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At the turn of the 16th Century, King Manuel I commissioned Portugal's greatest artisans to construct grandiose buildings. After completing the Palaces of Evora and Sintra, the king sought to build a summer pavilion to honor the most famous members of the royal family. This construction was intended for the most talented artisans — whose skills meet the splendor that the royal family deserves. Sadly, King Manuel I died before construction ever began. In Azul: Summer Pavilion, players return to Portugal to accomplish the task that never began. As a master artisan, you must use the finest materials to create the summer pavilion while carefully avoiding wasting supplies. Only the best will rise to the challenge to honor the Portuguese royal family.

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Build a mosaic fit for a monarch! Azul is a tile-placement game in which players compete for the highest score by claiming tiles and arranging them on their board to score points. Extra points are on offer for collecting sets of the same color of tile, or for creating particular patterns, while there are penalties for taking tiles that you’re unable to use. But every tile that you claim affects what your rivals can take next. You’ll have to make choices that help you without helping them too much!

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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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After more than 2 million copies sold, Azul is back in a mini format. With this new edition, players can now play this classic anywhere they want! Azul is a tile-placement game in which players compete for the highest score by claiming tiles and arranging them on their board to score points. Extra points are on offer for collecting sets of the same color of tile, or for creating particular patterns, while there are penalties for taking tiles that you're unable to use. But every tile that you claim affects what your rivals can take next. You'll have to make choices that help you without helping them too much! Contains: 100 Resin Tiles, 4 Player boards, 9 Factory displays, 4 Scoringmarkers, 1 Starting player marker, 1 Linen bag

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Created by Michael Kiesling, Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra challenges players to carefully select glass panes to complete their windows while being careful not to damage or waste supplies in the process. The window panels are double-sided, providing players with a dynamic player board that affords nearly infinite variability! to carefully select glass panes to complete their windows while being careful not to damage or waste supplies in the process. The window panels are double-sided, providing players with a dynamic player board that affords nearly infinite variability!"

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Join the best chocolate makers in the world in Azul - Master Chocolatier by creating the most desired chocolate selection ever!This unique edition of the multiple award-winning game Azul includes 5 new special factory variants for a new, and delicious, twist on the original game!

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Azul: Crystal Mosaic offers players 2 newly designed player boards to compete over and a set of 4 overlays to keep Azul tiles neatly organized. Offering the best of both worlds - beauty and new game elements - Crystal Mosaic is a must-have expansion for Azul fans!

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Return to the famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Sagrada: Glory, the third and final of the Great Facades expansions.This modular expansion explores the thrill of competition and rivalry.Sagrada: Glory introduces new options to test your artisanal skills!★ All New Strife dice with placement restrictions.★ Pioneer Objectives reward the first to achieve their goals.★ The Flourish Module encourages specific and unique placement.

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Azul: Glazed Pavilion offers players 2 newly designed player boards and matching scoring boards to compete over and a set of 4 overlays to keep Azul: Glazed Pavilion tiles neatly organized. Offering the best of both worlds — beauty and new game elements — Glazed Pavilion is a must-have expansion for Azul fans!

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Welcome back to the palace of Sintra! King Manuel I has commissioned the best garden designers of Portugal to construct the most extraordinary garden for his wife, Queen Maria of Aragon. In Azul: Queen's Garden, players are tasked with arranging a magnificent garden for the King's lovely wife by arranging beautiful plants, trees, and ornamental features. Using an innovative drafting mechanism, the signature of the Azul series, players must carefully select colorful tiles to decorate their garden. Only the most incredible garden designers will flourish and win the Queen's blessing.

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With the rising sun, the songbirds begin to sing. In this magical forest, the loudest songbirds claim the ripest berries and prime nesting spots. As a forest spirit, you help your favorite songbird color prosper in secret. Each turn, you’ll place one songbird with a specific volume into the forest. The volume of each songbird will add to those of the same color in rows and columns. The songbird color with the loudest volume wins the berry token in the respective column or row. At the end of the game, you reveal the last remaining songbird card in your hand. This is your favored songbird and you score the points that the songbird color collected in berry tokens and add in the volume of your favored songbird. The player with the most points wins the game!

