Board Games | Strategy Games

In a dystopic future, four Megapowers contend to rule the world. These Megapowers are actively engaged in the international scene to acquire power and prestige over opponents in order to maintain control over their internal tensions. A new arms race begins…Defcon is an entry level competitive wargame for 2 to 4 players. Each player controls one of the Megapowers. The goal of the game is to gain most consensus by the end of the fifth round: consensus is composed by the sum of the military index (territories controlled) and the reputation index. Each round is divided in five phases. Every phase is completed by all players following the initiative order before advancing to the next one. Players who find the right balance between military strength and the public's opinion will win the game.

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In Colony, each player constructs and upgrades buildings, while managing resources to grow their fledgling colony. In a clever twist, dice are used as resources, with each side/number representing a different resource. Some resources are stable, allowing them to be stored between turns, while others must be used right away. Buildings provide new capabilities, such as increased production, resource manipulation, and additional victory points. Using dice-as-resources facilitates a dynamic, ever-changing resources management mini-game while players work to earn victory points by adding building to their tableau on their way to victory. •Upgrade your buildings for enhanced capabilities and more VPs.•42 dice include stable resources that can be stored between player turns, and unstable resources that must be used each turn.•Rebuild civilization with a tableau of specialized buildings and a large pool of resources.•28 variable building card types in the box, with only 7 of them used, adds enormous replayability.•Dynamic dice-as-resources mechanic creates opportunities for constantly shifting tactical decisions, while avoiding random and unexpected impacts on strategic play.  

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