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Daring explorers travel deeper and deeper into darkest Africa searching for isolated tribes, interesting animals and, of course, rich trade goods, gold and gems. A family game by Reiner Knizia. 2-5 Players, 60 minutes.

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Alexander moves with his army back and forth across Asia Minor, conquering the land as he passes. To bring peace to these newly conquered lands and to reward his generals, he gives them control of the new lands. The generals establish administration over the lands and levy taxes on the people living there. Naturally, each general tries to acquire the most productive lands for himself. With more productive lands, the general can levy higher taxes, show his worth to Alexander, and win the game!

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Everyone knows of the pyramids on the Nile - eternal monuments of a powerful and beautiful culture, which can still take our breath away. The pharaohs choose their sites, built their pyramids, and thanked Amun Re and the other Gods for their bounty. Each player wants, as pharaoh, to build the most pyramids. To accomplish this, he must first acquire a province, where he can trade and farm. With his profits, he can buy new provinces and building stones to erect pyramids. For all his actions, the player must make clever use of his power cards. And always offer appropriate sacrifices to Amun Re. But, will it ever be enough? A great game of strategy designed by Reiner Knizia.

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590BC. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, marries the magnificent Amyitis, the king of Media’s daughter. But thebeauty languishes for the lush vegetation of her land. Nebuchadnezzarwants to have splendid hanging gardens built for her. Now, the city is getting ready to take up the tremendous challenge which will leave an indelible mark for the centuries to come... The players embody noble Babylonians in quest of prestige. All along the game, they strive to raise their status by building gardens and their irrigation network, and by trading and recruiting. At the end of the game, the player with the highest prestige is the winner.

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Each player is the owner of a water zoo. They try to lure as many people as possible into their water zoo and earn points for each visitor. To create a zoo that people want to visit, a player must collect animals. When a player’s water zoo is successful, he may want to expand it. The player with most points wins. Players 2-5, Ages 10+

Playable as a self-contained game, or as an expansion to the award winning Zooloretto.

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Noah is tearing out his beard and the time-pressure is difficult. Clouds are gathering and the rain could come anytime. The weather forecast is not good. Meanwhile, animals are gathering before the ark.

Now, a handful of people are offering to help, but they look like gamblers and game players!

The animals slowly drag along and nothing can be said to speed them up. Fortunately, the helpers manage to keep the animals from attacking each other. And, now someone has cleverly stored 2 loads of grain with the Tyranno. His reasoning was that there was room AND the animal would not eat it as it is a meat-eater!

Now, if only the ark can be launched without capsizing...... 

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More animals AND a useful summary card are added to the basic Ark game. Players 3-5, ages 8 + 

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Board Game; 2-4 Playersl Ages 10+ by Rio Grande Games

 

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Board game, 2-4 players

 

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Published in Germany by Alea: The game is about Jakob Fugger, who was probably the wealthiest man of his time. 'Jakob the Rich', as he was named in his time, owned so much money that he loaned money to a host of counts and kings. Often, they were not able to repay him in cash so they awarded him special privileges, such as trade rights and offices.

Players assume the role of the merchants from Augsburg and try to get what they can - by means of auctions - from the nobility, thus increasing their wealth and particularly their social status.

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Card game, 2 players.

In Balloon Cup, the players compete in several short balloon flights (hops) to collect the coloured cubes associated with each hop. When a player has collected enough cubes of a given colour, he earns the trophy card for that colour. Players may even trade 3 otherwise useless cubes for 1 they can use. The first player to earn 3 trophy cards is the winner!

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The players take the roles of bean traders and are members of the famous Bohn Hanse, the union of northern European cities and merchants involved in the bean trade in the middle ages. The players travel from Hanse city to Hanse city in wagons filled with valuable beans to deliver bean orders and to buy more beans. When a player is in a city and has an order card and the necessary beans to fulfil the order, he may deliver the beans and collect the value of the order from the bank. When two or more players are together in a city, they may trade beans among themselves. After eight new harvests, the game begins its last round. After this last round, the game ends and the player with the most bean thalers (money) is the winner.