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The sun shines brightly on the canopy of the forest, and the trees use this wonderful energy to grow and develop their beautiful foliage. Sow your crops wisely and the shadows of your growing trees could slow your opponents down, but don't forget that the sun revolves around the forest. Welcome to the world of Photosynthesis, the green strategy board game!

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Named after the Sagrada-Familia facades, Sagrada: The Great Facades is a series of expansions to be released in three parts: Passion, Life, and Glory. Each part of the expansion contains modules of content that players can add individually or together to their games of Sagrada. Sagrada: Passion introduces inspiration cards, rare glass dice and cards, rare glass private objectives, and symmetry public objectives. The Sagrada: Passion expansion components require the original Sagrada to play.

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Martian Chess is a fast and easy to learn Chess-style game with a difference that really makes you think: ownership of pieces is determined not by color, but by location on the gameboard. For this new edition, we have created a new color, Martian Red, and since color has no meaning in this game, all 18 pieces in the set will be of this new color.As a Pyramid Arcade expansion, one set of Martian Chess brings Pyramid Arcade up to eleven color choices.

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Enhance the world of Photosynthesis with the Under the Moonlight expansion! The moon turns in the opposite direction of the sun and casts its moonlight across the woods. Players collect lunar points for their new forest animal to activate special powers. Which one of the eight animals will be yours? The boar collects trees, the hedgehog plants seeds, the fox steals and moves seed around, and the owl turns lunar points into sun points. Strategically position your animal by the moonstones, activate their capabilities at the right time, and be careful not to stay too long in the shadow of the Great Elder Tree! This expansion requires the base game to play.

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  Adjust your strategy to earn Credits, a new resource that you can pay for extra actions ENHANCED STRATEGY: Elevate your Project L experience with strategic goals that test your finesse. EARN CREDITS: Perform finesses to earn valuable credits and gain an advantage during your turn. EXPAND YOUR GAME: The Finesse expansion adds depth to Project L by introducing new ways to play and score points. COMPROMISE OR DEVIATE: Completing goals may require strategic compromises or deviations from your original strategy. FAST-PACED FUN: Enjoy the same fast-paced gameplay of Project L with added strategic depth. .

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Quixo bears a superficial resemblance to Tic-Tac-Toe – with one player being crosses and the other circles, and with both trying to create a line of their symbol – but that's where the resemblance ends. The pieces in the game are cubes that have a circle on one side, a cross on another, and blank faces on the other four; to set up the game, players place the 25 cubes with blanks face-up on the 5x5 grid in the game board. On a turn, the active player takes a cube that is blank or bearing his symbol from the outer ring of the grid, rotates it so that it shows his symbol (if needed), then adds it to the grid by pushing it into one of the rows from which it was removed. Thus, a few pieces of the grid change places each turn, and the cubes slowly go from blank to crosses and circles. Play continues until someone forms an orthogonal or diagonal line of five cubes bearing his symbol, with this person winning the game.

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Katamino is a building game that helps children to understand basic geometric concepts as well as spacial awareness. It is a solitaire puzzle game with quick rounds for players of all ages and skill levels

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Return to the famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Sagrada: Life, the second of the three Great Facades expansions. This modular expansion explores the journey of life through hardships and helpers. Add everything inside or handpick modules to enhance your crafting experience. Sagrada: Life introduces new challenges to test your artisanal skills. Gain helpful abilities through apprentice cards, draft masterwork dice to gain prestige for tackling tricky new restrictions, and reap the rewards of rising to the challenge of toil public objectives. Will your stained glass window be a true masterpiece? This expansion adds 3 new modules, each interchangeable and compatible with other Sagrada expansions.

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Last Light is a fast-paced 4x game with 3D planets and a rotating board in which players playing asymmetrical alien factions simultaneously gather light right before the heat death of the universe.Each turn, players select an action card, then all players take their actions simultaneously, exploring planets, mining for resources, gaining new technologies, and commanding fleets all while racing to the center of a rotating board to the last known white dwarf star to gather light for their civilization to survive.

