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In the co-operative trick-taking game The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine, the players set out as astronauts on an uncertain space adventure. What about the rumors about the unknown planet about? The eventful journey through space extends over 50 exciting missions. But this game can only be defeated by meeting common individual tasks of each player. In order to meet the varied challenges, communication is essential in the team. But this is more difficult than expected in space. With each mission, the game becomes more difficult. After each mission, the game can be paused and continued later. During each mission, it is not the amount of tricks, but the right tricks at the right time that count. The team completes a mission only if every single player is successful in fulfilling their tasks.

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In this highly-anticipated followup to the original cooperative card game — winner of the 2020 Kennerspiel des Jahres — players work together to search for the lost continent of Mu. This new adventure takes your crew deep down into the abyss on a search for the fabled sunken land. How far you get depends entirely on how well you work together as a team. Card by card, trick by trick, your search party will discover the challenges that lie ahead and forge a path to Mu. This new version of The Crew has the same innovative cooperative trick-taking mechanic as the highly lauded original game — but with some exciting new surprises!While communication between your crew members is severely limited by your submerged state, it is also critical to your success; finding the hidden land in the murky depths depends not only on winning tricks, but also on carefully negotiating the order in which they are won. If things don’t go as planned, you might just be able to salvage the operation. But it will take near flawless execution and perhaps a little luck to finally reach Mu.

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Race for the Galaxy is the classic game of space civilizations for 2-4 players.   Come discover what thousands of players around the world already know.  Explore the galaxy, conquer worlds, expand your empire and defeat your opponents. Each game of Race for the Galaxy lasts less than 30 minutes.  But, the challenge is endless.  Every game is different with dozens of new worlds to explore and conquer. Now available in the new Second Edition adds 6 new start worlds, color-blind support, updated rules with sample turns for easier teaching.

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  Welcome to 581.On this distant planet, four factions battle for control of alien artifacts left behind by an advanced and ancient civilization. The warring factions are Terra Corps, Scion Imperium, Neo Human Republic, and Feng. With Earth in near ruins, 581 provides the chance for a second Earth, but who will rule? Who will be the first to build a Wormgate and transport their armies through it to conquer the dust of 581?During the invasions of 581, the factions built large, interstellar bases to house, control, and deploy troops. These bases are known as Hives. As a player, you take on the role of a commander of one of these Hives, from which you deploy your forces in the fight for control of the ancient alien artifacts and dominance over 581 itself.Lost Empires is a head-to-head, card-driven area control game with a focus on tactical movement and deck design. Each player chooses a faction to play, and using the cards available to that faction, constructs an 18-card deck with which you do battle. You earn artifacts by controlling objectives and destroying elite enemy units augmented with alien technology. Once you have collected sufficient artifacts, you use them to construct a Wormgate. The first person to build a Wormgate, wins the war for the new sun.

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As empires expand into space, they encounter mysterious alien artifacts and races uplifted to sentience eons ago. Meanwhile, Imperium factions provoke other worlds to ally and rebel as the galaxy drifts towards war.Can you build the most prosperous space empire in these challenging times?Expansion and Brinkmanship bundles 3 previously published expansions, The Gathering Storm, Rebel vs Imperium, and The Brink of War into a single product, compatible with 2nd Edition Race for the Galaxy.This product is an expansion for Race for the Galaxy 2nd Edition (RIO301). It requires the base game to be played. Race for the Galaxy is the classic game of space civilizations for 2-4 players.   Come discover what thousands of players around the world already know.  Explore the galaxy, conquer worlds, expand your empire and defeat your opponents. Each game of Race for the Galaxy lasts less than 30 minutes.  But, the challenge is endless.  Every game is different with dozens of new worlds to explore and conquer. Now available in the new Second Edition adds 6 new start worlds, color-blind support, updated rules with sample turns for easier teaching.

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  In the Age of Ambition expansion, you discover new frontiers of the Golden Era of Astronautics. Defend the interests of your Space Power. Enlist the support of influential politicians, powerful military leaders, and renowned scientists. Overcome crises and reach your strategic goals. Launch cutting-edge spacecraft and achieve breakthroughs in research. Manage it all using your own unique talents to carry out the most daring plans. The glorious history of space exploration unfolds over the 7 separate Modules. You add them to the game in any combination, using up to 3 Modules at a time. Each Module perfectly fits the others and creates new gaming experiences. Solo rulebook is also included and is compatible with the new modules.

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It’s a time of exploration and discovery in our galaxy. While many have dreamed of being revered as the greatest explorer of our era, only two captains are truly in contention for such an honor. With so many planets yet to discover and such a vast area to travel, there are many ways to earn the fame required to become the greatest explorer. Perform heroic acts, complete expeditions, discover new planets and earn achievements to secure your place in history. In this competitive two player drafting game, you’ll choose a new card each turn in order to make progress toward your goals. Plan ahead, but be opportunistic to earn reputation points wherever you can.

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  The conquest of space was one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. In 1957, the first satellite—named Sputnik 1—was launched into orbit. Just four years later, Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space, aboard the spaceship Vostok 1. This game is dedicated to the early space explorers: all the outstanding people who worked to make space travel possible. As Yuri Gagarin said at the moment of his launch: “Let's go!” You are the head of a Research & Development Hub in a Space Research Center, competing with other such Hubs in the spirit of the Golden Age of Astronautics. Your goal is to complete large-scale space projects by gathering the best and brightest minds humanity has to offer. Thanks to your efforts, satellites, manned spaceships, and orbital stations will be launched into space! You score Progress points by recruiting Specialists and completing Projects. The game ends when all available Projects are completed, or you have recruited 12 Specialists to your Hub. The player who made the most Progress is the winner! Key game features: Closed loop resource system: when recruiting a Specialist to your team, you pass Research tokens to a player to your left. Specialists are assigned to the Divisions according to their skills. The more Specialists you have in a Division, the easier it is to recruit new ones to that Division. All Specialists have unique abilities. Only the ability of the top card in each stack is active. Therefore, by adding a new Specialist, you often get a new ability but lose the other one. Think carefully what is more important for you at that moment in the game!

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  Master of Orion: Conquest is a two-player dueling deckbuilder. Play as one of two species in the galaxy — the humans and the shape-changing, mimicking Darloks — as you build and fight your way to victory. Explore the galaxy to find new planets to colonize and use their production to build your fleets. Destroy the enemy's home world and become the Master of Orion!

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