Vendor: Wonderbow Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 14.95

Number of Players: 2

Playing Time: 45-60 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 12+

Dive even deeper into the world of Kelp! A set of 6 mini-expansions adding new strategies, shenanigans and tons of replayability.

They can be mixed and matched or even stacked. Change the board. Ride a jellyfish. Feel the thrill.

The BRILLIANT BEHAVIOURS Set consists of 6 different Mini Expansions:

• The Jellyfish
  • Ride a Jellyfish and let it steal energy from the Shark.
• The Zones
  • Now it's your turn as the Shark to manipulate the board. Obstruct the plans of the Octopus, but raise the stakes for yourself in return.
• The Coconut
  • Hide the Octopus under a coconut, and make it harder to attack! Or don't... and stick the coconut on a shell to confuse the Shark!
• The Dens
  • Visit your dens to collect powered-up growth tiles.
• The Urchins
  • Place spiky Urchins on the board.
• The Reflexes
  • Upgrade your Shark with powerful dice from a new growth tile.

Vendor: Wonderbow Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 46.95

Number of Players: 2

Playing Time: 40-60 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 10+

A head-to-head battle of wits between an Octopus and a Shark.

Kelp is a two-player asymmetrical game that offers players a unique opportunity to delve into the natural world of Pyjama Sharks and Common Octopuses, set in a South African kelp forest.

As players take on the roles of these iconic sea creatures, they will discover that the gameplay mechanics closely mirror their real-life counterparts. Each has a unique path to victory. The Octopus, known for its cunning and adaptability, sneaks around the board by playing cards and managing their hidden and revealed blocks, channeling the creature's remarkable ability to camouflage and deceive. On the other hand, the Shark, embodying the ruthless and determined predator, patrols their territory and attempts to hunt down the elusive Octopus by rolling dice and using special abilities to mitigate their luck, showcasing the creature's natural instincts and predatory behavior. The game is a thrilling mix of deck-building and dice bag building, as well as hide and seek, bluffing, and manipulation.

In hopes of providing a deeply immersive experience, the designer Carl Robinson has incorporated the authentic characteristics and strategies of these marine animals into the gameplay. Carl was inspired by a moment in the Netflix documentary ‘My Octopus Teacher’, in which the octopus’s behavior was so ludic and sneaky that it was his wish for players to not only engage in a thrilling battle of wits but also gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating lives of these animals in their natural habitat.

With stunning illustrations by renowned artist Weberson Santiago, Kelp promises to be just as visually striking as it is engaging.

Vendor: Smirk & Laughter Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 29.95

Number of Players: 1-5

Playing Time: 40-60 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 14+

You awake in the dark with nothing but a candle and...have you done this before? The déjà vu is less troubling than the change it implies. Was the ground always this unstable around you? When the tunnels crumbled into pits, did they always scream? And why does it feel like those screams are getting closer?

The Shrieking Hollow is an expansion that adds a new threat and a new space to explore within The Night Cage. Pits now connect prisoners to the Hollow, where The Other lies in wait. Over the course of play, The Other will rise up out of the Hollow and attack the prisoners, destroying any part of the maze it encounters. If the prisoners are brave, they can leap into a pit and fall to the bottom of the Hollow where the dim light of their candles will stop its advance, temporarily. However, they can't hold it back forever, and prisoners that stay too close to The Other will be attacked when it lurches toward the flickering light it despises.

If you are looking to increase the dread and horror of the original game, The Shrieking Hollow is for you.

Vendor: Placentia Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 23.95

Number of Players: 1-4

Playing Time: 60-180 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 14+

This set contains 7 Wandering Character miniatures each one with its own rules (and sometimes, tiles and tokens). 4 of them are randomly placed on the main gameboard at the beginning of the game and can be activated by the players to get special bonuses (different per each Character).

When you decide to activate a Character, you must first of all move it to another empty space on the board. Choose carefully where to place the Character, because you might help the next player going after you, since they can use the Wandering Character just like you did!

Contents:

• 7 Miniatures
• 7 Character tiles
• 12 Master forger cards
• 15 Artist tiles
• Plastic tray that fits with the base game

Vendor: Placentia Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 7.95

Number of Players: 1-4

Playing Time: 60-180 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 14+

The Unsuisō (Wandering Monk) is one of the Characters that can be placed on the board at the beginning of the game.

He comes with a set of 4 Bowl tiles. Give one of them to each player. When you encounter him, you can decide to offer him 1 Coin by placing it on the Bowl tile in your game area. At the end of each round, score as many Points as the number of Coins in your Bowl.

