A spectacular family game! The world's major cities challenge each other to present the most beautiful festival ever. The closing fireworks ceremony, held in all cities, will be the crowning glory of the festivities. In Festival you choose tiles to place on your tableau to create the most impressive and beautiful fireworks show possible... and of course to score the most victory points! This tile placing and stacking game lets you choose between taking and placing a firework tile during your turn, or selecting an objective card that you can complete at the end of the game for victory points. Remember, the higher you stack your firework tiles, the more points you can collect at the end. Also, make sure to time your fireworks show to get those coveted "Crowd-Pleasers" to earn even more points and take your city to the top of the podium! Festival is a color-friendly game for the colorblind: each color has a small symbol associated with it, so everyone can play along.

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In En Route you take on the role of a guide and create routes to explore cities, from New York to Rio de Janeiro and the fictional First City full of geek references. Cities have specific mechanics and play in different ways. Together with other players, you select maps with tourists and coordinates for route segments that you draw on your city map, connecting sights and attractions to create the perfect tour route. This game mechanic allows for a lot of interaction between players, which guarantees dynamic and intense gaming fun.

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Step into a world of wonder and natural splendor with HUTAN, an immersive family game inspired by the Indonesian word for rainforest. In HUTAN, each player has their own patch of rainforest where they will plant seeds that will eventually grow into towering trees. When a habitat is created, an iconic forest animal will appear, such as the orangutan, the Sumatran tiger, the hornbill, the cassowary or the Sumatran rhino. HUTAN is played over 9 rounds, with each player getting two turns per round. On your turn, you take a flower card from the shared market pool and place the flowers in your rainforest. When you place a flower on top of a matching flower, a tree grows. When an area is full of trees, the last tree is replaced by an animal. At the end of the game, the player who has grown the best rainforest and attracted the most animals, by scoring the most points, wins.

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Your kingdom is a veritable center of commerce, attracting merchants from all corners of the world with impressive and bizarre goods. You can't wait to add these rare treasures to your collection - and you're more than willing to create your own (slightly less exotic) items to trade for them. Make sure you have enough to offer, or you may have to pull out your old dancing skills to close the deal. That has worked before. Buy new cards from the vendors, including both permanent as normal maps that require more time to fully explore with this expansion.

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The stories seem too good to be true; everything here revolves around giant sea monsters, sirens that lead sailors astray, dragons and princesses, and sacred relics that need to be found. The quests and adventures pile up before you like an open buffet. How will you decide what is the best choice for your kingdom? Perhaps you should summon your sorcerer advisor and his lovely assistant? Go on adventures to find legendary items and other cool cards. This expansion delves deep into medieval folklore and offers content that will be used both now and in future expansions. Don't forget your sword!

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You have taken over the land. Time to get to work and build a kingdom... Kingdom Legacy is a unique solo campaign full of exploration and adventure. Discover new cards and learn to use them to your advantage to survive various challenges. Some cards will be torn apart while others will be upgraded or stickered. Everything you need to build the ultimate kingdom. Your kingdom. By the way, do you already know what you are going to call your kingdom? Write the name on the side of the box with the most permanent marker you can find. Your adventure begins here...

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Organize your board game and set up games in no time with the inserts from Folded Space! All parts have their own place, so you never lose anything again and the containers with small parts can simply be placed on the table as general stock! Folded Space has a lot of inserts for a lot of different games. You can find all the Folded Space inserts here . The inserts are made of evacore and you can easily assemble them yourself with wood glue. You can use this glue for example. Curious how to do that? You can find the manuals for the Folded Space products on their website or in the packaging of the product.

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Organize your board game and set up games in no time with the inserts from Folded Space! All parts have their own place, so you never lose anything again and the containers with small parts can simply be placed on the table as general stock! Folded Space has a lot of inserts for a lot of different games. You can find all the Folded Space inserts here . The inserts are made of evacore and you can easily assemble them yourself with wood glue. You can use this glue for example. Curious how to do that? You can find the manuals for the Folded Space products on their website or in the packaging of the product.

