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Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. It's designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and features over 170 birds illustrated by Beth Sobel, Natalia Rojas, and Ana Maria Martinez. You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth: Gain food tokens via custom dice in a birdfeeder dice tower Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors Draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them The winner is the player with the most points after 4 rounds. If you enjoy Terraforming Mars and Gizmos, we think this game will take flight at your table.

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You are an amateur dracologist in the world of Wyrmspan, a place where dragons of all shapes, sizes, and colors roam the skies. Excavate a hidden labyrinth you recently unearthed on your land and entice these beautiful creatures to roost in the sanctuary of your caves. During a game of Wyrmspan, you will build a sanctuary for dragons of all shapes and sizes. Your sanctuary begins with 3 excavated spaces—the leftmost space in your Crimson Cavern, your Golden Grotto, and your Amethyst Abyss. Over the course of the game, you will excavate additional spaces in your sanctuary and entice dragons to live there, chaining together powerful abilities and earning the favor of the Dragon Guild.Wyrmspan is inspired by the mechanisms of Wingspan, though its 16+ unique elements make Wyrmspan a standalone game (not compatible with Wingspan).ComponentsWyrmspan plays up to 5 players, and it is flexible in size for various tables due to 3 smaller central boards (instead of a single big game board). Each player mat is 475x290mm (a little wider than Wingspan). It includes:• 2 rulebooks (multiplayer and solo)• 1 dragon fact book (32 pages)• 5 player mats• 5 adventurer meeples and 5 guild tokens• 183 dragon cards (148 full-grown dragons and 35 hatchlings; 57x87mm)• 75 cave cards (57x57mm)• 4 dragon guilds• 55 speckled egg tokens• 10 double-sided objective tiles• 45 shiny cardboard coins• 10 quick-start cards (2 cards per player; 57x87mm)• 17 Automa solo mode cards (57x87mm)• 1 box (296x296x70mm, and it weighs 2.6 kg)

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In the 2400s, mankind begins to terraform the planet Mars. Giant corporations, sponsored by the World Government on Earth, initiate huge projects to raise the temperature, the oxygen level, and the ocean coverage until the environment is habitable. In Terraforming Mars, you play one of those corporations and work together in the terraforming process, but compete for getting victory points that are awarded not only for your contribution to the terraforming, but also for advancing human infrastructure throughout the solar system, and doing other commendable things. The players acquire unique project cards (from over two hundred different ones) by buying them to their hand. The projects (cards) can represent anything from introducing plant life or animals, hurling asteroids at the surface, building cities, to mining the moons of Jupiter and establishing greenhouse gas industries to heat up the atmosphere. The cards can give you immediate bonuses, as well as increasing your production of different resources. Many cards also have requirements and they become playable when the temperature, oxygen, or ocean coverage increases enough. Buying cards is costly, so there is a balance between buying cards (3 megacredits per card) and actually playing them (which can cost anything between 0 to 41 megacredits, depending on the project). Standard Projects are always available to complement your cards. Your basic income, as well as your basic score, is based on your Terraform Rating (starting at 20), which increases every time you raise one of the three global parameters. However, your income is complemented with your production, and you also get VPs from many other sources. Each player keeps track of their production and resources on their player boards, and the game uses six types of resources: MegaCredits, Steel, Titanium, Plants, Energy, and Heat. On the game board, you compete for the best places for your city tiles, ocean tiles, and greenery tiles. You also compete for different Milestones and Awards worth many VPs. Each round is called a generation (guess why) and consists of the following phases: 1) Player order shifts clockwise.2) Research phase: All players buy cards from four privately drawn.3) Action phase: Players take turns doing 1-2 actions from these options: Playing a card, claiming a Milestone, funding an Award, using a Standard project, converting plant into greenery tiles (and raising oxygen), converting heat into a temperature raise, and using the action of a card in play. The turn continues around the table (sometimes several laps) until all players have passed.4) Production phase: Players get resources according to their terraform rating and production parameters. When the three global parameters (temperature, oxygen, ocean) have all reached their goal, the terraforming is complete, and the game ends after that generation. Count your Terraform Rating and other VPs to determine the winning corporation!

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Canvas is a very lowkey, low competition game, perfect if you still want there to be a winner but don’t want to fight each other for it. The premise is simple - you’re creating works of art to score points, no sabotage or anything, super easy to pick up and learn.                                                                                     - Eden (GSR - Tempe, AZ) In Canvas, you play as a painter competing in an art competition. Players will collect transparent Art Cards, layering 3 of them together to create their own unique Painting. Each card contains a piece of artwork as well as a set of icons used for scoring. Icons will be revealed or hidden based on the way players choose to layer the cards making for an exciting puzzle.