Contents:

• 1 Miniature
• 1 Character tile
• 4 Bowl tiles

Vendor: Placentia Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 7.95

Number of Players: 1-4

Playing Time: 60-180 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 14+

The Geisha is one of the Characters that can be placed on the board at the beginning of the game. She comes with a set of 15 Geisha tokens (3 per type of 5 types).

Each token represents one of the arts she has mastered. Randomly place 3 of them on her tile and leave the others in a pile nearby. When you encounter her, take one of the 3 tokens from her tile, then replace it with a random one from the pile. At the end of the game, score the points shown on her tile for each set of different tokens you have collected (based on the number of tokens in each set).

Contents:

• 1 Miniature
• 1 Character tile
• 15 Geisha tokens

Vendor: 25th Century Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 30.95

Number of Players: 2

Playing Time: 20-45 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 10+

Many years after the confrontation with Van Helsing, Dracula landed in Whitby, England once again. The citizens of Whitby sought help from the vampire hunter, Professor Van Helsing. Will Van Helsing defeat Dracula before he transforms all the inhabitants into vampires?

In Dracula vs Van Helsing, each player controls one of the title characters. Van Helsing must remove all of Dracula's life points to win, but if Dracula turns all four inhabitants of the same district into vampires first, Dracula wins.

The game lasts at most five rounds. Each round, players play in turn (starting with Dracula), drawing a card, then discarding that card or swapping it with one of the five cards on their rack to trigger the discarded card's ability. Cards come in eight types, each with its own effect. Instead of drawing (and discarding) a card, a player can call for the end of the round. In order to choose this action, at least six cards need to be in the discard pile. After the opponent plays one last turn, the round ends; otherwise, the round ends when the deck is empty.

At the end of a round, players compare the five cards on their rack. Each card corresponds to one of the five districts on the game board. If Dracula has the higher-valued card, one of the humans in this district is converted into a vampire; if Van Helsing is higher, Dracula loses a health point. If one of the game-winning conditions is met, the game ends immediately.

Vendor: Plague Island Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 139.95

Number of Players: 1-2

Playing Time: 120-180 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 14+

In SPARTA! command Athenians or Spartans in a battle to rule the Greek world. Achieve dominance and control valuable regions that grant unique benefits - be it the wealth of Sicily, the fleets of Corinth, or alliances with larger cities like Thebes or Syracuse to provide fresh recruits for battle. You might even rally the Persians and Macedonians to your side.

Command The Conflict! March armies and sortie fleets to raid enemy territories. Siege valuable cities, and engage your foes in fierce battles. Steel your nerves when you enter the fray of battle, as it is bloody and swiftly resolved using an elegant card-based system.

Who Will Head Your Efforts? Lead your forces with legendary characters such as Pericles and Cleon. Each leader has a unique ability, be it combat prowess or cunning diplomacy. Characters may become experienced— flipping the leader to their upgraded form with a more powerful ability.

Meet your foes on the bloody battlefield Balance diplomacy, economy, and military might in this card-driven game of historic conflict! The Splendour Of Greece Is Yours For The Taking!

SPARTA! is for 1-2 players (SOLO bot is included) & plays in 2-3 hours. Includes all of these historical scenarios:

• First Peloponnesian War
• Second Peloponnesian War
• Theban/Spartan War
• Cleomenian War

Deluxe Version Includes:

• Miniatures
• Metal coins

Vendor: Oink Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

Number of Players: 1-6

Playing Time: 20 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 8+

Developing a national park is no small feat. Some animals have begun their migration, going around and around in search of a new place to live. Hippos that love both water and land. Huge elephants. And bears that just want to be left alone. "Uhhhh," you can't help but growl as the cards go around. You want to secure the perfect spot, but should you choose a location or an animal first? Take one card at a time and pass the rest around in this "drafting" style game. Match just the right animals with just the right locations and create the most harmonious national park ever!

Contents:

• 96 Cards
• 76 Chips
• Game manual

Vendor: 25th Century Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Number of Players: 2

Playing Time: 20 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 10+

Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard is a co-operative trick-taking game for two players that's a standalone spin-off of Jekyll vs. Hyde.

You're Dr. Jekyll, the kind doctor and valuable friend — but you're also the infamous Mr. Hyde, who is hunted by Scotland Yard for the many misdeeds committed in the City of London. Your objective is to maintain the balance in the duality of your personality, while staying ahead of Scotland Yard's investigation.

This is a story-based game in which you have to achieve the objectives of every chapter of the story to complete the game.

