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It is the end of the 19th century and the Dutch landscape is dotted with more than 9,000 windmills. Some are specially built to keep the low-lying areas, the polders, dry. In the polders between these mills, there are fields full of colorful tulips. The tulip once played an important role during the turbulent history of the first financial bubble (tulip mania), but has now become an essential part of the Dutch landscape, especially along the famous Flower Route. In Windmill Valley, a game inspired by the Flower Route, you and up to three other players take on the role of tulip growers and entrepreneurs. You build mills and improve them. You look for new tulip bulbs to plant and you try to gain an advantage thanks to helpers and profitable contracts. Make sure your competition looks enviously at your beautiful flower fields!

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The history of humanity has been written down for thousands of years. Our technological achievements, geographical discoveries and the will to move forward are described in several books that tell the story of our time on earth. Now you have the chance to shape this story. Books of Time puts a unique and exciting spin on tableau building, allowing you to create three amazing books, each with their own set of special abilities. The story of a civilization is now truly within reach. There are three types of pages in player books: trade, science, and industry. As you play, you add pages to these books to create powerful combinations of actions that you can activate. You must manage your resources efficiently to create the books that meet your personal goals and earn you the most points.

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In Tiletum, you and your fellow players take on the role of wealthy merchants traveling through Europe, from Flanders to Venice, during the Golden Age of the Renaissance. You travel to various cities to acquire trade contracts for wool and iron, as well as a collection of their coats of arms. You must gather the necessary resources to fulfill contracts, invest in the construction of monumental cathedrals, and participate in important fairs. You will also avail the services of remarkable people who will be welcomed into your homes. This way you gain prestige that will make you the most famous merchant of the Renaissance. Tiletum is a dice management game in which dice have a dual function: obtaining resources and performing actions. A certain number of dice are rolled each round. On your turn, choose a die to get the number of corresponding resources equal to the value of the die, then perform the corresponding action. The power of the action has to do with the value of the die: the fewer resources you win, the more powerful the actions you take and vice versa.

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Hurry! From what you heard at the inn, the Dragonsteel Shield can be found in Nüllrode, but the Inquisition is already on its way! You're lucky they chose to use the roads - you can overtake them via the shorter route. Several hours, two fearful settlements and a completely fair saber duel later, you are here. The village looks dull, but there is an old, pagan chapel, apparently well locked. Sneaking in isn't an option, so it's time to get these doors open! Enter the chapel and grab the treasure before others do! SideQuest: 7th Sea is an escape room-like game set in the world of the well-known TTRPG system 7th Sea, published by Chaosium.

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In Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun, join the ancient Pharaohs and create one of the most beautiful things the world has ever seen, honoring the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth and Osiris. You must plan your actions carefully and maintain balance as you prepare for the reckoning of the goddess Maat. The Games Friends: " What choices! In Tekhenu there are 100 ways in which you can win the game and that makes it a bit overwhelming at the beginning. Fortunately, after one or two games it becomes a lot clearer and you can perfectly fine-tune your tactics. Highly recommended for the expert player!

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In Origins: First Builders, players are members of a powerful and ancient spacefaring race that regularly visits Earth to bestow gifts of progress and wonders on the flourishing humanity. You will influence the construction of buildings and monuments, lead a population of your Freemen, climb the three mighty Zodiac Temples, and participate in an arms race - all in an effort to leave the greatest mark on ancient human history.

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In Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire you gather people from different villages and use their unique qualities, then strategically place them in the right place. All of this will see you ascend the steps of the Sun Temple and be rewarded with incredible rewards. Build buildings that give you unique benefits and gather an army to conquer villages. Show everyone that you are a worthy successor to Pachacuti and lead the Inca to glory! The Games Friends: " We are happy with the help sheet that you get with Tawantinsuyu, because you absolutely need it. There are so many possibilities in this game! But that is also the strength of Tawantinsuyu, because it gives you high replayability and you can try something different every game. A big tip for the expert player!

