Marloes' top 10

In SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, you lead a scientific institution tasked with finding traces of life beyond Earth.Players explore nearby planets and their moons by launching probes from Earth and utilizing the constantly changing positions of planets. By aiming your telescopes at distant galaxies, you can detect traces of alien signals or undiscovered exoplanets.Back on Earth, you can invest in upgrading your equipment, allowing you to analyze incoming data more efficiently.You use more than 200 cards, which also allow you to focus your research on specific goals for extra bonuses and rewards. Each card has unique effects and illustrations and showcases existing technologies, projects, and discoveries.Finding traces of alien life is only a matter of time. Use your resources strategically, and you might just make the greatest scientific contribution to our understanding of alien life in our galaxy.SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is a tribute to the search for signs of extraterrestrial life in the vastness of space. Promo 01 is also included in the box. An insert is also available for this game.

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

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

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Go on an adventure in the world of the Vikings and work as a trader, hunter or plunderer. Build houses, discover distant lands and contribute to the celebration of Odin every round. In this grand strategic game, Uwe Rosenberg takes you to a bygone era. A variety of action options and equipment cards for your Northmen guarantee a unique game, where you try to optimize the possibilities on your player board every time! “Odin” is a saga in the form of a board game. You relive the cultural successes, trading expeditions and plunderings of the tribes we now know as “Vikings”. This term came to be used very differently around the end of the first millennium. When the northerners went on a plundering expedition they said they were going on a "viking". The Scandinavian ancestors, however, were much more than ordinary pirates. They were explorers, traders and founders of states. Leif Eriksson was probably the first European in America, long before Columbus. In the region now called Normandy, the invaders were not called Vikings but “Normans”. One of them was the famous William the Conqueror who invaded England in 1066. He achieved what the King of Norway could not achieve a few years earlier: conquering the English throne. The fact that the people of that time became good sailors had to do with the fact that it was difficult to live from agriculture alone. Major crop shortages caused much suffering. In this game you can plunder and discover new areas. You also experience what everyday life was like by collecting goods that give you a strong position in society. Ultimately, the game is won by the player whose possessions are worth the most.

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

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Rumour has it that the old company didn't do a very thorough job in Antevorta. In their haste to dig more holes, they left a lot behind. Have you heard the stories about the forgotten mine? In Drillers, players explore an abandoned mine with their mech, searching for anything useful or valuable left behind by a forgotten mining company. Each layer of the mine brings new opportunities and new challenges, as fuel dwindles and choices become increasingly difficult. By collecting cards, players improve their unique mech's drilling capabilities, unlock new actions, and push their operation deeper and deeper underground. Mined minerals can be sold for profit, also with the help of drones, allowing players to refine their strategy and invest in better tools. Every decision affects everyone and often creates new opportunities for players. Drillers is a game about planning ahead, making difficult choices, and knowing exactly how deep you can afford to drill. Will you be the first to push the horizon and discover what the depths conceal?

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America in the 19th century: you're a rancher, bringing cattle from Texas to Kansas City. This earns you money and victory points. Needless to say, every time you arrive in Kansas City, you'll want to have your most valuable livestock with you. However, the "Great Western Trail" requires not only that you keep your herd in good condition, but also that you use the various buildings along the route wisely. It can also be a good idea to hire the right staff: cowboys to improve your herd, craftsmen to build your own buildings or engineers for the important railway line. If you manage your herd wisely and navigate the opportunities and pitfalls of Great Western Trail, you are sure to rack up the most victory points and win the game. The second edition of Great Western Trail includes solitaire rules, making the number of players 1-4. The Games Friends: "Great Western Trail was already a wonderful game, but the beautiful new artwork makes it a real joy to play. The great thing is that you always place the buildings on the game board in a different way, so every game is different." Highly recommended!"

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