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The award-winning game Splendor returns with this fresh take on its classic drafting gameplay. Featuring the clever engine building that Splendor is known for, Splendor Duel offers a compact, tight two-player experience that will be instantly recognizable to fans of the original game, while also adding new decisions and mechanisms that offer deeper strategic options.The new common board has players drafting Gem, Gold and rare Pearl tokens from a 5x5 grid. Only allowed to draft up to 3 tokens in a consecutive line, taking tokens will create gaps in the board and will limit how many and what kind of token players will be able to take in future turns.Co-designed by Marc André (Splendor) and Bruno Cathala (7 Wonders Duel, Kingdomino), Splendor Duel is an exciting new entry in the Splendor product line.

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A great entry point into the world of board games! Splendor has been the #1 game played between me and my wife since the day we bought it on our honeymoon. It is very very simple, yet has a lot of strategic play to it based on the order in which you buy your cards. So fun! Make a name for yourself in the prestigious and lucrative jewelry business of Renaissance Europe in Splendor, the award-winning game of gems! First, collect raw gems to fund the development of mines throughout the world then acquire the means to transport them, artisans to shape them, and finally a storefront where you can sell your polished jewels. If you produce exactly the right jewelry, a powerful Noble may become your patron, but even then they won't just hand you victory: the player whose business earns the most prestige wins. Deceptively simple Splendor involves quick strategic thinking and intense competition!

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Ancient Egypt was full of different gods that the people prayed to, offering up gifts and devotion. This made the gods strong. But as time has gone on, the offerings and prayers have waned, moving towards fewer gods. As the whims of mankind change, the power of the gods wanes. In the end, only one will remain. The Pantheon expansion for Ankh offers players five more gods to choose from when starting a game. Set, Bastet, Hathor, Horus, and Toth come complete with their own warriors, dashboards, ankh tokens, and more. Each god has their own unique power that they will bring to the battlefields of Egypt where only one god will reign supreme in the end.

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Two modules to flavor your Splendor game. Dominate Trade within the Cities and discover new victory conditions for each game. Create Trading Posts and leverage their unique powers to maximize your prestige. EXPAND YOUR SPLENDOR EXPERIENCE: Embark on a new journey with the Silk Road expansion, introducing exciting new challenges to the classic Splendor game with City tiles and Trading Post tiles. COMPETE FOR PRESTIGIOUS CITY TILES: Replace the Noble tiles with City tiles where players must meet specific requirements to gain valuable prestige and win the game. STRATEGIC TRADING POST TILES: Open new Trading Posts along the Silk Road, giving you powerful bonuses that can turn the tide in your favor as you accumulate prestige points. COMBINE WITH OTHER EXPANSIONS: The Silk Road expansion can be played as a standalone add-on to Splendor or combined with other expansions for even more strategic depth and replayability. FUN FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Perfect for fans of Splendor looking to enhance their gameplay with fresh mechanics and new paths to victory. Suitable for 2-4 players aged 10 and up. Contents: 1 Rule Book 7 double-sided City tiles 1 Noble tile 20 Trading Post tiles (4 each of 5 colors)

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Santorini is an accessible strategy game, simple enough for an elementary school classroom while aiming to provide gameplay depth and content for hardcore gamers to explore. The rules are simple. Each turn consists of 2 steps: 1. Move - move one of your builders into a neighboring space. You may move your Builder Pawn on the same level, step-up one level, or step down any number of levels. 2. Build - Then construct a building level adjacent to the builder you moved. When building on top of the third level, place a dome instead, removing that space from play. Winning the game - If either of your builders reaches the third level, you win. Variable player powers - Santorini features variable player powers layered over an otherwise abstract game, with 40 thematic god and hero powers that fundamentally change the way the game is played.

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For centuries, Egypt had been a polytheistic society. But now, the civilization is moving to a monotheistic religion. The gods are fighting among themselves for the veneration of the populace. In Ankh, players take on the role of the gods of Ancient Egypt. They’ll fight for the adoration of the populace, building up their followers, dedicating monuments, recruit monsters their side, and divide the desert in order to establish their dominance. In the end, only one will remain.

