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Wispwood is a family tile-laying game exploring a magical forest of bright-colored wisps. They each have their wishes and reward you for fulfilling them. Can you place your wisps the best and illuminate the brightest forest for your cat? Light up a magical forest and lure in a curious cat with glowing wisps. Choose from a display of wisp tiles with different spatial goals Combine tiles to...

The original Czech game Codenames by Vlaada Chvátil has been enjoying success around the world – winner of the most prestigious international award Spiel des Jahres 2016, best party game in history according to the global game database www.boardgamegeek.com. A word association game for two teams of secret agents. Codenames: Back to Hogwarts is the first competitive Codenames game inspired by...

The race is on! Ants have found an abandoned picnic blanket ripe with sweets, but there aren't enough for every colony...

Fill the botanical gardens with fragrant flowers, lush foliage, and soothing waters as you erect your gazebos among the tranquil features and atop prized patios.

Beasts is a co-operative card game in which players work together to climb ever higher through a series of three-digit numbers, transforming the current number by strategically covering one digit at a time. Each player plays all cards of a single suit from their hand on their turn, always aiming to create a new number that's higher than the last. But things get wild when the beasts...

Night Soil is a very mature game about sanitation in Tudor London. Clean the streets to earn your living under the cover of darkness! This is the Kickstarter version, which also includes solo mode and custom shape night soil cubes.

Guide one of the seven largest cities of antiquity to prosperity in 7 Wonders Dice. During the game, you will construct a wonder that defies time, make scientific advances, develop commerce, manage your resources, and handle your gold reserve prudently — all while keeping an eye on neighboring cities since ignoring them has a heavy price!

In Potions of Azerland, you’ll become a master potion maker! Collect ingredients from the forest, study different potion types, visit the market to trade goods, and brew powerful potions. Use them for magical effects or fulfill requests from travelers visiting your town.

Nippon: Zaibatsu is a new edition of Nippon, a fast-paced, area-majority economic game. Players control "zaibatsu": massive conglomerates of interconnected companies driving Japan's economy in the Industrial Revolution era.

In Paws Up, players become pet influencers competing to collect the most “paws” through clever photo cards and storytelling. It’s a fast-paced, light strategy card game perfect for families and casual gamers.

In Koi, you build an authentic 3D koi pond, so the challenge is to bring your reservoir to life and make the most of the actions at your disposal to create something truly magnificent.From the creators of Bonsai comes a brand-new, serene, strategic journey through nature.        

Molly House: Metal Pawns is a lavishly deluxe cosmetic upgrade for the board game Molly House. It includes 5 unique metal player pawns, replacing the standard wooden tokens. Each pawn features a custom design evoking 18th-century London, with a pre-painted, pre-stained finish and a felted base to protect your game board.

Molly House is a semi-cooperative historical game for 1–5 players, set in 18th-century London. Players take on the roles of gender-defying mollies, hosting secret parties while evading moralistic constables and protecting their community from collapse.  

Knitting Circle is a standalone follow-up to the award-winning Calico. In this cozy tile-laying puzzle game for 1–4 players, you take on the role of knitters crafting the most beautiful assortment of garments. With variable scoring goals and dozens of unique template cards, every game offers a fresh spatial puzzle.

Up or Down? is a fast-paced card game for 2–6 players from acclaimed designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling. Players build ascending or descending columns of numbered cards, aiming to place as many cards of the same color in each column as possible. The more matching colors, the more points you score!  

Recreate the experiences of soldier Hiroo Onoda during his stay on Lubang Island — thirty years of adventures, danger, comical situations and tragic moments, life and death and, above all, a demonstration of the resilience of human beings in adverse conditions — in the solitaire game Onoda. Onoda will get different results depending on the amount of honor you have accumulated...

Recall is a deep strategy game from the designers of Revive that focuses on engine building and exploration. Each player begins the game with one of fourteen unique tribes and one of eighteen unique gadgets, both of which will heavily influence your strategy and opportunities. Throughout the game, you will lead your tribe, explore the lands, and discover traces of ancient...

Dewan is a fast-paced, competitive area-placement game for 2-4 players that features racing, placement, and hand strategy. During play, you collect terrain cards and spend them to strategically place your camps on the territory. Make the best use of terrain and resources so that you can satisfy the requirements on your story tiles. Along the way, gather berries and master fire to earn...

Vantage: Playmats is a set of 6 dual-layered cardboard mats designed specifically for Vantage. Each player builds a 3×3 grid of cards on their mat to represent their current location. These optional mats prevent cards from shifting and help organize the play space.

Vantage: Wooden Skill Tokens is a premium accessory for Vantage, replacing the cardboard skill tokens from the base game. These tokens enhance the tactile experience and visual appeal of the game.

Vantage: Metal Coins is a premium accessory for the Vantage board game, replacing the cardboard tokens from the base game. The set includes 45 zinc alloy coins in four denominations. One pack is more than sufficient for a full 6-player game. These coins enhance the tactile experience and bring added immersion to your planetary adventure.

Manhattan Project: Energy Empire includes all the gameplay of the original edition, as well as the 'Cold War' expansion, the new 'UN Envoys expansion', and more! From the ashes of war, nations rise to power in the atomic age! In Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, each player takes control of a nation struggling for power in the latter part of the 20th century. They build up their...