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Camel Up (New Edition) (Minor Damge)

2024-05-15T21:25:03-04:00

Vendor: eggertspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 41.95

Designer	Steffen Bogen
Publisher	eggertspiele
Players	3-8
Playtime	30-45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2020 Gra Roku Best Party Game Nominee
Additional Info	260605/camel http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260605/camel/forums/63

In Camel Up, up to eight players bet on five racing camels, trying to suss out which ones will place first and second in a quick race around a pyramid. The earlier you place your bet, the more you can win — should you guess correctly, of course. Camels don't run neatly, however, sometimes landing on top of another one and being carried toward the finish line. Who's going to run when? That all depends on how the dice come out of the pyramid dice shaker, which releases one die at a time when players pause from their bets long enough to see who's actually moving!

This 2018 edition of Camel Up features new artwork, a new game board design, a new pyramid design, engraved dice, and new game modes, including crazy rogue camels that start the race running in the opposite direction! You never know how a race will end!

Space Alert (Box Damage)

2024-05-07T16:08:05-04:00

Vendor: Rio Grande Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 49.45

Designer	Vlaada Chvátil
Publisher	Rio Grande Games
Players	1-5
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Honors	2009 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Innovative Board Game Winner 2009 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee 2009 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee 2009 JoTa Highlights of the Year Critic Award 2009 JoTa Highlights of the Year Nominee 2009 Spiel der Spiele Hit mit Freunden Recommended 2009 Spiel des Jahres "New Worlds Game" Winner
Expansion	Space Alert: The New Frontier
Accessory	Sleeve Kings - Space Alert Large (110 pack)
Additional Info	38453/space-alert http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1388/space-alert/reviews

Space Alert is a cooperative team survival game. Players become crew members of a small spaceship scanning dangerous sectors of the galaxy. The missions last just 10 real-time minutes (hyperspace jump, sector scan, hyperspace jump back) and the only task the players have is to protect their ship.

During play, the central computer will announce the presence of various threats on one the supplied 10 minute soundtracks that also acts as a game timer. The threats vary from space battleships and interceptors to different interstellar monsters and abominations, asteroids or even intruders and malfunctions on the spaceship. Players have to agree who will take care of which task and coordinate their actions (moving around the ship, firing weapons, distributing energy, using battlebots to deal with intruders, launching guided missiles, etc.) in real time to defend the ship. Only a well-working team can survive 10 minutes and make the jump back to safety.

The game offers several difficulty levels, huge variability and a unique experience for one to five player teams. One mission lasts only about 30 minutes, including setup and evaluation.

(Based on a description from Czech Games Edition)

Concordia (Rio Grande Games Edition) (Minor Damage)

2024-04-27T23:36:39-04:00

Vendor: Rio Grande Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 56.95

Designer	Mac Gerdts
Publisher	Rio Grande Games
Players	2-5
Playtime	100 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Honors	2017 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee 2016 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee 2015 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Winner 2015 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee 2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2014 JUG Adult Game of the Year Finalist 2014 Jogo do Ano Nominee 2014 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee 2013 Meeples' Choice Winner 2013 Meeples' Choice Nominee 2013 Jocul Anului în România Advanced Finalist
Expansions	Concordia: Britannia & Germania Concordia: Salsa Concordia: Gallia / Corsica Concordia: Aegyptus / Creta Concordia Venus Concordia: Balearica / Cyprus Concordia: Solitaria Concordia: Roma / Sicilia
Accessories	Deluxe Token Bundle compatible with Concordia Folded Space - Concordia & Venus & Salsa
Additional Info	124361/concordia http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1239862/concordia/reviews

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire ruled the lands around the Mediterranean Sea. With peace at the borders, harmony inside the provinces, uniform law, and a common currency, the economy thrived and gave rise to mighty Roman dynasties as they expanded throughout the numerous cities. Guide one of these dynasties and send colonists to the remote realms of the Empire; develop your trade network; and appease the ancient gods for their favor — all to gain the chance to emerge victorious!

Concordia is a peaceful strategy game of economic development in Roman times for 2-5 players aged 13 and up. Instead of looking to the luck of dice or cards, players must rely on their strategic abilities. Be sure to watch your rivals to determine which goals they are pursuing and where you can outpace them! In the game, colonists are sent out from Rome to settle down in cities which produce bricks, food, tools, wine, and cloth. Each player starts with an identical set of playing cards and acquires more cards during the game. These cards serve two purposes:

They allow a player to choose actions during the game.
They are worth victory points (VPs) at the end of the game.

Concordia is a strategy game which requires advance planning and consideration of your opponent's moves. Every game is different, not only because of the sequence of new cards on sale but also due to the modular layout of cities. (One side of the game board shows the entire Roman Empire with 30 cities for 3-5 players, while the other shows Roman Italy with 25 cities for 2-4 players.) When all cards have been sold, the game ends. The player with the most VPs from the gods (Jupiter, Saturnus, Mercurius, Minerva, Vulcanus, etc.) wins the game.