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The Pharaohs in ancient Egypt were anointed by the gods, themselves, to be the ruler of the people as well as the high priest and humanity’s defender. When the gods began their war against one-another, they all sought the Pharaoh’s favor. But the Pharaoh was determined to remain neutral and make sure that the conflict didn’t spill over into the moral realm. However, each god is still trying to curry his favor by influencing events in the royal palace. The Pharaoh expansion for Ankh brings an entirely new dimension to the game. The gods will send their high priests into the courts of the royal palace, looking to gain favor with the Pharaoh so that he will recognize them as the one true god of the land. These god’s influence will be felt far and wide, changing the course of the civilization, hopefully for the better if they wish to be the one that remains when Egypt becomes monotheistic.

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  Embark on a Trade and Prestige Adventure to the Orient! Get ready to push back the frontiers of trade with bastions and forge lucrative trade routes to the Orient! The Splendor: The Sun Never Sets expansion offers new strategic possibilities and will add tension to your games! EXPANSION FOR SPLENDOR: The Sun Never Sets is a must-have expansion for the popular Splendor board game, introducing new strategies and heightened tension to your gameplay. NEW GAME MECHANICS: This expansion adds bastions and the ability to forge lucrative trade routes to the Orient, expanding your options and adding fresh challenges to your strategy. INCREASED STRATEGIC DEPTH: With new strategic possibilities, players must adapt their approach to win, creating a more intense and rewarding experience. ENHANCED GAMEPLAY EXPERIENCE: The Sun Never Sets brings new twists to your Splendor games, ensuring that no two sessions are alike with its dynamic new features. PERFECT FOR SPLENDOR FANS: Ideal for Splendor enthusiasts looking to elevate their gameplay, this expansion adds exciting layers of strategy and complexity to the original game. Contents: 30 Orient development cards (10 per level) 12 Strongholds (3 per color) 1 Noble Tile 1 Rulebook

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Rivals for Catan puts you in charge of one of the two factions developing newly-settled Catan. Use your cards to create your own principality. Explore and settle new lands, acquiring resources through card play and the luck of the dice. Use gold, resource combinations, and trade to develop your domain. Expand your settlements and cities, recruit heroes, and defend your lands through politics, invention, and intrigue. Your cunning and a dash of luck decides who will be the ruler over Catan. In addition to the starter game, Rivals for Catan contains three exciting “Theme Games” to challenge you: The Age of Gold, The Age of Turmoil, and The Era of Progress all await...

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Rivals for Catan Deluxeâ„¢ is a fast-paced card game for 2 players. Rivals for Catan Deluxe puts you in charge of one of the two factions developing newly-settled Catan. Use your unique card mix to create your own principality. Explore and settle new lands. Acquire resources through card play and the luck of the dice. Use gold, resource combinations, and trade to develop your domain. Expand your settlements and cities, recruit heroes, and defend your lands through politics, invention, and intrigue. Use your cunning! Become prince of Catan! Rivals for Catan Deluxe is the perfect way for 2 players to settle and develop the ever-mysterious and fantastic land of Catan.

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Hex Effects is a "take that" style card game featuring Hexes (that you need to rid of) and Remedies (that treat Hexes but may cause you to have more). It is an easy-to-pickup game with original artwork by Pillbox Games. It's based on the game Side Effects. Start by dealing four Hex cards to each player, face up, in a space in front of them referred to as their "Shadow". The first player to treat all the Hexes in their Shadow wins the game. The rest of the Hex cards are shuffled in with the larger deck. Then, deal four cards to each player (concealed in hand). Start your turn by drawing two cards. You can make two actions on your turn. If you have in your hand a Remedy card that treats one of your hexes, you can place it on top of that Hex. You're now closer to winning — but watch out! Every Remedy contains a list of side effects (other Hexes) that you are now vulnerable to receiving from other players on their turns. Play continues until one person has treated all the Hexes in their Shadow.

