Board Game; 2-5 Players; Ages 10+; by Mayfair Games
RRP - £28.99
It's the 19th Century, and you have come to the lush tropical jungles of Amazonas in search of rare plants and animals.
You must explore the twisting paths and waterways, leading your expedition from one village to another. Each village offers an opportunity to establish a new outpost. But beware the Amazonas is not for the timid! Fearsome crocodiles lurk in the tepid waters of the rivers, and hungry jaguars stalk the twilight paths.
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Journey forth from the homeland, which produces wood, stone, tools and cloth, from which to build ships used in the acquisition of resources. Resources enable you to increase your population and develop your settlement into a city. Be prepared for pirates as you strive to acquire wealth and power. This game design is based upon the popular electronic game title, artfully executed by the master of Catan, Klaus Teuber.
*German Edition with English Rules Translation*
You need a copy of the Anno 1503 Board Game to play this set.
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Board Game, 2-6 Players, Ages 12+ by Mayfair Games
RRP - £30.99
Board Game; 3-8 Players; Ages 8+ by Mayfair Games
RRP - £16.99
2-6 players, ages 12+.
The First Settlers!
Despite the long journey to your new homeland, and the loss of everything you owned, you have made it: you are a settler of Catan!
With no more than your own two hands, each day will bring you a host of new experiences and adventures. Characters within the game will help you if you aid them. Candamir would like new windows and in return will assist you in building your house. But you must be cautious! Hungry bears and wolves are no laughing matter, poisonous snakes hide in the grass, and behind some tree lurks a savage robber!
Will you be afraid? Never!
It is time to settle Catan, where adventure awaits....
In the Catan Card Game you control a group of settlers taming the lands of medieval Catan. You use the unique card mix to create a map of your own principality.
Then explore and settle new lands, acquiring resources through card play and the luck of the dice. Use gold and resource combinations to develop your domain. Expand your settlements and cities, recruit knights, and defend your territory through politics, tournaments, and intrigue! Cunning and a dash of luck decides who will be the undisputed master of Catan!
Six complete expansions for the award-winning 2-player card game of discovery, settlement, conflict, and trade! 205 New Cards! Expansion set includes: Knights & Merchants, Science & Progress, Wizards & Dragons, Barbarians & Traders, Politics & Intrigue, Trade & Change.
Dice Game; 1-4 Players; Ages 7+ by Mayfair Games
52 card poker size playing card deck with the Catan logo on the back. Cards are standard face, poker size, and come in a white windowed box.
A Game of Discovery, Geography, and History in the land of Poets and Thinkers.
Explore and settle the storied land of Germany using the elegant, award-winning game design from The Settlers of Catan®. Here, you will find great social interaction, simple rules, beautiful German geography, rich history and lore, and 12 wonderfully-sculpted landmarks.
Catan Geographies: Germany is a game about trade, building, and settlement. Start with town halls in 3 cities. Then build roads to neighboring cities, where you can purchase landmarks and new town halls. Town halls create resource production, while the unique landmarks generate special awards. Both yield victory points - as do the Longest Road, Largest Army, and the historically-based victory point cards.
So, have fun with friends or family while casually discovering the novel geography and history of Germany.
Catan Germany contains:
* An amazing, color map board depicting 28 different city scenes and 12 historic landmarks.
* 120 cards (including 90 resource cards, 26 development cards, and 4 building cost cards).
* 141 game pieces (including 12 landmarks, 80 roads, 48 town halls, and 1 'Götz von Berlichingen').
* 2 dice.
* Rules and an illustrated geographic almanac
The Romans rule over an enormous empire. But now, Rome holds its imperial breath. The empire is weak. Wild barbarian hordes surge across the frontier. You rule one of those Barbarian hordes. Your noble tribe is strong, but rival princes stand in your way! Are you wily enough to outmanoeuvre them? Will you have enough wealth from plundering to found your own kingdom?