Contents:

• 28 Playing cards
• 12 Chapter cards
• 2 Character cards
• 1 Game board
• 1 Turn order token
• 3 Color rank tokens
• 2 Pawns
• Rulebook

Vendor: White Wizard Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 26.95

Number of Players: 2-4
Recommended Ages: 14+

An award winning game meets a world class brand!

UVS Games is proud to bring this marriage of Star Realms, an award winning deck-building game originally released by Wise Wizards in 2014, and Star Trek, the sci fi series known and loved the world over, together in this new game! Featuring deep strategic play, Star Trek Star Realms is easy to learn yet hard to master.

• Classic Star Realms factions have been remade into your favorite Star Trek factions: Romulan, Starfleet, Klingon and Dominion
• An exciting remake of this award winning classic game!
• Contains everything you need to play
  • 130 game cards
  • Point counters
  • Playmat
  • Rulebook

Vendor: 25th Century Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 14.95

Number of Players: 2-5

Playing Time: 15 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 6+

In Circus Flohcati, players collect acts from the flea circus to score points, with the game containing ten types (colors) of acts, with acts being valued from 0-7 points.

On a turn, you can choose one of the face-up cards on the table and add that to your hand or flip the top card from the deck and add it to the cards on display. If you flip an action card, you must take that action — often stealing a card from an opponent — then your turn ends. If you flip a card of the same color as any face-up card, then you instead discard the newly revealed card and your turn ends with you getting nothing. Otherwise, you again face the same options: Collect a face-up card or reveal a new card.

If on your turn you have three cards of the same value in hand, you can play this trio on the table for a guaranteed 10 points. The game ends either when someone reveals that they have all ten acts in hand or when the deck has been exhausted. You score only for the highest-valued act of each color, so either avoid taking duplicate colors or ditch them in trios. If you have all ten acts in hand, score a 10-point "gala show" bonus. Whoever has the highest score wins.

Editions of Circus Flohcati bear a player count of either 2-5 or 3-5, but they don't differ in the rules or nature of the components.

Vendor: Board&Dice
Type: Board Games
Price: 31.95

Number of Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 60-150 Minutes
Recommended Ages: 14+

Saxony's energy revolution was so impactful that everyone wanted to start using Nucleums in their regions. Australia's huge deposits of uranium were ripe for the taking, leading to visionaries — lured by the vast number of possibilities — visiting the continent and changing it into a new global power. Here, these entrepreneurs have to face new challenges presented by the sheer size of the continent. Fortunately, the clever use of shipping lanes will help them transport resources more efficiently than by rail and even gain access to the nearby island of Tasmania, where a mad scientist conducting his own experiments managed to replicate Elsa's invention, which is now proudly presented as an experimental power plant in the island's capital of Hobart.

Nucleum: Australia comes with a new map that introduces several new concepts and rule changes to the Nucleum base game. Use shipping lanes to expand your networks, build your own coal mines, and try the expert variant with bidding for the experiments.

Vendor: Level99 Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 37.95

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Vendor: Salt & Pepper Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Number of Players: 1

Playing Time: 20-40 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 10+

A midnight bell tolls on the streets of Wildegrens as the villagers shutter their windows against the darkness. Something moves through the night–in the forest, through the fields, across the old battlefield. The isolated village is in danger. Crops are failing, animals are dying, and villagers are disappearing. Townsfolk are scared. Some of the women are fighting back, but the villagers suspect that these women may be dealing with the devil himself. From behind the old school a shadow crosses to the town well. A feeble light reveals two witches who nod to one another, shutter the lantern, and make their way towards the dark woods.

Witchcraft! is a fast-playing, card-driven solitaire game where you lead a coven of witches in a fantasy world where magic is real–and so are the monsters. Building on the hidden / revealed mechanism of Resist! you will decide when to use magic to defeat the challenges you face–revealing yourself to your fellow villagers and being imprisoned for witchcraft. As you complete missions and defeat enemies you will try to prove to the villagers that magic is not evil, and convince a jury that you are protecting the village. Three jurors will decide your fate and their conviction is strong. Can you persuade them? Or will evil overcome you and the village?

At the beginning of the game you assemble a coven of witches from families of women represented by a deck of cards. Selecting multiple witches from a family makes that family more powerful. Each family is focused on different tasks in the game–revealing challenges, increasing attack power, uncovering the conviction of the jurors, or capturing familiars to help you in your fight. The fight is real and each of the eight jurors face a different villain. Is it the Headless Horseman, Baba Yaga, the Scarecrow, or some other fiend? On setup you choose three jurors, their missions, and their unique challenges–providing 56 possible combinations with great variety in the types of challenges and monsters you will face. If you fail two missions or lose five villagers, you lose the game. Even if you defeat the missions you still face the trial, and you are only sure of your fate when you reveal the conviction of the jurors and see if you have done enough to persuade them.