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Organize your board game and set up games in no time with the inserts from Folded Space! All parts have their own place, so you never lose anything again and the containers with small parts can simply be placed on the table as general stock! Folded Space has a lot of inserts for a lot of different games. You can find all the Folded Space inserts here . The inserts are made of evacore and you can easily assemble them yourself with wood glue. You can use this glue for example. Curious how to do that? You can find the manuals for the Folded Space products on their website or in the packaging of the product.

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Organize your board game and set up games in no time with the inserts from Folded Space! All parts have their own place, so you never lose anything again and the containers with small parts can simply be placed on the table as general stock! Folded Space has a lot of inserts for a lot of different games. You can find all the Folded Space inserts here . The inserts are made of evacore and you can easily assemble them yourself with wood glue. You can use this glue for example. Curious how to do that? You can find the manuals for the Folded Space products on their website or in the packaging of the product.

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Dive into the beautiful world of Shallow Sea , a puzzle board game inspired by the breathtaking beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. In Shallow Sea, players create their own colorful ocean landscapes by strategically placing sea life, colorful fish, and corals. Shallow Sea is full of strategic choices, as you try to achieve as many objectives as possible. This creates exciting combos and tough dilemmas that keep you on your toes. The game is easy to learn, but challenging to master. The goal in Shallow Sea is to have the most points at the end of the game. On your turn, you choose a combination of a fish and an adjacent tile. Place both on an empty space on your ocean board. When fish of the correct color gather around a coral tile, the coral is completed and the tile is flipped over. Completed coral becomes a home for fish, so you must tactically choose which fish will inhabit the coral. Use shells to both attract fish and move them around, creating amazing combos by completing multiple tiles in a single turn. Each sea life tile requires specific patterns of fish or coral. Go for a variety of creatures to enrich your ocean. Customize your ocean to meet the unique scoring requirements of the ecosystem cards. The game ends when there are only four empty spaces left on your ocean board. At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins!

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Expansion of the popular cooperative two-player game Sky Team. Take on even more challenges as a pilot and co-pilot. New modules and 20 new scenarios will put you to the test. Do you have nerves of steel when turbulence hits?

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Galileo Galilei is a Eurogame in which you take on the role of an astronomer who discovers new planets, finds unknown galaxies, develops his telescope and achieves scientific breakthroughs in the difficult times of obscurantism. Use your telescope to choose one of the five available actions, upgrading these actions to more powerful versions. Collect maps of different planets and galaxies. Collect lenses in the three main colors to make a discovery. Keep a close eye on the Inquisition, because their unexpected visit can ruin your reputation in the blink of an eye. Maybe you should use their arrival to your advantage...

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Beyond the Horizon is a civilization building game in which players compete to become the most influential society in history through exploration and expansion, development and production, research and technological advancement. The game is played over a variable number of rounds until enough goals are achieved to signal the end of the game. During the game, players earn points by exploring new areas, founding and building cities, making technological progress, and increasing their cultural and economic development. At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins.

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A cyborg from the future has come back in time with a mission to destroy a child he calls “The Savior.” Unfortunately, the child is a bit of a nuisance who won’t listen to you. The Mark V Hunter is your first challenge. You must destroy it before the Mark X Hunter arrives to have any chance of surviving. Will you rebuild the Mark V to help you against the Mark X? Or will you go it alone and try to survive against all odds?

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Strange things are happening in the small town of Falconwood. Government experiments and supernatural events are common. You and your friends have begun documenting these events in the Falconwood Files, a collective journal of your group. So far, none of the events have involved you... but that's about to change.

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You are not perfect. You have made your share of mistakes. Maybe you deserve to be in this shifting hellscape... or maybe you don't. Razorface is a killer who forces you to come to terms with yourself and face your "ills." He draws power from those ills, and horrific mutilation and suffering await you if you fail to do so.

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The media is fascinated by an unorthodox killer known as The Tormentor, for her method of placing victims in deadly traps that are theoretically avoidable. Why she does this is still under investigation, but people are dying and now you find yourself in one of her traps...