Your fate is in your hands: civilization is ripe for conquest! Will you forge a mighty new kingdom? Will you be the one to inherit the storied glory of Rome?
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For centuries, trade has been a crucial factor of life in China. From the ancient "Silk Road" to modern ocean trade, the flow of goods and cargo was the very lifeblood of the great "Middle Kingdom." Once, bearers traveling on foot or carts pulled by oxen were enough to fulfill the needs of this great society. But the wheel of time cannot stop turning, and thus new means are being called upon to deliver precious goods to the people.
Like a river of iron, the tracks of new railroads begin to cross the tremendous distances of the land, stretching from Shanghai to Urumqi, from Qiqihar to Hong Kong, and to every city in between. Shining dragons rush along these tracks, delivering goods as mundane as grain, as exotic as jade. From time to time, these young railroads will be called upon to transfer people: the noble workers or exalted party officials.
From Tibet to Taiwan, the needs of the Republic call out to you. With your limited resources, can you construct the most efficient rail network? Can you deliver needed goods more quickly than your competitors?
Can you prove to the People and the Party that you, and you alone, deserve to be named the "Minister of Railroads"? Events and disasters, both natural and man-made, will stand in your way. But if your plan is sound and your tactics are true, you shall overcome them all and claim your victory!
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An intriguing new game of domain building by the creator of "The Settlers of Catan". In the dark of the Middle Ages, control of the land was the key to wealth and power. Can you control enough territory to become the most prestigious duke before the king's return? With the love for detail that has distinguished all of his designs, Klaus Teuber has created a game that is easy to learn, yet offers enough strategic depth to draw players back again and again. Are you clever enough to control the land, marshal your wealth, and seize the power and prestige of your own Domaine?
Two mighty rivers wind their way down from the mountains. The fields through which they flow are fruitful, bringing wealth to their owners. The rivers are the lifeblood of the land. With skilful placement of dams, you can alter the course of the rivers and bring prosperity to your land. That which was dry will now produce, that which was productive may now be barren. The one who best controls the rivers will control the valley, for the flow of the river carries fortune's tide. Counter review
Come to beautiful Pompeii with this exciting game! You will use cards to attract your Roman friends and relatives to the town. But hidden in the deck is the dreaded Vesuvius card! Once this card is drawn, the volcano will erupt, raining fire onto the unsuspecting city! Now you must struggle to escape the doomed city, rushing to avoid the constant streams of lave that threaten to engulf your people!
Will you be able to save them all? The player with the most survivors will be the winner!
For 3 to 8 players, aged 10 and up.
RRP - £20.99
Greener Grass Across the Way!
Two elk (Jule and Ole) stare at each other across a river. Longing for the greener grass where the other elk is, they set out to beat each other to the opposite bank! In Elk Fest, move your elk to the other bank by flicking wooden disks across the table and balancing your elk on them. Can your elk get to the greener grass across the river? Good grazing is just a stone's flick away!
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Epic Railroad Building in North America!
Discover a modern North American classic. Celebrate one of our most vital and enduring passions: railroads. Use your initial investment to build track. Then pick up commodities where they are grown, mined, or manufactured and deliver them to a lucrative place of demand. Complete a delivery and make the money you need to buy larger, faster trains, and expand your railroad empire. Win the game by building the most effective railroad empire!
With over a million variations, Empire Builder® never grows old. Capture the entrepreneurial spirit of North America and learn to build an empire. Whether you share Empire Builder® as an evening with friends or as a rainy day activity with your family, you'll always find it captivating!
Contains:
* 1 markable gameboard (puzzle-cut map)
* 6 wipe-off crayons
* 2 decks of colorful cards (168 total)
* 95 color printed load chips
* 1 pack of game money
* Full color rules
* Full color Game Overview - an introduction to Empire Builder®
Empire Builder® is geographically accurate. The game depicts North America's rivers, mountains and plains, as well as its natural resources. It's a great way to learn about the geography, business, shipping, and transportation of the U.S., Canada and Mexico while having loads of fun with family and friends.
