Board Games | Economic Games

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire ruled the lands around the Mediterranean Sea. With peace at the borders, harmony inside the provinces, uniform law, and a common currency, the economy thrived and gave rise to mighty Roman dynasties as they expanded throughout the numerous cities. Guide one of these dynasties and send colonists to the remote realms of the Empire; develop your trade network; and appease the ancient gods for their favor — all to gain the chance to emerge victorious! Concordia is a peaceful strategy game of economic development in Roman times for 2-5 players aged 13 and up. Instead of looking to the luck of dice or cards, players must rely on their strategic abilities. Be sure to watch your rivals to determine which goals they are pursuing and where you can outpace them! In the game, colonists are sent out from Rome to settle down in cities that produce bricks, food, tools, wine, and cloth. Each player starts with an identical set of playing cards and acquires more cards during the game. These cards serve two purposes: They allow a player to choose actions during the game. They are worth victory points (VPs) at the end of the game. Concordia is a strategy game that requires advance planning and consideration of your opponent's moves. Every game is different, not only because of the sequence of new cards on sale but also due to the modular layout of cities. (One side of the game board shows the entire Roman Empire with 30 cities for 3-5 players, while the other shows Roman Italy with 25 cities for 2-4 players.) When all cards have been sold or after the first player builds his 15th house, the game ends. The player with the most VPs from the gods (Jupiter, Saturnus, Mercurius, Minerva, Vesta, etc.) wins the game.

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"Salsa" is the Latin word for "salted", and in the Concordia: Salsa expansion for Concordia, players will find: Two new maps: "Byzantium" and "Hispania" Salt: Wooden salt tokens (a sixth commodity) and city tokens for salt-producing cities. Salt can be exchanged for any other commodity at any time, making it essentially a "wild" commodity. The Forum: A new deck of Forum cards that players can acquire during the game. These cards are all unique and grant abilities and bonuses to salt your game with new strategic challenges. The two new modules (Salt and Forum) can be used with the new maps as well as those of the base game and all other expansions, thus giving even more variety.

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Concordia Venus includes new personality cards with the goddess Venus allowing for new strategies, two maps (Hellas/Ionium) on which to play (using components from the Concordia base game in addition to new cards), and rules that enable teams of two players to play against one another.

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CONCORDIA SOLITARIA is a solo and 2-player expansion for Concordia.In CONCORDIA SOLITARIA, you compete alone or in a team of two against the tricky opponent CONTRARIUS. As the cards you play also determine the reactions of your adversary, only skillful planning leads to victory. In a two-player game, you may compete against CONTRARIUS as a cooperative team or challenge it individually.CONCORDIA SOLITARIA may be played on any of the maps and with any other expansion for CONCORDIA.Requires either the base game CONCORDIA or CONCORDIA VENUS to play.

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Concordia: Balearica features the balearic islands of MAIORICA (Mallorca), MINORICA (Menorca), EBUSUS (Ibiza), and FRUMENTARIA (Formentera). Each player starts with two ships already at sea. There is no capital city to start from. Land colonists are built only later in the game, but can switch their position between the islands. As an extra, Concordia: Balearica comes with a fishmarket. The fishmarket may be combined not only with the new BALEARICA map, but also used as a variant together with the base game or any other CONCORDIA map. As a new commodity, fish replaces the ordinary bonus units you usually collect when playing your Prefect. The bonus is doubled up to 2 fish in provinces which have failed to produce in the last round. Sell your fish on a separate fishmarket, where you can get either goods, cash, or special actions in return. This way the fishmarket offers an extra layer of planning ahead, and new challenges for the experienced CONCORDIA player.

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Concordia: Aegyptus / Creta is an expansion for Concordia that contains two maps for new strategic challenges: In Aegyptus, the Nile and its yearly flood brings some extra food. You can also engage yourself in trade with frankincense or gold for sestertii and victory points at the end of the game. In Creta, you play on a tight map containing only twenty cities in nine provinces (one with only a single city). Both maps can be played at all player counts, but become very competitive with four and especially with five players. The maps also have a new format which is a little longer, but clearly smaller than previously released maps. The two-sided personality card display is separated from the map and contains a side with different additional costs.

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Concordia: Britannia Expansion features a double-sided map for Concordia.The Britannia map offers tight play with only 23 cities in ten provinces. Players start in London and Calais, expanding Britannia from the south.The Germania map features 30 cities in twelve provinces again. The additional castles, different starting positions, and sea colonists moving along rivers bring new options into play.

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Concordia: Gallia / Corsica is an expansion for Concordia that contains two maps for new strategic challenges: In Gallia, you start moving around with only one land colonist and have to settle inside one of the harbor cities before you can use your sea colonist as well. In Corsica, you will play on the tightest map ever published for Concordia, containing only twenty cities in eight provinces. Both maps can be played at all player counts, but Corsica is especially meant for two or three players.

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Concordia: Balearica features the balearic islands of MAIORICA (Mallorca), MINORICA (Menorca), EBUSUS (Ibiza), and FRUMENTARIA (Formentera). Each player starts with two ships already at sea. There is no capital city to start from. Land colonists are built only later in the game, but can switch their position between the islands. As an extra, Concordia: Balearica comes with a fishmarket. The fishmarket may be combined not only with the new BALEARICA map, but also used as a variant together with the base game or any other CONCORDIA map. As a new commodity, fish replaces the ordinary bonus units you usually collect when playing your Prefect. The bonus is doubled up to 2 fish in provinces which have failed to produce in the last round. Sell your fish on a separate fishmarket, where you can get either goods, cash, or special actions in return. This way the fishmarket offers an extra layer of planning ahead, and new challenges for the experienced CONCORDIA player.

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Concordia: Roma/Sicilia is an expansion for Concordia that provides a double-sided game board, and one diecut board. for two different experiences:♦ In the Eternal City of Rome, a new Ship track with exciting bonuses is waiting to be explored.♦ In the eastern part of Sicily, Mount Etna defines ancient life. If the volcano becomes active, it impacts the production and construction activities of the three province.

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Featuring fifty historic ships, Crossing Oceans revives the golden era of ocean liners at the turn of the 20th century. Ever larger and faster steamships revolutionized maritime traffic. Daring shipping companies opened steamship lines to the major ports worldwide. Modern steel juggernauts replaced traditional sailing vessels and competed intensely for dominance on the shipping routes. Build yourself a thriving merchant fleet, and guide it to economic prosperity. Acquire the most modern steamships on the market and take over the precious ports from your rivals. Build an extensive network of trading posts and coal bunkers to expand the capability of your fleet. Make use of diverse options to carry out lucrative transports and win the prestigious Blue Riband of the North Atlantic.

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