Top 5 Jamey Stegmeier

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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Viticulture is a worker-placement game set in Tuscany. Players try to develop Italy's most successful winery by creating buildings, producing wine and fulfilling orders. This Essential Edition contains 6 large meeple tokens, 11 revised visitor cards and thicker play mats The Games Friends: “This game has been very high in the lists of the best board games ever for years and we understand that very well. The rules at Viticulture are very simple and that makes the game fun to play. You really get the feeling that you are going through the process of making wine and that is not as boring as it may sound. Viticulture is indispensable for lovers of good worker placement!"

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Discover the futuristic universe of Red Rising, based on the bestselling book series by Pierce Brown. In the future, society is divided into 14 castes. Will your house manage to climb higher? This new hand-management/hand-building game from Stonemaier Games for 1-6 players is a new hit from board game maker Jamey Stegmaier, the creator of Scythe, Viticulture and Tapestry, among others. The Games Friends: " Jamey Stegmaier is at it again, because Red Rising is a lot of fun. The rules are ridiculously easy, but there is still more than enough challenge in the game. Scoring the perfect hand of cards is quite tough and because of the many cards, different in every game. Highly recommended!

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In Rolling Realms, players compete to earn the most stars in a series of mini-games over 3 rounds. This is a roll-and-write game, meaning players will write on the game components with dry-erase markers. Each turn, one player rolls 2 dice and all players use the dice results on their realm cards to generate resources and earn stars. After 3 rounds, the player with the most stars wins! The Games Friends: Rolling Realms is a fun dice game with good replayability. The latter is mainly due to the different worlds in the game. Each world plays in a different way and that ensures that every game is different. A fun game for in between!

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