Terraforming Mars (Box Damage)

2024-04-27T23:16:06-04:00

Vendor: Stronghold Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 71.95

Designer	Jacob Fryxelius
Publisher	Stronghold Games
Players	1-5
Playtime	120 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Honors	2018 Guldbrikken Best Expert Game Winner 2018 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Winner 2018 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee 2017 Tric Trac Nominee 2017 Tric Trac d'Argent 2017 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Experten Recommended 2017 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2017 Jogo do Ano Nominee 2017 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee 2017 Gouden Ludo Best Expert Game Nominee 2017 Goblin Magnifico Nominee 2017 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming Nominee 2017 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game Winner 2017 Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game Nominee 2016 Swiss Gamers Award Nominee 2016 Golden Geek Board Game of the Year Nominee 2016 Golden Geek Best Strategy Board Game Nominee 2016 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee 2016 Cardboard Republic Architect Laurel Winner 2016 Cardboard Republic Architect Laurel Nominee
Accessories	The Broken Token - Terraforming Mars Organizer The Broken Token - Transparent Green 34mm Hex Tiles (10) The Broken Token - Transparent Grey 34mm Hex Tiles (10) The Broken Token - Terraforming Mars Acrylic Token Set (5) The Broken Token - Share4 3D Space Colony Hex Tiles (4) The Broken Token - 3D Ocean Hex Tiles (9) The Broken Token - 3D Space Colony City Hex Tiles (10) Broken Token - Terraforming Mars Acrylic Overlay (5 pack) Broken Token - Terraforming Mars Expansion Full Organizer Broken Token - Terraforming Mars Crate Upgrade (Crate Shell + Tile Trays) Broken Token - Terraforming Mars Expansion Upgrade Meeple Realty - Terraforming Colony (Compatible with TERRAFORMING MARS™) - Terraforming Colony Full Insert (Including five plexiglass overlay components for player boards) Gaming Trunk - Martian Organizer for Terraforming Mars (Red) E-Raptor - Insert compatible with Terraforming Mars™ E-Raptor - Organizer compatible with Terraforming Mars™ Metal Upgrade Cubes for Terraforming Mars (set of 95) Acrylic Resource Tokens compatible with Terraforming Mars™ (set of 56) Folded Space - Terraforming Mars & Expansions Acrylic Resource Tokens compatible with Terraforming Mars™ Venus Expansion (set of 23) Acrylic Resource Tokens compatible with Terraforming Mars™ Expansion: Colonies™ (set of 8) The Game Crafter - 3D Tiles for Terraforming Mars The Game Crafter - More 3D Cities and Greeneries for Terraforming Mars Laserox - Terraformer's Toolbox (Compatible with Terraforming Mars) Laserox - Terraforming Mars Overlay Laserox - Terraforming Mars Tokens Laserox - Terraforming Mars Resource Tokens Laserox - Terraforming Mars Resource Tokens II Terraforming Mars - First Player Token Terraforming Mars - Game Boards - Kit of 5 Top Shelf Gamer - Acrylic Resource Tokens compatible with Terraforming Mars™ Asteroids (set of 8) Terraforming Mars: Trade Fleets + Chairman Seat Minis Terraforming Mars: Rover First Player Marker Terraforming Mars: Dual Layer Player Boards The Dicetroyers - Terraforming Mars: All In One Box plus Player Boards Set (Italy Import)
Expansions	Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium Terraforming Mars: Venus Next Terraforming Mars: Prelude Terraforming Mars: Colonies Terraforming Mars: Turmoil Terraforming Mars: Big Box (Kickstarter Edition)
Reimplemented By	Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
Additional Info	167791/terraforming-mars https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars/forums/63

In the 2400s, mankind begins to terraform the planet Mars. Giant corporations, sponsored by the World Government on Earth, initiate huge projects to raise the temperature, the oxygen level, and the ocean coverage until the environment is habitable. In Terraforming Mars, you play one of those corporations and work together in the terraforming process, but compete for getting victory points that are awarded not only for your contribution to the terraforming, but also for advancing human infrastructure throughout the solar system, and doing other commendable things.

The players acquire unique project cards (from over two hundred different ones) by buying them to their hand. The projects (cards) can represent anything from introducing plant life or animals, hurling asteroids at the surface, building cities, to mining the moons of Jupiter and establishing greenhouse gas industries to heat up the atmosphere. The cards can give you immediate bonuses, as well as increasing your production of different resources. Many cards also have requirements and they become playable when the temperature, oxygen, or ocean coverage increases enough. Buying cards is costly, so there is a balance between buying cards (3 megacredits per card) and actually playing them (which can cost anything between 0 to 41 megacredits, depending on the project). Standard Projects are always available to complement your cards.

Your basic income, as well as your basic score, is based on your Terraform Rating (starting at 20), which increases every time you raise one of the three global parameters. However, your income is complemented with your production, and you also get VPs from many other sources.

Each player keeps track of their production and resources on their player boards, and the game uses six types of resources: MegaCredits, Steel, Titanium, Plants, Energy, and Heat. On the game board, you compete for the best places for your city tiles, ocean tiles, and greenery tiles. You also compete for different Milestones and Awards worth many VPs. Each round is called a generation (guess why) and consists of the following phases:

1) Player order shifts clockwise.
2) Research phase: All players buy cards from four privately drawn.
3) Action phase: Players take turns doing 1-2 actions from these options: Playing a card, claiming a Milestone, funding an Award, using a Standard project, converting plant into greenery tiles (and raising oxygen), converting heat into a temperature raise, and using the action of a card in play. The turn continues around the table until all players pass.
4) Production phase: Players get resources according to their terraform rating and production parameters.

When the three global parameters (temperature, oxygen, ocean) have all reached their goal, the terraforming is complete, and the game ends after that generation. Count your Terraform Rating and other VPs to determine the winning corporation!

