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Raiders of the North Sea is set in the central years of the Viking Age. As Viking warriors, players seek to impress the Chieftain by raiding unsuspecting settlements. Players will need to assemble a crew, collect provisions and journey north to plunder gold, iron and livestock. There is glory to be found in battle, even at the hands of the Valkyrie. So gather your warriors, it’s raiding season! The aim of Raiders of the North Sea is to impress the Chieftain by having the most Victory Points (VP) at the game’s end. Victory Points are gained primarily by raiding Settlements, taking Plunder and making Offerings to the Chieftain. How players use their Plunder is also vital to their success. The game ends when either only 1 Fortress raid remains, all Valkyrie are removed, or all Offerings have been made. Features: Spiel Des Jahres Kennerspiel 2017 Nominee (Enthusiast Game of the Year) Impress the Chieftain by raiding villages!  Part of the North Sea Runesaga Campaign Trilogy! Designed for 2-4 Vikings to conquer in 60-80 minutes

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In Raiders of the North Sea: Hall of Heroes, a mead hall has been constructed, attracting a new breed of adventurers. Each raid brings new quests for the daring to endure. But with mead in abundance, there is little room for the wary. So sharpen your axe and ready your shield, there are new adventures awaiting! Hall of Heroes brings in new ways of gaining resources, acquiring crew and scoring Victory Points. After each raid, a new Quest is placed onto the Board. To complete a Quest, players will need to send (discard) warriors from their hand of a certain strength value. Once completed, the Quest is placed above a Player's Board and will score Victory Points at the game's end. Each Quest also rewards players with Iron, Gold, Silver and other resources. Players can also collect Mead, which can be spent during a raid to fuel their crew and gain even more strength in battle! *Requires Raiders of the North Sea to play.  Features: Components for an extra player Mead Hall Board with new Village location and card drafting area Quests bring new strategies and more ways to score Victory Points New Mead resource allows players to gain more strength in battle Large Player Boards for storing cards, Quests and resources

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In Francis Drake, players return to a bustling Plymouth Harbour in 1572 as an aspiring Elizabethan captain making preparations for three exciting voyages to the Spanish Main, searching for fame and fortune! As such captains, players will have to plan their missions and provision their ships accordingly. This is a race to see who can set sail and reach the Spanish Main first. The riches of the Aztec and Inca Empires await these swashbuckling captains. Difficult decisions about how many crew members, guns, and trade goods will be needed must be made. Supplies will need to be gathered to reach deep into the Caribbean.   Players will take turns advancing down the street of Plymouth collecting various resources (crew, guns, trade goods, etc.) that will be needed on the Voyage. However, it is a one-way street which means once a player advances down the road, he may not backtrack to a location. As a result, tough choices abound in this award-winning strategy game from Peter Hawes. Each new Voyage has its own challenges to overcome, but the captured gold, silver, and jewels should greatly please the Queen. So get ready for The Voyage of a Lifetime!   Components: 1 Rule Book (english & german) 1 Game Board (Double-sided: English / German) 1 Voyage Marker (A Brown Plastic Galleon) 5 Plastic Frigates (1 in each player color) 5 Plastic Galleons (1 in each player color) 5 Ship Logs (Player Boards) 5 Treasure Chests 30 Mission Discs (6 large wooden discs in each player color) 50 player discs (10 small wooden discs in each player color) 20 Player Cubes (4 wooden cubes in each player color) 5 Player Scoring Markers (1 in each player color) 5 Investor Tiles (English and German) 1 Plymouth Harbor chart (English & German) 3 sets of 16 Location Tiles: 3 Player (Light Blue Banner), 4 Player (Blue Banner) and 5 Player (Dark Blue Banner) sets - double-sided (german) 4 Spanish Troop Counters (plus 1 spare set) 3 Spanish Frigate Counters (plus 1 spare set) 3 Spanish Galleon Counters 1 Governor Counter (english & german) 1 Admiral Counter (english & german) 1 Informer Counter (english & german) 2 Pinnace Counters (english & german) 1 Sheet of Stickers (with 1 spare set) 4 Sets of Commodities - 21 Total Tiles: 3 Indigo, 6 Sugar, 6 Coffee, 6 Tobacco Cubes (64 wooden cubes total: 28 Crew (grey), 28 Guns (black), 8 Trade goods (purple)) 21 Supplies (barrels - wooden) Treasure (glass stones): 33 Total Glass Stones - 12 Gold, 12 Silver, 9 Jewels (Red) 1 die

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