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The artwork is awesome in Sagrada! I love the dice rolling and drafting mechanics used to build the stained glass windows. It is a very simple game with a lot of depth to your strategy. Awesome entry-level game for newer board gamers!                                                                                     - Will (Marketing Manager) As a skilled artisan, you will use tools-of-the-trade and careful planning to construct a stained glass window masterpiece in the Sagrada Familia. Players will take turns drafting glass pieces, represented by dice; carefully choosing where to place each one in their window. Windows have unique color and shade requirements, and similar dice may never be adjacent so placing each die is more challenging than the last. Fortunately, you’ll have just the right tools to help you through. Gain prestige by adapting to the preferences of your fickle admirers, and of course, by adding your own artistic flair while completing your glass masterpiece in Sagrada. Sagrada - A Game of Dice Drafting and Window Crafting for 1 to 4 players that plays in about 30 minutes. Carefully designed by Daryl Andrews & Adrian Adamescu with graphic artistry by Peter Wocken.

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Mice & Mystics is a cooperative adventure game in which the players work together to save an imperiled kingdom. They will face countless adversaries such as rats, cockroaches, and spiders, and of course the greatest of all horrors: the castle's housecat, Brodie. In Mice and Mystics, players page through the chapters of a Mice and Mystics storybook, taking on the roles of mouse adventurers as their story unfolds. This box set is stuffed with everything you need to go on the first adventure with Prince Collin and his allies.

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ISS Vanguard is a chunky game. Setting it up is a lot of work, but underneath all the complexity lies a campaign that hooked me quickly and had me fooled on the direction of the story multiple times. There's a ton of game in this box, and even more with the fully-voiced companion app. If you like sci-fi or mysteries, consider picking this one up.                                                                                 - May (Guild Service Representative)  ISS Vanguard is a 1-4 player co-operative, campaign Board Game. It will bring players right into epic Sci-Fi adventure, as they will play as 4 sections (security, recon, science, engineering) onboard the first human ship with the possibility to reach outer space. Campaign will introduce the unique story written by Krzysztof Piskorski (Tainted Grail) full of hard player choices, twists and branching storylines. The game will come with over 100 different Crew members, each with unique characteristics. Gameplay is divided into 2 main stages: Ship phase and landing on planets. During the Ship phase, players will manage their ship (binder with printed sleeves), where every section will have to make gameplay decisions. Then, you will prepare your crew for landing on the next planet, in search of answers to humanity's biggest questions. Together you will pick lander and customize it with modules, then each section will choose a crew member to take on a mission ( more experienced crew members will have better ranks ), deck-build skills deck, take equipment and choose dices for his character. During all phases of the games players will be directed to Log-book, consisting story encounters, often written in the form of action-packed dialogues between the characters.

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Across the globe, ancient evil is stirring. Now, you and your trusted circle of colleagues must travel around the world, working against all odds to hold back the approaching horror. Foul monsters, brutal encounters, and obscure mysteries will take you to your limit and beyond. All the while, you and your fellow investigators must unravel the otherworldly mysteries scattered around the globe in order to push back the gathering mayhem that threatens to overwhelm humanity. The end draws near! Do you have the courage to prevent global destruction? Eldritch Horror is a cooperative game of terror and adventure in which one to eight players take the roles of globetrotting investigators working to solve mysteries, gather clues, and protect the world from an Ancient One - an elder being intent on destroying our world. Each Ancient One comes with its own unique decks of Mystery and Research cards, which draw you deeper into the lore surrounding each loathsome creature. Discover the true name of Azathoth or battle Cthulhu on the high seas. With twelve unique investigators, two hundred-fifty tokens, and over three hundred cards, Eldritch Horror presents an epic, world-spanning adventure with each and every game. 

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The Lost Fleet is a continuation of the best-selling board game ISS Vanguard, offering players multiple new options and a complex, intriguing plot. Many years after Vanguard’s initial journey, the global government is shocked by frightening news: Earth’s most modern ships have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. The sole remaining interstellar spaceship, the good-old Vanguard, is swiftly refitted to embark on a rescue mission. Little do the crew know that they are about to stumble upon one of the Universe’s darkest secrets EXPANSIVE CONTENT UPGRADE: The ISS Vanguard Stretch Goals Expansion enriches your gameplay with a wealth of exclusive content and add-ons. VARIETY OF MISSIONS: Immerse yourself in varied missions and challenges, each designed to add depth and excitement to your interstellar journey. EXCLUSIVE COMPONENTS: Enjoy unique game components not available in the base game, enhancing the diversity and replayability of your space adventures. SEAMLESS INTEGRATION: These new elements blend flawlessly with the ISS Vanguard base game, maintaining the game's balance while expanding the universe. ENDLESS ADVENTURE: Experience new layers of strategy and exploration, keeping your ISS Vanguard sessions fresh and engaging with each playthrough.