Stone Age (Italian Edition)

2024-01-16T21:19:54-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 52.95

Designer	Bernd Brunnhofer
Publisher	Z-Man Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Honors	2008 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 2nd Place 2008 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2008 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2008 Golden Geek Best Gamer's Board Game Nominee 2008 Hra roku Nominee 2008 International Gamers Awards - General Strategy; Multi-player Nominee 2008 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee 2008 Spiel der Spiele Hit mit Freunden Recommended 2008 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2008 Tric Trac Nominee 2009 Games Magazine Best New Family Strategy Game Winner 2009 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2009 Golden Geek Best Gamers' Board Game Nominee 2009 Hra roku Nominee 2009 JoTa Best Artwork Audience Award 2009 JoTa Best Artwork Nominee 2009 JoTa Best Family Board Game Audience Award 2009 JoTa Best Family Board Game Critic Award 2009 JoTa Best Family Board Game Nominee 2009 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee 2009 Vuoden Peli Adult Game of the Year Nominee 2010 Ludoteca Ideale Official Selection 2010 MinD-Spielepreis Nominee 2012 MinD-Spielepreis Nominee 2017 Hungarian Board Game Award Nominee 2017 Hungarian Board Game Award Winner
Expansions	Stone Age: Style is the Goal Stone Age: The Expansion Stone Age: The Mammoth Herd
Accessories	Top Shelf Gamer - Deluxe Token Bundle compatible with Stone Age (set of 97) Top Shelf Gamer - Deluxe Token Bundle compatible with Stone Age™ V2 (set of 109) Kings Wooden Token Set - Deluxe Stone Age Wooden Token Set Euro Token Expansion - Deluxe Folded Space - Stone Age & Expansions
Additional Info	34635/stone-age http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/594/stone-age/reviews

Note: This game is in Italian.

The "Stone Age" times were hard indeed. In their roles as hunters, collectors, farmers, and tool makers, our ancestors worked with their legs and backs straining against wooden plows in the stony earth. Of course, progress did not stop with the wooden plow. People always searched for better tools and more productive plants to make their work more effective.

In Stone Age, the players live in this time, just as our ancestors did. They collect wood, break stone and wash their gold from the river. They trade freely, expand their village and so achieve new levels of civilization. With a balance of luck and planning, the players compete for food in this pre-historic time.

Players use up to ten tribe members each in three phases. In the first phase, players place their men in regions of the board that they think will benefit them, including the hunt, the trading center, or the quarry. In the second phase, the starting player activates each of his staffed areas in whatever sequence he chooses, followed in turn by the other players. In the third phase, players must have enough food available to feed their populations, or they face losing resources or points.

Just One

2023-10-11T16:43:24-04:00

Vendor: Repos Production
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designers	Ludovic Roudy Bruno Sautter
Publisher	Repos Production
Players	3-7
Playtime	20 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2021 Bulgarian Board Game Awards Game of the Year Nominee 2021 Bulgarian Board Game Awards Bulgarian Game of the Year Winner 2020 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee 2020 Guldbrikken Best Parlor Game Winner 2020 Guldbrikken Best Parlor Game Nominee 2019 Tric Trac Nominee 2019 Swiss Gamers Award Nominee 2019 Swiss Gamers Award Kids Nominee 2019 Spiel des Jahres Winner 2019 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2019 Lys Grand Public Finalist 2019 Juego del Año Recommended 2019 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee 2019 Fairplay À la carte Runner-up 2019 5 Seasons Best International Party&Coop Nominee 2018 Meeples' Choice Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Best Party Game Nominee 2018 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee 2018 Cardboard Republic Socializer Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	254640/just-one http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one/forums/63

Just One is a cooperative party game in which you play together to discover as many mystery words as possible. Find the best clue to help your teammate. Be unique, as all identical clues will be cancelled!

A complete game is played over 13 cards. The goal is to get a score as close to 13 as possible. In case of a right answer, the players score 1 point. In case of wrong answer, they lose the current card as well as the top card of the deck. Thus losing 2 points. In case of lack of answer, the players only lose the current card, and therefore only 1 point.

You have the choice – make the difference!

Small Historical Point:

Originally, Just One was called We Are The Word and was published by Fun Consortium.

Repos Production bought the rights in early 2018 and adapted the game. The Sombrero-wearing Belgians decided to improve the quality of the components, add 50 new words, and change the name of the game. Following this new edition, the game went from having only a French edition to having a world-wide edition.

That's Pretty Clever! Kids (Stronghold Games Edition)

2023-06-08T17:45:41-04:00

Vendor: Stronghold Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Wolfgang Warsch
Publisher	Stronghold Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	15-15 mins
Suggested Age	5 and up
Hornor	2022 Kinderspiel des Jahres Nominee
Additional Info	354892/s-pretty-clever-kids http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354892/s-pretty-clever-kids/forums/63

You want to get your hands on everything you can at the birthday party: balloons, gifts, candles, and mountains of sweets! Will you be able to grab more than all the other partygoers?

Auch schon clever (German for "Also Pretty Clever") features gameplay similar to Ganz schön clever, with one player rolling dice on their turn, then choosing what they want while everyone else gets something from what's left behind.

On your turn, roll the five dice. The faces of these dice show a joker symbol or an icon on one of four colored backgrounds. Choose all the dice of one background color, taking any jokers at the same time, then use the symbols on these die faces to mark off items in this colored area of your score sheet:

Balloons are in the yellow area, for example, and you must mark them off left to right: red, blue, green, lilac, blue, etc.
For the train of candles in the orange area, you must have as many candles as are on the next train car in order to mark it out.
Gifts in the green area can be marked off in any order.
Sweets in the blue area are depicted in pairs in rows — doughnuts, cake, cupcakes — and you mark spaces in a row left to right as long as you have a pair of matching sweets on the dice.

If you can't use a die that you took, e.g., you took red, blue and lilac balloons and could mark off only the first two, then you must return the unused dice to any others left behind. Each other player then chooses dice of a single background color — and players can choose the same or different colors — and marks off what they can.

