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Many centuries ago, the Greek, Persian and Assyrian empires controlled vast amounts of land and riches. Yet, despite their fortifications and imposing armies, rumors began spreading of a formidable foe in the lands above the Black Sea. They came on horseback. Fierce warriors, both male and female. Skilled with the sword, axe and bow. But they weren’t mindless savages. Their artisans were renowned for their ability to craft detailed trinkets of gold. They fashioned leather armor and improvised the recurve bow. They trained eagles for hunting and war. Some even believe they inspired the Greek tales of the Amazons. But they were more than legend or fable. They were the Raiders of Scythia. The aim of Raiders of Scythia is to be the player with the most Victory Points (VP) at the game’s end. VP are gained by raiding Settlements, taking Plunder and completing Quests. Players will need to assemble a Crew, train Animals and gather Provisions. The game ends when there are only 2 unraided Settlements or 2 Quests remaining on the Main Board. Features: Play as one of eight Scythian Heroes each with their own unique player power.  Play against up to 3 friends or against the rival Scythian Chieftain in a highly intuitive Solo Mode.  Builds on the award-winning game play of Raiders of the North Sea Adds eagles and horses to customize your crew with special abilities, strength and VP bonuses. Designed for 1-4 Raiders ages 12+ to explore in 60 min.  Contents 1 Main Board 4 Player Boards 26 Quests 136 Cards 1 Plunder Bag 80 Plunder Tokens 32 Wounds 32 Kumis 32 Provisions 31 Workers 6 Dice 4 Score Markers 32 Silver 1 Illustrated Rulebook

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Architects of the West Kingdom is set at the end of the Carolingian Empire, circa 850 AD. As royal architects, players compete to impress their King and maintain their noble status by constructing various landmarks throughout his newly appointed domain. Players will need to collect raw materials, hire apprentices and keep a watchful eye on their workforce. These are treacherous times. Rival architects will stop at nothing to slow your progress. Will you remain virtuous, or be found in the company of thieves and black marketeers? The aim of Architects of the West Kingdom is to be the player with the most Victory Points (VP) at the game’s end. Points are gained by constructing various Buildings and advancing work on the Archbishop’s Cathedral. Throughout the game, players will need to make a lot of moral decisions. However, only at the game’s end will their virtue be judged. A few underhanded deals here and there might not seem like much, but fall too far and you will be punished. The game ends once a set number of constructions have been completed. Features: West Kingdom adventure with beautiful artwork and great quality components. Become an ambitious royal architect to impress the king by building notable landmarks in the kingdom First stand-alone game in the West Kingdom Trilogy Exciting worker-placement strategy board game for 1-5 players, ages 12 and up As a royal architect of the Carolingian Empire, you must impress their King and maintain your noble status. Construct various landmarks throughout his newly appointed domain and remain virtuous, or be found in the company of thieves and black marketeers! From the designer of Raiders of the North Sea!

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  In Woodcraft, you play as forest people running competing workshops in the woods, with you gathering wood and crafting goods for your customers. Along the way, you hire helpers, improve your workshop, and buy different types of wood and other tools to create the best workshop you can. During the game, players complete their projects with wood (dice) that can be cut down to size, glued back together, and adjusted using dice manipulation to be as efficient as possible with their resources. Whoever builds the best, most successful workshop wins.

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This item is a pre-order item with an expected release date of Q3 2024.Orders containing a pre-order item WILL NOT SHIP until the final pre-order item is able to be shipped.Dates and product details are subject to change as new information from the manufacturer is updated. Help the bees set up shop and find harmony with the rest of the forest creatures by making and selling honey! Place worker bees strategically to collect nectar, expand your hive, and fulfill customer orders or sell honey at the Bear Market. You’ll need to be efficient with your actions and clever with the configuration of your hive to find success.Components•1 hive board•1 woodland board•40 worker beeples (wood)•4 forage tokens•4 fan tokens•4 player boards•4 player aids•16 starting hive tiles•63 standard hive tiles•24 nectar tiles•60 coins•15 pollen (acrylic)•28 honey (plastic, squishy)•1 first player marker•26 order cards•17 configuration cards•24 queen’s contest cards•10 drone cards•2 drone beepls (wood)•Custom box insert for component storage•1 rulebook•4 fuzzy forage beeples (Deluxe content)•4 wooden fan tokens (deluxe content)•24 acrylic nectar riles (Deluxe content)•15 resin pollen tokens (Deluxe content)•1 wooden first player marker (Deluxe content)•Full-art box with slip sleeve (Deluxe content)Ages 10+, 45-90 Min, 1-4 Players

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Set in the legendary city of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik), Ragusa charges players with the task of building the city in the 15th century, constructing its great towers, boosting trade with the East, and finding their fortunes. Players build houses on the spaces between three hexes, gaining access to resources (on rural spaces) and actions (in the city), which means that a house effectively functions as a worker being placed, but triggering three spots at a time. Players use resources gained in the countryside to build buildings, trade, and craft valuable commodities — the value of which varies as ships come and go from the harbor. In the city, players gain access to actions, with each spot representing the three actions that surround it. This simple worker placement gives way to a deep engine-building mechanism as not only will building around production spaces utilize the houses you've already built in the countryside, but building near other player's houses will re-activate them, giving other players valuable opportunities outside of their turns. The game ends once players have placed all their houses. The player with the most points from all sources wins.

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In Corrosion, each of you manages a factory and deploys engineers to build up diversified scoring and production engines. In the steam-filled air, however, your biggest enemy is time because most machines and gears rust away quickly, so you are well advised to also produce chrome gears and invest in rustproof and powerful chrome machines. On your turn, you can either play an engineer card or turn the corrosion wheel of your factory: Playing engineers mostly gains you new machines and qualified engineers. Other players can copy your engineer's action by playing an engineer of the same suit but a higher grade. Turning your corrosion wheel puts your machines to work and returns engineers to your hand, but also causes old gears and machines to rust. To be successful, you must cleverly co-ordinate your engineers and corrosion wheel and smoothly shift from one efficient engine to the next. The game end is triggered once the special point supply or the award supply run out. Then, whoever was able to score the most points with their machines and awards wins. AWARDS & HONORS 2021 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee

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In Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of Artisans, journeymen have returned to the city as master craftsmen, equipped with knowledge of new crafts and tools. The Guildhall has never been so busy! While some apprentices spend time learning new skills, others adorn the city’s buildings with everything from golden tapestries, to stained glass windows. But don’t let the shimmer of lights and fancy wares deceive you. For not all that glitters is gold. In addition to including components for an extra player, Age of Artisans adds the new Craft Cards, a dual-layered Guildhall Board, two new Player Boards and a variety of new Apprentices and Buildings. Requires Architects of the West Kingdom to play.  Features: Adds components for an additional player!  Includes new Craft Cards and a dual-layered Guild Board Expands the game with two new player boards and  a variety of new Apprentices and Buildings.  Expansion for the award-winning Architects of the West Kingdom Contents 12 Apprentice Cards 12 Building Cards 24 Craft Cards 1 Black Market Card 2 Player Boards 6 Player Aids 20 Orange Workers 2 Player Markers 1 Guildhall Board 6 Artisans 1 Score Pad 1 Illustrated Rulebook

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