In the beautiful Everdell Valley, beneath the treetops, lies a civilization full of hardworking forest dwellers. For years this place has provided shelter, but now it is time to expand. In Everdell you are the leader of a group of forest dwellers and you are tasked with expanding your empire. You do this by building buildings and adding new characters to your group. Will you have the strongest civilization before the winter moon takes over the valley?

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Pondscape is a strategic card game for 1 - 4 players with a playtime of approximately 30 minutes. In this game, players build their own vibrant pond by carefully placing cards with different frog species and pond landscapes, while simultaneously collecting insects. Each round, players choose cards from an open market and add them to their pond one by one. By fulfilling the unique wishes of each frog species, they earn points — the larger the group of the same species, the higher the reward. A special element is the jumping frog, a central frog that hunts for insects and other food. All players influence the actions of this jumping frog and compete to collect insects that provide bonus points at the final tally. Only those who plan cleverly and play efficiently will create the most balanced and flourishing pond! You can upgrade Pondscape with a wooden frog! Style photos: Henk Rolleman

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

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After a series of catastrophes left civilization in ruins, societies across the world are rebuilding, this time in harmony with nature. Scotland lies in ruins, and the ancient clans have taken it upon themselves to restore the land. As clan leaders, players compete for strategic control of the territory by rebuilding prestigious castles. Rebirth is a tile-laying game by Reiner Knizia that revitalizes this classic genre by combining smooth gameplay with beautiful artwork. The result is a eurogame with simple gameplay, yet plenty of strategic depth. Each turn, players draw a tile from their supply and place it on the board. The tiles represent their clan's contribution to the rebuilding of the land. Rebirth rewards foresight and clever tactical choices, with decisions becoming increasingly challenging as the game progresses. Product Photos:Boardgame Pictures

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Build the most prestigious amusement park ever! Buy the most exciting attractions, offer the best services and welcome as many visitors as possible through buses and advertising. Respond to the needs of the audience and success will follow! Make sure you don't neglect any visitors, as unhappy visitors will damage your reputation. Organize your park with new attractions and offer your visitors the best services. When visitors are satisfied, you earn the most prestige points. Choose your attractions carefully and make sure the various paths through your park don't become dead ends, which, like unhappy visitors, will damage your good reputation. At the end of the game, your park is evaluated and the player with the most prestige points is declared the winner.

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A bird game full of tactics and excitement As a bird lover, you try to create the best living conditions for the birds in your sanctuary. Each bird expands a chain of powerful combinations in one of its habitats. These habitats focus on different growth factors: grabbing food, laying eggs and drawing new bird cards. Who will build the best action motor and score the most points with their birds at the end of the game? Each turn you play a bird, after which you can perform all actions in the relevant habitat. This way you can take food from a “real” birdhouse, place egg miniatures in nests or collect new birds. All options earn points in different ways. The Games Friends: “ Wingspan is absolutely fantastic! The artwork is beautiful, the game mechanics are very good and the rules are simple. As far as we are concerned, Wingspan should not be missing in any games cabinet. Really and truly! ”

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Once a year, the best miracle doctors and proselytizers come together in Kakelenburg to brew drinks against sweaty feet, homesickness, hiccups and heartbreak. However, every quack cooks his own soup here. Each player draws ingredients from his own supply bag, composed during the course of the game, until he thinks his drink is perfect. But be careful: a few popping peas and the whole drink will explode. So it is better to stop in time and cook a smaller portion and use the proceeds to purchase valuable ingredients. In this way, the supply bag fills with more and more useful ingredients, which may make the next drink even better and earn more points. In this game with more than 2000 combination options, the proven deckbuilding system is combined with the popular “push your luck” mechanism. The Games Friends: “ The Kwakzalvers van Kakelenburg is a fantastic game, where you have to make many tactical choices and need a little bit of luck. Normally we would find that element of luck a shame, but because at Kwakzalvers you have plenty of options to avoid it, it doesn't bother us at all. Kwakzalvers is really great!"

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Put together your expedition in this deckbuilding board game and lead it through the jungles of South America. You need a good plan, expert explorers and the right equipment. Will you choose the boy scout, the photographer or the propeller plane? It's up to you and your team to find the best route through the wilderness and win the race to El Dorado! Every route is a new challenge. Every game requires a different strategy!

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‘Just a little further, a bit higher, mate...’ The cheetah helps the penguin over the fence, while a confused wolf dashes past. ‘Watch out, someone’s coming!’ Everyone freezes. After a few moments of silence, a sloth calls from a tree: ‘All clear, go!’ The animals secretly slipped out of the zoo at night and are now trying to find their way back. Help them return before the zookeepers notice! In this game, your goal is to help the animals and bring them safely back to their enclosures. Players explore parts of the dark zoo to find the best routes home. Each round, players draft tiles and place them on their boards, activating special actions and creating a path back for their animals. Each animal moves and scores in a unique way, making every game a new adventure!

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The rails stretch out before you, taking you past Europe's great capitals and hidden gems. From adventurous tunnels to exciting ferry crossings: your train adventure has just begun. Enjoy the journey. Ticket to Ride Europe is a standalone tactical board game where connecting iconic cities is key. Players plan their routes, claim connections, and use their spatial awareness to expand their train network across Europe. Along the way, tunnels and ferry routes provide extra strategic challenges. These elements make every route choice more exciting and demand clever planning, good assessment, and the right moment to strike. The game is ideal for cozy family game nights, as a gift, or as an activity for a rainy afternoon. Whether you play on a winter evening or during a summer weekend, Ticket to Ride Europe transforms every game session into an international adventure. The box contains high-quality components for 2 to 5 players, including a detailed game board, 225 plastic trains, 15 stations, 110 train cards, 46 destination tickets, and 5 scoring markers. Ticket to Ride Europe is loved by families and strategy fans alike. Thanks to its accessible rules, clear choices, and enduring excitement, it is a modern board game classic for players of different ages and experience levels.

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