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In Mississippi Queen, players race their paddle wheelers down the Mississippi, picking up passengers along the way. But onboard coal supplies are limited, so each ship's acceleration and maneuvers must be carefully planned. The twists and turns of the river are unknown at the start of the game and are revealed only as ships progress downstream, so captains need to be alert at the wheel and ready to change course. This version of Mississippi Queen includes the original base game that won the 1997 Spiel des Jahres as well as ''The Black Rose'' expansion that increased the player count to six and included the "Black Rose", a black paddle wheeler controlled by whichever player is currently in last place. This boat does not require any coal and can be used to hamper opponents in the lead.The game has basic rules that more or less reflect gameplay in the original game, along with advanced rules that introduce elements such as floating logs and sand bars that were included in The Black Rose expansion.

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You, the merchants of Istanbul, have come up with a new and quite lucrative way of earning extra money: delivering messages to the shopkeepers of the bazaar! While doing so, you can catch some useful information here and there that you can sell to the secret society for rubies. In order to keep your regular business running, you have hired a companion who is actively supporting you. True, he is a little slower than you would like but in return he does not require any assistants. Istanbul: Letters & Seals is an expansion for Istanbul.

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Designed to be one of the fastest circuits of the championship, the Formula 1 circuit of Buddh, India stretches over three treacherous miles. You'll need to beware of your opponents, because this circuit features improved overtaking possibilities that add interesting twists and turns to the game! If you've got nerves of steel, use them to push the pedal to the metal on the Baltimore street racing circuit. Each corner challenges you to control your car, braking and pushing it to its limits so you can take off as you come out of the bend! This product is an expansion: Formula D base game required to play.

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Racers, rev your engines on this highly challenging professional circuit! The Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas was specially designed to accommodate the Formula 1 car and has proudly hosted the United States Grand Prix since 2012. Plus, a formidable second track based in Las Vegas and through Nevada offers even more thrills! From the famous Bellagio to the Valley of Fire, racers will have to survive the death-defying jump over the Colorado River in their attempts to win! Get your game in gear with these two new Formula D circuits! This product is an expansion: Formula D base game required to play.

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A high-speed Formula 1 race through the streets of Singapore will try even the most experienced Formula D fans! Push your luck through multiple tricky turns and complicated corners, and if you get a second, enjoy the beauty of Singapore at night. Alternatively, take your street car out for a race along the Docks. This fan-submitted track is easily the most involved track yet. Three different circuits loop through the docks, each longer than the last—and only one of them has a pit stop. Abandoned storage containers litter the road, and a messy oil slick could send you right off of it. With crazy corners and the longest straightaway so far, the Docks invite you to drive faster and crash more spectacularly than you ever imagined possible! This product is an expansion: Formula D base game required to play.

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Jump into the driver's seat of your Formula 1 racer and fly around the streets of the Sotchi Olympic Village in Russia. Illustrated by Hermann Tilke, architect and designer for numerous modern Formula 1 racing circuits, Sotchi is just the thing to rev your heartrate to the red line. If underground street racing is more your style, take to the streets in your nitro-powered tuner and scream along the Hudson River in New Jersey. Zoom through public parks and nineteen high-speed turns in the latest addition to Formula D! This product is an expansion: Formula D base game required to play.

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Istanbul: Big Box is the all-in-one package for Istanbul, including the base game as well as both expansions, Mocha & Baksheesh and Letters & Seals. It also includes the Istanbul: Caravan Leader Mini Expansion, in the form of a small tile rather than a camel meeple. This combination also gives players the option to play on a big 5 x 5 tiles bazaar.

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The Hockenheim racetrack hosts the annual German Grand Prix, where Formula 1 racers from around the world compete on this technically difficult track. Now you can join them as you push yourself through the Nordkurve and manage the incredibly steep hairpin turns on this world-famous and historic track! If you prefer your races a little less sanctioned, speed through Valencia, Spain in an illegal street race. Weave white-knuckled through the docks, take the bridge over the bay, and careen through a construction site as you struggle for control and push your car for everything it can give you. Experience both tracks with the second circuit expansion for Formula D! This product is an expansion: Formula D base game required to play.

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There's hustle and bustle at Istanbul's grand bazaar as merchants and their assistants rush through the narrow alleys in their attempt to be more successful than their competitors. Everything must be well organized: wheelbarrows must be filled with goods at the warehouses, then swiftly transported by the assistants to various destinations. Your goal? Be the first merchant to collect a certain number of rubies. In Istanbul, you lead a group of one merchant and four assistants through 16 locations in the bazaar. At each such location, you can carry out a specific action. The challenge, though, is that to take an action, you must move your merchant and an assistant there, then leave the assistant behind (to handle all the details while you focus on larger matters). If you want to use that assistant again later, your merchant must return to that location to pick him up. Thus, you must plan ahead carefully to avoid being left with no assistants and thus unable to do anything... In more detail, on a turn you move your merchant and his retinue of assistants one or two steps through the bazaar, either leave an assistant at that location or collect an assistant left earlier, then perform the action. If you meet other merchants or certain individuals at the location, you might be able to take a small extra action. Possible actions include: Paying to increase your wheelbarrow capacity, which starts the game with a capacity of only two for each good. Filling your wheelbarrow with a specified good to its limit. Acquiring a special ability, and the earlier you come, the easier they are to collect. Buying rubies or trading goods for rubies. Selling special combinations of goods to make the money you need to do everything else. When a merchant has collected five rubies in his wheelbarrow, players complete that round, then the game ends. If this player is the only one who's reached this goal, he wins immediately; otherwise ties are broken by money in hand.

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Selling precious fabrics, the finest of spices, and the freshest of fruits in Istanbul was very good for business. But now the customers at the bazaar have discovered a new delicacy: coffee! As the cunning merchant you are, you sense the fortune you can make by selling the tasty bean. To overcome these new challenges, you will need more help than just that of your assistants. Luckily, for a baksheesh, the guests at the tavern are willing to take a little side job. Also, at the guild hall, you can find the valuable help you need. The first expansion for Istanbul, the 2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres, Istanbul: Mocha & Baksheesh brings four new places, more interaction between the players, and new ways to gain the coveted rubies. The Bazaar favorite of all gaming enthusiasts just got a little more attractive.

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