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Despite coral reefs covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they are estimated to be home to approximately 25% of all marine species. Unfortunately, these colorful underwater cities are dying. Climate change and the resulting rising water temperatures are destroying the colorful algae that give coral reefs their brilliant hues, resulting in coral bleaching. In addition, other threats such as pollution in its many insidious forms and overfishing disrupt the delicate balance of reef ecosystems. That's why scientists from various disciplines, along with researchers studying the ecological complexity and importance of the reefs, are working together to address the many challenges these ecosystems face. Your assignment is to command a scientific ship and embark on a journey of reef conservation. Hire the best crew, clean the ocean and restore the reefs to their former glory. During the game, players take on the role of researchers and rescuers of the oceans. You will sail the seas, hire crew members, explore the coral reef, rid the ocean parts of pollution and try to complete as many missions as possible. During their turn, players can choose to charge or travel. When they load up, they receive the rewards from the VP track. As they travel, they can deploy Reef Balls, move their ship, play mission cards and perform various actions. The game is played over a variable number of rounds. When a player exceeds the 45 VP threshold, the end of the game is initiated. After an additional round, the final scoring takes place and the player with the most victory points wins.

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In Zapotec, you build temples, cornfields, and villages in the three valleys surrounding the capital to generate resources needed to build pyramids, make offerings to the gods, and perform rituals. Each round, players simultaneously choose a card from their hand to determine the turn order and the resources they collect. Players then take turns spending resources to build new houses, access special abilities, make offerings to the gods, and build pyramids. At the end of the round, players draw new cards from the central market, with the last unchosen card becoming the scoring bonus card for the next round. After five rounds, players score points for pyramids, for their position on the sacrifice track and for their ritual cards. The player with the most victory points wins.

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The energy revolution in Saxony was so drastic that everyone wanted to use nucleums in their region. Australia's vast reserves of uranium were up for grabs, prompting visionaries, drawn by the countless possibilities, to visit the continent and transform it into a new global power. Here these entrepreneurs must face new challenges presented by the enormous size of the continent. Fortunately, the smart use of shipping routes will help them transport raw materials more efficiently than rail and even gain access to the nearby island of Tasmania. There, a mad scientist has been conducting his own experiments and replicating Elsa's invention, which is now proudly presented as an experimental power plant in the island's capital Hobart. Nucleum: Australia comes with a new map that introduces several new concepts and rule changes to the base game Nucleum. Use shipping routes to expand your networks, build your own coal mines and try the expert variant with bidding for the experiments.

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Ancient Wonders is an expansion to Origins: First Builders and consists of two separate modules that can be added to your game separately or together. The first module allows for a new type of building to be added to your city, eight majestic ancient wonders that bring more variety and options to the game. The second module brings goals. Completing end-of-round objectives requires you to find the right balance between pursuing progress required by the current round objective and achieving the personal goals you've set for your civilization.

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In Terracotta Army you represent talented craftsmen and artists working to build a wondrous collection of sculptures. Throughout the game, you gather resources, upgrade your workers, and seek favor with the Emperor's advisors. Your goal is to play a crucial role in the process of creating the Terracotta Army, and your success is measured in victory points. During the game, you and your fellow players build the army together, but after the fifth round of the game is over, only one of you - the one with the most points - will be the winner. During the game you place miniatures in the mausoleum and form groups. A group's miniatures can be multi-player, as indicated by those miniatures' bases. Within the mausoleum there may be several separate groups consisting of the same type of miniature. You have many opportunities to score points based on dominance and presence. To achieve domination, you must be the only player with the most of the specific resource or statue type currently being scored. To attend, you must have at least one of the specific resources or statue type currently being scored. At the end of the fifth round, the player with the most victory points wins.

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Founders of Teotihuacan is a standalone game. When it is your turn, you must perform an action or pass. To perform an action, place 1, 2, or 3 of your action disks on an action space on the board and perform a corresponding action. Each action space can contain up to 4 action discs, including bonus discs! Your personal player board is divided into four districts. Buildings and temples can only be placed in the two districts closest to your architect. Pyramid tiles can only be placed within the six pyramid squares closest to your architect. After performing an action, move your architect clockwise to the next side of your player board. This changes your architect's range for your next turn. After all players have passed, the current round ends. After the game ends, players score additional victory points for how well the districts complete their pyramid.

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In Traintopia you try to create a paradise for your trains, with networks and routes for goods and tourists. But how do you do that? When it's your turn you can take a tile, tourist, commuter, mail bag or a train. Or you can of course expand your network by adding a chosen component. Tiles expand your routes, while commuters and tourists earn victory points. Mailbags and trains give you bonuses at the end of the game. On the tiles you place, you will see tracks that run through different districts. You will also find sights along the routes, which in turn attract tourists. If you manage to find the right balance between all the choices, you will score the most victory points. After eight or nine rounds (depending on the number of players), the game ends and players score points for completed routes and goal cards. The player with the most points wins the game!