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The media is fascinated by an unorthodox killer known as The Tormentor, for her method of placing victims in deadly traps that are theoretically avoidable. Why she does this is still under investigation, but people are dying and now you find yourself in one of her traps...

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For the first time in Terror From Destiny, there is no killer (or henchmen) to fight. At least, none that you can see or attack. Instead, the killer is death, fate, or destiny (take your pick). It will slowly claim the lives of the Destined Victims: five special victims that are tied to the story and are always present, regardless of location. You must save as many of these victims as possible, because for every victim you fail to save, fate will exact a heavy toll at the end of the game. But there’s a catch (as always): the Predestined Victims must be rescued in a VERY specific order, an order you don’t know at the start of the game! Make a mistake and rescue the Athlete before the Cheerleader, and fate will not appreciate your interference.

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Tiletum: Prospect for Silver is an expansion for Tiletum and requires a copy of the base game to play. This expansion introduces a unique resource: silver. To obtain silver, you must use a new action type that lets you control prospectors who move around underground maps in search of sources of this precious material. In addition, silver allows you to acquire technologies that greatly enhance your game. Welcome to the Renaissance, where the merchants’ hunger for gold is matched only by their desire for silver. As you gain your first riches, put your prospectors to work in silver mines to extract this sought-after resource. With silver in your pockets, you can invest in the expertise of scholars and craftsmen, gaining crucial advantages over your rivals. You will also improve the harsh conditions in the mines by building underground houses and cathedrals within the mines themselves. But your ambitions know no bounds. As you expand your operations, you’ll explore new territories previously out of reach, and send out prospectors to discover even more lucrative mines. Are you ready to brave the perilous waters of Renaissance trade and claim your place among the elite traders of the time?

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Generations before you lived off the harvest of the oceans. But at the end of the 19th century, change and new opportunities reach your fishing village in northern Norway. In Saltfjord, you must decide how to expand your settlement. Will you choose to build new buildings, send your boat out to catch fish, engage in trade, or develop new technologies to make everyday life easier? How will you shape the fate of your village?

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This robot factory needs you! With the help of your loyal animal friends, mechanical marvels will soon be rolling off your assembly line — now all you need to do is add some sparks to bring the robots to life. Explore the scrapyard to collect dice to build robots or upgrade your factory. Keep a close eye on your charming animal assistants; they’re the core of your winning strategy. In Sparks, each player runs a robot factory and takes turns being the active player. As the active player, you play one of your production tiles to take a number of dice from the scrap heap; all other players then take one die each. All players use their dice simultaneously to complete robots or upgrade their factory. You can also use sparks to activate the abilities of your completed robots, or use gears to recruit animal assistants. You start the game with six assistants, each with a unique ability, and your strategy must be built around them. The variety of assistants ensures that each game offers a new challenge. In the advanced game, players draft the assistants, which offers even more strategic possibilities.

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Storyfold: The Dark Forest is an innovative solo narrative adventure game with beautiful artwork and an immersive campaign. In Storyfold: The Dark Forest you play as the young girl Luma and her bear Brom, as they set out to heal the forest from a dark and mysterious shadow. With the help of the innovative storybook you will progress through the replayable campaign. Each play session of Storyfold takes place over a single scene, and multiple scenes together form a chapter. The choices you make will influence Luma’s journey through the chapters as she faces her fears.

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The Nesting Season expansion adds player interaction. By creating a thriving underwater ecosystem, players can help turtles brave the shore and lay their precious eggs. Guide your sea turtles to the ideal nesting sites! With brand new marine life, ecosystem maps, and corals, experience Shallow Sea in greater depth than ever before with this expansion!

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A mini-expansion with 4 fish meeples and 3 ecosystem cards featuring these meeples. The 4 species of fish in this mini-expansion are rare fish that are threatened with extinction. The meeples from this expansion are used in combination with the included ecosystem cards, which offers a completely new experience. For example, you will discover that no sea life likes to get near a fearsome shark! Increase the replayability of Shallow Sea with this mini-expansion.