If you mark off a circled item or a row of gifts next to a circle, you can immediately cross off an item in the section of the same color as that circle. Crossing off this item might give you another bonus!

When a player marks off all items in one area, the game ends at the conclusion of that turn. Various items or rows that you complete have rainbow stars connected to them, and whoever collects the most rainbow stars wins!

Auch Schon Clever (a.k.a. That's Pretty Clever! Kids) (German Import)

2023-04-27T23:19:02-04:00

Vendor: Schmidt Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 26.95

Designer	Wolfgang Warsch
Publisher	Schmidt Spiele
Players	2-4
Playtime	15 mins
Suggested Age	5 and up
Honor	2022 Kinderspiel des Jahres Nominee
Additional Info	354892/s-pretty-clever-kids http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354892/s-pretty-clever-kids/forums/63

This game in in German, but the game itself is language independent. English rules can be found here.

You want to get your hands on everything you can at the birthday party: balloons, gifts, candles, and mountains of sweets! Will you be able to grab more than all the other partygoers?

Auch schon clever (German for "Also Pretty Clever") features gameplay similar to Ganz schön clever, with one player rolling dice on their turn, then choosing what they want while everyone else gets something from what's left behind.

On your turn, roll the five dice. The faces of these dice show a joker symbol or an icon on one of four colored backgrounds. Choose all the dice of one background color, taking any jokers at the same time, then use the symbols on these die faces to mark off items in this colored area of your score sheet:

Balloons are in the yellow area, for example, and you must mark them off left to right: red, blue, green, lilac, blue, etc.
For the train of candles in the orange area, you must have as many candles as are on the next train car in order to mark it out.
Gifts in the green area can be marked off in any order.
Sweets in the blue area are depicted in pairs in rows — doughnuts, cake, cupcakes — and you mark spaces in a row left to right as long as you have a pair of matching sweets on the dice.

If you can't use a die that you took, e.g., you took red, blue and lilac balloons and could mark off only the first two, then you must return the unused dice to any others left behind. Each other player then chooses dice of a single background color — and players can choose the same or different colors — and marks off what they can.

If you mark off a circled item or a row of gifts next to a circle, you can immediately cross off an item in the section of the same color as that circle. Crossing off this item might give you another bonus!

When a player marks off all items in one area, the game ends at the conclusion of that turn. Various items or rows that you complete have rainbow stars connected to them, and whoever collects the most rainbow stars wins!

Dorfromantik: The Board Game

2023-01-24T23:36:03-05:00

Vendor: Pegasus Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 47.95

Designer	Michael Palm Lukas Zach
Publisher	Pegasus Spiele
Players	1-6
Playtime	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2023 Spiel des Jahres Winner 2023 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2022 Golden Geek Light Game of the Year Nominee 2022 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee
Expansion	Dorfromantik: The Board Game – Great Mill
Integrates With	Dorfromantik: The Duel
Additional Info	370591/dorfromantik-board-game http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370591/dorfromantik-board-game/forums/63

Rippling rivers, rustling forests, wheat fields swaying in the wind and here and there a cute little village - that's Dorfromantik! The video game from the small developer studio Toukana Interactive has been thrilling the gaming community since its Early Access in March 2021 and has already won all kinds of prestigious awards. Now Michael Palm and Lukas Zach are transforming the popular building strategy and puzzle game into a family game for young and old with Dorfromantik: Das Brettspiel.

In Dorfromantik: Das Brettspiel, up to six players work together to lay hexagonal tiles to create a beautiful landscape and try to fulfill the orders of the population, while at the same time laying as long a track and as long a river as possible, but also taking into account the flags that provide points in enclosed areas. The better the players manage to do this, the more points they can score at the end. In the course of the replayable campaign, the points earned can be used to unlock new tiles that are hidden in initially locked boxes. These pose new, additional tasks for the players and make it possible to raise the high score higher and higher.

—description from the publisher

Donkey Bridge (a.k.a. Eselsbrücke) (Import)

2023-01-04T21:39:44-05:00

Vendor: Mandoo Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 47.95

Designer	Hami Michael Menzel
Publisher	Mandoo Games
Players	3-12
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2011 Graf Ludo Best Family Game Graphics Winner 2012 Spiel des Jahres Nominee
Additional Info	90009/eselsbrucke http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/933521/eselsbrucke/reviews

Note: This is an import game in English and Korean instructions. Enblish rules can be found here.

The name "Eselsbrücke" literally means "donkey bridge" – as depicted on the cover of the game Eselsbrücke, for example – but the term also refers to a mnemonic, something used to retain a memory, and that's the goal at the heart of this design from Stefan Dorra and Ralf zur Linde.

In this game, players must take randomly drawn symbols and objects and create stories from them, ideally memorable and fun stories that will enable other players to recall the objects around which the stories are centered. Whoever builds the best mnemonics – and listens well to the stories told by others – has the best chance of winning the game.

Living Forest

2022-12-30T19:58:44-05:00

Vendor: Pegasus Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 50.95

Designer	Aske Christiansen
Publisher	Pegasus Spiele
Players	2-4
Playing Time	40 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2022 UK Games Expo Best Boardgame (American-Style) Nominee 2022 Tric Trac Nominee 2022 Tric Trac Initiés Nominee 2022 Tric Trac d'Argent Initiés 2022 Swiss Gamers Award Nominee 2022 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Family Game Nominee 2022 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner 2022 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2022 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee 2022 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Initié Winner 2022 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Initié Nominee
Expansion	Living Forest: Kodama
Additional Info	328479/living-forest http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328479/living-forest/forums/63

In Living Forest, you play as a nature spirit who will try to save the forest and its sacred tree from the flames of Onibi.

