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 Carcassonne Dice Game[RGG 438]In the Carcassonne dice game, the players cleverly use dice roles try to build closed cities as large as they can - the bigger, the better. Author: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede |
 Dominion Cornucopia[RGG 446]Dominion: Cornucopia is the fifth expansion for the Dominion deck-building game. It adds 13 new Kingdom cards plus five unique cards. The central theme of the Cornucopia expansion is variety. There are cards that reward players for having a variety of cards in their hands, as well as cards that help players achieve that level of variety. |
 Carcassonne: 10 Year Special Edition[RGG 436]The 2001 recipient of the Spiel des Jahres award for gaming excellence, Rio Grande's Carcassonne is a clever, tile-based boardgame set in the southern French city of Carcassonne, famous for its unique Roman and Medieval fortifications. Players develop the area around the city, deploying their followers on the roads, in the cities, in the cloisters, and in the fields to build prestige, power, and dominance in their quest to claim victory!Klaus-Jurgen Wrede's genre-defining Carcassonne will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year! To mark the occasion, Hans im Gluck, the original publisher of the Spiel des Jahres-winner, is issuing Carcassonne: Jubilaumsedition, a new 10th Anniversary Edition of the game which includes all the contents of the original game, plus ten new land tiles and colored translucent meeples, all packaged in a blue, meeple-shaped storage case. |
 Shadow, Sword & Spell—Expert[S2P RGG3001]You have survived the trials and ordeals before you. Through your wits, guile, and fortitude, you have fought back the hordes of unholy terror. You have saved countless men and women from the bonds of slavery. You have discovered hidden treasures, long forgotten tombs, and tomes of arcane knowledge. You have become a hero, an outlaw, a thorn in the side of the powers that be. Your trials have prepared you, and now, you are ready to inscribe your name in the rolls of history. The world will feel your justice. Your enemies will know your vengeance. Those with the power will now have no choice but to share it with you. You will be a king and the dynasty you found will endure for centuries. Shadow, Sword & Spell: Expert answers the question: What's next? Your hero has grown in power, and now they are ready to tame the world. Building upon the rules found in Basic, Expert adds new options and opportunities for your game. |
 Dominion Big Box[RGG 425]This "Big Box" edition of Dominion contains the core Dominion card game, as well as the expansions, Alchemy and Prosperity, and a full-color play mat. |
 Colonial Gothic Revised: New France[S2P RGG1779]France and England have always been rivals... and, so it is in America. From Quebec to the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Delta, New France offers a constant challenge to the British colonies. This sourcebook for Colonial Gothic features a complete description of New France, with information on its political structure, society, and major settlements. |
 Heavens of Olympus[RGG 423]Zeus has decided to build a universe that he can gaze upon from high atop Mount Olympus. He has enlisted the help of several unknown gods to do this for him - and they have 5 days to finish the job. The god who performs the best while building this universe will be elevated in status and receive admission into Mount Olympus. The game progresses over the course of 5 rounds or "Days". Each day has three phases (a morning, an afternoon, and an evening). During these phases, players will select actions such as making planets, placing planets, etc. After these three phases are completed, night happens in which scoring occurs and Zeus gazes upon the work of the players. Players receive Prestige Points for things such as having the most planets in an orbit and for constellations (connections of planets) they have built. At the end of the 5th day, whoever has earned the most prestige wins. |
 Carcassonne: The City 2[RGG 429]Carcassonne: The City - this time is a cardboard box at a smaller price! The impressive city of Carcassonne was a magnet for tourists from all lands even in the middle ages. Its large market, grandiose homes, and busy streets made the whole city a popular attraction. Here is your chance to build the city of Carcassonne! Players build walls and towers, found markets, and place followers in the normal way. At the end, you will all enjoy looking at the beautiful 3-D city you have built! |
 Rio de la Plata[RGG A37]In 1536 Pedro de Mendoza founded the city of Buenos Aires along the Rio de la Plata river. After five years, the settlers were forced to leave the city exhausted by difficulties and the continuous attacks from the Querandies natives. A few days later that city was burnt and destroyed. About 50 years later, Juan Garay leads a new expedition and the city of Buenos Aires is built again. The challenge is tough as the first time: the resources are meagre and the natives not so friendly. Moreover, the Corsairs, paid by the English Crown, menace the Spanish settlement. Will the new settlement manage to survive? |
 Black Friday[RGG 432]When you invest in the stock exchange, you want to buy low and sell high! But it does not always go that way, so sometimes you will need subsidies from the government to keep investing. To keep the stocks you have acquired on the rise, you must convince other players they have value so they will buy those stocks and keep your profits soaring. Now the signs suddenly show that there could be a coming busrt.You must decide quicky if the signs are right and sell your holdings or wait a bit longer for them to rise further and increase your profits. In the end, of course, the player who has earned the most money (in this case in the form of gold reserves) will win the game! Times again the good taxpayer takes over the subsidies. A fast-moving game with thrills and excitement as players try to outwit each other for the highest gains. But the bust can come suddenly and ruin all - even the fortunes of the other players. A frighteningly realistic game that reflects the real dangers and opportunities of investing in the stock market. Bring your steel nerves and money to see how you fare! |
 Asara[RGG A38] Compete with your fellow players for the most beautiful towers. Players take on the roles of famous architects and using their chicanery, try to obtain the best construction parts. With these the exuberant towers are erected. Think ahead, use your tactical sense and it will help you to stay ahead of the other players and thereby becoming the greatest architect of the country. Exciting construction entertainment for the whole family. |