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A great card game about planting, trading and selling beans. This English edition includes both the basic game and its first expansion. 

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Bohnanza Expansion Pack by Rio Grande Games

This expansion for Bohnanza contains new game variants and two new bean types, the Cognac bean and the Field bean 

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There are nine treasures to be discovered! Capt 'n Clever 's simple rules will take 2 -4 fearless mariners on an exciting, action-packed adventure. The goal is to plot the best course and bring back a ship filled with a booty of gold and jewellery. Unfortunately, your neighbour is the one who controls your itinerary: each player has to use their pirate talents to send the others on the longest route possible! 

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Tile Game by Rio Grande Games

This Big Box is the same size of the previous, but with a slightly different component mix. Thus, it has a box liner designed with spaces for all the components.

Contains:

* Basic Carcassonne

* Inns & Cathedrals

* Traders & Builders

* Princess & Dragon

* Abbey & Mayor

* Count, King and Cult. 

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This is the 2nd expansion and it takes Carcassonne to new dimensions of fun and excitement. Traders can earn players who complete cities extra points and builders enable players to place extra tiles, allowing the cities and roads to grow faster. A pig, properly placed, can enrich the value of a farm. Also included is a small cloth bag for the tiles, making it easier to shuffle and draw them during the game. The game has components for 6 players.

 

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The Cult adds 6 tiles, Siege adds 4, and Creativity lets you design your own. 

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Two expansions in one! A 7-tile expansion for Carcassonne (5 new tiles and 2 special bonus tiles) and a 5-tile expansion for Hunters & Gatherers (new special tiles). 

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Now you can take Carcassonne everywhere you go. The scoring track is printed on the cloth carrying sack, which has room for all the tiles and followers. Of course, all components are a bit downsized to make it more convenient to carry along, but the game is the same great game that won the Spiel des Jahres award in 2001! 

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The imposing silhouette of Carcassonne sits like a throne in the Light of the setting sun. The city also acts as a fortress, protecting those who live there with its impenetrable walls. Visit the city to discover its many features and to learn why it is so magnificent. An exciting tile-laying competition between two players. Inside the castle walls, the city grows as the players place tiles and their followers: knights to guard the towers, heralds to spread the news, and merchants to sell their wares in the markets. The player who makes better use of his followers will lead the race around the castle wall, which is also the scoring track for the game. There are several items waiting on the castle wall for the first player to reach them.

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Tile Game, 2-4 Players, Ages 12+

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The Discovery looks is a new stand-alone Carcassone game.

The inhabitants of Carcassonne have discovered a new region far away from their homeland - one that consists of meadows, mountains and seas. The followers, of which each player only has four (with a fifth for the scoring track) get placed as robbers (in the mountains), seafarers (on the seas) or explorers (on the meadows). On a player's turn, he must place a tile and may then place a follower on it.

As in the original game, tiles may only be placed so that identical landscape types match up. A follower may only be placed when no other follower has been placed there yet. When the follower is removed, however, then the size of the region in which the follower is located brings points - regardless of whether the region has been closed off or not, although closed off regions score considerably more points. There's also an additional rule that lets mountainous regions increase in value, even if they've already been completed.

This is a distinctly simpler version of Carcassonne than the original. This was the goal during the development of the game. It should have simpler rules, but offer greater strategic depth. What is interesting about the game is that regions aren't scored automatically any more (when they are closed off), this is a decision left to the player (the removing of the follower). Since the regions can only get more valuable, this ensures many agonizing decisions.

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Tile Game; 2-5 Players; Ages 8+ by Rio Grande Games

 

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In the first Cartagena game, the players, as pirates, attempted to flee prison by making their way through a tunnel to a boat waiting for them at the end of the tunnel. But simply reaching the boat does not mean they have escaped as re-capture is always possible, perhaps, even likely. They will not be really safe until they reach their Pirate's Nest on Tortuga.