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Elasund? the little settlement on the coast? Well, those days are long gone. Elasund is growing rapidly and Catanians are streaming into the city, eager to make a fortune! You are appointed to help the city develop. You heed the call to drive the city’s growth and prosperity. Will you emerge as Elasund’s savviest and most influential city developer? Find out in this new Catan adventure!
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Card Game, 2-6 Players by Mayfair Games
Experience the excitement and mayhem of the Gangster age!
Be the boss in this quick-paced card game of survival on the streets. Family Business pits mobsters against each other. You want to be the last family standing!
One-by-one your gang members are placed on the hit list. Have you the influence to save them? Will they "Take it on the Lam," seek "Police Protection," or pehaps up the ante with a "Double Contract?"
In fast and furious Family Business, the goal is survival! What's in the cards for your gang?
Board Game; 25 Players; Ages 10+ by Mayfair Games
"You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun." -Al Capone
Throughout the 1920's and 1930's, rival gangsters compete in a life or death struggle for control of the gleaming city on the shores of Lake Michigan. Each district is hotly contested, because in the end there can be only one "King of Chicago!"
You play a mob boss. You compete with your fellow bosses. Through careful placement of your "boys," you control important locations throughout the city. But time is limited! Only three days remain for you to exert influence in the neighborhoods. Use these days wisely, because the gangster with the most influence at the end is proclaimed the boss of bosses!
Beware! Your opponents seek the same raw glory. Take care, because if a gangster is invited down to the river for breakfast, he might not be around for supper!
Gather up your boys, hop in the sedan, and see if you have the skill, the cunning, and the ruthlessness to become Chicago's top Gangster!
RRP - £37.99 CONTENTS
A unique combination of card game and rail game. Players compete to deliver the most lost souls before the brimstone runs out, using diabolical powers to hinder each other. Are you evil enough to win.
Journey to Ancient Egypt's sacred Nile valley!
Great kings compete to forge mighty kingdoms in a struggle to control the land of "Kemet." Along the banks of the great river they expand their influence and explore new territory. And they hope to earn the favor of the great falconheaded god Horus.
Are you the one to unite the valley into one great kingdom? With clever use of card and tile play, you guide the course of the sacred river, and the lands that surround it! You determine where the desert will give way to the green marshes, red hills, and rich black farmlands of this ancient land. Using your influence, you gain control of valuable regions. You may even build a holy necropolis to thwart the expansion plans of your foes. If true and noble, you might even earn the blessings of the Horus temple!
Horus uses a unique combination of tile and card play to create a delightfully casual yet engaging game with surprising strategic and tactical depth. Beautifully designed tiles feature ancient hieroglyphics, and the playing pieces evoke the deities of this fascinating culture. Horus is easy to learn and play, but is full of intrigue and player interaction. Ever changing, always different, you will find mastery of the Nile delightfully elusive.
Can you seize your destiny and reign supreme over the land of Egypt? Discover your inner Pharaoh with Horus!
Horus contains:
. 54 Cards
. 120 Tiles
. 80 Wooden Kingdom Markers
. 1 Tile Bag
. Rules
Board Game; 2-4 Players; Ages 10+ by Mayfair Games
RRP - £39.99
As the proud owner of a northern Italian trading company, you must dispatch carts and wagons to find new customers for your goods. But times are hard and competition is fierce. 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!
Dawn on the moon. The brilliant blue Earth rises above the crater's edge. Amid the lunar dust in the cold emptiness that is the lunar atmosphere, you can feel the strength and power of the train rushing by, but you cannot hear it... From dome to dome, installation to mine to city, all the settlements on the moon must be connected by rail. There are no roads for cars, no atmosphere for airplanes. The only economical solution is rail. Welcome to the Moon! Face the challenges of building a rail empire on this barren and airless world. Plot your network of steel to earn fortune and glory. Your rails, and those of your competitors, will span the surface of the moon, transporting goods from supplier to demand. Based on the awardwinning Empire Builder Game System, Lunar Rails uses erasable crayons to draw track between cities. The specially coated game board lets you wipe it clean after each game, so every time you play the experience will be different!