Vendor: GMT Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 69.95

200 years after his death in exile on the island of St. Helena, Napoleon Bonaparte remains a figure of fascination and controversy. More books have been written concerning Napoleon than any historical figure apart from Jesus, and the debate over his life and legacy continues to rage: Savior of the Revolution or its destroyer? Lawgiver or Tyrant? Great Captain or foolish gambler? Symbol of the Romantic Age or the greatest product of the Age of Reason? Where ever you come down in these arguments, Napoleon packed into his relatively brief life (1769-1821) enough events for a dozen lifetimes. It is a story on an epic scale of the son of minor Corsican nobility rising to the heights of power before losing it all. It is the stuff that games are made of.

I, Napoleon is a solitaire historical role-playing card game in which you step into the boots of Captain Buonoparte (as he still was) in the year 1793. Louis XVI has just gone to the guillotine, the brothers Robespierre control the destiny of France, and all Europe has joined French Royalists to take down France, end the Revolution, and restore peace and safety for the hereditary principles that have underlain society for 1,000 years.

As an ambitious but unknown young artillery officer, who speaks French with a Corsican accent, you would seem to be an unlikely agent of destiny. Can you harness a brilliant mind, titanic energies, and a sometimes terrifying charisma to leave your mark on history? Or will you die a minor footnote in the story of France?

GAMEPLAY

In I, Napoleon, your fate lies in 220 beautifully illustrated cards, divided into three decks: Commander, First Consul, and Emperor. Overlaying a map of early 19th Century Europe are a series of Card Boxes, where you play out the events of your life and career, along with various tracks and tables to record the yearly passage of time and the events affecting yourself and France. The choices you make with the cards you are dealt will determine success or failure. You will have to manage politics, military campaigns, diplomacy, and the domestic well-being of the French while pursuing the Glory that lures you on. You will also have to manage your family, your wives, your mistresses, and your children, legitimate and otherwise.

Your path may lead you from the Americas to the Near East, from Spain to Russia, from a throne to exile. You will be the target of assassins, coups, and coalitions. You will deal with bad harvests and plague, face Wellington and Nelson, Kutuzov and Blucher. You will rely on—and perhaps be betrayed by—the slippery Talleyrand and unleash the secret policemen Fouche on your opponents. As you progress, your options will increase, along with the stakes.

Lead your men into battle and risk an early end to your life? Sail to Egypt or Ireland? Sell Louisiana or send an army to hold it? Marry a Habsburg or a Romanov? Create the Duchy of Warsaw or revive the Kingdom of Poland? Invade Russia or try to pacify the Tsar? Every choice will affect your legacy.

But there is not one version of a life here, but many. Every game will provide a different narrative, based on both luck of the draw and the decisions you make. In addition, you can start the game as a Commander, as First Consul, or as Emperor, each with its own starting situation and challenges. The story is yours to discover, and the decisions you make may just change the course of history.

Contents:

• 220 Poker-sized playing cards
• Half Counter Sheet
• 22”x 34” Mounted map board
• 1 Ten-sided die
• Rulebook
• Playbook
• 2 Player aid cards

Vendor: GMT Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 92.95

Designer: Ed Beach 
Artist: Charles Kibler, Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Mahaffey 
Year Published: 2012 
# of Players: 2 − 6 
Ages: 12 and up

Virgin Queen: Wars of Religion 1559-1598 is a game of grand strategy for two to six players based on the military, political and religious conflicts within Europe during the reigns of Elizabeth I of England and Philip II of Spain. Each player controls one or more of the major powers that presided over European politics in that day. Spain is the juggernaut, able to draw upon the vast riches of their global empire. But such a dominant power is sure to have many enemies. The Ottoman expansion towards Spain's Mediterranean outposts remains unchecked. Elizabeth's English sea dogs are poised to raid Spain's overseas empire. And the forces of Protestant reform will soon drag Spain into eighty years of rebellion in the Netherlands. Will Spain find aid from its Catholic allies? Perhaps not from France, where the Catholic Valois dynasty is soon to engage another group of Protestant believers in the bloody French Wars of Religion. And even Philip's relatives in Vienna who rule the Holy Roman Empire may dabble in the Protestant faith instead of remaining loyal to their Catholic heritage and Spanish brethren.