Each player leads a group of pirates to Pirate's Nest on Tortuga.The path leads the pirates through wild jungle and across the waters of open ocean to the island of Tortuga. In addition to the innate perils of the trip are the other pirates, as each group wants to be the first to arrive at Pirate's Nest and will do what they can to slow the others' progress. As soon as one player has all his pirates in Pirate's Nest, he can raise the Jolly Roger and win the game. 

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Board Game, 2-5 Players, Ages 10+ by Rio Grande Games

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Board Gamel 2-4 Players; Ages 6+ by Rio Grande Games

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Board Game; 2-4 Players; Ages 4+ by Rio Grande Games

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The world-renowned Flohcati Brothers circus is in town, but with lions and tigers and bears, oh no! This is the smallest circus known to man: the flea circus. Players compete to collect the best fleas of each kind. Be the first to collect all ten and you could be the winner! Reiner offers other ways to score along the way, so getting 10 kinds will not guarantee a victory. As always, Reiner offers several ways to score and scratch your way to victory. 

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The game is set in late pre-history, a time of transition - when our distant ancestors, who had struggled and barely survived for ages in very small nomadic groups, began to feel their lives would be more secure and less arduous if they formed larger groups. This led to the formation of the first villages. The players compete to be involved in the most and most valuable villages.

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The crocodiles are loose in the luxurious hotel swimming pool! Just seconds ago, the vacationers were enjoying the cool water of the pool, but what is that? A crocodile has just entered the pool - and now there is one less swimmer! Wow! Theres another croc - and another - and another. But, the crocs hunt not only the hapless swimmers, but also other crocodiles. Thus, all in the pool strive to save themselves! The player who brings the most swimmers and crocs to the safety of the end of the pool, will win the game! 

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Help! The sun is rising! In the false dawn before sunrise, the vampires search for a dark resting place for the day. But, just when you think you have found the perfect grave, you find it is already occupied. Or worse, it contains dreaded garlic! Dawn Under is a fun game of searching and memory. It requires some thought, a lot of memory, and, perhaps, a bit of bluff. But, memory is your most important tool in your search for daytime resting places for your vampires. 

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What do women think about men who shave - or don’t? Do they know what men dream about? Do men know what women dream about? In this fun and free-wheeling game, there are no wrong answers, but there can be some very strange or interesting ones.

Based on themes printed on cards, players write their top 5 answers to the theme chosen and compare their results. When comparing answers, players who most often match their opponents will score more points! 

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Designed by Reiner Knizia, Dragonlands pits players against each other in an attempt to save as much treasure for their Dragon benefactors as they can before the volcanoes where they are hidden erupt. Four groups have been asked to aid the Dragons in their plight, dwarves, elves, humans, and magicians, who all compete to gather the most treasure and the ultimate favour of the Dragons Players must use strategy and cunning to remain ahead of the competition and reap the greatest rewards.

For 2-4 players, ages 9 and up. 

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Climb aboard your trusty steed and lift off for the race of your life! The players race their dragons on a course in a deep and winding canyon. You have some magic to use to aid your cause, or hinder your opponents, but the real test is your skill at maneuvering your dragon through the course to reach the finish line ahead of the others. Players choose their speeds on each round secretly, but then must move at that speed, even if other dragons or canyon walls are in the way.

The movement system gives players more maneuverability at lower speeds than at higher, so you cannot turn your dragon on a dime unless you are going very slowly - an important consideration in those hairpin turns!

The track is made of two-sided tiles, so players can design their own races and change them every race to keep things fun and exciting! 

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The players are inventors at the Edison Company where they work in teams of two to influence the outcome of driving tests for new vehicles. Players try to get their favorite vehicles to the high scoring spaces on the track at scoring time. In this unique movement system, each player controls only a portion of the movement on each turn. But the partnership can manage much better than their 50% share of control by good strategy and teamwork. The team that works best together will score the highest and win the game! 

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This is the English language edition of the classic fantasy racing game which won the prestigious 'Game of the Year' Award in 1998.