But you are not alone in your mission as the animal guardians have come together to lend a hand around the Circle of Spirits where you progress. Each turn, they bring you valuable elements, so try to combine your team of animal guardians as best as possible to carry out your actions, but be careful because some are lonely and do not like to be mixed with others...

Isle of Skye: Big Box

2022-12-27T10:44:53-05:00

Vendor: Lookout Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 66.95

Designer	Andreas Pelikan Alexander Pfister
Publisher	Lookout Games
Players	2-5
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	369258/isle-skye-big-box http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369258/isle-skye-big-box/forums/63

Get the full load of the modern classic tile-laying game with the Isle of Skye Big Box! The Big Box contains the award-winning Isle of Skye base game (Kennerspiel des Jahres 2016), the Druids expansion, and additional scoring and tunnel tiles. A new addition is the mini-expansion Randgebiete.

In the game, you embody one leader of each of the five traditional Scottish clans. You create your own small empire in order to gain the necessary victory points. But in each game only four of the included 24 score cards are in play. This makes each game different and requires different tactics and strategies.

In each round you can buy one of the tiles of a fellow player. Face down, all players simultaneously set the prices of the pieces they offer. A high price can lead to prosperity and much needed money. However, if no buyer can be found, the seller must add the tile to his empire himself and give up the money he has invested. In the end, the player who has scored the most victory points wins.

—description from the publisher (translated)

The "Randgebiete"/ borderland-expansion is a module, that can be added to any game, alone or together with the expansions.

Every player starts with the same 6 borderland tiles in their supply. There are two tiles each of water, mountain and land.
Each of them has only two sides for connections and two already closed borders.
In each round, when you place your other tiles, you may also place one borderland tile connected to at least one other tile. If its connected to other tiles on both sides, it gets flipped to the better side with more scoring symbols (like cows, sheep) on it.
No tile may be placed touching one of the other two sides with closed borders.

Scout

2022-11-29T09:28:53-05:00

Vendor: Oink Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Kei Kajino (梶野桂)
Publisher	Oink Games
Players	2-5
Playing Time	15 mins
Suggested Age	9 and up
Honor	2022 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2022 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
Additional Info	291453/scout http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout/forums/63

SCOUT is a ladder-climbing game in which cards have two potential values, players may not rearrange their hand of cards, and players may pass their turn to take a card from the current high set of cards into their hand.

More specifically, cards are dual-indexed, with different values on each half of the card, with the 45 cards having all possible combinations of the numbers 1-10. During set-up, whoever is shuffling the cards should randomize both the order of the cards in the deck and their orientation. Once each player has been dealt their entire hand of cards, they pick up that hand without rearranging any of the cards; if they wish, they can rotate their entire hand of cards in order to use the values on the other end of each card, but again they cannot rearrange the order of cards in their hand.

On a turn, a player takes one of two actions:

• Play: A player chooses one or more adjacent cards in their hand that have all the same value or that have values in consecutive order (whether ascending or descending), then they play this set of cards to the table. They can do this only if the table is empty (as on the first turn) or the set they're playing is ranked higher than the set currently on the table; a set is higher if it has more cards or has cards of the same value instead of consecutive cards or has a set of the same quantity and type but with higher values. In this latter case when a player overplays another set, the player captures the cards in this previous set and places them face down in front of themselves.

• Scout: A player takes a card from either end of the set currently on the table and places it anywhere they wish in their hand in either orientation. Whoever played this previous set receives a 1 VP token as a reward for playing a set that wasn't beaten.

Once per round, a player can scout, then immediately play.

When a player has emptied their hand of cards or all but one player have scouted instead of playing, the round ends. Players receive 1 VP for each face-down card, then subtract one point for each card in their hand (except if they were the player scouted repeatedly to end the game). Play as many rounds as the number of players, then whoever has the most points wins.

Mmm!

2022-11-29T09:27:18-05:00

Vendor: Pegasus Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 25.95

Designer	Reiner Knizia
Publisher	Pegasus Spiele
Players	1-6
Playtime	15-20 mins
Suggested Age	5 and up
Honors	2016 Kinderspiel des Jahres Nominee 2016 JUGuinho Children Game of the Year Finalist 2015 Spiel der Spiele Game of the Year Winner
Additional Info	172507/mmm http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1608629/mmm/reviews

When the cat’s away, the mice will play. But the mean black cat is still close when you try to fill your tummy with all the yummy food from the pantry and say “Mmm!”

The players are mice feeding on the Smiths’ food storage and should not be caught by the family’s cat. Mmm! is a cooperative game even for the smallest (special rules for ages 5 and up), which entertains everyone!

Marrakech (Giant Deluxe Edition)

2022-10-29T03:13:09-04:00

Vendor: Gigamic
Type: Board Games
Price: 272.95

Designer	Dominique Ehrhard
Publisher	Gigamic
Players	2-4
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	6 and up
Honors	2008 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Nominee 2008 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Winner 2008 Spiel der Spiele Game of the Year Winner 2008 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2009 Japan Boardgame Prize U-more Award Nominee 2009 Mensa Select Winner 2010 Hungarian Board Game Award Nominee
Additional Info	29223/marrakech http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/10334/marrakech/reviews

The Giant deluxe version of the game. The big box is totally white, without the usual cover with one plastic handle. Good materials, and amazing dimensions.

In Marrakech each player takes the role of a salesperson who tries to outwit the others. In turn each player rolls the dice and then moves Assam, the market organizer. If Assam stops on an opponent’s rug, the player must make a payment to its owner before putting one of their own rugs on an adjacent space. When the last rug has been laid, the total number of visible rugs and the number owned by each salesperson are added up.

