It is the Contest of the Alchemists! The most talented Adepts of the mystical arts come from around the world to compete. They fill their cauldrons with exotic and rare ingredients, all creating new potions in the quest for fame and honor. In addition to demonstrating their talents by replicating their fellow competitors' potions, each has a secret agenda: to promote the use of the component their school of magic prizes most highly! The person who brings the most fame to his or her school-and for themselves-will win the title of Supreme Adept!
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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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Rail fans can experience the thrills of owning, building, and operating railroads in the land down under!
Explore the outback, build your rail empire across mountains and deserts to build a fortune. But beware dangerous sandstorms and flooding rivers as you stretch your rails across this vast continent!
Australia Rails is part of the award-winning Empire Builder series of games, but is a complete stand-alone adventure in the world of railroading. Using a specially designed board, you will use crayons to draw your rail lines.
Since you decide which cities to connect and where your routes will go, you alone decide the course of railroading history.
Demand cards will help guide your decisions, showing you what resources and goods are in demand in various cities. Since there are more than 100 cards and 45 different cities, you will never see the same game twice!
Rail fans have enjoyed building railroad empires for years. Now it's your turn to master the land down under as you gather a railroad fortune, all in a single afternoon!
It is 37 AD and Caligula is the extravagant Emperor of Rome! It is a time of excesses. It is a time of intrigue. And the latest gala in Caligula’s short reign is starting tonight—Bacchus’ Banquet!
As a player, you are one of the nine 'honored' guests - each with his or her own secret objective. You might be a glutton who is only there for the food and wine. You might be an avaricious opportunist longing for the presents that are often bestowed. You might be a conspirator in one of the many plots to kidnap or assassinate the Emperor. You might even be Caligula himself, exploiting the all too human foibles of his groveling subjects.
Whatever your true goals, you fully participate in the orgy of rich cuisine, fine wine, and elaborate entertainments. Caligula is watching! But be careful, accompanying every course is the potential of a drunken stupor, a subtle poison, or an assassin’s dagger - any one of which can destroy you and your aspirations.
So, put on your best toga, cleanse yourself, and hire a food taster. You have an engraved invitation to Bacchus’s Banquet, and you are in for the night of your life!
Contains:
* 110 Cards (93 Action, 9 Guest, and 8 Privilege)
* 5 Player Displays
* 5 Belt Buckles
* 1 Rulebook
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.
Discover, explore, and settle Catan anywhere and anytime! …even all by yourself! The Catan Dice Game® is the perfect portable adventure experience. Play it in only 15-30 minutes! It’s a great casual introduction to the world of Catan. With 6 colorful, embossed wooden dice and your scoring map, you can roll—and risk— your way to victory. So get ready to toss! Challenge the odds and discover a fresh way to master Catan!
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.
Board Game; 3-4 Players by Mayfair Games
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?
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!
A humerous card game for the whole family in which players take on the role of wizards engaging in magical jousts.
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!
A Fast-Moving, 2-Player Game for Festive Folk! CONTENTS
Now includes Mexico
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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!
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?
"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!
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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.