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The Trouble game is racing, chasing, peg-popping fun! The excitement begins as soon as a player presses the Pop-O-Matic bubble to roll the die. Then players race to get all 4 of their game pieces around the board. But be careful! A player's peg could get bumped and sent back to the beginning, if another player lands on the same space. Be the first to get all 4 pegs into the Finish zone to win. With this edition, kids can enjoy classic Trouble gameplay or a more challenging version with Power Up spaces. This classic game is one of the best family games for game night and one of the most engaging indoor games for kids. Kids board games like Trouble make great kids gifts for 5 year old boys and girls and up.Trouble, Pop-O-Matic, and Hasbro Gaming and all related properties are trademarks of Hasbro.• Includes gameboard, plastic game unit with Pop-O-Matic die roller, 16 pegs, and instructions.Ages 5 and up• For 2 to 4 players.• Warning: Choking Hazard -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 years• Adult assembly required.

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Santorini: Tides of Poseidon is an expansion for the Santorini 2nd Edition board game, developed by Roxley Games. This expansion introduces new god powers inspired by Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, adding depth and variety to the strategic gameplay. This expansion features a selection of new god powers, each representing a mythological character associated with Poseidon and the sea. Santorini: Tides of Poseidon contains 17 characters: Achilles Agamemnon Ares Charybdis Clio Echo Enodia Gaea Hephaestus Hippolyta Melpomene Moros Odysseus Poseidon Proteus Pythia Siren

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This fun games on the go make a great gift for board game fans, and kids and adults alike. Or give it as a stocking stuffer, party favor, or Easter basket addition.

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Wayfarers of the South Tigris is set during the height of the Abbasid Caliphate, circa 820 AD. As brave explorers, cartographers and astronomers, players set off from Baghdad to map the surrounding land, waterways, and heavens above. Players must carefully manage their caravan of workers and equipment, while reporting back regularly to journal their findings at the House of Wisdom. Will you succeed in impressing the Caliph, or lose your way and succumb to the wilderness? Features: Challenging dice placement strategy game! Become explorers, cartographers, and astronomers, delving into the lands around ancient Baghdad. Grow your personal map tableau, gaining access to new actions and abilities. Contains: 3 double-sided Main Board Sections 4 double-sided Player Boards 20 Dice (5 in each player color) 60 Influence (15 in each player color) 4 Player Markers (1 in each player color) 12 Workers (4 in each player color) 62 Upgrade Tiles 10 Journal Tiles 48 Silver & 48 Provisions 36 Townsfolk Cards 36 Land Cards 36 Water Cards 36 Space Cards 16 Inspiration Cards 6 Scheme Cards (for Solo play)

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For the new edition of Santorini, we redetermined the best base gods and revamped some gods that were less fun. We have also added brand-new gods and moved some of the more complex ones into 4 new expansion packs. Santorini: Seasons of Chaos God Pack contains: Jason Urania Khione Terpsichore

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  For the new edition of Santorini, we redetermined the best base gods and revamped some gods that were less fun. We have also added brand-new gods and moved some of the more complex ones into 4 new expansion packs. Santorini: Soaring Over Olympus God Pack contains: Europa & Talus Aeolus Eirene Harpies

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The barons are trying to impress each other and the king by building beautiful castles. When you place tiles to your castle, your baron moves around a path to collect bonuses, and the first to reach 7 coins wins the game. Build high to move more, and add features like windows and tiled roofs to gain even more bonuses along the way. On your turn, you either draw 2 tiles to your tile holder ('hand'), or you build a tile to your castle, either from your hand or from the shared market. Depending on what tile you build and where, your baron gets to move a certain number of steps. If you land on an opponent, you pass it for free! If you land on a bonus, you collect it, and if you land on or pass a coin bonus, you take a coin from the coin market. Each coin has an immediate 1-time effect, and the first to reach 7 coins wins the game. An example of a coin effect can be: 'The player with most windows on the castle draws 2 tiles'. This enhances competition and the importance of timing. When building, your tile number must be the sum of the 2 tiles it is built on, rewarding careful planning. +-1 adjustments can be paid for. Some tiles can be placed on any number, but often limit how you can continue upwards.