The Palaces of Carrara (Second Edition) (Deluxe Edition)

2022-10-19T12:44:34-04:00

Vendor: Game Brewer
Type: Board Games
Price: 172.95

Designer	Michael Kiesling Wolfgang Kramer
Publisher	Game Brewer
Players	2-4
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Accessories	The Palaces of Carrara - Retro Pack
Additional Info	348070/palaces-carrara-second-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348070/palaces-carrara-second-edition/forums/63

Note: Deluxe version includes Bigger Box, Insert, metal coins, printed decorations and thicker cardboards

In The Palaces of Carrara, players want to buy the marble from this famous region of Italy as cheaply as possible – but any reduction in price will benefit your opponents as well. Maybe you'll find it profitable to instead invest in the buildings created from this exclusive marble? Maybe it'll be more worthwhile to grab the expensive raw material when bigger buildings in town turn out to be not as lucrative as you'd hoped?

This second edition includes a revised set of rules, as well as a completely new advanced version that will include many new strategies and ways of scoring. This new advanced mode of play introduces statues, which will allow you to score your buildings in a multitude of new ways. So come and revisit this classic game by famous designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling.

Product description

You are the head of a noble family who has received orders from the Royal Palace to beautify 6 cities in the region. Utilizing valuable blocks of marble from the famed quarries in Carrara, you will construct buildings, add decorations, and place statues to fill the cities with marble wonders.

Features:

The deluxe game box
Metal Coins
Deluxe Insert Compartments
Game Board with double wheel (NEW!)
36 Building Tiles
6 Monument Tiles
8 Improvement Tiles
4 Player Boards
1 Royal Court Board (NEW!)
42 Wooden Building Blocks
44 Wooden Statues (NEW!)
32 Wooden Scoring Markers
42 Wooden Decorations
8 Wooden VP Markers
1 Wooden Royal Visit Marker (NEW!)
4 Player Screens
1 Cloth Bag

The Palaces of Carrara (Second Edition) (Standard)

2022-08-27T16:37:30-04:00

Vendor: Game Brewer
Type: Board Games
Price: 65.95

Designer	Michael Kiesling Wolfgang Kramer
Publisher	Game Brewer
Players	2-4
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	348070/palaces-carrara-second-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348070/palaces-carrara-second-edition/forums/63

In The Palaces of Carrara, players want to buy the marble from this famous region of Italy as cheaply as possible – but any reduction in price will benefit your opponents as well. Maybe you'll find it profitable to instead invest in the buildings created from this exclusive marble? Maybe it'll be more worthwhile to grab the expensive raw material when bigger buildings in town turn out to be not as lucrative as you'd hoped?

This second edition includes a revised set of rules, as well as a completely new advanced version that will include many new strategies and ways of scoring. This new advanced mode of play introduces statues, which will allow you to score your buildings in a multitude of new ways. So come and revisit this classic game by famous designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling.

Ganz schön clever: Ersatzblock (German Import)

2022-08-22T22:17:02-04:00

Vendor: Schmidt Spiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 8.95

Designer	Wolfgang Warsch
Publisher	Schmidt Spiele
Players	1-4
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Expansion	Ganz schön clever: Challenge I
Honors	2018 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
Additional Info	244522/ganz-schon-clever http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244522/ganz-schon-clever/forums/63

Note: This game is in German. The game itself is language independent. English rules can be found here.

Replacement block for Ganz Schön Clever!

Hanabi Sonderausgabe (German Import)

2022-07-05T00:00:26-04:00

Vendor: ABACUSSPIELE
Type: Board Games
Price: 19.95

Designer	Antoine Bauza
Publisher	ABACUSSPIELE
Players	2-5
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2015 Årets Spill Best Family Game Nominee 2014 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Family Game Nominee 2014 MinD-Spieletipp Winner 2014 MinD-Spieletipp Nominee 2014 Hra roku Nominee 2014 Guldbrikken Best Adult Game Nominee 2013 Spiel des Jahres Winner 2013 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2013 Fairplay À la carte Winner 2012 Juego del Año Finalist
Additional Info	98778/hanabi http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1047531/hanabi/reviews

Note: This is an import game in German.

We celebrate over 1 million games sold in Germany. In Hanabi, the players do not see their own hand cards and still have to conjure up colorful fireworks in the sky together as a team. The mix of cooperative, communicative and deductive game elements made Hanabi "Game of the Year 2013". This special edition contains extra large maps.

Components:

60 cards,
12 chips,
1 rule of the game

ATTENTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts pose a choking hazard.

Quacks & Co (aka Mit Quacks & Co. nach Quedlinburg)

2022-07-04T07:11:30-04:00

Vendor: CMYK
Type: Board Games
Price: 39.95

Designer	Wolfgang Warsch
Publisher	CMYK
Players	2-4
Playtime	25 mins
Suggested Age	6 and up
Honors	2022 UK Games Expo Best Children's Game People's Choice Award Winner 2022 UK Games Expo Best Children's Game Nominee 2022 UK Games Expo Best Children's Game Judges Award Winner 2022 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Kinder Winner 2022 Kinderspiel des Jahres Nominee 2022 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Children's Game Winner
Additional Info	354886/mit-quacks-co-nach-quedlinburg http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354886/mit-quacks-co-nach-quedlinburg/forums/63

It's race day in Quedlinburg, and with the right combination of food and luck, you will ride your mount to victory and claim the golden cauldron.

Mit Quacks & Co. nach Quedlinburg features similar gameplay to The Quacks of Quedlinburg, with each player building their own bag of tokens over the course of play, then drawing those tokens to try to further themselves to victory.