RRP = £30.99
Board Game; 2-6 Players; Ages 10+ by Mayfair Games
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Board Game, 1-2 Players, Ages 10+ by Mayfair Games
Experience the adventure of exploring unknown islands! Each game presents new and unique challenges, for the board is different every time you play.
In the 2-player variant, you and your opponent seek to claim the biggest islands in Oceania. The most successful explorer is the victor!
Or you can be your own opponent in the solo variant. You will seek out larger, more valuable islands as the game challenges you to beat your own record score!
Oceania is the smaller—but no less exciting—brother of the classic Klaus Teuber game “Entdecker®,” also published by Mayfair Games. Counter review
England at the beginning of the12th Century... Prior Phillip of Kingsbridge has a glorious vision. To build the largest, most beautiful cathedral in England. To accomplish the task, Phillip recruits the most renowned builders in the country. However, the fate of the Cathedral is constantly threatened by all manner of catastrophes and oppositions.
The Pillars of the Earth is based on Ken Follett’s bestselling novel. Players join together to help build Kingsbridge Cathedral. Using your workmen and resources, you must wisely deploy assets to overcome unexpected difficulties and shortages to prove yourself the greatest builder of them all! Will your efforts be recognized when the Great Cathedral at Kingsbridge is complete?
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Make your trip to Kingsbridge even more exciting by adding more variety, more decisions, and the ability to play with 5 or 6 players! Volunteer your workers to assist the King with the Crusades! Take on the role of the tax collector. Or send your master builders to France to be inspired by the church architecture!
The Pillars of the Earth Expansion Set allows players to add more characters from Ken Follett's acclaimed novel, including the unscrupulous William Hamleigh, the talented Sally and the scheming Bishop Waleran. Discover new craftsmen, new event and privilege cards, and a stunning gameboard. All provide additional possibilities for fans of the original game-the winner of Germany's Deutsche Spiele Preis and Games Magazine's Game of the Year!
Ages 10+, 2-6 Players
Based on the award-winning Empire Builder System, Russia Rails lets players experience the unique challenges of rail-building in the former Soviet Union and the republics which have replaced it. Using erasable crayons, players design their own rail-networks across a geographically accurate map. Russian Rals features a unique timeline orchestrated by event cards and a distance warp to accommodate the vast distances of the Soviet Union region. The game begins in the post WWII era, with players drawing rail lines and delivering loads wary of the inevitable fall of the Soviet Union. Build an empire from the Black Sea to the Baltic.Since YOU decide where to build your rails, every game will be a different experience!
To commemorate 10th Anniversary of Settlers, a special edition is being created.
The special edition will encompass Settlers of Catan and Cities and Knights for 3-4 players.
This edition will feature three dimensional, hand painted tiles made of dense heavy weight resin and a complete interlocking border. Each player will have a set of hand painted settlements, cities, metropoli, city walls, knights and roads.
The special hardwood case is designed to keep your set safe and will feature a special slotted level with felt lined slots to hold each hex. There will also be a wooden tray to hold pieces for play and storage.
The 2007 edition of The Settlers of Catan inlcuded an outer frame that encloses the 19 hexes that make up the island of Catan. This adapter kit, designed for players of previous editions, provides that frame, the extension pieces for the 5-6 player extension, and the harbor pieces that allow you to vary the harbor locations from game to game.
Settlers of Catan Kit by Mayfair Games
The Settlers of Catan Replacement Card Deck is a complete set of game cards for use with The Settlers of Catan, the renowned "Game of the Year" by Klaus Teuber. The set includes 95 resource cards and 25 development cards.
Players are recent immigrants to the newly populated island of Catan. Expand your colony through the building of settlements, roads, and villages by harvesting commodities from the land around you. Trade sheep, lumber, bricks and grain for a settlement, bricks and wood for a road, or try to complete other combinations for more advanced buildings, services and specials.