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Every year, the day before the festival made famous in the Quacks of Quedlinburg, all the town’s kids compete in a dramatic race. This year, you’ll be joining in, along with Quacks the Donkey and Co. Your job is to help your animal friends win the race by feeding them the best food along the way. Race your way to the finish line and win the town’s coveted Golden Cauldron!

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  For the new edition of Santorini, we redetermined the best base gods and revamped some gods that were less fun. We have also added brand-new gods and moved some of the more complex ones into 4 new expansion packs. Santorini: Hiding in the Underworld God Pack contains: Arachne Hecate Cerberus Charon Each successfully solved riddle allows players to progress on the adventure map and unlock new gods to add into future riddles. Can you complete the full adventure and solve the riddle of the Sphinx?

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Luminis is a fast-paced card game where players compete to build the most magnificent cathedral. Drawing and placing cards to generate resources, players carefully grow their structure upward, aiming to be the first to complete a towering Spire. With simple rules, elegant resource management, and strong table presence, Luminis is an accessible yet tactical title that fits perfectly into family and strategy game shelves.

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This item is a pre-order item with an expected release date of Q4 2026 Orders containing a pre-order items 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. Smallfolk is a cosy tableau builder about myths and folklore from around the world. Each player takes on the role of an Adventurer and journeys through the world, collecting helpful smallfolk, finding powerful relics, and visiting mythic wonders. Find heroes along the journey to help you, and amass Victory Points by playing cards into your story. The game ends when all the Victory Points in the middle have been claimed. Count up the Victory Points you've collected and the value of your cards to determine who won, and then shuffle the story deck and play again!

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This item is a pre-order item with an expected release date of 07/31/2026 Orders containing a pre-order items 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. Sneferu was an Egyptian pharaoh who reigned circa between 2543 and 2510 BC. He was the only pharaoh who had three pyramids built. The first attempt to build a pyramid in Sneferu’s lifetime was in Meidum, but the structure collapsed. The second attempt, which came to be known as the Bent Pyramid, had its original angle of inclination changed during construction, resulting in an unmistakable shape. Finally, there is the Red Pyramid. The first successful attempt at constructing a smooth-sided pyramid heralded a new era of pyramid building and became the precursor to the famed Pyramids of Giza. In the game, you become one of the Egyptian architects Sneferu called upon after two failed attempts. The pharaoh is wary of his inevitable demise and there is no room for error anymore. You must build a pyramid that will honor the great ruler. However, only the pyramid that matches Sneferu’s greatness shall be chosen as the pharaoh’s final resting place. The builder of such a pyramid will be showered with gold and undying fame. And those who fail? They shall be trapped in the pyramids of their own making as they are torn down on top of their heads. Well… there is your motivation. So, get building! Sneferu is a family-weight abstract game by Adam Španěl (Project L) where players attempt to win the great pharaoh’s favor by building the highest pyramid possible from mined blocks (with each block being a combination of two of the five possible materials). The players get these blocks by spending the two resources in the game: food and time. Time, represented by your boat moving forward on the Nile, is a finite resource with no way to gain more. The boats’ position on the river also determines player order: it is always the turn of the player who has used up the least time and is the furthest back on the Nile. Players can gain food by completing sections of their pyramids with matching materials. The blocks on offer change each round and it is up to the players to decide when is the best moment to invest a lot of time or food, or perhaps even pay extra for just the right block. Throughout the game, you will travel up the Nile, from Cairo to the distant Nubian Desert, and then back down. Along the way, you will visit famous quarries providing gold, granite, limestone, white limestone, and basalt. Can you seize the best opportunities these quarries provide? The architect that builds the tallest pyramid wins! Or will you manage to build the entire pyramid in such a short time?