Each player starts the game with their mount at the start of the racetrack and a bag that contains four dream tokens, a yellow 1 token, two red 1 tokens, and a red 2 token. On a turn, you draw a token from your bag, then place it on your animal board. If you draw a colored token, place the token on your animal board, advance your animal on the track as many spaces as the number on the token, then carry out the effect of that color: red tokens earn you 1-3 rubies, yellow tokens let you roll a die for a random bonus, green tokens let you take another turn or return a drawn token to your bag, and blue chips let you move extra or upgrade a token.

If you draw a dream token, place it on one of the clouds on your animal board. After you draw and place a third dream token, use all the rubies on your board to buy new tokens — no two being the same color, mind you — then place these new tokens and all previously drawn tokens in your bag. Keep taking turns until someone reaches the end of the track and wins!

Mit Quacks & Co. nach Quedlinburg includes a double-sided game board for a shorter or longer race; orange and purple tokens that provide new powers, such as advancing as many spaces as the number of rubies you have; and double-sided action boards for each type of colored token, allowing you to play with different sets of actions from game to game.

Niagara (Import)

2022-05-17T23:21:35-04:00

Vendor: Rio Grande Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 62.95

Designer	Thomas Liesching
Publisher	Rio Grande Games
Players	3-5
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2005 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game 2nd Place 2005 Japan Boardgame Prize Best Foreign Game for Beginners 2005 Mensa Select Winner 2005 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee 2005 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2005 Spiel des Jahres Winner 2006 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2006 Golden Geek Best Kids' Board Game Nominee 2008 Årets Spel Best Family Game Winner
Expansions	The Spirits of Niagara
Additional Info	13308/niagara http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/4933/niagara/reviews

Niagara is set in the not particularly safe world of rushing waterfalls. In the late 18th Century, the Shawnee and Iroquois Indians pointed white Desperadoes, Mercenaries and Adventurers in the direction of hidden caches of valuable jewels, in the hopes of turning them against one another and away from their territorial expansion ambitions. Players play as some of those Adventurers.

The first player to be able to claim ownership of five jewels is the winner. But the chase after the riches has some snags. The speed of the river is always changing, since the speed depends on the decisions of the players and the changeable weather. And once a canoe goes over the falls, it's a hefty investment to replace it. And there are also the Desperadoes to contend with, who aren't above trying to plunder the riches from Adventurers returning home. Niagara is distinguished by an innovative movement mechanic as well as a beautiful three-dimensional rendering of the waterfall setting.

Expanded by:

Niagara: Diamond Joe
The Spirits of Niagara

Las Vegas Classic (French Edition)

2022-03-04T01:03:20-05:00

Vendor: Ravensburger
Type: Board Games
Price: 42.95

Designer	Rüdiger Dorn
Publisher	Ravensburger
Players	2-5
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Honors	2012 Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2012 Golden Geek Best Party Board Game Nominee 2012 Japan Boardgame Prize U-more Award Nominee 2012 Spiel des Jahres Nominee 2013 Årets Spel Best Adult Game Winner 2013 Le Lys Grand Public Finalist 2013 Le Lys Grand Public Winner
Expansion	Las Vegas Plus Las Vegas: More Ca$h more Dice (aka Las Vegas Boulevard) (French Edition)
Reimplemented By	Las Vegas: The Card Game
Additional Info	117959/las-vegas http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/1175726/las-vegas/reviews

Note: This game is in French.

Developer Stefan Brück at alea describes Las Vegas as "an easy, dice-rolling, fun-and-luck game with a lot of interaction and 'schadenfreude'". Who doesn't love schadenfreude? (Well, other than those being schadened, I suppose...)

In more detail, Las Vegas includes six cardboard casino mats, one for each side of a normal six-sided die. For each mat, players draw money cards until at least $50k is showing, but the amount may end up being a lot more, making that casino more desirable.

Each player has eight dice of a different color, which they take turns rolling. When you roll your dice, you can choose to place them on the relevant casino cards; for example, a die showing a 1 will be placed on the casino mat marked "1". You must place all dice of one number on one casino in your turn. All players take turns doing this until all the dice have been used. Finally, the player with the most dice on each casino card takes the money associated with it. In case of a tie, the next non-tied player takes the highest-valued money card at that casino.

Las Vegas rates a 1 out of 10 on alea's difficulty scale.

Paleo

2021-12-27T09:12:00-05:00

Vendor: Z-Man Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 61.95

Designer	Peter Rustemeyer
Publisher	Z-Man Games, Inc.
Players	1-4
Playing Time	45-60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Expansion	Paleo: Die Terrorvögel (German Import) Paleo: A New Beginning Paleo: The White Whale
Honors	2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner 2021 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2021 International Gamers Award Multi-player Nominee 2021 Gioco dell’Anno Nominee 2021 Geek Media Awards Family Game of the Year Nominee 2021 Bulgarian Board Game Awards Expert Game of the Year Nominee 2021 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Best Cooperative Game Nominee 2020 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Winner 2020 Cardboard Republic Immersionist Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	300531/paleo http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300531/paleo/forums/63

Paleo is a co-operative adventure game set in the stone age, a game in which players try to keep the human beings in their care alive while completing missions. Sometimes you need a fur, sometimes a tent, but these are all minor quests compared to your long-term goal: Painting a woolly mammoth on the wall so that humans thousands of years later will know that you once existed. (Okay, you just think the mammoth painting looks cool. Preserving a record of your past existence is gravy.)

What might keep you from painting that mammoth? Death, in all its many forms.

