Start new adventures in the iconic world created by JRR Tolkien with the board game The Lord of the Rings Journey in Middle-Earth! In this fully cooperative, app-supported board game for one to five players, you will battle vicious enemies, make courageous choices, and defeat the evil that threatens the land - all as part of a thrilling campaign that takes you through the legendary hills and valleys of Middle-Earth carries. Each individual Journeys in Middle-Earth adventure is part of a larger campaign. You'll explore the vast and dynamic landscapes of Middle-Earth and use your skills to survive the challenges of these dangerous missions. As you and your fellow heroes explore the wilderness and battle the forces of darkness, the game's app helps you uncover the looming forests, silent glades and ancient halls of Middle-Earth as well as control your enemies. Whether you venture into the wilderness alone or with friends, create your own story in the history of Middle-Earth. The Games Friends: “ What an epic board game Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle Earth is! We think it's great that the scenarios are so different and the app works very well. In addition, the actions are also logical and the fact that you can place some cards on top or bottom of your pile is nice. We are huge fans of this game and if you like narrative board games then you really need Lord of the Ring Journeys in Middle Earth!”

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Teotihuacan: City of the Gods is a strategic game in which the use of workers and raw materials, smart planning and adaptability are important. Each player orders a group of dice workers to move around action locations on a modular board. On his turn, each player moves a worker to a new location, chooses one of the two action options there (and upgrades his workers) or takes a strong bonus action (but without upgrading). As the mysterious decline of Teotihuacan approaches, players acquire technologies, work on the beautiful Pyramid of the Sun, build homes for the city's inhabitants, collect precious masks and climb the stairs of three great temples to earn bonuses given by the gods. Create a strategy, change it with every other board build, and keep an eye on the sky, because every upcoming solar eclipse means your efforts will be evaluated - and your fame could rise or become worthless. The Games Friends: “ Are you a fan of a strategic board game where you can win in many different ways? Then Teotihuacan is highly recommended. In terms of difficulty, we think it is a bit comparable to Terra Mystica and the theme is of course reminiscent of Tzolk'in (a game by the same maker). Apart from all that, Teotihuacan is a unique game with many possibilities. In our opinion, highly recommended! We really enjoy playing it!”

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14 different peoples live in the world of Terra Mystica. Each player has their own people and tries to create the largest possible empire for them. Each nation has unique characteristics. For example, they all want to live on their own type of terrain (for example, witches choose the forest) and they all have their own skills and bonuses. The player who builds the largest possible empire for his people is the winner. You also have quite a bit of interaction with your fellow players. Of course they will get in your way, but you can't do without them either. If there are other players nearby, you get big bonuses! Terra Mystica is highly rated internationally and ranks very high on Board Game Geek's list of the best board games ever! The Games Friends: “ Terra Mystica is a great game and one of our favorite games. Due to the large number of peoples, every game is different and the replayability is enormous. In this game it mainly comes down to tactics and luck plays almost no role. If you like building a good engine, then this is the game for you!”

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Clank is a deckbuilding game set in a dragon's lair. This dragon's lair contains all kinds of ancient treasures that you will try to steal. The further you go into the dragon's lair, the more valuable the ancient treasures will be. But if you make too much noise or take a wrong step, you will wake the dragon and he will send you back to the beginning! Make sure you act quickly and quietly. If you make it out of the dragon's lair alive, you can keep the ancient treasures. The player with the largest treasure wins the game! The Games Friends: “ We are completely in love with Clank! The rules can be explained very quickly and the theme is fantastically implemented. Because you build your deck differently every game and because there are many different boards to discover (partly due to the awesome expansions), every game is different! "

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You have been crowned king of a beautiful little country of rolling hills, winding rivers and fertile farmlands. Life could be so beautiful, but unfortunately there are disputes with surrounding states. Various princes try to expand their kingdom at the expense of each other! Only one will win... In Dominion you try to form the strongest possible deck during the game, so that you have the most points at the end of the game. The cards in your deck always rotate from your draw pile to your hand, after which they go to your discard pile. When your draw pile is empty, shuffle your discard pile so that you have a new draw pile. Each turn you may perform 1 action and make 1 purchase. Every turn you buy additional cards, so you can achieve your goal in your own way. Do you go for a constructive method with the Forge, the Village and the Market, or do you try a more aggressive way with the Witch or the Militia? Because only 10 of the 26 kingdom cards are used in each game, Dominion is different every time. The Games Friends: “ If we could only take a few games to a desert island, Dominion would probably be one of them. Due to the enormous number of expansions you can keep rotating and have a different game every time. Highly, HIGHLY recommended!"

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7 Wonders Duel is a standalone game in the world of 7 Wonders, specially made for 2 players. Develop your science and your army, build prestigious buildings and lead your civilization to victory! 7 Wonders Duel offers a completely new card drafting system, 3 victory conditions, scientific advancements, an original military system and 12 Wonders for a unique playing experience!