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With each piece, new possibilities are offered, and that in 3 dimensions. Consider carefully where you place your pieces. The more identical symbols are next to each other, the more points you score. However, always keep an eye on all colors. Because in the end, only the color with the lowest score determines who walks away with the win. A little luck and clever play, that's all you need to win this game! Do you like abstract puzzle games like Qwirkle or Patchwork and are you looking for something new that resembles them? Then try Genius 3D. You have to combine in 3 dimensions and always choose between your own possibilities and the chances you offer others. The rules of the game are explained quickly, but winning the game is a different story. If you like solo games, then Genius 3D could also be something for you! Each player has a tile holder with 5 playing pieces in front of them. There are already 6 starting pieces on the game board. When it is your turn, you place a playing piece on the game board or on other playing pieces if they are at the same height. There are 2 colors (symbols) on each playing piece. You get points for all the same symbols that border your playing piece. You mark these points on your score board. Because you count each color separately, your markers do not advance at the same speed. When you are finished with your turn, you draw a new tile from the stock. The game ends when all tiles have been laid or that is no longer possible. The players then compare their score boards. Everyone first looks at the color in which they scored the worst. Whoever has the highest score there wins the game. If there is a tie, those players look at the color in which they have progressed second worst, and so on. You can also play Genius 3D on your own. Try to beat your previous score!

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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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In the 16th century, a small fishing village was founded in northern Germany, which initially did not pose a threat to its old neighbour Hamburg. As Altona grew rapidly, a great rivalry arose, with the two cities constantly trying to outdo each other. Take on your opponent in an exciting city battle. Try to achieve an immediate victory, but beware, there are many ways to achieve it. The key to success lies in the art of deception and the ability to estimate your opponent's intentions. Are you often with two people and are you looking for a game in which tension and suspicion are central? And do you like to think carefully about your moves? Stedenstrijd offers all of that. The game is suitable for opportunists, who go for the immediate victory or for long-term players, who try to have the highest score at the end of the game. In City Battle, you and your rival take turns. When it's your turn, you move the ink pot forward clockwise along the ink fields of the game board. Depending on the ink field you end up on, you perform certain actions. If a player moves the ink pot past the bell, the game is interrupted and a low season occurs. The interrupted player then continues their turn. The game ends after the off-season in which at least 1 of the conditions for the end of the game is met (at the latest after the 7th off-season). The player with the most stars wins the game in that case. However, the game usually ends before that point as a result of a player having an immediate victory. This can happen in 4 ways: the player has 3 more ship cards than his rival, the player wins his 3rd lawsuit card, the player has all 4 treaty cards, or the prestige stone reaches the player's city name at the end of the prestige track.

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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, King of Italy, was a man of extraordinary stature, energy, and qualities. His contemporaries called him stupor mundi ("the wonder of the world"), and many historians consider him Europe's first modern ruler. Frederick's kingdom was centered on Sicily and southern Italy, organized as an effective bureaucracy similar to modern centralized governments. As a vassal of Frederick II, you will perform tasks such as summoning allies from the Mediterranean, constructing buildings in your castle, and training specialists to improve your kingdom. Certain actions will trigger decrees that affect Frederick's Palace, and determine the rewards players can receive from their allies. There are benefits to be gained by improving your castle: towers provide space for additional allies, walls provide additional resources , and castles help manage action cards.

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Welcome to France during the reign of King Louis XV. The air is buzzing with excitement as a grand festival is about to begin in the lavish gardens of Versailles. You and your rival pastry chefs have been invited to create delicious pastries for the king’s noble guests in La Pâtisserie Rococo , a game for one to five players designed by Louis and Stefan Malz of the Rococo Deluxe design team. In this immersive game of culinary mastery, players take on the role of ambitious pastry chefs who manage their pastry chefs and apprentices. Players can acquire new recipes and purchase essential ingredients such as butter, sugar, and flour. They can add decorative flair to their creations by hiring talented pastry chefs, and benefit from the skills of staff with powerful bonus possibilities. During the game, players bake beautiful pastries that they can sell for profit or present to noble judges to gain prestige. Waiters can be employed to enhance presentations, while noble hosts can manage tables to earn additional prestige. Sometimes it is also necessary to strategically dismiss staff to gain extra money for the enterprise. The winner is the pastry chef who has earned the most prestige at the end of the game, making for a challenging and rewarding experience that can be played over and over again.

