The royal cartographers have a year to reclaim the unexplored northern lands. The queen has given clear objectives for this task. She gives the players a total of four edicts per game, demanding for instance that they are on the lookout for forest paths between mountain …
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People have faces. Animals have faces. And sometimes – at least in our imaginations – even everyday objects have faces. The phenomenon of recognising faces in things and patterns is called pareidolia. A quirk from which “Facecards” has made a fun combination game. Each player picks …
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It’s nice when you can get others to do the work for you. Just like the regents in the tactical card game Majesty, who recruit people from a quickly changing display to earn money for them. If your opponents are hiring soldiers then it’s a good …
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As powerful alchemists, players enter into an arcane competition. With mysterious artefacts and fantastic creatures, they must try and win control of coveted places of power before their opponents. The elementary essences are rare, however, and have to be used with care: should you use the …
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What’s the secret word that will allow the villagers to chase away the werewolves from their village? The mayor knows it. Everyone else has to ask him yes or no questions: “Can you eat it?” or “Can you buy it?” Players only have a few minutes …
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Neologism is the term for a newly-coined word. “Krazy Wordz” is an abundant source of such creative new terminology. Each round, players receive a spoonful of alphabet soup with vowels and consonants – as well as a secret task. In the family edition this is innocent: …
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Over 900 species of birds are native to North America and just under a fifth of these take flight in designer Elizabeth Hargrave’s optimisation game Wingspan; from the red-bellied woodpecker to the purple gallinule. Attracting a bird to your aviary means you can play the corresponding …
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In ancient Egypt Queen Nefertiti and King Akhenaten are competing for building resources to build their monuments. They place workers in the nine spaces of the harbour grid in order to get new wares. As soon as at least two figures are present in a row …
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As princes in 16th century Italy, the players construct magnificent palaces in order to score points and win the favour of the king. However, not every building material can be used in each of the six cities. The necessary stones need to be bought on the …
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