Rio Grande Games

Cities on the moon! This will be humanity's pinnacle. Finally, no longer bound to Earth—the moon, a gateway to the stars. The rockets are loaded with supplies and colonists; the robots are programmed and ready to go. Everything has been planned down to the smallest detail, and there's absolutely no chance of failure. Let's go to the moon! Moon Colony Bloodbath is a tableau game where you build an engine... and then lose. Players collectively build a shared deck that sets things in motion—many of which are disastrous and deadly for your moon colony, but some are positive and actually give you building opportunities. Each turn, one card from the shared deck is revealed. This deck starts with four work cards, two problem situations, and two twists. With work cards, each player simultaneously chooses an action: earn money by mining, grow food, obtain cards through research, construct a new building, or refill buildings with supplies. Twists vary by game and provide unexpected twists. Trouble cards add new event cards to the deck: hunger, red tape, malfunctions, accidents, leaks, power outages—anything that can go wrong will go wrong. And every time the deck is shuffled, you have to prepare for all these misery again. Players can also add cards to the shared deck themselves: perks that only they can use or developments that affect all players. The game ends when a player runs out of colonists, or when the event deck reaches the end. The player with the most survivors wins. Welcome to the moon. Good luck... you'll need it.

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In Glory Islands, players simultaneously play sailing cards from their hands. The card values ​​determine the turn order, how far ships can move on the board, and where a player's pirates are placed on the board. Depending on where they are placed, pirates can receive glory, treasure tokens, or barrels. The cards can also provide bonus actions that players can use to gain an advantage over their opponents. When pirates occupy all spaces on an island, the player with the most pirates on that island gets the most glory. The game ends when one or more pirate ships have completed the route around the islands. The player with the most glory will be crowned "King of the Pirates"!

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In Fishing, you try to win as many tricks as possible over eight rounds, with each card you catch worth 1 point. The cards you catch are used in the next round. If you haven't won enough tricks to replenish your hand, you draw new cards from the ocean deck, which introduces new cards to compete for. Each round you start with 8 to 13 cards in your hand, depending on the number of players and the round. In the first round the cards consist of values ​​from 1 to 10 in four suits. The standard trick-taking rules apply: players must follow the suit played and the highest card in that suit wins the trick. New cards enter play via the Ocean set in waves, including higher values ​​in all four suits, a green trump suit with values ​​from 1 to 16, 0 cards that allow you to grab a card from a trick, and buoy cards with special powers. Buoys can be played into a trick at any time, regardless of what you have in your hand. They can be used to take control, determine which suit is played next, force other players to pass cards or lose points, or even steal all the other cards in a trick to secure a big haul for yourself. At the end of each round, score 1 point for each card you captured. The player with the most points after eight rounds wins the game!

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Elevate the important structures of Findorff, one of the 23 districts of Bremen, the birthplace of Friedemann Friese. Findorff has three "F"s and is named after Jürgen Christian Findorff, who was responsible for draining and exploring the swamp in northern Bremen, for mining the peat and for populating the swamp with residents. In Findorff you will find an economic board game with a raw material market for peat known from High Voltage and innovative raw material management that is necessary for building railway lines and houses. Your focus is on erecting the right combination of the 25 historic buildings from the period 1803–1916. Level up the Reed Chair Factory or the Slaughterhouse to earn many thalers, or smaller structures such as Schools, the Beer Hall or the Peat Skipper Shelter to win the game in small steps. You can even take advantage of this period's high mortality rate by running a cemetery!

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The Civil War is over and it's time to get back to what matters most, making money. The railroads are the place to do that and the American Southwest is booming, with barons starting and financing railroads throughout Texas and beyond. Smart investments will pay off handsomely, others not so much. 3 to 5 players are the barons in this game of railway construction and market exploitation. The game lasts about an hour and there is no luck involved. Winners win by their minds and their minds alone.

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