players grow different types of corals, which they can protect from being attacked by other corals through judicious placing of their four wooden shrimp. To be successful players must consume polyps from neighboring corals in order to acquire the 'consumed' polyp tiles that are the key to the game. The consumed polyp tiles have a myriad of uses - most importantly they can be used to flip over or lock the coral tiles - which determine the respective values of the different types of coral at the end of the game. Reef Encounter is a fascinating strategy game set in a silent and extraordinary underwater world! Contents of Reef Encounter: 16 wood shrimp 20 wood alga cylinders 50 wood larva cubes 200 polyp tiles 10 coral tiles 4 parrotfish containers 4 coral reef boards 1 open sea board 4 player screens 4 turn action cards 1 cloth bag Instructions		SANTIAGO

Several miles west of the African mainland lies the Cape Verde Island of Santiago. The climate is hot and every drop of water is precious. In a large-scale irrigation project, the local landowners vie for the plantations with the best yield. But what good are the most promising plantations if the irrigation system expands in the wrong direction and they dry up? There is only one way to prevent this - bribery, no matter what the cost! Or you can try to become the new Canal Overseer and it's you who decides where the water will flow. Contents of Santiago: Gameboard 150 bank notes 110 yield markers 45 plantation tiles 15 blue canals 5 proposal canals 3 palm trees 1 spring 1 canal overseer figure Rule book
TEMPUS

Tempus board game puts you in charge of making the tough decisions that determine how quickly your civilization will advance through each consecutive era of time. Players create and expand the island of Tempus by placing map tiles on the sea hexes. Each era is broken up into action rounds where players can move, build a city, and have ideas, fights, or babies! Technological advances are moved forward each turn, starting with mastery of fire and ending in the modern age with powered flight. Play is kept tight due to a unique rule of the Tempus board game that automatically advances civilizations to the leader's era at the end of each turn and allows them to take advantage of any newly discovered technologies. Tempus board game players will compete to build and advance an entire civilization from the stone age to modern times in just about 2 hours. Tempus Board Game Contents: 1 Game Board 12 Modular Land Tiles 40 City Tiles 52 Idea Cards 80 Wooden People Tokens 30 Action Tiles 5 Wooden Cubes 5 Player Aid Sheets 1 Wooden Start Player Marker 1 Rule Book 		TIGRIS and EUPHRATES

The game of Tigris and Euphrates lets you play a part in the epic saga of the rise of the great cities in the cradle of civilization - Ur, Ninevah, and Babylon. Take command of a young dynasty in fertile Mesopotamia and struggle to develop and control the most vibrant culture in the rich land between the two rivers. Create the best balance between markets, temples, settlements, and farms as you and your people try to forge your own new civilization and dominate the storied valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates. Contents of Tigris and Euphrates: Gameboard 4 player screens 153 illustrated civilization tiles 8 catastrophe tiles 1 unification tiles 6 painted wood monuments 16 wood leader markers 140 wood victory point cubes 10 wood treasure markers 1 bag Instructions		TSURO

In Tsuro, build your own path without your opponents steering you in the wrong direction - or off the board! Tsuro is the quick-playing game in which directions can change as easily as the game plays. The rules are simple - you place your stones, select your tiles, and attempt to build a safe path for your journey. The Paths of other players cross and connect, so the choices you make affect all the journeys across the board. Stay on the right path - your journey begins here! Contents of Tsuro: Game board 1 dragon tile 35 playing tiles 8 markers Instructions
UPTOWN

Put on the Ritz as you play Uptown, roaring twenties style! Your goal is to cluster your tiles in as few groups as possible. The ideal situation would be to have only one cluster, however, your opponent will not likely allow that to happen. After selecting one of five tiles to lay on the board, each player randomly replaces it from their own assortment and places it on their tile rack (very similar to the concept of Scrabble). Players have the option of replacing another player's tile with there own, as long as that action does not segment the opponent's group. It sounds simple, but it can be challenging to work on your tiles, while simultaneously observing your opponents. The high quality of the components blended with the twenties style motif, makes for a very enjoyable game! Components of Uptown: 1 Game Board 140 Tiles - 28 in each of the five colors 5 Tile Racks Rules in English and German 		VIKINGS

Like to explore? How about pillage, plunder, attack, and defend? As the leader of a band of Vikings, your task is to scout and settle the islands off the coast of your homeland. Players work to uncover the size and shape of the islands and then populate them with craftsmen and nobles who will make the islands their homes. Yards and churches can then also be built, inviting scouts, fishermen, goldsmiths, and other tradesmen to settle and add to the islands fame and gold. This newly gained prestige will undoubtedly attract other Viking leaders intent on pillaging your islands and warriors will be necessary to defend against their ruthless attacks. As time wears on, so will your battle to control, grow, and defend your burgeoning island empire. In this tile based game, the most successful leader after six rounds wins! Vikings also includes a "progress version" for those who have played several times that offering new tiles and new rules to give players new ways to play! Contents of Vikings: 1 Game Board 4 Homeland Bases 8 Player Markers 62 Island Tiles 14 Ship Tiles 25 Special Tiles 45 Coins 1 Start Player Figure 1 Wheel 78 Viking Figures 1 Cloth Bag 4 Scoring Summaries 		WORLD CUP GAME

Control the destinies of national teams striving to obtain the World Cup, the most coveted soccer trophy on the planet! The World Cup Game is actually two games in one that allow you to recreate the first World Cup, which was played in 1930, and a recent World Cup played in 2002. Each player controls a number of teams during the chosen tournament year. Through the play of cards each player will score goals, press attacks, and run defenses, but penalties, fouls, and offsides can throw off your strategy. As you score goals for your teams you'll also be able to use the power of the match officials to remove goals for infringements. The 1930 game takes about an hour to play, while the 2002 game takes around 3 hours to play. Guide your teams through the rounds to get them as far as possible and hopefully, to the Final itself! The World Cup Game includes everything you need to play the 1930 and 2002 World Cup games. Contents of The World Cup Game: 2 Playing Boards 87 Action Cards 182 Action Tiles 74 National Flag Tiles 36 Plastic Footballs 2 White 'Blob' Dice 2 Natural 'Blob' Dice 3 Score Sheets 1 Rules Booklet
ZOOLORETTO

Families are going ape over Zooloretto, winner of the Spiel des Jahres 2007 Award! By displaying a combination of several types of animals and their young offspring, players must beckon as many guests as possible to their particular zoo and thereby securing points. This takes careful planning and consideration because overcrowding conditions can easily ensue. Fortunately, players have the advantage of expanding their zoos and subsequently escaping negative points (calculated by the spillage of animals housed in the barns for lack of room in the zoos). The person with the most points at the end of the game is the winner! Components of Zooloretto: 5 Zoo Boards (Game Boards) 5 Expansion Boards 5 Delivery Trucks 30 Coins 1 Red Wooden Disk 5 Summary Cards 88 Square Animal Tiles 16 Round Offspring Tiles 12 Vending Stall Tiles 12 Coin Tiles Instructions in English and French
  
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