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  Part puzzle, part game. Play as either Land or Sea (or the Cartographer in a 3 player game). Each player plays with 2 double-sided hex tiles containing a mix of land and sea shapes. They take turns placing a tile each to make a map together. Land places tiles trying to complete land areas, and Sea places tiles trying to complete sea areas. Completed areas score a point per tile; land areas for Land, sea areas for Sea. Some tiles score bonus points for whoever completes the area they are in. So players may decide to strategically complete rival’s areas to gain their bonus points. Other tiles allow players to play their second tile, or steal a player’s tile - but not their last one! Using 2 double-sided tiles (one side always revealed and the other always hidden until played) means there is partial information to plan around, and some surprises too. Players replenish back up to 2 tiles from a choice of 2 face-up tile stacks. The strategy of the game involves careful tile placement to score from as many land or sea areas as possible, while minimising your rivals’ opportunities to score from the tiles you play. Watch your rivals’ possible plays, and control tempo strategically with Play Again and Steal tiles. Look out for opportunities to score valuable bonus points in your and your rivals’ areas. Carefully select tiles as you replenish your hand to prepare for your next turn. The game ends once the last tile is placed. The player or team with the most points wins. The basic Land vs Sea game is simple enough for light / family gamers. After you have played the basic game, you can unlock more scoring options on the tiles to add surprising depth:1. Mountain & Coral scoring - score for cumulative chains of connected Mountain (Land) / Coral (Sea) sections.2. Caravan & Ship scoring - score for Caravans & Ships added to Trade Routes on the map, and score each Trade Route you have majority in (more Caravans scores the Trade Route for Land, more Ships for Sea) at the end of the game.3. Waypoints - bonus points you can place on the map to entice cooperation, or score for yourself. 2, 3 & 4 player modes:You can play head to head with 2 players, or with 4 players in teams using the basic rules and any of the additional scoring options. 4 player games use Waypoints to prevent alpha players directly instructing their partner. The challenging 3 player mode uses all of the additional scoring options in a more asymmetric game. The Cartographer scores by connecting Mountain and Coral sections, and all players compete for bonus points and Trade Route scoring.

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You have entered the Sonoran Desert. A place of vast beauty: technicolor sunsets pop-out over vistas revealing deep canyons, trickling tributaries, and ancient pueblo cliffdwellings. Immerse yourself in the secrets of the desert in this delectably fun “flick and write” where cunning and dexterity meet. In Sonora, players flick wooden disks onto a game board representative of the different vibrant landscapes across the Sonoran sands. Each area encompasses a different unique game, so skillful aim is required to play in the region of a player’s choosing! But watch out for other players eager to bump discs to score points for themselves!

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Katamino is a building game that helps children to understand basic geometric concepts as well as spacial awareness. It is a solitaire puzzle game with quick rounds for players of all ages and skill levels

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Element Silver builds upon the legacy of Element by offering three additional modes of play along with the classic version. By adding silver stones functioning as a fifth element, players now have three additional modes of play with Lightning, Wood, and Metal. Each version requires unique thinking, tactics, and philosophy to win. Element has remained RDG's most popular title. Silver builds on that success. Updated game builds on an existing fan base. 2-4 player thematic abstract. Easy to demo and teach, long term replay value.

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The election of the Aztec High Priest is imminent. In order to prove their value and merit, the contenders engage in a race for prestige to win the favor of the gods. Will you be able to make the most beautiful sculptures of feathered snakes (called Cóatl) to stand out and gain access to the coveted title of High Priest? In Cóatl, players work to build the most beautiful and valuable serpents. The serpents, or Cóatl, are constructed with a head, a tail, and a number of body tiles, each made from chunky, colorful plastic. On a turn, players will either take tiles from the central board to their personal board, or work to construct one of their Cóatls with the different tiles they've collected. The game end is triggered when one player finishes their third Cóatl. Players receive points for fulfilling objectives, and the one with the most is named the new High Priest!

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From majestic Maples to ancestral Oaks, players nurture their trees aiming to thrive over the course of a year in a beautiful National Park. In the spring, players carefully grow their trees, scoring as hikers enjoy traveling the trails in summer. When autumn comes, leaves fall in the ever-changing direction of the wind, guided to cover the terrain and other players’ leaves. Points are awarded in winter for the most coverage of each region in the park. Gain your ground in the park to be victorious in Bosk! Gameplay Bosk is played over 4 seasons, 2 playing seasons, 2 scoring seasons -- each one unique! SpringPlayers grow each of their 8 trees (numbered 1 through 4) on intersections of the grid lines on the park board. SummerHikers visit, travelling the trails. Players score points for having the highest (or second place) total value from trees in each row and column. 2 points for 1st, 1 for second. AutumnThe wind starts to blow and leaves fall. In turn, each player blows leaves from one of their trees. The wind board determines which tree (a 1 tree in the first round) and which direction the wind is blowing. Players choose a tile from their hand of tiles (2 through 8, and a squirrel) to determine how many leaves to blow from their tree. Leaves are placed in a meandering path in the direction of the wind, covering the various terrain squares. Players may cover other players leaves by returning 1 leaf to the supply for each leaf being covered. The squirrel can jump up to 3 spaces in the direction of the wind, cover any sized pile and can't be covered. WinterPlayers score again, this time for having majority (or second place) based on coverage per each of the 8 regions on the board -- 5 points for 1st, 3 points for 2nd. The highest scoring player is the winner!