Each player starts the game with a couple of humans, who each have a skill and a number of life points. On a turn, each player chooses to go to one location — possibly of the same type as other players, although not the same location — and while you have some idea of what you might find there, you won't know for sure until you arrive, at which point you might acquire food or resources, or find what you need to craft a useful object, or discover that you can aide someone else in their project, or suffer a snakebite that brings you close to death. Life is full of both wonders and terrors...

At the day's end, you need food for all the people in your party as well as various crafts or skills that allow you to complete quests. Failure to do so adds another skull on the tote board, and once you collect enough of those, you decide that living is for fools and give up the ghost, declaring that future humans can just admire someone else, for all you care.

Paleo includes multiple modules that allow for a variety of people, locations, quests, and much more during your time in 10,000 BCE.

Dune: Imperium

2021-12-27T09:07:46-05:00

Vendor: Dire Wolf
Type: Board Games
Price: 74.99

Designer	Paul Dennen
Publisher	Dire Wolf
Players	1-4
Playing Time	60-120 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Accessories	Top Shelf Gamer - Deluxe Token Bundle compatible with Dune: Imperium Dire Wolf - Dune: Imperium - Arrakis Sleeves (75ct) Dire Wolf - Dune: Imperium - The Spice Must Flow Sleeves (75ct) Folded Space - Dune Imperium
Expansions	Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix Dune Imperium: Deluxe Upgrade Pack Dune: Imperium – Immortality
Integrates With	Dune: Imperium – Uprising
Honors	2022 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2022 Gra Roku Expert Game of the Year Nominee 2022 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Winner 2022 Gra Roku Advanced Game of the Year Nominee 2022 Geek Media Awards Midcore Game of the Year Nominee 2022 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Winner 2022 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee 2021 Tric Trac Nominee 2021 Tric Trac d'Or 2021 Jogo do Ano Nominee 2021 International Gamers Award Multi-player Nominee 2021 Bulgarian Board Game Awards Expert Game of the Year Winner 2021 Bulgarian Board Game Awards Expert Game of the Year Nominee 2021 American Tabletop Complex Games Recommended 2020 Golden Geek Most Innovative Board Game Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Medium Game of the Year Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee 2020 Golden Geek Best Card Game Winner 2020 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee 2020 Charles S. Roberts Best SciFi Fantasy Board Wargame Winner 2020 Charles S. Roberts Best SciFi Fantasy Board Wargame Nominee 2020 Cardboard Republic Daredevil Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	316554/dune-imperium http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium/forums/63

DUNE: IMPERIUM is a game that finds inspiration in elements and characters from the Dune legacy, both the new film from Legendary Pictures and the seminal literary series from Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson.

As a leader of one of the Great Houses of the Landsraad, raise your banner and marshal your forces and spies. War is coming, and at the center of the conflict is Arrakis – Dune, the desert planet.

DUNE: IMPERIUM uses deck-building to add a hidden-information angle to traditional worker placement.

You start with a unique leader card, as well as deck identical to those of your opponents. As you acquire cards and build your deck, your choices will define your strengths and weaknesses. Cards allow you to send your Agents to certain spaces on the game board, so how your deck evolves affects your strategy. You might become more powerful militarily, able to deploy more troops than your opponents. Or you might acquire cards that give you an edge with the four political factions represented in the game: the Emperor, the Spacing Guild, the Bene Gesserit, and the Fremen.

Unlike many deck-building games, you don’t play your entire hand in one turn. Instead, you draw a hand of cards at the start of every round and alternate with other players, taking one Agent turn at a time (playing one card to send one of your Agents to the game board). When it’s your turn and you have no more Agents to place, you’ll take a Reveal turn, revealing the rest of your cards, which will provide Persuasion and Swords. Persuasion is used to acquire more cards, and Swords help your troops fight for the current round’s rewards as shown on the revealed Conflict card.

Defeat your rivals in combat, shrewdly navigate the political factions, and acquire precious The Spice Must Flow cards to lead your House to victory!

Ark Nova

2021-12-27T09:05:54-05:00

Vendor: Capstone Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 70.95

Designer	Mathias Wigge
Publisher	Capstone Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	90-150 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Accessories	Folded Space - Ark Nova
Expansion	Ark Nova: Zoo Map Pack 1
Honors	2023 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Winner 2023 As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert Nominee 2022 Tric Trac Nominee 2022 Tric Trac d'Or 2022 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Best Expert Game Nominee 2022 Kennerspiel des Jahres Recommended 2022 Jogo do Ano Nominee 2022 International Gamers Award Two-player Winner 2022 International Gamers Award Two-player Nominee 2022 International Gamers Award Solo Nominee 2022 International Gamers Award Multi-player Nominee 2022 Deutscher Spiele Preis Best Family/Adult Game Winner 2021 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year Winner 2021 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year Nominee 2021 Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee
Additional Info	342942/ark-nova http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova/forums/63

In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo. With the ultimate goal of owning the most successful zoological establishment, you will build enclosures, accommodate animals, and support conservation projects all over the world. Specialists and unique buildings will help you in achieving this goal.

Each player has a set of five action cards to manage their gameplay, and the power of an action is determined by the slot the card currently occupies. The cards in question are:

CARDS: Allows you to gain new zoo cards (animals, sponsors, and conservation project cards).
BUILD: Allows you to build standard or special enclosures, kiosks, and pavilions.
ANIMALS: Allows you to accommodate animals in your zoo.
ASSOCIATION: Allows your association workers to carry out different tasks.
SPONSORS: Allows you to play a sponsor card in your zoo or to raise money.

255 cards featuring animals, specialists, special enclosures, and conservation projects, each with a special ability, are at the heart of Ark Nova. Use them to increase the appeal and scientific reputation of your zoo and collect conservation points.

—description from the publisher