Hachette Boardgames USA

 RPG for first-time RPG playersCritical: Foundation (Season 1) is constructed like a television series, with each of the nine episodes taking 30 minutes to play. You can take on the role of Gamemaster, who directs the adventure, or play as one of the characters to put yourself in the story. The game provides an RPG-style experience with board game scaffolding via character cards and dice-based combat.★ COOPERATIVE GAMEPLAY: Players work together to experience the story, with 1 player acting as the Game Master.★ ROLE-PLAYING FOR BEGINNERS: Players are free to improvise or read the text on cards to enjoy a cohesive and satisfying story.★ NINE 30-MIN EPISODES: Roleplay in short time commitments or play episodes back-to-back to immerse yourself in the story.CONTENTS• 4 Character cards• 8 Background cards• 19 Equipment cards• 34 Episode cards• 8 Non-Player Character cards• 10 Clue cards• 8 Wound cards• 15 Status cards• 4 Name cards• 32 Narrative tokens• 4 Hero tokens• 5 Clue tokens• 7 dice• 1 dry-erase marker• 1 Building plan• 1 Gamemaster screen• 9 Episode sheets• 3 booklets

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Beyond the Neveen sea, something strange is unfolding on the Crescent archipelago, the cradle of the gods. Tombs that have long lain dormant have awakened, and ancient tales of monsters now abound. The Explorers' Guild is seeking to unveil these mysterious new occurrences, and has sent its most talented members. Critical: Sanctuary (Season 1) is constructed like a television series, plunging you straight into 9 heart-stopping episodes of 30 minutes each. Take on the role of Gamemaster, to bring the adventure to life, or play one of the characters interacting with the scenario.

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Nidavellir, the Dwarf Kingdom, is threatened by the dragon Fafnir. As a venerable Elvaland, you have been appointed by the King. Search through every tavern in the kingdom, hire the most skillful dwarves, recruit the most prestigious heroes, and build the best battalion you can to defeat your mortal enemy! Each turn in Nidavellir, bid a coin on each tavern. In descending order, choose a character and add this character to your army. Each dwarf class has its own scoring way: blacksmith, hunter, warrior, explorer, and miner. A meticulous recruitment will allow you to attract a powerful hero to your army. You will also be able to increase the value of your gold coins thanks to the smart "coin-building" system, and get the best of the other Elvalands.

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Mandated by the King, visit every tavern in the kingdom, hire the most skillful dwarves to save Nidavellir, and rely on Queen Dagfid who has called for help brave mercenaries and their precious artifacts. Now, the Elvaland can instead of recruiting a Dwarf card or Royal Offering card in the tavern, choose to go to the Camp to take a Magic Artefact or recruit a Mercenary card. In the event of a tie to determine the highest bet on a current tavern, refer to the gem values as in the basic game. Only the Elvaland with the highest bet can go to the Camp and take a card. The other Elvalands must, in order of resolution, take a card from the tavern being resolved. If the Elvaland who played first chooses to take a card from the Camp, the remaining Dwarf card from the tavern must be discarded before proceeding to the next tavern Resolution. The Camp consists of Artifacts and Mercenaries. Thingvellir, the trumps : - New Hero cards, Mercenary cards with two classes and Artifact cards with unique powers.- An innovative coin building system.- Numerous and varied strategies.

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Based on the universe of the Northgard video game, Northgard: Uncharted Lands is a game of conquest and exploration set in the age of vikings. Each player controls a Viking clan, looking to achieve victory by reaping glory in various ways or controlling the most prized territories of this new continent. The game focus is on streamlined rules and mechanisms, allowing for a fast-paced and smooth rhythm of play. Each turn, players alternate their actions to adapt their strategies to their opponents' moves and the expansion of the board. Fame (i.e., points) can be earned by exploring, fighting, and controlling and developing territories. The various corresponding actions are played through the cards that the players have in hand. At the end of each turn, they have to choose a new card to improve their personal deck as their clans develop new tactics and technologies. The pace of the game is set by the players as the game ends after seven turns, but can also be cut short at any time if one of them is in control of three closed territories hosting certain types of buildings.

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Warchiefs are the valiant heroes of Northgard! This optional module reinforces the asymmetry between the clans, as each one is granted one new character with a unique ability to lead them, represented by a special miniature. The Kaija miniature, modular Player and Clan boards, and new Clan upgrade cards can be integrated to your core games of Northgard: Uncharted Lands, without requiring other materials from the Warchiefs module.