Trade with other players, or at local seaports to get resources you might lack. The first player to achieve 10 points from a combination of roads, settlements, and special cards wins.
RRP = £29.99
Expand your The Settlers of Catan® game in new directions, add islands, pirates, gold, ships, and trade.
Explore and colonize the newly populated Archipelago of Catan. Build settlements, roads, and villages by trading commodities from the land and islands around you. Trade sheep and wood for a ship, bricks and wood for a road, build new settlements and improve settlements into cities.
Extend your Catan Seafarers games to include more players and more scenarios. More components for two additional players.
Allows for two additional players to be added to Catan Seafarers.
Dark clouds are gathering over the peaceful island of Catan. Wild barbarians, attracted by the wealth of Catan, sailed to attack the country. Fortunately, warning has given Catan time to meet the danger. The size of the barbarian army corresponds to the number of cities in Catan. Thus, for Catan to fend off the barbarian attack, the players must form a knight force as strong as the barbarian force.
In addition to fending off the barbarians, players compete to build the three great metropolises of Catan. Each of these magnificent centers are worth two additional victory points. To build a metropolis, players must invest in city improvements. To acquire these improvements, players must acquire the three new types of Trade Cards: Coinage, Paper, and Cloth. These cards can only be gained by building a city next to mountain, forest, or pasture hexes.
RRP - £29.99
Extend your Catan Cities & Knights to accommodate 5 or 6 players.
Allows for two additional players to be added to Catan Cities & Knights.
Settlers of Catan Expansion Pack by Mayfair Games
Delve deep into Catan! In Catan: Traders & Barbarians™ you'll find lots of cool new ways to explore Klaus Teuber's award-winning game series. You can now play with just 2 players! Add a harbormaster, a friendly robber, or special events. Play with a wealth of new wooden pieces and capabilities.
You can even link your games to create an intriguing campaign. Use these 4 variants and 5 scenarios to reinvent your Catan experience!
5 Challenging New Scenarios:
* The Fishermen of Catan- Fish in the great lake or try casting in rich coastal shoals. A fresh, expanded, and updated version!
* The Rivers of Catan- Not one, but two, great rivers invite flourishing commerce. Bridge them en route to glory and wealth.
* The Caravans- Nomads of the oasis seek wool and grain. Camel caravans offer trade.
* Barbarian Attack- Eager for booty, vile barbarians land and occupy Catan's fertile shores. Brave knights unite and ride to battle.
* Traders & Barbarians- Your wagons transport fine marble, glass, tools, and sand to help restore Catan's castle to splendor. Combine these rich scenarios to create a compelling campaign!
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With this extension you can play all five exciting Catan: Traders & Barbarians™ scenarios with up to six players. Now you'll face even more competition from your fellow settlers as you struggle to survive and prosper on the island of Catan!
Game Components:
. 43 game pieces
- 12 knights (6 of each color)
- 6 bridges (3 of each color) - 2 wagons (1 of each color)
- 12 barbarians (bronze color)
- 11 camels (brown color)
. 24 cards
- 2 cards for "The Fishermen of Catan"
- 2 sets of cards for "Traders & Barbarians"
. 12 terrain tiles and fishing ground tiles
. 16 gold coin counters (8 small, 8 large)
. 2 Special "Poor Settler" Cards/Tiles
. 18 commodity tokens
. 14 fish tokens
. 1 rules booklet
Embark on a quest to settle the fertile isle of Catan! Guide your brave settlers to victory by using clever trading and development. Use resources-grain, wool, ore, brick, and lumber-to build roads, settlements, and cities and buy key development cards. Acquire your resources through trades or the roll of the dice. But beware! You never know when someone might cut off your road or if the robber will appear and steal your precious gains! Are you the best trader, builder, or settler? Will you master Catan?