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Generations before you lived off the oceans. But at the end of the 19th century, new opportunities reach your fishing village in northern Norway. In Saltfjord, you must decide how to shape your settlement. Will you choose to build new buildings, go fishing, trade, or develop new technologies to make everyday life easier? How will you determine the fate of your village? Saltfjord is set in a Norwegian fishing village and is loosely based on the dice-draft mechanics of Santa Maria , but the game has been completely redesigned and expanded with new elements. For added replayability, the game features variable elements in the setup, such as which special abilities and final score tiles are available. Over the course of three rounds, players draft dice to activate buildings in their settlement. This provides resources and offers actions such as sending out your fishing boat, developing your technologies, completing trade contracts, or constructing new buildings. Each player board shows a grid. When you draft a die, you activate all buildings in the row or column corresponding to that die. Constructing buildings in your settlement allows you to activate more buildings with each die roll. The technology tracks provide access to special skills, such as upgrading your fishing boat. And fishing remains a crucial part of daily life in Saltfjord .

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Reforest is a card game in which players compete to create the healthiest forest ecosystem by assembling a tableau of plants, each with unique properties and abilities. On your turn, you choose one of two actions. You can collect plants by drawing two cards from the draw pile or from the open plant market. You can also play a plant by adding a plant card to your tableau in one of the allowed height categories (low, medium or high areas). You pay the cost of cards by discarding other plants from your hand as nutrients. Because space is limited, taller plants can be placed over pioneer species. Each new plant earns points and contributes to a growing ecosystem of interconnected skills. At the end of each round, when the draw pile is empty, the player whose plants best match an animal visitor's preferences ( such as the most flowers or fruits ) receives an animal card. The game ends when all animals have found a home. The players' forests are then scored and the player with the most points wins.

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In Ethnos 2nd Edition, players take control of the various clans of Ethnos, gathering clan members and sending them to the game’s six regions. Each clan has unique special abilities, and depending on who you choose to lead your groups, you can implement different strategies. This second edition features updated rules and introduces rules for a solo mode, making the game even more versatile.

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Trek through every landscape, capture every moment, and experience the splendor of the United States National Parks. The 2nd Edition now includes all 63 National Parks with brand new artwork and expanded gameplay. Grab your backpack and lace up your hiking boots, because adventure awaits around every corner. From sunrise to sunset, from trailhead to land’s edge, and from season to season, lead your hikers to experience every unique spot along the way. Join family and friends for a ride, or enjoy a new adventure in solo mode. Welcome to Parks ! All artwork and components have been completely redesigned with the fun of the game in mind, and are also FSC certified. The best ideas from the highly acclaimed expansions have been integrated into this base game, along with new surprises for players. The gameplay has been streamlined to make Parks even more accessible and timeless. It is easier than ever to learn, while maintaining its strategic depth.

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Includes all components needed to make the Essentials Edition equal to the Collector's Edition .

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On the steep peaks of the Yunnan Mountains grows a special plant. Rumors are circulating that the plant has miraculous properties that can heal the body and boost the spirit. It is therefore not surprising that the cultivation of this plant is spreading like wildfire to other provinces. At the request of the emperor, master gardeners gather to establish a population of these wonder plants in the Yangtze River valleys. A special reward awaits the most skilled gardener: the prospect of fertile land in the coveted province of Yunnan. Theetuin is a challenging board game for deckbuilding enthusiasts, a well-developed theme and interesting original new game mechanics. Theetuin is recommended for players looking for a solid, but not too complicated game! Tea Garden lasts 5 rounds. Each player can take a maximum of 4 turns per round. Players take 1 turn clockwise by playing cards, with the first 3 turns being free and the fourth turn costing tea leaf tokens. A player's turn consists of 1 main action, 1 optional extra action and as many free actions as desired. Main actions are for example building a tea garden, buying an action card or selling tea to caravans. Depending on the cards played, you may perform an extra action, such as studying or sailing the boat, to gain extra rewards. Some rewards allow you to perform free actions during your turn, which can activate lucrative chain reactions. The heart of the game is formed by the green and brown tea leaf tokens. You always get green tea leaves, which deteriorate in quality during the maturation. That is why you can ferment them and make brown tea leaves from them. These become better in quality and are therefore more valuable. All these actions earn you points. If you have the most of them at the end of the game, you win Theetuin!

