Board Games, Page 325

In CODEX Naturalis, you must continue the work of the illuminating monk Tybor Kwelein, assembling the pages of a manuscript that lists the living species in primary forests. Can you put the pages together in the best order possible? And are you prepared to sacrifice a species to develop your manuscript?In the game, each player starts with a single card on the table, a card that shows some...

The beautiful Tuscany region, in the 15th century, is the home of the Italian Renaissance. As influential princes, the players make creative decisions to build their region into a flourishing domain. By supporting towns, villages, and monasteries, or by extracting marble and delivering goods, players see their lands grow, earning them victory points. Each round, players use cards to place...

Overlord is an all-new game featuring the retro villains of Boss Monster! Emerge from your dungeon to conquer the overworld in this game of tile drafting, map building, and set collection. But aspiring Overlords must be crafty as well as fierce: each terrain type is scored differently, and your monsters must be arranged strategically to maximize their value. Designed for players of all skill...

The Kardashev scale is a method of measuring a civilization’s level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy it is able to use. A Type I civilization, also called a Planetary civilization — can use and store all of the energy available on its planet. A Type II civilization, also called a Stellar civilization — can use and control energy at the scale of its planetary...

So, you've been eaten. Don't worry, this is simply an occupational hazard. In fact, it is fairly common among Deep Space Miners (5th class), and some say that it is almost unavoidable. And, well, it is. Especially since the crystals that you seek happen to be inside giant space beasts. To mine them, you need to, well, be eaten. But, no reason to panic. We are here to help you deal with the...

An Interplanar War Has Begun!It is the Age of Man, a time without gods or magic. After a thousand years of peace and prosperity, the barrier that separates your world from the multiverse has been broken, and demonic forces threaten to destroy your home. But not all hope is lost: the benevolent gods of the Old Realms have also returned, bringing with them mighty heroes and powerful constructs...

In Corrosion, each of you manages a factory and deploys engineers to build up diversified scoring and production engines. In the steam-filled air, however, your biggest enemy is time because most machines and gears rust away quickly, so you are well advised to also produce chrome gears and invest in rustproof and powerful chrome machines. On your turn, you can either play an engineer card...

Conflict spreads across the Imperium in Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix, the first expansion to the award-winning board game. • Enter the fray as one of three new Great Houses with unique leader abilities.• Acquire technological innovations from the planet Ix for a lasting strategic advantage.• Deploy fearsome dreadnoughts to rule the skies above Arrakis.• Dispatch subtle infiltrators to...

Gardens of Babylon is a 1-4 player, competitive euro-style game in which players strive to earn the most points by planting flower seeds on the most valuable tiles. Taking turns, players place tiles to create a maze-like ziggurat of pathways, strategically move their gardeners to gain positional advantage, and plant seeds to claim tiles, earning victory points and triggering cascades down...

It’s time to hit the arena, Coach! Draft your team and get ready to face-off in one of six different action-packed game modes. Pass the bomb, capture the flag or fight to become king of the hill - but knowing when to unleash your players’ powerful OverDrive move will be key to coming out on top. Whatever you do, don’t go down without a fight!

Deep Space D-6: Armada is the standalone multiplayer sequel to Deep Space D-6. In the far reaches of the galaxy, a local cluster of planets has been overtaken by a hostile regime known as The Federation. Players will take command of starships and work together to complete missions while defending the system from enemy fleets.

So Clover! is a cooperative word-association game. Play as a team to get the highest score. Get Keywords and secretly write their common features on your Clover board; these are your Clues. Then work together to try to figure out each player’s Keywords. At the end of the game, add up your score according to how many Keywords you found and write it in the Record of Legends. Try to beat your...

Fire! The Great Library, the world's most complete archive of knowledge and wisdom is on fire! As books and relics are consumed by the flames, you must make a choice over what to save - some artifacts are more valuable to you than others, and your fellow heroes may have different priorities than you - and some may even be trying to burn books! In Alexandria, 2-4 players must use a limited...

Experience 30 different situations from everyday life with Ondra, his little sister Eliška, their parents and their mischievous friends Hugo and Emil and see how they managed to cope with them. Play a game with the children and talk together about how to behave in different situations, why we should respect each other and how to earn respect for ourselves. The situations in the game are divided...

Expand your SmartMax creations and your creativity with this special extension set, which includes 6 long bars and 6 short bars.