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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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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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In Root, players take on the role of various factions living in the forest. Each role has different powers and action options, making it a beautifully illustrated asymmetrical winner. Perfect for a game night with your friends. The Games Friends: “ Root is a challenging board game for the real enthusiast. Because all factions are different, the replayability is enormous. In addition, the artwork is beautiful and you can have fun in the world of Root (partly thanks to the expansions)! ”

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In the board game Scythe, each player tries to make his faction the richest and most powerful in Eastern Europe. Players explore and conquer territories, recruit recruits, produce goods and workers, build buildings, and deploy monstrous robots. Players start in Scythe by building their infrastructure and exploring the world. As their factions slowly grow stronger, there is one big question: will you coexist peacefully or will you go into battle? Will you manage to seize power? The Games Friends: “ Scythe combines a fantastic appearance (beautiful artwork and detailed miniatures) with wonderful gameplay. The actions are not very complicated, but there is still a lot of depth in this beautiful board game. This topper should not be missing in any games cabinet! ”

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In Nemesis you are aboard a spaceship and wake up from a hibernation . The emergency procedure indicates that there is a critical system error that prevents the ship from continuing. The crew's goal is to find out the reason for this error and try to get back to Earth safely. But unfortunately there is an even bigger problem. One of the crew members is dead... You soon find out that you are not alone on the spaceship, because you hear strange noises around you. Sounds you've never heard before... The Games Friends: What a brilliant game Nemesis is. The rules are tough, but you get so much replayability in return. To start with, it is nice that the tiles are placed differently each time, so that every pot is different. And you really feel like writing a story while playing, because such cool things happen. In our opinion, a must-have for fans of dark cooperative games!

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Marvel Champions: The Card Game is a cooperative Living Card Game where players take on the role of Marvel heroes as they battle to thwart the plans of evil villains. In the game, players will call on iconic allies, use powerful weapons and armor, and unleash devastating tactics as they fight to defeat the villains of the Marvel Universe. In each scenario of Marvel Champions: The Card Game, the heroes face a powerful villain with evil plans, as well as their own personal enemies that can be shuffled into the hero deck. On each turn, players will have to decide whether they want to play as a superhero and fight the villain directly, or transform into their alter ego to repair damage, prepare their troops, and fight the villain indirectly (which is an interesting strategic decision is during each turn). If the heroes can defeat the villain before completing their evil plan, the heroes win the game. The Games Friends: Marvel Champions is a great game and plays very well. Because you can combine the different heroes with different properties, you have a lot of diversity and you can enjoy many games with this basic game. In addition, it's great that all the heroes play very differently. This is how you build Iron Man's suit and as Black Panther you try to combine different cards. All that makes Marvel Champions highly recommended!

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Decrypto is a communication game in which you are part of a team of code breakers. Your mission: Send secret codes to your teammates without your opponents intercepting them. Therefore, look for a way of communicating in which your teammates understand you, but make sure your communication is well coded to confuse your opponent. At the same time you also try to decipher the codes of your opponents. Your team wins the game as soon as you manage to obtain 2 interception tokens. You receive 1 interception token for every time you manage to intercept your opponents' code. Your team loses the game if you receive 2 miscommunication tokens. You receive 1 miscommunication token for every time your team fails to guess your Encryptor's code. The Games Friends: " Decrypto is a fantastic 'Guess the word' game with a twist. You don't try to guess the words of your opponents, but you try to link the different descriptions together so that you know which of the four words they mean with a description. An absolute must for people who want to go a step further than 30 Seconds, Codenames and Trapwords and that makes it one of our favorite party games ever!

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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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The Crew is a cooperative card game in which you try to cross the universe together in 50 different missions. You will only succeed if everyone pays attention and works together. One wrong card can mean the end of the mission. Furthermore, your communication options in space are very limited. Talking won't work, but by making smart use of the resources you have, you should be able to get the right astronaut to win the battle with just the right card. The Crew will feel familiar to a card player. The rules of the game are basically simple. But because you have to work together with these rules and the limited communication, an innovative, exciting and very fun card game emerges for both beginners and the seasoned card player. The Games Friends: " What a great game De Crew is. Normally we are less into battle games, but in a cooperative it is great fun to do. There are a lot of missions in it that you can keep playing, so as far as we are concerned this is a game that every game lover should have. Absolute tip!

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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle is a cooperative deck builder game in which you will go through the entire story from book 1 to book 7, with the ultimate goal of defeating Lord Voldemort. And going through those books is quite literal, because where you start as young Harry Potter in The Philosopher's Stone (book 1), you will end up in book 7 (The Deadly Hallows). Hogwarts Battle is therefore a game in which you will play each book separately, with each book bringing new possibilities, rules and expansions compared to the previous books.