 Loch Ness[RGG 442]For decades reporters from the around the world have been on the hunt for the Loch Ness monster. But lately reports of sightings of Nessie have been increasing. Such reports naturally have drawn such reporters as the attractive Belinda Viewing from New York, the half-Belgian Claude McMirror, the clever Filosa Sharp, as well as her Londoner competitor Jack Nesstee, and even Nils the Blitzen from Denmark to the Loch. Equipped with the most modern equipment and techniques, these daring reporters have traveled to Scotland, in order to capture the elusive Nessie on film for their newspapers. But the 5 will experience some surprises... |
 Mousquetaires du Roy[RGG 427]1625. Fresh out of Gascony, D'Artagnan, a young man whose ambition is to become a musketeer for the King -- Mousquetaire du Roy -- becomes acquainted with Athos, Aramis, Porthos and the beautiful Constance, linen maid to the Queen. Soon he finds himself at the heart of an adventure where France's destiny is at stake. You are rewriting the story! But will you choose the side of the Musketeers or of Milady on this adventure? |
 20th Century[RGG 426]In the 20th Century, every country strives to develop and improve, each in its own way. Some become financial leaders. Others become centers of learning. Both science and commerce serve to propel nations toward the future - but toward what kind of future? Growth produces waste, and the greatest advances may come with the greatest cost to the environment. How will these countries mitigate the inevitable ecological catastrophes? Your goal is to build a land free of garbage and pollution - a land where the environment is as healthy as the economy. Only then can you consider your country to be truly developed. The game consists of six rounds, during which you oversee the urbanization of your country. Some lands produce income. Some produce scientific research. Others improve the quality of life. Your research allows you to discover new technologies that will shape the way your nation develops. Science can even help you avert ecological catastrophes. At the end of each round, your lands provide you the money and research that you will need to deal with the challenges of the next round. You accumulate points each round, based on your nation's quality of life. At the end of rounds two and four, you also score bonus points for certain aspects of your country's development. At the end of round six, you will score bonus points based on your country's income, research, and environmental quality. The player with the most points wins, having built the country with the highest standard of living. |
 Hamburgum: Antverpia[RGG 445]Players represent wealthy families in one of the most thriving European cities of the 16th century: Antverpia (=Antwerp in Belgium). They gain wealth by shipping sugar, cloth and beer overseas, construct new buildings, and help building the 6 most important churches of the city by granting donations to them. But it is not the wealthiest family who will win the game, instead it will be the family who has donated most wisely to the churches.
This expansion of the game Hamburgum offers not only a different map with a new allocation of buildings, but also different rules for the donations and visiting the church space on the rondel. Other than in original Hamburgum, church districts do not exist, all donations have to be taken in a certain order, a church tax is implemented on the rondel, and ships give more victory points. The board uses historical views taken from original maps of the 16th century and is printed from both sides: Antverpia on the one side, and a new map of Hamburgum on the other.
New and beautifully illustrated church donations will come with the expansion, printed on thick cardboard. Other than that, the game material from Hamburgum should be used (real bricks, metal bells, coins etc.). |
 Industry[RGG A36]From the clay pit to the robot factory, you must steer your burgeoning industrial empire through five different eras in this exciting auction game. Experience the discovery of steam power, electricity and the first machines -- then put them to work for you. Build factories, then secure rail lines and shipping rights for your business; in the end these will be worth valuable bonus points. Good control and clever planning will make you the most successful industrial magnate! |
 Navegador[RGG 440]In the 15th century, the Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator (Henrique o Navegador) summoned the best cartographers and top navigators of his time and instructed them to explore the shores of the African coastline. They thereby won expertise in navigation and shipbuilding, heralding the Age of Exploration and enabling Portugal to later to find a direct trade route to India and China. In the height of its power Portugal controlled the sea trade from Brazil to Japan and attained overwhelming wealth with the trade monopoly on spices. The players represent wealthy trade dynasties that help to build up the Portuguese colonial empire. Tracing the routes of famous explorers they advance all the way to Nagasaki--but sailing into unknown waters is a dangerous venture. Founding colonies and building factories helps them to build up an economic base. But the prices for sugar, gold and spices fluctuate all the time, and only the trade dynasty that adapts to the market will be able to finance its lofty plans. Competing for new discoveries, colonies, shipyards, and churches it is very important to observe the actions of the other players. Navegador for 2 to 5 players is a challenging strategy game with a little luck, because no-one knows exactly what to expect when discovering new sea regions. Player's turns follow simple rules and are executed on a rondel, which leads to a fluent play experience. |
 Furstenfeld[RGG 437]Anno 1516: As a young sovereign you are cultivating your small Furstenfeld to supply goods to the local breweries. But you still miss your greatest dream: your personal palace. Your status will finally rise high enough to leave the vexed farming behind and to demand taxes from the surrounding rural population, so you can finally live in peace. You harvest hops, barley and spring water and increase your wealth with a growing agriculture. Additional buildings help you to get the necessary funds for building the desired palace. There are only two problems: Firstly, the demand for goods at the breweries is limited. The more goods the players produce, the faster the prices drop. Secondly, the palace needs more and more space. The closer you are coming to the victory, the smaller is your personal field for farming. |
 Famiglia[RGG 431]The new 2 player card game from 2F-Spiele - a game you cannot refuse! Story: Prepare yourself for a fierce duel. Cleverly use the features of the four different families, snatch the most valuable gangsters away from your opponent. Your goal: have the best gang at the end of the game. Idea of the game: Components: |
 Zooloretto: The Boss[RGG 430]Good coworkers and charitable donations make life easier for the zoo director. If he uses the donations skillfully, he will acquire additional animals and vending stalls. If done right, he can make the zoo even more attractive and new to those who visit. In this way, he will attract more visitors and earn more income. With correct management of these new resources, a player can become the Zoo BOSS. |