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Board Game, 2-7 Players by Rio Grande Games

It was fabulous! Fearlessly, you found the 3 fetishes in the Finnish fjord. With light-footed and foxy feints you ferry the fetishes to prince Fieso in France to free the fascinating faerie Fabula. But Fieso is not fond of foreigners, what a fiasco! You land freezing and foolishly find yourself trapped in a frightful fortress with sinister corridors. Now you must flee Fiesos trap. Furunkulus, the monster, is a frightening freak, especially fond of foolish foreigners. He will feed on you if he is able. So you want to fool Furunkulus and flee to freedom. Counter Magazine Review

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Building in New York City is booming and everyone wants to get in on the new fad - buildings that touch the sky: skyscrapers! Players compete to build their skyscrapers in the best locations, but what is a good location? One with shopping - and the more shopping, the better!

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The south sea, AD 1777! Three years after James Cook visited, the islands are embroiled in a contest for possession of legendary shrunken heads. The players’ only desire is to acquire these 'head attractions' for shipment to museums in Europe.

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Board Game; 2-4 Players; Ages 10+ by Rio Grande Games

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The Glory of Rome is fading. You’re a Roman statesman struggling to survive in this era of cultural decline and political chaos. While foreign invaders and domestic incompetents devour the last resources of the Empire, you’ll try to build your career out of the rubble. You will administer your Farms, Cities, and Legions, trying to score points by deciding which of them will be improved, and which will be destroyed. In the end, the points you’ve scored may be all you have left.

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Who is the best angler? One player takes the role of the two anglers and tries to catch as many fish as possible. The other player takes the role of the fish and with bluff and skill tries to hinder the anglers from catching fish.

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Board game, 3-4 players, ages 12+, by Rio Grande

At the beginning of the 16th century: beautiful beaches, wonderful climate, and one of the most important trading cities in the world. Competing companies trade with spices and send their colonists into the world and invest their money. Of most importance is how you manage your spices to grow a successful company: should you build more effective ships? Build more effective plantations? Attract more colonists? The best strategy is the one that creates the most successful business. Goa: wealth and glory, but not without risk!

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Board Game, 2-5 Players by Rio Grande Games

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Board Game; 2-5 Players; Ages 12+ by Rio Grande Games

Hamburg in the 17th century! Mighty walls protect the city against the devastationsof the Thirty Years War. Thanks to Protestant religious refugees, Hamburghas become the biggest and most prosperous city of Germany. From far away theskyline shows the steeples of huge churches and the masts of mighty trade ships displaying the citizens’ pride and prosperity.The players guide families of Hamburg in the pursuit of wealth and prestige. They produce beer, sugar and cloth and sell these goods with their ships overseas. They compete over the best sites for their buildings and the best berths for their shipsin the harbour. But ultimately they vie for the most prestigious church donations, because neither gold nor goods, but only prestige decides the game.Hamburgum is a strategy game for 2 - 5 players without any luck of cards ordice. The actions are selected according to simple rules on a rondel. The reverse of the big doublesided game board offers another city, Londinium, a different strategic challenge.

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English Language edition of "How-Ruck" by Kosmos.

Tug of war in the Scottish highlands Players play cards instead of using their own muscle-power in this Scottish tug-of-war game. A player can play cards on either side of the rope: high cards on his side and, naturally, low cards on the other. With an energetic "heave-ho!", players compare their strengths and move the whisky barrel in the direction of the strongest team. Beware: both players have access to a handful of tricks! Traitors can exist on both sides. The rope can break! Or Nessie can join one side to help or feed! At the end, the player who has the whisky barrel on his side of the board, wins the round. But a full match is the best of five rounds!

Author: Richard Borg, Players: 2 aged 10 and up, Length: 30-40 minutes

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The young ice giant has a big problem: he wants to buy fish sticks, but he cannot remember how many and he has nine shopping lists in his basket. So he goes from igloo to igloo and shakes each. In each he listens to the delicious fish sticks bouncing off the igloo walls. When he thinks that the igloo in his hand has the same number of fish sticks as one of his shopping lists, he takes it home. Designed in a similar style to the popular Zapp Zerapp this game features different rules. 