Scenarios:

There are several different scenarios included allowing your play sessions to be tailored to the number of players and time available:

Components:

• Game Map: one 22" x 34" Mounted Map
• Counter Sheets: 5 full
• 112 Strategy Cards
• 22 Royal Cards
• 44-Page Rulebook
• 32-Page Scenario Book
• Six 8.5" x 5.5" Power Cards (two of them 2-sided)
• Four Off-Map Displays (Diplomacy, Patronage, Protestant Spaces, Weddings)
• Two Player Aid Cards (2-sided)
• Ten 6-sided dice

Vendor: Arcane Wonders
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Number of Players: 1-5

Playing Time: 50-70 Minutes

Recommended Ages: 14+

In World Wonders, the great leaders of the ancient world are willing to spend all their gold in order to build the most glorious city ever seen. It is your duty to wisely choose which stately buildings and wondrous monuments best fit the plans for your settlement. Doing so will increase its production of key resources, which in turn increases its population by attracting more residents.

The MUNDO expansion adds nine new wonders to expand your game, plus a new game mode that adds even more strategy, allowing for higher scores depending on the objectives

• Expands the hit game!
• 9 new wooden monuments
• Brand new Mundo game mode

Vendor: Ludus Magnus Studio
Type: Board Games
Price: 126.95

Number of Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 90 Minutes
Recommended Ages: 14+

The Lodge is destroyed, the Order of Mages ruled by the Great Magister is but a faint memory.

The Magisters of the various Schools have died or chosen exile.

A generation has passed since the coming of Lucifero. His defeat is an event that few remember.

Ordinary mortals trace the events to a massive explosion that took place on a cold winter night, probably caused by a clandestine distillery.

Little do they know.

Only the Mages involved, the few who survived, know what really happened inside the once magnificent palace.

But the Black Rose still lives.

A faint voice, almost a whisper, echoes in the air like a distant call. A magical power still pulsates from the ruins…

Black Rose Wars: Rebirth is a 1-4 player competitive fantasy game of deck building, strategy, and combat set in the hectic universe of Nova Aetas Chronicles, in Italy. Each player is one of the powerful mages of the Black Rose Order, striving to become the new Great Magister and gain the mighty power of the Black Rose Artifact and the Forgotten Magic.

Each mage has six schools of magic at their disposal, each with its own strategy for defeating opponents and increasing their power. Mages battle each other in a modular arena of hexagonal Room tiles. They summon powerful creatures, cast destructive spells, or weave dark deceptions with their enchantments.

Vendor: APE Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 4.95

Petrichor is a highly interactive game for 1-4 players, where as a cloud, your entire purpose in life is to expand, sire other clouds and water crops. Unfortunately, your mates (who are also clouds) have a similar plan. It’s up to you to manipulate the weather and assimilate these rogue clouds to contribute to the growth of as many crops as possible!

What if the crops were surrounded by a lake? The lake promo adds a body of water to the crop tiles enabling wind draughts that allow for faster movement across the board and faster evaporation.

* Requires Petrichor base game to play.

Vendor: APE Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 4.95

Petrichor is a highly interactive game for 1-4 players, where as a cloud, your entire purpose in life is to expand, sire other clouds and water crops. Unfortunately, your mates (who are also clouds) have a similar plan. It’s up to you to manipulate the weather and assimilate these rogue clouds to contribute to the growth of as many crops as possible!

More water is not always better, some plants can be ruined if overwatered. The cactus produces higher quality fruit with more sparse water availability.

* Requires Petrichor base game to play.

Vendor: APE Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 4.95

Petrichor is a highly interactive game for 1-4 players, where as a cloud, your entire purpose in life is to expand, sire other clouds and water crops. Unfortunately, your mates (who are also clouds) have a similar plan. It’s up to you to manipulate the weather and assimilate these rogue clouds to contribute to the growth of as many crops as possible!

The anthill introduces another force of nature - Ants. Use them to your advantage with their capability of moving moisture around the board!

* Requires Petrichor base game to play.

Vendor: Mighty Boards
Type: Board Games
Price: 4.95

The Junk Tiles add a new type of rare artifact into the game that allows players to sell items with greater ease and flexibility.

Vendor: Mighty Boards
Type: Board Games
Price: 32.95

Excavation Earth: It Belongs in a Museum* is the second expansion for Excavation Earth. It introduces two new alien races, mysterious artefacts, a deck of technology cards and a whole new museum board. It adds new ways of scoring that create new paths to playing and winning the game!

* Requires Excavation Earth base game to play.

Vendor: Mighty Boards
Type: Board Games
Price: 23.95

In Excavation Earth, you complete themed sets of artifacts for your collection and work the black market to grab the elusive perfect artifact. Piece together the most exquisite collection of artefacts to make you the envy of every art connoisseur this side of the Andromeda galaxy! The player who manages to collect and sell their collection for the highest value wins!