Mysterium is a cooperative game where everyone has the same goal, namely to discover the truth behind the strange circumstances surrounding the death of the ghost, in order to grant him eternal rest. One player takes on the role of spirit while the other players take on the role of mediums. The spirit cannot speak and tries to communicate by sending visions to the mediums. They try to reconstruct the events of that fateful evening by correctly interpreting these messages. Cooperation is required to unmask the culprit, but beware: time is running out! The team is given just seven hours to contact the ghost and solve this ongoing mystery. The Games Friends: “ Mysterium is a fantastic game, because it has beautiful artwork, nice playing materials and a very nice theme. The rules are simple and everyone can participate. Highly recommended for Dixit fans!"

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The Ticket to Ride Europe board game takes you on a new train adventure through the largest cities in Europe. Players try to complete train routes on their destination cards. You do this by claiming connections between cities, which you can build via the right card combinations. Have you collected the most points with your train network at the end of the game? Then you are the winner! Ticket to Ride Europe is a Dutch, stand-alone version of the original board game 'Ticket to Ride' with a map of Europe. This game offers excitement and fun for the whole family! The Games Friends: “ Ticket to Ride Europe is a fantastic board game and, in our opinion, a deserved classic for years. The actions are super simple, but you can still make plenty of tactical choices in the routes you choose and the train cards you take. Every family should have this at home!"

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In Dixit you play with beautifully illustrated, large playing cards. When it is your turn, say something about one of the cards in your hand. You can tell something, sing or rhyme, whatever you want. The other players then choose a card from their hand that best matches what the narrator has said. The chosen cards are shuffled together with the original card. They are then turned face up and the players have to guess which is the original card. This unique game is suitable for the whole family, even for people who don't like games. It won many prizes including the Spiel des Jahres in 2010. The Games Friends: “ Dixit is a wonderful game for the whole family, with beautiful drawings and easy rules. Highly recommended for fans of Mysterium and When I Dream!"

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Fun new expansion for Ticket to Ride that you play in teams and that offers you the opportunity to play the games from the Ticket to Ride series with 6 players. Embark on an incredible adventure in Alan R. Moon's Asia map as you and a partner against other teams ride 25,000 kilometers from Kabul to Beijing, through the steppes of Mongolia and the Gobi desert to the Yellow River! Or, if you prefer traveling alone, along the Silk Road, weave through the crowds of Indochina, in the forbidden eastern land of Legendary Asia. Ready for a soaring ride through the mountain passes of the Himalayas? Please note: a base game from the Ticket To Ride series is required to play this expansion set.

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In this well-known laying game, the players jointly build the French city of Carcassonne with all its roads, towns, monasteries and meadows. By deploying serfs they score points for completed projects. Each turn you place one land tile and you may place one follower on it. Which type it is depends on the tile. There are tiles with road sections, monasteries, city districts and/or meadow sections. In principle, there may not be more than one follower on a project, but if two unfinished parts are built together, it can still happen that more followers end up on them. Whoever has the most followers on a completed project immediately receives points. Different rules apply to the number of points to be received for each type of project. The game ends when all tiles have been placed. Whoever has the most points wins. Carcassonne is loved by both families and experienced players because it has sufficient depth despite the simple rules. The touch of luck gives everyone the opportunity to participate in the win until the end. The Games Friends: “ Carcassonne is of course a classic and we completely understand why. During Carcassonne you can relax and try to create the most beautiful landscape possible, while of course trying to outdo your opponent(s). Due to the many expansions, a game of Carcassonne is never the same and you can make the game as extensive as you want. Indispensable in every games cupboard!"