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By giving credits players gain influence over the six imperial nations Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Italy and France. Because the six imperial nations are under changing influence of different investors, strategic alliances and conflicts arise between them. Sometimes this leads even to war!

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In this game, each player takes on the role of a Chinese prince, seeking tomaximize the prosperity and prestige of his province in the ancient Chinaof approximately 1,000 A.D. To assist in these endeavors, the princesmust call upon the diverse talents of their courtiers, from scholars andmonks to warriors and craftsmen. These loyal subjects will lend theirexpertise to the struggle to shield their rulers from the often disastrousconsequences of the myriad untoward events that plague the populacefrom month to month. Be it drought, contagion or Mongol invasion,only foresight and planning will spare the princes and their subjects fromthese fates.The better a player can manage his province and withstand the seeminglyunending onslaught of hazardous events, the more honor and victorypoints he will have to show for it in the end.

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Board Game; 3-4 Players; Ages 10+ by Rio Grande Games

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2 Players, Ages 10+

'Jambo!' is the friendly greeting Swahili traders offered their customers in Central Africa before colonization. The players are traders in this day, competing to be the first to earn 60 gold.

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Card game expansion, by Rio Grande Games

 

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This stunningly produced game combines the best elements of 'Torres' and 'Tikal'. Players take the roles of Javanese rulers who must cultivate their kingdoms, build palaces and hold festivals in order to become the dominant force in the area.

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Players use cards to build bridges between islands. When a player dominates an island with bridges, he controls the island. Their are three rounds with scoring after each - the total score wins this fast and fun 2 player game! Click here for Counter Magazine review.

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The object of the game in Key Harvest is to score the most points. Players score points by placing tiles on their own country board. Each player has the same board, but there is only one of each tile, so there is competition when two players want the same tile. One point is scored for each field tile in the player’s largest group of connected field tiles and two points for each tile in their second largest connected group.

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Who will become the King's First Knight? Welcome to the world of King Arthur! In this large card game players meet courageous knights, dangerous monsters and dark powers. As knights, they try to defeat their enemies, take part in jousts, and find the holy grail. More than power and prestige, they want one thing above all else: a seat at the right hand of King Arthur. 

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Elfenland card game

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You are invited to the land of milk and honey, where the King is hosting a grand feast. He is so humble and such a good host, that he waits until all have eaten before taking his portion. But, be a good guest, not a greedy one, who tries to get larger portions than even the king! 

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Each player is an Italian prince and begins the game with two cities. During the game, each playerrquote s goal is to increase the size of the territory he controls by expanding his starting cities and establishing and growing new ones. The players must manage food for their people, as well as health, culture, and education. The player who best manages these things, will win the game. 

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Formerly 'Wucherer' 

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2 players, aged 10 +; length: 30-40 minutes; author: Peter Neugebauer

 

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Gandalf encounters the Balrog in the under mountain Caves of Moria. The result is a fantastic duel of their magical powers on a small bridge over a deep chasm. Take on the roles of Gandalf and the Balrog of Moria as they struggle in mortal combat upon the bridge of Khazad-dûm. Players must balance attack against their own defence in a game that can spread across several turns. Do you spend your strength early or hold onto a few tricks for a last desperate effort? An innovative card driven board game, featuring stunning artwork and a threedimensional board on which player's track their progress.

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For the daring and adventurous, there are many lost cities to explore. They are in the Himalayas, the ever-shifting sands of the desert, the Brazilian rain forest, ancient volcanoes and in Neptune's Realm. With limited resources the players must choose wh ich expeditions to begin. Those with high confidence may want to up the stakes: increasing the rewards for success, but risking more should the expedition fail. The player who finds the right balance will find victory! Click here for Counter Magazine review.

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Board Game; 2-4 Players; Ages 10+ by Rio Grande Games

 

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Slip on the role of clever court attendant and try your luck in the court of Louis XIV. Influence his next decrees. Relax in his radiance on his countless cushions. Bribe ministers and buy 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 inf