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Katamino Tower is a logic puzzle game played with high-end 3D wooden shapes that must be arranged in order to reconstruct a tower. Each shape of the game is unique. In the cooperative mode for two players, each turn, a player chooses one of 15 pieces of the game and they play either around the pillar for the rings, or outside for the pentaminos. Players are allowed to gather. The rings can be rotated as they are played along the pillar. The aim is to round off the perfect cylinder. Each full ring equals 1 point. The game can also be played as a solitaire puzzle. According the the selected difficulty level, the player will have to re-create a 2, 3, 4 or 5 level tower. If the player chooses Beginner Mode, he receives clues about the pieces he/she should use. The Expert Mode comes with Challenge cards and solutions There are more than 45.000 unique solutions in total!

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  Dreamwell is a 2 to 4 player competitive game featuring the art of Tara McPherson where players are trying to locate their lost friends in the Dreamwell. The Dreamwell is represented by a four by four grid of tiles. Each tile shows an environment and a creature, in addition to pathways to neighboring tiles. At the beginning of the game, players will be dealt two cards, each of which shows a picture of the friend whom he or she is trying to locate along with the two creatures and one environment that will be required to find that particular friend.

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  SetUp is an innovative new title in the rummy genre with sets in all directions. Players combine familiar suits and numbers on the board, scoring points, to reach the finish first. A simple game of maximizing tile placement while trying to avoid gifting your opponent(s) points. As the tiles stack, combinations you’re planning could be unwittingly spoiled by your opponents! Contains: 1 Game board, 50 Card tiles, 4 Tile holders, 4 Player pieces, 1 Bag, 1 Rulebook

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Flash 8 is a fast-paced sliding-tile game where 1-4 players race to move their colourful electron tokens around their city board (their 'tablet') to re-create combinations and score points, all in real time. The competitive version (2-4 players) has players racing against one another to be the first to claim the cards in the center of the table by sliding their multicoloured electron tokens into the empty space in their city grid tablet in an attempt to re-create the colour combinations on the cards. Every time a combination is completed, the successful player yells "Flash!" and they collect that card while the game keeps going. The game ends when all cards are claimed, and the player with the most cards wins! The solo version of Flash 8 asks you to re-create, using the same sliding-tile mechanism, any combination shown on the grid of electrons laid out in front of you. Be careful, though, because every success comes with a price: every time you complete a combination, the grid changes, and if you don't manage your cards correctly, you could end up stuck

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Decipher is a different kind of word game for 2–4 players. Players use 4 different letter pieces to create and solve word puzzles. In each round, a different player builds a secret word puzzle. The others only know which letter pieces are in the secret word and gather clues and points by asking about where letter pieces go. Can you decipher the secret word?

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You are Senshi, Warrior-Monks studying diligently under the tutelage of an ailing master. To be chosen as successor, you must first develop four attributes: strength, agility, wisdom, and honor. A true master must be strong in all of these.

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In a world of floating islands, magical creatures wish to enroll in one the great magic schools. Take on the role of a headmaster as you recruit promising students and increase your school’s magical influential. Using your 10 assistants, you’ll recruit potential students by placing them in your dining hall and onto the surrounding islands. Doing so will allow you to guide Mother Nature on the island where you have the most control. In turn, she will reward you and let you build a magic tower there! Be careful though! The 5 professors define who controls a faction, but they always go where the most students are. Each faction will change their minds frequently and you may lose all your support! Eriantys is a light family strategy game in a cute and funny world full of magical creatures and includes 12 different characters that can change the rules to create a lot of variant modes!

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