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This item is a pre-order item with an expected release date of Q4 2026 Orders containing a pre-order items 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. Taller Tales adds 6 extra hero cards to the base game. These are drawn from different folk lore around the world, including one Chinese hero and one Norse hero.

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This item is a pre-order item with an expected release date of Q4 2026 Orders containing a pre-order items 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. Smallfolk is a cosy tableau builder about myths and folklore from around the world. Includes upgraded tokens and more to enhance the base game experience!

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On a stormy night, a rumor spreads about a luck potion that one can buy for 20 gold coins on the black market in Treos. As your run of bad luck has been going on for a while, you decide to take your chances. The woods are dark and the roads are dangerous. Venture outside the protective walls of your hometown, explore the world and complete quests and side quests to collect enough gold faster than your competitors. Every step you take needs to be well planned. After all, who knows how many more potions there are? Whoever manages to collect 20 gold coins the fastest wins the game. IMMERSIVE ADVENTURE: Embark on a thrilling journey through the treacherous woods of Treos in search of a mythical luck potion. Explore, complete quests, and unravel the mysteries of the night. RICH GAMEPLAY: Strategically plan each move as you navigate dark paths and dangerous encounters, aiming to amass 20 gold coins before your rivals. COMPETITIVE AND STRATEGIC: Compete with friends to gather resources quickly. Each decision could lead you to victory or peril in this engaging race for wealth. FAMILY AND ADVANCED GAMER FRIENDLY: Suitable for ages 10 and up, providing both light family fun and deeper strategy for more experienced players. DETAILED COMPONENTS: Includes 184 cards, 4 map pieces, character boards, secret places, and more, offering a visually engaging and tactile gaming experience. Contents: 184 cards, 4 map pieces, 1 gold track, 4 character boards, 4 inns, 9 secret places, 4 cover tiles, 4 gold markers, 16 weapon markers, 12 intrigue markers, 4 turn order markers, 8 towns, 4 character tokens, 4 forts, 5 highwaymen, and 1 rule book

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Secrets in the Sand is an archaeological adventure of fast-paced strategy. Two to six players compete to discover lost tombs, racing over desert sands, through jungles oases and across rivers...but beware of dangers along the way!The Department of Antiquities has uncovered evidence of lost tombs in the desert. They have invited you - the world’s leading archaeologists - to help find the lost tombs and recover their treasures. Your expeditions have arrived in town and are ready to go.Every day the Department will announce one new dig permit, and the first expedition to find a matching route on the map is allowed to travel and dig. Each new dig camp you build expands your archaeological network...but the more camps you have, the more travel routes you have to analyze! The game ends when all tombs are discovered or an expedition runs out of dig camps - whichever occurs first. The player with the most points wins the game. Good luck, safe journey, and carpe diem!

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This item is a pre-order item with an expected release date of 07/03/2026 Orders containing a pre-order items 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. Splendor Duel: Counterfeiters enriches your duels with daring new mechanics and clever twists. Add shimmering Glassware tokens, powerful Counterfeiter cards, and new Royal cards that open bold paths to victory. But beware–these additions don't just give you more choices, they sharpen every move, making each duel more tense, tactical, and unpredictable! STRATEGIC DEPTH: Expand your Splendor Duel experience with new mechanics that heighten tension and tactical play in every match. INNOVATIVE MECHANICS: Counterfeiter cards create bold choices and unpredictable twists, rewarding clever play and precise timing. COMPETITIVE VARIETY: Unlock fresh paths to victory with powerful new Royals that push every duel into dynamic and high-stakes territory. PERFECT ADDITION: Designed for fans of Splendor Duel seeking more challenge and variety—requires the Splendor Duel base game to play. NEW COMPONENTS: Introduce 4 shimmering Glassware tokens, 17 unique Counterfeiter cards, and 4 Royal cards to diversify strategies and challenge opponents. Contents: 4 Glassware tokens, 17 Counterfeiter cards, 4 Royal cards, Rulebook

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