In the Catan Gallery Edition, players are now able to gain the flavour of the popular board game within 60 - 90 minutes with simplified rules that allow quick game set-up and learning. This introductory set groups tiles together for easier setup. Unlike the standard version, it is not expandable.
Compact and portable, you can strive for the Governorship from wherever you find yourself... In fact you can play it... riding on a train or flying in a plane, seated at a bar or riding in a car, afloat on an ark or in a public park, wherever your journeys shall take you, to a nearby land or afar to a distant star. This new compact and portable travel edition contains everything you need to play on the go (excepting other players of course).
A beautifully themed version of Settlers of Catan with a few extras thrown in! Settlers of Canaan takes place in the territory of Canaan off the coast of the Great Sea. Each Player represents a tribe of Israel as they seek to settle the land of Canaan. The time period of the game spans the time of Joshua's conquests of Canaan Joshua), the turbulent years ruled by judges (Judges) through the choosing and crowning of King David (I & II Samuel).
For 2-4 players.
A brilliant and stunning foray into space, sometime near the year 2700A.D. Compete for the prestigious post of Ambassador to the Galactic Council. To attain this lofty position, players must leave Terra and the known planets to explore and colonize the galaxy, while working to establish trade with alien cultures and defeat pirates. Settlers in Space! A stand-alone game that comes packed with spectacular components, including 5” tall motherships and a huge gameboard. In addition to the traditional Settlers trading and resource management, the game features random events, space combat, exploration and a host of colourful alien races. 3-4 players, 90min+ Click here for Counter Magazine review.
Childrens boardgame.
For 2 to 4 players, ages 4 and up, playing Time: 15 Minutes
RRP = £39.99
Come join in the adventure that is the dawn of Humankind! Will your tribe journey far and fast? Will they surmount the pain dangers of this world? Will they bring you victory and survival? Avoid the sabre tooth tiger and the Neanderthal man as you expand out of Africa! As you advance technologically the world opens up for you and new areas are open for settlement. Are you ready to play in this newest creation of Master game designer Klaus Teuber.
Based on the award-winning Settlers of Catan game system, but presenting players with all-new challenges unique to the dangers and opportunities at the dawn of mankind.
"The Best Game Ewe Ever Herd!"
Ah, do ewe long for the life of a sheep? Bright summer days filled with games of tag and attempts to flock closer to Roger, the Heartthrob Ram? But Watch Out! The shearer wants to drag you away from all the fun and games!
In Shear Panic, ewe maneuver your ewes to score points, playing tag, standing close to Roger, or trying to avoid the shearing scissors! Will your brave sheep score the most points, or will it be "Off with the wool" for ewe?
Shear Panic includes:
9 sheep figures, 1 Roger figure, 1 Shearer figure, 4 player boards, 1 scoring board, 1 sheep panic die, 1 "return to flock" die, 5 track markers, 48 "mutton buttons" (12 each in four colors) Rules sheet.
Playing Time 90-120 minutes
A Board game for 2-5 players, ages 9+.
Culture, Conflict, Civilization!
This revised edition contains a new 2-sided game board, 4 new civilization buildings, and a new advanced scenario!
Step back to the dawn of recorded time. Take command of a young dynasty in fertile Mesopotamia. Here, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, lies the cradle of civilization. Here, as the Bible tells, rose man's first cities: Ur, Nineveh, and fair Babylon. Play a part in the epic saga of the rise of these great urban centers. Guide your dynasty 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. Forge your own new civilization and dominate the rich valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.
Tigris & Euphrates contains:
* 1 richly decorated, double-sided game board
* 4 ornate player screens(1 for each dynasty)
* 6 painted, two-part wood monuments
* 4 painted wood civilization buildings
* 16 stamped wood leader markers
* 140 painted wood victory point cubes
* 10 wooden treasure markers
* 1 bag (for civilization tiles)
* 153 illustrated civilization tiles
* 8 catastrophe tiles
* 1 unification tile
* 1 game overview
* 1 rules booklet
This game contains small parts and may not be suitable for children under the age of 5 years old.
