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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. Krycí jména: Zpátky do Bradavic is the first competitive Codenames game inspired...

Codenames Duet keeps the basic elements of Codenames — give one-word clues to try to get someone to identify your agents among those on the table — but now you're working together as a team to find all of your agents. (Why you don't already know who your agents are is a question that Congressional investigators will get on your back about later!)

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...

Lace up your boots and throw your backpack on your shoulders. Today you are setting off on a journey through the Andes valley. You can go alone or in a team. You will choose where to go, how to get there, and how fast. It is up to you to make sure that all members of the group enjoy the trip as much as possible.The goal of the game is to earn the most points by achieving your own goals or, in...

Spletité stezky is the final addition to the world of Arnak. Its major highlight is a new double-sided map, bigger than the one in the base game, that features two new research tracks, each with unique mechanisms and components.

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...

Explore the wilds in a 2-player tile-laying simple strategic game. The closer you camp to the unexplored wilderness, the higher you'll score.

Nucleum: Energy Research Institute is an expansion to the base game of Nucleum and brings to life 8 new Experiments, and Patron cards with powerful abilities. All new Experiments are also compatible with Nucleum: Australia, Nucleum: Court of Progress, and Nucleum: Patrons Set.

Garden Lake offers a relaxing and rewarding experience. Players build their garden lakes with water lilies and koi fish using pentomino tiles. The catch is that on their turn, players always place one tile, but they can earn additional tiles by completing various objectives, which allows them to chain moves and strategize their way to victory. You also get a free promo card with the...

Terárko is the sequel to the successful game Aquarium by Czech author Michal Peichl. The game stands out due to its beautiful illustrations and simple rules. The Terárko game includes: 148 cards, a scoring pad, Czech and Slovak rules

A collection of 20 new factions for Terra Mystica, 2 each for the 7 colors of the game and 2 multi-color, ice and fire factions, respectively. All ideas submitted by fans of the game.

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...

Welcome to Epona, an immersive, tableau-building card game for 1-6 players in which you step into the boots of an ambitious equestrian entrepreneur in Central Europe in the 1920s, a time of relative peace and prosperity. Now is the time to finally invest in your dream: to build the most prestigious and successful horse business in the land. But will Epona, the Roman and Gallic goddess of...

Operation Barclay is a two-player game of low/medium complexity about the intelligence war between the Allies and their Abwehr counterparts in the Mediterranean theater in 1942-1943.

As the demand for tulips steadily grows, so does your desire to expand. You begin to envision new markets, new homes for your prized bulbs. The decision to buy a ship and take to the seas feels not just natural, but necessary...

Take Time is a cooperative game where players either win or lose together. To succeed, you must strategically play 12 cards facedown around a Clock, following specific rules for each Test. You can work together through a series of games to pass all 40 Tests available in the game.

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.

In Čáryfuč, 10 adorable wooden toys—like a bunny, car, dinosaur, and piano—are placed on the table. One player covers them with a cloth, secretly grabs one, and lifts the cloth with a magical chant: “ČÁRY-MÁRY-FUČ!” The other players must quickly figure out which toy has vanished and place their hand on the token showing the missing item. Correct guesses earn star tokens, and the player with...

Dive into AI conflict! Compile concepts, conquer reality. Discover the card game that redefines sentience.

The World Expansion, the one all backers of this campaign are receiving for free with their pledge, is a special kind of expansion: it is the only one that can be mixed both with the core game and any other expansion (whereas you can only play with 1 thematic expansion at a time). It includes 2 kinds of components: additional Objective tiles and Special pawns.      ...

Get the Finspan: Upgrade Pack is a deluxe token pack for eggs, chicks and schools.

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.

Mesopotamia, around 1500 BC: Mesopotamia on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers is home to a melting pot of different cultures and is developing magnificently. Fertile soils and modern irrigation systems allow agriculture to flourish. Religion and scholars are held in high esteem, and important achievements such as writing and the wheel lead to the construction of the first major cities and lively...