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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 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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"Chef! Some guests are asking for ketchup. Do we have that too?" "We do not serve ketchup in this company." "They also ask whether the restaurant will expand soon? A restaurant in another neighborhood suddenly receives many more visitors due to the road works." "Can't you see that I'm working on my new masterpiece? How can I concentrate? I have to earn that Michelin star and I want to achieve that with this new sushi dish. Oh wait, what if I combine it with ice cream... ?" "But chef, the guests aren't asking for that new trendy food. They want ketchup and coffee. And better decoration. And a new menu..." "Get out of my kitchen. Now!" In Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism and Other Ideas you'll find new objective maps, coffee and baristas, new districts with different building types, new food types, and so much more! The Games Friends: " As far as we are concerned, The Ketchup Mechanism is an example of what an expansion should be. Lots of new options, but the rules are not made unnecessarily complicated. With this expansion you can move forward for a long time and you will not have to play a game of Food Chain Magnate. be the same! ”

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Flamme Rouge is a fast-paced, tactical cycling game where each player manages a team of two cyclists: a Rider and a Sprinter. The players' goal is to be the first to cross the finish line with one of their riders. Players advance their riders by drawing cards from that rider's specific deck of cards. Use 'Slipstream' to avoid exhaustion and position your players to get them ready for the final sprint! The Games Friends: " Highly recommended for cycling fans (and the rest of the world)! Flamme Rouge really feels like cycling, due to the logical actions and realistic mechanisms. The constantly changing course also makes for good replayability. An absolute tip, with simple rules too!

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Build a grand wonder at 7 Wonders Architects, a simplified version of the classic 7 Wonders! With 7 Wonders Architects you choose one of the three cards during your turn. These cards represent different characters that will help you collect resources to build your Wonder, make scientific discoveries or defeat your neighbors. The game ends when a Wonder is completely built. Get the highest score to win the game!

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The woodland creatures of Everdell have worked hard over the past 99 years to build the cities of their beloved valley. It's time to celebrate! The King and Queen are organizing fantastic year-long festivities to commemorate Everdell's 100th birthday. Come all! Come and celebrate the Bellfaire! Bellfaire consists of various modules and game material that you can add when you play Everdell. You can use the Bellfaire game board instead of the Ever Tree, add new special events, earn Garland rewards and use unique power cards for each type of forest creature. With this Everdell expansion you can now also play with 5 or 6 players! The Games Friends: " Everdell Bellfaire is a nice expansion to the basic game. In this expansion you will find several small additions that make the game feel fresh again. The character cards that give each character its own advantage are especially a good addition. "

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You have big plans. Your city will be the most beautiful, largest and most magical city ever! But you are not the only one with ambitions. Intrigues run rampant and none of your opponents can really be trusted. That's why you bring in characters such as the King, the Murderess or the Merchant. Each turn, one of the characters will work for you and perform special actions. But who chooses which characters? And how do you outsmart everyone? In Machiavelli you have to build buildings by paying with coins. The more expensive the building, the more points it will earn at the end of the game. To help you, you can choose from different characters at the start of a round. For example, the King always lets you choose a character first, the Murderess eliminates other characters and the Merchant ensures that you get extra money. After each round, the characters are redistributed, so that another player can become King, for example. Machiavelli has been a popular game for years thanks to the strong interaction between players. Anyone who intelligently estimates who chooses which characters can manipulate the entire game. Although you only use eight characters per game, this edition contains no fewer than 27 different characters. So you can vary widely! NB: This new edition of Machiavelli is a new version of Machiavelli De luxe, with the same number of character cards and extras. The Games Friends: “ Machiavelli was one of the first card games we played and it still appears regularly on the table. Because the choice of characters is secret, it is exciting every round which characters participate. Highly recommended for players who like bluffing and deceit!"

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In this Carcassonne expansion, you can make your roads and cities even more beautiful by adding useful inns and cathedrals, which yield even more points! The large meeple also gives you extra power to achieve majorities, and thanks to the pink meeples, you can now play with 6 players! Are you a fan of Carcassonne and looking for beautiful and useful buildings to make your city even more appealing? Then this expansion is for you! Tactical placement of the new tiles is essential, as the large meeples can completely change the scoring! This makes Carcassonne even more refreshing and challenging! This expansion adds two types of land tiles: cathedral tiles and inn tiles. Inns provide extra points for the roads they are on, and cathedrals provide extra points for cities. Each player also receives a large meeple, which has a power of two, making it easier to gain a majority on a project. Other useful additions in this expansion include a set of pink meeples, allowing for six-player play, and point tokens that serve as reminders.

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