Hire the wildest and most wonderful acts to attract crowds of spectators. In this fast paced auction game you’ll be bidding on show-stopping acts for your Big Top to draw in the crowds. Beware - each winning bid will make your competition that much richer. Even the attractions you’ve already won will affect bids in future auctions. For those attractions to score, fill in all their circles by bidding specific amounts in future auctions. An auction game with a clever new idea. Winning the card is step 1 and using the numbers on the card to make future bids is step 2. A new auction game with the feel of a true classic like Ra or Modern Art.  Dynamic player interaction as the number you bid even if you lose the auction matters as much as the winning bid. Gorgeous art from The Mico creating a wonderfully illustrated circus world.

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Five ants are making their way through a picnic full of food. On your turn, move any ant to the next food in the trail that matches their color, then take the food token directly in front of or behind the ant, saving it to score at the end of the game. However, you don’t know for sure how much the food is going to be worth until the matching ant makes it to the Anthill at the end of the trail. This creates shared incentives as you work with other players to advance some ants and hold others back. Every game is different because cards are drawn from four decks to make a unique set of special rules. These drastically change the goals and strategies so you will never play the same game twice (unless you want to). Your actions will change the incentives for the other players. Can you manage these cascading effects to collect the most valuable food collection? Can you recognize how to change your strategy based on the wildly different rules cards?

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The era of the dinosaurs is here! Your goal in Chomp is to form herds of dinos and make sure they are all fed. Herbivores and carnivores both need food sources, but if the carnies are not properly fed, they don't mind chomping an herbie to fill their bellies! Gameplay involves dual rows of goal tiles and dino tiles, and each turn players select one tile to add to their personal arrangement. Goal tiles stay off to the side for endgame scoring, and dino tiles are arranged in front of each player. Dino tiles include three sizes each of herbivores and carnivores. Each tile must overlap previous ones, either on top of a quarter tile, half tile, or even a whole tile, ensuring that any covered dinos are completely hidden. Adjacent dinos of the same species form herds, which will eat together if connected to a single food source — or die together if they are unfed, adjacent to a tar pit, or next to an otherwise unfed carnivore! At the end of the game, each living and fed dino scores 1-3 points depending on its size, and the player with the highest score wins. Features vibrant colors and clear and concise scoring instruction and iconography. Low barrier to entry and learning curves allowing a quick and comprehensive learn to play (approximately 5 minutes or so) Ease of rule set allows skilled and beginners alike the opportunity to have fun and be competitive. Innovative card laying and tableau building lends to high replayability and interesting choices.

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Transform into a dandelion to float on a gentle breeze and plant your seeds in beautiful gardens. Roll your eleven dice and plan your movements. Land in the best gardens, blow your opponent’s seeds out of your way, and try to have the most seeds in each garden. The multiple scoring systems will give you lots to think about.

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Disc pushing insect sumo wrestling. Pick a wrestler. Enter the ring. Push out your opponent. Step into the ring. Choose your beetle warrior. Push discs, knock pieces out, power up your special move, and strike at the right time so make the finishing move! Don't get too cocky though because you lose if your bug is knocked out first or you run out of pieces to push.It’s a mix of those quarter dozer games from the arcade and sumo wrestling. Plus each of the 8 beetle wrestlers have unique powers (and their own uniquely shaped piece) to make every game different.

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8 new wrestlers for Kabuto Sumo. Each with their own special powers and uniquely shaped pieces. You’ll have a blast trying all of the new strategies these bugs create.

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King of the hill with 6 hills. Roll some dice, then choose how to combine them to move your goats up the mountains. There is only room for one goat at the top of each mountain. The longer you stay at the top, the more points you score. It's a game about timing. You need to not just get to the top of the mountain, but get there when no one else is in position to knock you off.

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Route building roll and write. Roll and write your way across the United States or Europe! You’re taking your band on tour, but managing all these tour dates can be tricky. Each turn you will schedule shows in two states/countries for different dates until you have filled your map. Then you’ll draw a route to see how many states/countries you can visit on your tour. The map starts empty and you’ll be adding the numbers (representing the dates) each turn. You’ll roll dice to determine what numbers to write, and flip cards to limit which regions you can write in. It will seem easy at first, but be careful not to paint yourself into a corner. It’s a multiplayer, route-building, dice rolling, puzzle. All players are using the same dice rolls and card flips, so it is completely fair. Can you plan a better route than your friends?