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In Who Knows What, each player gets a sheet with different categories. The game starts as soon as a letter is chosen from the letter bar. Then the first row is played and you have to fill in each category as quickly as possible with a word that starts with the chosen letter. This continues until all rows are filled. Then the points are added together. The player with the most points wins Who Knows What. This is the surprising edition of Who Knows What around the theme of birthday.

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Gnome Hollow is a beautiful Eurogame with tile placement/worker placement mechanics where players grow a garden table full of mushrooms and flowers. Players place tiles to develop rings of valuable mushrooms. Once completed, they harvest each mushroom, choosing bonuses and ultimately carrying their mushrooms to the market to sell for the shiniest treasures available. Player boards automatically calculate scores while providing strategic decisions. This whimsical game is colored in watercolor to celebrate the beauty of nature.

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Step into the shoes of a mystical fox, cast spells and collect enchanted objects in a magical moonlit forest. Nocturne is a beautiful puzzle game for the whole family. In each game you will play with different twilight and moonlight quests, potion recipes, a strong character trait and a unique forest grid to explore the forest. You'll need clever tactics and strategy to outsmart your opponents in this unique, interactive bidding and collecting game.

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From the Spine of the World Mountains to the bustling fishing villages of Earthquake Fish Bay flows a river where fortunes can be made and lowly traders can rub shoulders with Rokugan's elite. Will your clan become the dominant force along this River of Gold? In River of Gold, players take on the role of river traders connected to legendary samurai clans, each seeking to exploit the river to gain wealth, glory, and wisdom. Will you invest in developing ports, markets, shrines and more along the banks of the busy river? Or do you rely on sailing the river of gold, increasing your wealth and influence through supply contracts, visits to the nobility, and gaining a little divine favor in times of trouble? River of Gold offers a beautifully engraved metal gold game board, illustrated by master fantasy cartographer Francesca Baerald. In addition to its beauty, the game is fast and smart, with minimal waiting time and a play time of just one hour. Eurogames fans will enjoy this medium difficulty game, and with easy to learn, intuitive rules you can get River of Gold up and running in no time.

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Emberleaf is a competitive card-driven engine-building board game for 1-5 players. From the forest floor, players rise up, gather resources, clear dangerous areas, and rebuild their homes. Throughout the game, players will explore the forest, gathering resources, clearing dangerous areas, and building new homes for their fellow creatures. As they venture deeper into the forest, they’ll recruit heroes to join their party, each bringing unique skills to bolster the team. Constructing different buildings is essential to meeting the diverse needs of the Emberlings while fulfilling specific favors for their finicky friends. But beware—space in the forest is limited, and other Emberlings have plans of their own!

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In this cooperative card game, you play poker hands to try to crack open a series of safes. Use subtle and effective communication to let your fellow players know how strong your hand is. If you play your cards right, you'll escape with a substantial loot. But if you trigger the alarm three times, you'll end up behind bars.

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Trick-taking and deck-building all in one! Try to win as many fish as possible in this challenging card game. You use your won cards in the next round. If you don't catch enough fish, you refill your hand with fresh cards. Whoever scores the most points wins the game, but how many fresh fish do you need for that?

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About five thousand years ago, a resilient group of farmers and hunters built a thriving community on the Orkney Islands in northern Scotland. Instead of discarding their empty shells, broken tools, bones, and other debris, they used these materials to form large mounds of earth over hundreds of years. Later generations dug into these middens to create chambers and tunnels that offered protection from the bitter winds and cold winter months. In Skara Brae , the goal is to gather various resources to feed, clothe, and shelter the growing community of settlers. Players take turns drawing Village cards and deploying their workers to furnish, cook, craft, clean, and trade. At the end of each round, players must maintain their settlers, which likely also creates new midden waste that needs to be cleared. After four rounds, the player with the most victory points wins.

