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In Steam Power, players "race" to build the best rail network to meet their contractual obligations and make the most money.

Captain Obvious is a competitive party game in which players are rewarded for being as obvious as possible. Write sentences with a meaning that's so apparent even a missing word won't confuse the other players. Earn the title of Captain Obvious!

Prey is a 12-trick trick-taking game where 3-4 players play the first six tricks with one side of numbers (predators), then FLIP their cards over to play the final six (prey). You must follow suit if you can. The goal of the game is to be the first player to win your assigned number of tricks(determined by dice roll), twice. Can you manipulate your hand (and, the upside down cards in...

Designer Paul Salomon (Honey Buzz, Genotype) brings stamp collecting to life on tabletops in Stamp Swap! Draft from a public pool of face-down and face-up tiles (along with some bonus cards), then simultaneously divide them into 2 groups. You will select one group from another player and keep the group of yours that isn't selected. Organize your growing collection each round and score...

The last thing you can remember, you were on a tropical island, desperately trying to corral all of those adorable, mischievous, and frankly difficult cats.

The legendary Atlantis is shrouded in so many stories and myths, an island realm that was reputed to have completely drowned in only one night.

World Wonders: Mundo Wonders Pack adds nine new wondrous monuments from the ancient world to World Wonders, along with a new gameplay mode. This mode features nine cards that add even more strategy to the scoring of new monuments, allowing for higher scores depending on the objectives.

Magic Maze Tower is a new standalone game in the universe of the Magic Maze range.

As the 19th century draws to a close, the monarchies of Europe struggle to stay relevant in this rapidly changing age. Whether it’s the court of King Frederik in Saxony or the court of the aging Queen Victoria of the British Empire trying to maintain rule over the faraway riches of Australia, they must all contend with the rising political forces clamoring to secure their piece of the pie in...

It’s the late 19th century, and more than 9000 windmills dot the landscape of the Netherlands, some of them purpose-built to dry the lowlands, called polders. In the polders between these windmills are fields filled with colorful tulips—the flower that once was a part of the turbulent history of the first financial bubble but is now simply a quintessential part of the Dutch landscape,...

Beyond the Horizon is a massive expansion for Waste Knights: Second Edition, a postapocalyptic game of adventure and survival. Now is the time to leave the continent, embark upon a ship and sail to places you only know from legends and myths.

Dungeon-crafting is an ancient minotaur art that you've studied for a decade under Master Hortgully. To demonstrate your skill, as your final project you must carve your own perilous labyrinth into the base of the Stonespine Mountains. While stocks last, we're adding the Shrines and Fountains mini-expansion for free.

Dorfromantik - Sakura is the stand-alone successor to the Spiel des Jahres 2023 Dorfromantik - The Board Game.

Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic that celebrates the imperfection of things. When applied to bonsai, the viewer is encouraged to watch with their heart instead of their eyes, to understand the beauty of their constant changing.

Dungeon Legends is a cooperative, standalone card-based game set in the world of Chronicles of Avel. Throughout the game, you'll take on the roles of heroes embarking on a dangerous mission deep into the dark dungeon. A fully replayable campaign of 5 engaging chapters awaits you, where you must reach the deepest depths and defeat the evil lurking there, whilst preventing monsters from reaching...

Welcome to the Roaring 20s, when you will try to attract the trendiest dinos to your glamorous party.

Will you surpass your teachers' knowledge and grow up to become the best alchemists in the land? Let's find out! It's time to grab your potion ingredients, sharpen your deduction skills, and get mixing! The product is in Czech.

You and your partner have mastered moving in together. You’re totally fulfilled! But wait... Now you have to move out!? How will your relationship hold up when the moving van runs out of room for all your precious curios?! When your smart car can’t carry your boxes, your partner will surely pack them for you... right?? Onto the next adventure - Decorum: Movin’ Out. Let’s get movin’!

A narrative expansion of the game Meadow. In the expansion for In the Meadow: Book of Adventures, you'll embark on a fascinating journey from beautiful flowering fields to an enchanting cave. Each of the six journeys takes place on an interactive board book and rewards you with a lush view of the nature around you. New elements await you in the Adventure Book that will make creating your...

Since the beginning of time, gnomes have been the humble caretakers of nature. In secret, they emerge from their underground homes to maintain meticulous rings of mushrooms known to the human folk as "fairy rings". But the work must be done quickly because as soon as a mushroom path is finished, the mushrooms are ready for picking. Who will be the cleverest gnome and harvest the most mushrooms...

Power Grid: Bremen/Manhattan is a pair of expansion maps for Power Grid!

In Power Grid: Outpost, the colonization of the new planet advances quickly. There is a huge demand for electricity that your companies gladly fulfill.