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  Grow a lush garden of beautiful blooms in order to attract helpful pollinators to their favorite flowers. Lay tiles in the right spots so that the insects pollinate your flowers instead of your opponents'. A Reiner Knizia gem with lots of player interaction and a great scoring mechanic that adds a twist. Beautiful components : Fully printed bag for tokens, shiny metallic printed meeples, unique shapes to fit perfectly around tokens. Beth Sobel doing her finest work illustrating wonderful plantlife that comes to life on your table.  

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Auction game with unlimited money. It’s 2008, and the economy is crashing. You play as one of the largest nations in the world, and it is your job to save the economy by printing money to bail out companies. There will be auctions for different companies you can bail out. Each will be worth victory points at the end of the game. And since you are the central bank, you own the money printer and you can bid whatever you want. You literally get dry erase markers and can write down any number for your bid. 99? Fine. 99 Billion? Also fine. Win companies to get points, but be careful. If you are the country who spends the most during the game, you are eliminated. Make sure you time the wave of inflation just right.

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  Bail out companies that are “too big to fail”. Since you represent the government, there is literally no limit to what you can spend. Each company you buy will give you more points. But if you are the player who spends the most, you wreck your economy and lose! Now you’re also selling (and buying) commodities. Buying commodities gets you even more points. Selling them reduces from your total spent.

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  Take on the role of a young artist going on a once-in-a-lifetime journey around the world. Travel to landmarks all over the globe - from the Pyramid of Giza to the Matterhorn.A series of roll and write boards, each illustrating one of the stops, and try to be the first player to fill in all the boxes and make it to the top of the landmark. 3 Travel Envelopes, Each With 6 Double-Sided Travel Boards And 1 Postcard, 6 Dry Erase Markers, 5 Exploration Dice: D4, D6, D8, D12, D20, 1 Action Die 6 Unique locations each with new strategies to allow lots of variety as you play. Game is equally compelling with brand new players and hobby game enthusiasts. A nail biting race to the top where all players take turns using the same dice roll simultaneously.  

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Strap up your piratical boots, and navigate your ship through turbulent waters in Sail, a co-operative trick-taking game for two players. Reach the end of this dangerous deep end, and avoid taking damage from the Kraken to win the game together...or your crew will be sleeping with the fish!Before each round begins, players exchange cards, then play a series of tricks. Different game actions will be triggered depending on who wins each trick in combination with the unique character skills. However, the crashing sea water and the roaring Kraken make for a deafening situation, and players are unable to communicate about tactics and card information from the moment cards are dealt to the end of the action phase.Players win the game as a team if they sail their ship into the final token before the Kraken reaches the Death tile or the Kraken deck is exhausted. Unique and innovation approach to trick taking by partnering and limiting to 2 players creates a clever and tense synergy Player aids with clearly explained icons and actions assist with game play immediately for a quick entry point and a smooth and consistent experience Beautifully illustrated and graphically designed to catch attention and immerse players into the world of a pirate Scenario booklet promotes increased challenge and increased replayability as you push forward toward the horizon with evermore challenges ahead

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“Can’t Stop” meets “Las Vegas”.You are trying to grow the tallest trees in 11 different forests. After your 10 turns, if you have the tallest tree, then you get the points from that forest. Each turn, you get to grow two of your trees. Which trees you choose will determine if you win or lose. Do you keep fighting in a forest with competition, or start growing your tree somewhere else? You'll have to wrestle with the dice to grow the tree you want.

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It’s a Thing-slinging, string-ringing, rule-guessing race!A “thinky” party game, like Codenames or Wavelength. Use logic and deduction to understand the rules of the mysterious Venn Diagram.Players play as "Finders" and attempt to correctly place "Thing" Cards into a Venn Diagram. Each Ring of the Venn Diagram has special rules. The twist? Only one player, playing as "The Knower," knows the secret rules. ENGAGING PLAY: Discover the joy of Venn diagrams in a fun party setting! Each player interprets the same clues each turn, making for an exhilarating reveal of hidden rules. EDUCATIONAL AND FUN: Enhance your deductive reasoning and pattern recognition skills while having fun. Ideal for both kids and adults to play and learn together. QUICK AND ACCESSIBLE: With a playtime of 20 minutes and rules easy enough for anyone aged 8 and up, this game is perfect for quick, engaging sessions with 2-6 players. RICH GAME CONTENTS: Includes a box, rules, 3 unique rings, around 250 noun cards, and 50 rule cards, offering endless replayability with various rule combinations. ARTISTIC AND PORTABLE: Beautifully illustrated by Snow Conrad, and packaged in a compact box, making it easy to store and perfect for travel. Contents Box, Rules 3 Rings 250ish noun cards 50ish rule cards

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