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Dune: Imperium is a game with elements and characters from the Dune universe, both from the film and the books by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. In Dune: Imperium you are the leader of one of the houses. War is approaching and at the center of the conflict is Arrakis – Dune, a desert planet. Dune: Imperium combines deck-building with secret information and worker placement. Try to defeat your opponents in battle and collect important cards to emerge victorious. The Games Friends: " Dune Imperium is very well put together. The actions are perfectly coordinated and the many cards provide good replayability. You score few points during the game, so that sometimes takes some getting used to, but otherwise it is a great experience. topper that will remain high on the lists of the best board games ever for years to come. "

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Detective: City of Angels is an epic narrative board game set in the dark and violent world of 1940s Los Angeles. Most players will step into the shoes of LAPD detectives who will do whatever it takes to solve the case, but one player will take on the role of The Chisel, whose goal is to finish off the detectives at every turn. to inhibit and mislead. The Games Friends: " Detective: City of Angels is very well put together. You can play it cooperatively or against each other, which is quite unique in a detective game. The cases are interesting and challenging. An absolute must-have for detective fans. !"

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Your city center is booming, but as the city grows, so does the need for emergency medical care. Fortunately, you and your business partners have the resources to build a clinic to help people who need more than first aid. You will soon have a building to help the various cases and direct them to the correct queues. But unfortunately, just before you break ground, your disagreements about the ideal clinic lead you all to go your separate ways, with the patients already lined up... Each of you decides to build the clinic of your dreams, by hiring doctors, nurses and maintenance staff and building new modules, specialized services and even parking lots to meet the needs of patients. This is your clinic! Build it the way you want to give patients the care they need so you can make your clinic the most popular in town!

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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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In the not so distant future, humanity has finally decided to spread beyond the borders of our world. The United Nations is offering grants to any company willing to invest time and money in terraforming the big red planet. Prestige and opportunity await the company that has the biggest impact on making Mars habitable. In Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, each player takes on the role of a company working to build oceans, increase temperatures, and increase oxygen levels in the Martian atmosphere. Each player will have a hand full of Project Cards that they will build and use to race against their fellow Entrepreneurs and achieve the highest Terraforming Rating. Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is a standalone card game version of Terraforming Mars. It offers the same complexity and decision-making in half the playing time and you can pick it up faster than its big brother. How fast can you terraform Mars? The Games Friends: Terraforming Mars, but faster and more streamlined. Even though the big game will still be on the table often, we may pull this version out a little faster. Not because this version is immediately better, but because you can have it ready within the hour. Highly recommended!

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Take a journey through Cascadia in northwestern North America and create a balanced ecosystem. The turns are simple: choose a combination of habitat tile and animal token and place it in your growing ecosystem. Receive points by satisfying the animal species' wishes. You also receive points for the size of your habitats. With 20 different animal cards, every game of Cascadia is different. Cascadia is a puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. With the performance walking path you can also take on the challenge alone or together to complete certain assignments and become the expert of Cascadia. In this challenge (3 modules) you will find a total of 30 different assignments that you can complete. The Games Friends: Cascadia is a real hit! It has the same ease as Calico, but we still find this game a lot more fun. Due to the different animal cards, there is sufficient variation in the game, which makes it something that is often on the table here. Highly recommended!

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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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In Meadow the players are hikers who set out to discover the secrets of nature and spot the local fauna and flora. Don't forget to take your map with you on this picturesque walk and be inspired by the unspoilt nature. Driven by your passion, your insatiable curiosity and your desire to unravel the mysteries of nature, you try to win the title of 'best spotter'. However, to do this you will have to collect more points than your opponents! You do this by discovering as many animals, plants and landscapes as possible, and by collecting samples. The competition continues tonight around the campfire: you will have to achieve the objectives of your adventures as quickly as possible. In addition to the regular game, Meadow also contains an advanced variant (with opening envelopes) and a solo variant. The game contains more than two hundred unique cards with hand-painted watercolor illustrations.

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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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Castles by the Sea is a sandcastle building puzzle game for 1-4 players. As a group of small creatures called "beach dwellers", your goal is to build and populate a kingdom by the sea. Each turn you place blocks and figures on the map to earn victory points. The core of the game resembles abstract strategy games like Santorini, where players must optimize three-dimensional placement on a shared board. Hazards are the only source of randomness in the game, and even those depend on the players' choices. Each turn you must choose your placement carefully, optimizing your score while thwarting your opponents' plans. The game ends after a fixed number of turns. Few castles will remain standing after a final assault from the perils, but the kingdom with the most sand dollars can claim victory.

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Freehand is a creative party game where anyone can create a masterpiece! Each round, picture cards are placed in the center of the table, and each player secretly chooses one to use as inspiration. The goal is to paint something close enough to your inspiration that everyone can guess which image you chose. The twist? You paint with blocks! The players must use a wooden "artist pen" to push mini-cubes around and create an abstract masterpiece that evokes the picture card they have chosen. With a hundred different images to play with, there are endless artistic challenges to dive into!

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