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A full add-on campaign centered on a group of survivors who build a new home in the far reaches of the galaxy. Requires ISS Vanguard base game and the Lost Fleet expansion to play. NEW CAMPAIGN ADVENTURES: Embark on the Deadly Frontier Campaign, a thrilling expansion to the ISS Vanguard universe with new challenges and missions. EXPANDED GAME UNIVERSE: Explore uncharted territories and face unique hazards in a campaign that broadens the scope of your space exploration. STRATEGIC DEPTH: Encounter new scenarios that require strategic planning and decision-making, enhancing the complexity and enjoyment of your game. ADDITIONAL CONTENT: Enjoy a wealth of additional content including new equipment, enemies, and story elements, enriching your ISS Vanguard experience. FRESH GAMEPLAY EXPERIENCES: Designed to integrate seamlessly with the base game, this expansion offers fresh and exciting gameplay experiences for veteran ISS Vanguard players.

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There is no other sport like this. Nothing evokes such emotions, nothing causes such publicity and nothing brings as much income as football. But it is one thing to sit in the stands, and another to stand on the pitch, and another to watch everything from the side. Managing a club is a hell of a job...Time to get ready for the match! Eleven is a strategic game by Thomas Jansen (Club Stories, Tavern, Streetpainball) set in the world of football. You own a football club and have six weeks ahead of you. What season will it be for you? Relative Stability? Disgusting failures? Or maybe you will fight for victory in the league?Proper management of club resources will allow you to carry out further transfers, train players, hire new employees, acquire sponsors and expand your own stadium. All this to ensure that your team is ready to win on the decisive day of the match. Hire the right people in the right position and make your club invincible.Are you ready for kick-off?★ A strategic game by Thomas Jansen (Club Stories, Tavern, Streetpainball) set in the world of football★ Huge success of the crowdfunding campaign and nearly 4,000 backers on Gamefound★ Manage and develop your own football club by leading it to victory in the league - also in solo game!

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Offers expanded immersion with extra story and worldbuilding alongside art from the game. IMMERSIVE WORLD EXPLORATION: Dive deep into the universe of ISS Vanguard with 120 pages of captivating art and enriched storytelling. EXPANDED STORY DETAILS: Offers an extensive exploration of the ISS Vanguard universe, perfect for fans seeking a deeper understanding of the game’s lore. STUNNING ARTWORK COLLECTION: Features a vast array of artwork from the game, showcasing the creative brilliance behind ISS Vanguard's universe. ESSENTIAL FOR COLLECTORS: A must-have for Awaken Realms enthusiasts and ISS Vanguard collectors, adding value to your game collection. HIGH-QUALITY ART BOOK: Crafted with care, this 120-page art book is both a visual feast and a comprehensive guide to the game's expansive world.

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If you are looking for a great cooperative game set in an awesome universe, Cthulhu: Death May Die is the game for you! Set in the Lovecraft universe, you work as a team to take down the Elder gods in different scenarios. The game is so smooth and it has been so much fun for me and my family.                                                                                     - Will (Marketing Manager) THE RITUAL CANNOT BE STOPPED, BUT THE CULTISTS’ PLANS MIGHT STILL BE The cultists have been painstakingly preparing for this moment for quite some time. An Elder God, a being adrift in a different dimension, has reached out into their minds, giving them the knowledge necessary to awaken it, and bring it into our own world, unleashing its hellish powers on the unsuspecting populace. The Investigators found out about it too late. The final ritual has begun. But with a little luck, the god might just be vulnerable for a moment after being summoned. That’s when they can shoot it in the face. Cthulhu: Death May Die puts players in charge of Investigators looking to defeat an Elder God that is being summoned to Earth. They are running late, as the summoning ritual is already underway. But if they can collect enough clues to find a weakness, or alter the ritual just enough to cause one, they can blast the god to death before it gets a true foothold in the world. Working together, players will fight cultists, search for answers, and try to keep their already-broken minds from warping even further.

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Star Wars: Outer Rim is one of my go-to games. It's on the longer side, but gives you a complete Star Wars adventure every time. There's so many different ways to play it, but being a space pirate is definitely my favorite way to play.                                                                                     - May (Guild Service Representative)  Take to the stars and become a living legend in Star Wars™: Outer Rim, a game of bounty hunters, mercenaries, and smugglers for 1-4 players!In Outer Rim, you take on the role of an underworld denizen, setting out to make your mark on the galaxy. You'll travel the outer rim in your personal ship,

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