Age of Mythology, the tremendously popular real-time strategy game from Ensemble Studios and Microsoft, makes the leap into the real world! This is a miniatures-driven board game that includes hundreds of stunning sculpted pieces; a giant game board hand-illustrated by world-renowned artist Paul Niemeyer; and different levels of difficulty.
Players control armies made up of warriors, priests, heroes, and mythical creatures from ancient Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology. They gather resources, which allow them to create buildings and armies. Special buildings are required to allow players to build new army types and improve the abilities of their units. Battles are resolved with a unique dice and card system that keeps the action moving. You get all the fast-paced action of a real-time game, with real 3-D pieces, and face-to-face game play!
o 300 professionally sculpted plastic playing pieces representing the warriors, heroes, and mythical creatures of Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology.
o 150 Wooden resource cubes
o 216 beautifully illustrated playing cards, featuring almost 100 unique pieces of artwork
o 3 distinct cultures (Greek, Norse, Egyptian): Each with their own miniatures, cards and gameboard
o 2-4 players (expandable to 8)
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Attack! is a very simple game of expansion and conflict set in the World War 2 era. It is aimed at those game players who enjoy rules that are very simple and easy to get into. The game is not intended to be a simulation of the era, but immerses the players in the flavour of the period. Each player will start with a few regions (one of which is his capital), and a few military units. He will expand his power base by adding regions to his "sphere of influence". This may be done either through diplomacy (they join willingly), or military conquest. There are also three major sub-games in Attack!: Land Combat, Sea Combat & Economics.
o More... Miniatures
o More... Players (2-6 players)
o More... Detailed Rules (Economic, political, tactical, diplomatic, strategic)
o More... Gameboard (expansion gameboard with Asia and the Pacific can be added on to the original to allow players to create a giant map of the world 24" x 60")
At the end of the Millennium, the FBI, working with various state and federal agencies managed to rid New York of the ruling crime families that had become entrenched in the city over many generations. As the boss of one of these families, you are competing with the other players to determine who will ultimately rule the world of organized crime. As tensions flare, a full scale Mob War erupts to determine who will become supreme Mafia Boss of New York.
It's the roaring 20's and prohibition is in full swing in America. The business of illegal alcohol is growing bigger and getting more dangerous by the day. With so much money and corruption, organized crime is sure to follow. Illegal stills dot the countryside and (not so) secret speakeasies exist in every major city. Local authorities look the other way for a price, but G-Men are harder to sway and can wreak havoc on a budding enterprise.
In Bootleggers, you take the role of a boss, making a name for yourself in the trade of illegal alcohol or “hooch”. By muscling in on competition, paying off local authorities, and shipping trucks of hooch, your goal is to make more money than your competition by using any and all means available, both fair and unfair as you see fit.
Sound easy? Don’t bet on it. Bootleggers is easy to learn, but hard to master. It is a strategy game based on the production, shipment and consumption of illegal whiskey. Start your "family business" and build it into an empire. Deceit, lies, and alliances of convenience are the norm as you attempt to control the whiskey trade any way you can. Remember, it’s not personal, it’s business. How you interact with your fellow bosses is very important (“The Art of the Double Cross” by Donald Flush is recommended reading). But be careful, that boss that you double cross won’t just “forget about it”.
BOOTLEGGERS: Gameplay
Bootleggers is designed for 3 to 6 players, with a playing time of 60 to 90 minutes. Each game has 12 turns (or it ends when a player reaches $100Gs, whichever comes first). Each turn consists of five phases, Muscle, Distillery, Whiskey Running, “What’s the Password”, and the Heat.
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Cluzzle is the comical game of Clay Puzzles where players outwit their friends through bad sculpting, tricky questions and insightful guessing. The challenge is to create a clay sculpture that others will guess - eventually. The longer it takes for the other players to guess a sculpture correctly, the more points the sculptor receives.
A reprint of the famous original, with updated rules from the original designer. Do you have what it takes to become the next Emperor of Rome? It is the 2nd century AD and the 200 year Pax Romana of Augustus Caesar has come to an end. With the death of the Philosopher-Scholar Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire is without a competent leader.
Disorder reigns and civil war looms. Mars will be pleased. It is a time for war. It is a time for Conquest of the Empire! The game features over 300 historically accurate, professionally sculpted miniatures. The game includes updated versions of the original rules and a completely different rule set based on the popular Struggles of Empire game. Conquest of the Empire is for 2-6 players ages 10 and over.
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Game Features:
* Gameplay for 1 to 5 players
* Solo play versus up to 4 computer players, each can be set to its own ability level
* 3 levels of artificial intelligence (Beginner, Amateur and Professional)
* Multiplayer via hot seat, LAN or internet
* Includes the expansion set (new buildings) for even more replayability
* 3-D or 2-D gameplay (you can take a virtual tour of your 3-D colony!)
* Easy to follow tutorials and mouse over guides
* In-game save feature (you can save a game in progress)
Revisit the early days of the Age of Steam as you begin with a locomotive (the venerable John Bull, the first locomotive to run in North America) and a vision (your Tycoon 'mission' card). From there, build your budding railroad network into a vast empire. Connect New York to Chicago, earn the most money, develop bigger and faster locomotives and maybe even span North America and build the Transcontinental Railway!
You can issue shares of stock in your growing company whenever you want, but remember that shareholders expect (and will receive) dividends. If you build your network without delivering some goods to generate income you may find yourself struggling to make ends meet. Railroad Tycoon: The Boardgame rewards a phased strategy. Early in the game when cash is very scarce, make short deliveries to generate some income. Build your network and expand gradually to support your bigger engines and larger network. Once you have a strong network, look for the big payoffs.
Your choices are deceptively simple, build track, deliver goods, take an operations card, build an industry (urbanize) or upgrade your engine. That is it. What makes Railroad Tycoon: The Boardgame challenging is when to do these things and in what order.
Railroad Tycoon Expansion Set by FRED Distribrution
It is mid 19th century Europe. The railroads that first appeared in England are now appearing on the European mainland. Wealth and prestige await the player who can tap into the resources and demands of the continent. Do you build through the mountains of Southern Europe , or across the expanse of Eastern Russia? If you are fortunate enough, maybe you can sign a charter agreement with a strategically located town or even a capital. A continent awaits for the Rails of Europe.
Rails of Europe is an expansion map for Eagle Game's very popular railroad game. You will need the pieces from the basic game (track and city tiles, shares, money, empty city markers, trains and first player marker) to play Rails of Europe.
Contents:
* one 30" X 36" map
* rule book
* deck of cards (operation cards and baron cards)
Eagle Games is proud to announce that it is reprinting this instant classic by popular game designer Martin Wallace. Players take the role of one of the major powers of the period and fight in both Europe and the colonies. Struggle of Empires recreates the conflict among the European powers as they attempt to become the dominant force in Europe and the rest of the world of the eighteenth century. Build armies and fleets, make alliances, establish colonies, improve your economic might and ultimately wage war to expand your empire.
Perfect for beginners and experienced players alike, you can compete in tournaments with up to 5000 challenging computer opponents on three skill levels. Practice using pre-defined tournaments such as Card Room, Satellite, Super Satellite and the 2004 World Championship. Or customize a tournament to your specifications! Host your own no limit hold'em poker tournament during poker night and use DD Tournament Poker to manage the blinds, levels, buy-ins, rebuys, add-ons and payouts.