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Set in ancient Mesopotamia, a cradle of civilization, at a time when the location of Ur was a coastal area, players work to build the Great City of Ur, expand its districts and establish themselves as powerful builders. Tabannusi: Builders of Ur features a beautiful board where the city of Ur is divided into 5 regions, each tied to a specific color die. There are 3 construction districts, 1 temple district and 1 harbor district. Each turn your worker activates one of these districts. When activating a district you must first take a die from the district. This die matches the color of the district and has two functions: 1) The die itself becomes a source of its color. 2) The value of the die determines which district your worker will activate next turn. Through various actions you can increase your influence in the different districts, expand construction sites and turn them into buildings to score valuable victory points. But you will also exert your influence in the temple district to earn the king's favor. In the harbor district you can obtain ships with important skills and for gaining victory points. You need to spend your actions wisely and always make sure that you keep an eye on the overall timing of the game. The moment a district is cleared of dice, a score takes place. The Games Friends: Tabannusi did not disappoint us at all. We sometimes find the games in the T-series a bit too complicated, but that's actually fine with this game. It is certainly an expert game, but it still plays smoothly. Recommended!

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This extension contains 4 modules. The "Way of the Sun" module introduces two alternative layouts for the Sun Temple. The "Vassals of the Inca" module introduces a new secondary action that allows you to use specialties from other nations that your armies (or the armies of other players) conquer. The "Nobles and Newcomers" module is the largest of the new modules, and it introduces a number of new features: a new building type, newcomers, and several new passive buildings. Last but not least the module “Pachamama”. That's an improved and streamlined solo opponent for the game. Additionally, this expansion includes 8 new passive buildings, which can be added to the game regardless of whether you play with any of the modules or not.

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Number of players: 1 - 4 players Game time: 60 - 120 minutes Age: From 14 years Publisher: Board & Dice Language: English As Egypt's power and splendor grows, its influence extends far beyond its borders. Seth, the god of conflict, demands that you subdue Canaan and wage war against the mighty Hittite empire. Your soldiers must march on any land that poses a threat to your kingdom. It's the time to rally your armies, gather your priests, claim mighty artifacts, and secure the favor of a powerful cult to pave your way to even greater victories. Tekhenu: Time of Seth adds new layers of interaction and new options to Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun. A new board opens up opportunities to conquer neighboring lands to receive in-game benefits, as well as new scoring opportunities. New dice allow for collecting soldiers and collecting priests. However, conquest comes at a price, as as more battles are fought, balancing your actions becomes more complicated than before.

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Dark Ages is a historically based game where you will build a civilization with an innovative action selection mechanism. As long as your action tokens remain on the board, you may be able to get secondary bonus actions when you or another player repeats the action. While Dark Ages features objectives commonly found in 4X games - for example, they encourage you to explore nearby regions, expand your territory, exploit resources, and wipe out your opponents - it does so with different mechanics that let you normally seen earlier in Eurogames. Collect resources from lands you control and use them to build your cities and fortifications. Some buildings offer you different ways to gain important benefits, while others increase your military strength or simply score victory points. As you expand your territory, claim noble titles, acquire new technologies and train your military units. Each region and leader offers asymmetrical choices with their unique abilities. Dark Ages actually consists of two games: Western Europe (subtitled Heritage of Charlemagne) and Central Europe (subtitled The Holy Roman Empire). While both versions have identical gameplay, each focuses on a specific part of Europe during the Dark Ages (western and central respectively). As a result, the game board cards differ between the two versions, as do the countries in which players compete for control and leaders of those countries. By combining both versions you can expand the map into an epic battle for five or more players! Each game box is filled with finely sculpted miniatures of towns, forts, farms and other buildings. The different types of troops - infantry, archers and cavalry - are represented by unique miniatures. The solo mode for Dark Ages was designed by Dávid Turczi.

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The Loot Box is a collection of promos and small modules for various games published by Board&Dice. Everything has been carefully crafted and designed with you - the players - in mind. In this box you will find promos for the following games: Teotihuacan: City of Gods (1 Book of Challenges), Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun (1 Book of Challenges, 1 cloth bag and 1 Module: Noble Buildings), Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire (1 Book of Challenges and 1 cloth bag), Origins: First Builders (module: Ophiuchus and module: The Voice) and Zapotec (module: Quick Start). The Loot Box also includes a special QR code for Escape Tales and 4 custom score markers and a First Player marker for Mandala Stones.

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