In the beautiful Everdell Valley, beneath the treetops, lies a civilization full of hardworking forest dwellers. For years this place has provided shelter, but now it is time to expand. In Everdell you are the leader of a group of forest dwellers and you are tasked with expanding your empire. You do this by building buildings and adding new characters to your group. Will you have the strongest civilization before the winter moon takes over the valley?

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Take a journey through Cascadia in northwestern North America and create a balanced ecosystem. The turns are simple: choose a combination of habitat tile and animal token and place it in your growing ecosystem. Receive points by satisfying the animal species' wishes. You also receive points for the size of your habitats. With 20 different animal cards, every game of Cascadia is different. Cascadia is a puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. With the performance walking path you can also take on the challenge alone or together to complete certain assignments and become the expert of Cascadia. In this challenge (3 modules) you will find a total of 30 different assignments that you can complete. The Games Friends: Cascadia is a real hit! It has the same ease as Calico, but we still find this game a lot more fun. Due to the different animal cards, there is sufficient variation in the game, which makes it something that is often on the table here. Highly recommended!

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In Ark Nova you plan and design a modern zoo with the ultimate goal of having the most successful zoo. You build enclosures, house animals and support nature conservation projects around the world. Specialists and unique buildings can help you achieve certain objectives during the game. The Games Friends: What a hit Ark Nova is. In our opinion, one of the best games EVER! The enormous amount of cards gives you a high replayability and the different action options also ensure that you can play each game differently. Highly recommended!

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Robbers of the North Sea is set in the era of the Vikings. The players are warriors who try to impress the chieftain by raiding unsuspecting settlements. There is glory to be won in battle, even if you fall into the hands of the Valkyries! Assemble a crew, stock up on supplies and travel north to plunder settlements. Capture gold, iron and cattle. Gather your warriors, it's time to start plundering! The Games Friends: “Rovers of the North Sea gives a very fun twist to the well-known worker placement mechanism. Because you can only place one worker and only take one, you have to constantly weigh your choices. This makes Rovers of the North Sea one of our favorite worker placement games! Oh and did we mention it looks beautiful too?"

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On an uninhabited island in unknown seas, explorers have found traces of a new civilization. In the lost ruins of Arnak, you lead an expedition to explore the new island and find lost artifacts. In your journey you will encounter terrifying guards that you will have to face off against. You do all this to discover the secrets of the island. The Vanished Ruins of Arnak combines deck-building and worker placement in a game of exploration and inventory management. Will you discover all her secrets? The Games Friends: " Arnak plays very smoothly, but the combination of worker placement and deckbuilding gives you a lot of tactical choices to make. The theme is fun and the artwork is beautiful. Highly recommended! "

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Welcome to Crime City: the city where crimes are committed on every street corner. Deadly secrets, sneaky robberies and cold-blooded murders are part of everyday life. The local police can no longer cope and have asked for your help! Micro Macro is a cooperative detective game. Together you solve devious crimes, investigate motives and look for evidence to convict the perpetrators. A sharp eye is at least as important as logical reasoning. This is the real detective work! The Games Friends: " Micro Macro is an extremely original game, with laughably simple rules. If you put your grandmother in front of the card and just say, "Look what the rabbit has experienced today", she can get started right away. That simplicity in combination with the original mechanism and the nice cases, Micro Macro is an absolute must!

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Paladins of the Western Kingdom is set during a turbulent time in the history of Western Franconia, around 900 AD. Despite recent attempts to develop the city, the surrounding villages are still threatened by outsiders. Saracens explore the borders, while Vikings plunder riches and livestock. Even the Byzantines from the east showed their dark side. As noble men and women, players must gather workers from the city to defend themselves against enemies, build fortifications and spread the faith across the land. Fortunately, you are not alone. In his great wisdom, the King has sent his best knights to assist in our efforts. So prepare the horses and sharpen the swords. The Paladins are approaching. The aim of the game is to be the player with the most victory points at the end of the game. You earn points by building outposts and fortifications, appointing monks and entering into confrontations with outsiders. Each round, players enlist the help of a particular Paladin and gather workers to complete tasks. As the game progresses, players will slowly increase their faith, power and influence. These not only influence their final score, but also determine the meaning of their actions. The game concludes at the end of the seventh round. The Games Friends: " Our favorite game in the West Kingdom Trilogy. There are a lot of choices, but the actions still feel logical. We think the strong element is that you cannot focus on everything in one game. This means that you can always do something different. try something else and you will be able to play Paladins for a long time. A great recommendation that will remain one of our favorite games for a while. "

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With the new board game Endless Winter you travel back to 10,000 years BC. When you play the game, you take on the role of different tribal leaders leading their tribes through different eras. At the start of Endless Winter you are in charge of a hunter-gatherer group, which you must help develop into a civilized tribal community throughout the game. You do this by exploring, traveling around, expanding your tribe, hunting big game and building megaliths, large stone buildings. In each round of Endless Winter, three different phases are completed: the action phase, the eclipse phase and the new generation phase. The action phase consists of playing different cards and performing actions. Examples of actions are hunting and development. With every action you take, you take your tribe one step further. In the first phase you also prepare for the eclipse phase. In the Stone Age, astronomical events regularly took place that caused major conflict between different tribes. After such events, a new generation took over from the old generation, which happens in the third phase of the game. When these three phases have been completed, a new round starts where you develop your tribe. The points distributed during Endless Winter are awarded in different areas at the end of the game. This includes the collected animal, tribe and culture cards, together with the sacrifice track and the honor track. The one who has collected the most points at the end of the game has managed to lead his tribe to prosperity and has won the game.

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Brass Birmingham is played in 2 eras: the canal era and the railway era. Just like in the Industrial Revolution, you make connections through channels at the beginning of the game. In the second era, railways are available and you can expand your network via rail. In both eras you build and develop different industries, trade goods, receive income and try to earn the most points! Due to the random design, no two games are the same. The bonuses are different per location and the cards in your hand are also different every game. Each turn you can choose from 2 of the 6 actions. For every action you take, you must discard a card from your hand. You continue to do this until the draw pile runs out, at which point the era ends. The player who spent the least on their turn starts the next turn, so be smart about what you spend your money on!

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In Nimalia you create the most beautiful reserve where the animals live in harmony with each other. Finding the right balance is more difficult than you think. You have to work smart and design a sanctuary that best suits the needs of all animals!

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