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The Wilderness expansion introduces 8 advanced creatures in addition to the existing ""classic"" creatures like wolfs or the brown bear. Creatures from this expansion have higher strength values and more exotic powers than those found in the core game, representing a tougher challenge for the players. We recommend playing the core game before adding this extra content. Beside the new creatures, you will find a module of 11 special environmental tiles. Introducing tiles with special effects. Like geysers - they increase your happiness and resilience to winter. In Uncharted Lands, it allows you to place one extra viking for free in the Geyser’s territory at the end of the turn, as your units reap its benefits to invigorate themselves and get ready to jump into the fray!"

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Spice up your happy hour!Take turns saying a word that doesn’t contain any of the letters visible on the table ... and which is related to the previous word! It gets hard, because we add a new letter each turn!Each turn, the active player draws a card showing a letter and puts it on the table next to the previous ones. They now have 12 seconds to find a word thematically linked to the one told by the previous player which doesn’t contain any of the letters shown on the cards already drawn.★ SIMPLE RULES: Players can devour the easy-to-learn rules and start playing in just one minute!★ SPICY GAMEPLAY: Olé cards spice up gameplay with direction changes, targeted players, and skipped turns.★ WORD ASSOCIATION: Word game fans will crave this unique letter-elimination and word-association challengeCONTENTS• 49 game cards• 1 Arrow card• 1 rulebook

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  After millennia of sterility, life has sprung again on Rauha. As a venerable Shaman, one of its five worlds has been entrusted to you. Your powers are divine and allow you to shape the environment in order to turn this world into a cradle of life energy, keeper of serenity and harmony for the centuries to come. Obtain the most victory points, represented as Life Energy, to win the game. You have 2 Ages to turn your world into an energetic core of Rauha. In Age 1, vegetation, terrain, and wildlife will appear. In Age 2, civilizations will thrive. The game takes place over 4 rounds, each divided into 3 turns followed by a scoring phase. Each turn, you will follow 5 steps:1. Simultaneously take all Biome cards from the satellite whose symbol matches the one beneath your Avatar on your Player board (moon or star).2. Choose one card to place on any square of your Player board or discard to the Black Hole.3. Receive a Divine Entity if you create a row or column of matching symbols on your Player board.4. Activate your Avatar, plus any Divine Entities in the same row or column as your Avatar.5. Finally move your Avatar one notch clockwise along the edge of your Player board, changing the row or column that will be activated on the next turn. During the Scoring Phase, you will activate all your Biomes with Spore tokens and any Divine Entities you may have, gaining crystals and points as shown on the components.

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After centuries of exploiting nature, mankind caused a new type of pollution to spread on the whole planet, destroying all forms of life on its path.Scattered groups of people managed to survive in small forests that somehow remained unscathed, hiding in high cities built in the tree’s canopy. They are called the Tribes of the Wind, for they fly from one place to another, avoiding any contact with pollution.In this game, you’ll play as a Guide who uses elemental magic to fight against pollution. Have forests grow, build new cities in the canopy, and secure the future of mankind.

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Lead your clan across the lands of Vaalbara!All players have the same deck of 12 cards representing the members of their tribe. Each turn, players choose secretly one card. In the order of initiative of the revealed Characters, players will be able to activate their powers and take over one of the available Territories. Deciding between playing the best powers and high initiatives at the most opportune moment will be difficult. After 9 rounds, the player with the most points wins the game and unites the tribes of the continent under their banner!★ GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS: The vibrant landscapes and dramatic characters will immerse you in this fantasy neolithic setting.★ INTERACTIVE CARD PLAY: Some Character and Land effects score depending on other players‘ cards, intertwining everyone’s decisions.★ REACTIVE STRATEGY: With two phases of card play, you need to balance your priorities with what other players might do.★ NINE 30-MIN EPISODES: Roleplay in short time commitments or play episodes back-to-back to immerse yourself in the story.CONTENTS• 51 Land cards• 60 Character cards• 75 Victory Point tokens• 1 rulebook

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In the heart of a hostile region, you're the head of a fortified village. When night falls, ferocious monsters emerge from the darkness and storm your village! To avoid carnage, organize your defenses, call in your heroes and... direct the most dangerous creatures toward your neighbors! The game is played over two rounds, split in two distinct phases. During the day, each player selects cards to build their village, considering the best combination of buildings, the optimal positioning and also recruit powerful heroes to protect their villagers. During the night, they receive Creature cards to split between themselves and their neighbors In the best of cases, they choose to keep creatures that their defense can handle while hitting the weakest spots in your neighbor's defenses! Finally, the Creatures attack and destroy the most exposed buildings and villagers. At the end, the player with the most surviving villagers and tamed creatures mastered is declared the winner!

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