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The brilliant forest wizard Elixirus invites you to his annual "Magic Potion Mixing Contest," held in his wooden hut in the middle of a deep, enchanted forest. As apprentices from different teams, you will gather at this special place to impress Master Elixirus with your homemade potions. First, you must find the right ingredients in the forest, which you will then mix in your bottles to create...

As the captain of a fleet during the Age of Discovery, you have been chosen by your king to explore uncharted lands and map the edges of the known world.

The king of the dwarves has finally issued the order to the houses of each clan: It is imperative to reclaim Karrak-sür-Kazar, the sacred mountain and ancestral home of the dwarves since the first Age of the Beard. For too long, it has been occupied by the poison of the dark lords, with their creatures defiling the halls that once housed the noblest of all dwarves. The insult can no longer...

From the Spine of the World Mountains to the bustling fishing villages of Earthquake Fish Bay flows a river where fortunes can be made and lowly traders can brush shoulders with Rokugan's elite. Will your clan become the dominant force along this River of Gold?

Fire in the Shell is a huge expansion for Snails – a dynamic game for 2-4 players about squads of pumped up mollusks. It expands upon the base game, adding never-seen-before elements: wholly new factions with unique special abilities and action cards, new terrain tiles enabling you to play even bigger battles, additional rules featuring the wind and soldier specializations in snail squads, and...

Bouba/Kiki is a cooperative communication game based on the psychological Bouba/Kiki Effect, which is the finding that people tend to make the same associations between sounds and shapes, irrespective of their language or culture. For example, people will tend to associate the nonsense word bouba with a rounded shape and kiki with a spiky shape.

You are the leader of a tribe whose people explore the fabled twelve rivers flowing from a mystical lake high in the mountains. Your goal? To find the magical coloured pearls that roll down the rivers in the current. Perhaps a helpful fairy may help you on your quest! Where the rivers converge there is a village where many people and animals live in harmony. There you can make life-long friends...

"Hang on Mama, I'm on my way!" Toto the black cat said, skittering towards the lopsided tower looming before him. Having been told that his mother left the world of the living to become a star in the sky, Toto and the rest of his feline friends bound unwaveringly for the top of the tower in the hopes to meet her again.

In Coming of Age, you will start the game as a child, and as such, you will have a limited set of interests and skills that will determine your development. During this time, your parents' help will be important for your progress. As the years go by, you will grow and acquire new interests, gain more independence, and with it, access to other experiences that will allow you to achieve your own...

As mining activities intensified in the twilight years of the industrial revolution, competition for natural resources grew fierce and industrialists burrowed themselves deeper and deeper into the sodden depths of the earth. One mining operation dug deeper than any other, and the events that followed this endeavour have become the stuff of myth and legend. What little information is known about...

The year is 793, and the Northumbrian coast burns. The attack on Lindisfarne was but the first strike — more raiders will follow. As the rulers of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia, you must prepare your kingdom for the coming storm. Fortify your defenses and expand your kingdoms with new cities — but take care as the more you expand, the more you attract Vikings to your kingdom....

Orléans: Big Box — first released as Orléans: Anniversary Box — collects all released materials as of 2025 for Orléans, a game set in the French city of the same name during medieval times in which you must assemble a following of farmers, merchants, knights, monks, etc to gain supremacy through trade, construction and science in medieval France.

Orléans: Ortskarten 6 is a set of three new building tiles for use in the Orléans base game or the deluxe edition of the game. The tiles feature a tinkerer's wagon, a bookbindery, and a flea market.

The waters of the Bermuda Triangle are feared because storms sometimes make navigation impossible. What's more, legends tell of huge monsters lurking there for unsuspecting sailors...but the stories also tell of legendary treasures to be found there, so now you'll race in search of them.

In Rising Cultures, you take control of one of four different civilizations — Egypt, Persia, Rome, or the Abbasid Caliphate — each with its own unique deck and abilities. Your goal is to lead your culture to fame and glory through conquered provinces or building cards. Each of the multi-use cards presents you with an important decision: Do you use them for resources, for your military, to...

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of early 20th century explorers in The Royal Society of Archeology. As the leader of a learned society, you lead a team of adventurers on expeditions around the globe in search of relics and knowledge. London serves as your headquarters, where you secure funding, deepen your expertise at the university, and plan your next bold discoveries. Your...

We all remember and love the stories we discovered as kids — especially when they’re just as rewarding to revisit as adults. And their original literary form isn't the only way to enjoy them. What if classic tales were reimagined as thrilling detective adventures? Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective is a narrative-driven board game in which players take on the roles of beloved childhood...

Fathom is a tile-laying, pattern-building game of deep-sea exploration in which you take on the role of marine biology teams competing to uncover the secrets of an uncharted, underwater ecosystem around a fictional island. The depths are vast and time is limited, so savvy decision-making under pressure is crucial to a successful expedition. Choose wisely which creatures to investigate as...

Natural Disasters is a module that can be added to the Nature board game.

Jurassic is a module that can be added to the Nature board game.

Flight is a module that can be added to the Nature board game. Find freedom by soaring to the skies, where safety and abundance awaits those gifted with wings.

Nature is a redesign of the blockbuster Evolution to be more streamlined, more forgiving, and seamlessly expandable. The secret sauce is a modular system that allows players to create and explore a unique ecosystem each time they play.

Add the Arctic Tundra module to experience life at the fringes of the habitable world.

A Brilliant Laser-Based Deduction Challenge!