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At the end of 1135, Henry I, King of England, died unexpectedly without a male heir to succeed him. His daughter, Empress Matilda, considered herself the rightful heir. But the deceased king's favorite nephew, Stephen of Blois, was quicker and, with the help of his brother, the Bishop of Winchester, had himself crowned king. Matilda's supporters refused to accept Stephen's rule, leading to a civil war that plunged England into chaos for eighteen years. This conflict became known as The Anarchy . In The Anarchy, players take on the role of English nobles loyal to King Stephen. Over five rounds, they build up their domain, defend their castle against the advancing Angevin armies, and storm strongholds loyal to Matilda with homemade siege weapons. The player who musters the most courage, loyalty, influence, and strength, while avoiding discontent, proves to be Stephen's most loyal ally and receives his greatest earldom at the end of the game.

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In "Who Knows What," each player receives a sheet of paper with different categories. The game begins as soon as a letter is chosen from the letter bar. Then, the first row is played, and you have to fill in each category as quickly as possible with a word starting with the chosen letter. This continues until all rows are filled. Then, the points are added up. The player with the most points wins "Who Knows What." This is the surprising edition of "Who Knows What" based on the football theme.

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Immerse yourself in the oceans, teeming with mysteries. Experience a deep, ever-changing adventure in this sequel to the global hit Endeavor: Age of Sail ! In Endeavor: Deep Sea, you lead an independent research institute dedicated to developing sustainable projects to preserve the delicate balance of marine life. Throughout the game, you'll recruit experts and utilize their skills to explore new locations, investigate dive sites, publish important ecological publications, and launch conservation initiatives. By expanding your expertise, developing your team, and learning as much as possible about the ocean, you'll shape the future of the marine ecosystem. The decisions your institute makes now could mean the difference between a healthy ocean and a threatened planet. Endeavor: Deep Sea is designed by Jarratt Gray and Carl de Visser, the creative duo behind Endeavor: Age of Sail and Endeavor .

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Turn cards over one at a time, but make sure you never turn over the same number twice. Sound simple? Think again! Flip 7™ is no ordinary card game… In this unique set, there's only one card with a 1 , two cards with a 2 , three cards with a 3 , and so on. Plus, there are special cards that earn you extra points, give you a second chance, or even shut you—or your opponents—down completely. Are you someone who prefers to play it safe and secure points before things go wrong? Or do you dare to risk it all and go for the bonus by turning over seven cards in a row? This addictive card game combines strategy and luck in an exciting challenge you'll want to play again and again!

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Avoid negative points and form colorful rows in this colorful version of Take 5! In this colorful version of Take 5!, you play cards in rows while thwarting your opponents. You always have to pay attention to the colors of the cow heads on your cards, because if you play the sixth head of the same color, you have to draw the entire row. Luckily, the Bonte Baron can help you out. This eccentric cow fits in every row and can therefore be placed almost carefree. If you've taken the bull by the horns and collected the fewest negative points, you're the winner! This colorful card game is the perfect recipe for a fun evening. The simple rules and active interaction between players make for a fun time at any table. Whether you play three rounds in between or continue playing until a player reaches a certain number of negative points, the flexible time limits make it a game you can conjure up in any situation. Each player receives a number of cards based on the number of players. These form that player's personal draw pile. Players then draw four cards from their draw pile and place five cards vertically on the table. These five cards form the start of the rows that can be formed. Each player chooses one of their four cards to play and places it face down on the table. Once all players have played a card, they are turned over simultaneously. The player with the lowest value card starts and may add it to one of the five rows. Cards can only be added to a row with at least one matching color of a cow head. The next player is the player with the second-highest value, and so on. If a player plays the sixth cow head or the sixth card in a row, they must draw the entire row. Drawn cards are worth minus points. When players run out of cards, they draw four more cards from their draw pile, and when the draw piles are empty, the round ends. The player with the fewest minus points after a predetermined point is the winner!

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