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Rising Sun is, in my opinion, the perfect area control strategy board game! I love that alliances are built into the rules of the game and that it includes so many creatures and monsters from Japanese folklore/mythology.                                           - Will (Marketing Manager) Warring clans struggle for control of provinces in Feudal Japan; however, a conflict is not only won on the battlefield. Diplomacy and alliances will play a large part in winning the war. In Rising Sun, from the acclaimed team that brought fans Blood Rage, you enter a fantastical version of Feudal Japan and control different Clans with unique abilities. You will engage in combat, make offerings to the Gods, and form and break treaties. After three hard fought seasons have passed, only the one who earned the most victory points will win.

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Citadels is a fantastic card game that combines strategy and deception to create a thrilling gameplay experience. Players take on the roles of various characters in a medieval city, each with unique abilities and goals. The game involves building a citadel and gathering resources while trying to thwart the plans of other players. One of the best things about Citadels is its replayability. With 18 different characters to choose from and a variety of strategies to explore, the game can be played over and over again without getting stale. It's also easy to learn, making it a great choice for both seasoned gamers and those new to the hobby - whether you're playing with friends or family, this game is sure to provide hours of entertainment.                                           - Andrew (GSR - Tempe, AZ) The Kingdom is in need of a new Master Builder, and you are among those vying for the prestigious post. Recruit local citizens and use their unique expertise to outwit your rivals. Only the most majestic metropolis will earn its creator the coveted title of Master Builder! This revised edition of Citadels retains the signature bluffing and intrigue of Bruno Faidutti’s celebrated classic, condensing all the published content into a travel-friendly version at an unbeatable price. A game of intrigue awaits!

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Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game is a story-centric game about surviving a harsh winter in an apocalyptic world. The survivors are all dealing with their own psychological imperatives but must still find a way to work together to fight off outside threats, resolve crises, find food and supplies, and keep the colony’s morale up. Dead of Winter has players making frequent, difficult, heavily-thematic, wildly-varying decisions, that often have them deciding between what is best for the colony and what is best for themselves.

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Who—or what—is out there? Colonize the galaxy in Cosmic Encounter! This game of interstellar exploration, negotiation, and conflict invites three to five players to lead their own unique alien civilizations as they seek to spread across the stars. But every planet is ruled by someone, and the only way to expand your cosmic colonies is through either diplomacy or war. By establishing colonies on five planets beyond the reaches of your home system, you will safeguard the future of your species and earn victory. But if you fail, you will fall into the black abyss of space! Every game of Cosmic Encounter is different, and the tables can turn in an instant. Forge your alliances, outwit your enemies, and spread your colonies across the galaxy!

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You’ve conquered the stars in Cosmic Encounter®. You’ve weathered storms, defended against incursions, forged alliances, engaged in countless conflicts, and established dominion for eons. Or perhaps you’ve done none of those things, and Cosmic Encounter has only recently entered your life. Either way, there is still the ever-burning question: what comes next? Well, dear friends, this comes next. And it’s going to be epic. Cosmic Odyssey is a massive expansion bigger than anything Cosmic that came before it (aside from the base game, of course), and it packs enough wallop to enhance your wild and wonderful space shenanigans for countless games to come. Even if you don’t own any of the previous expansions, Cosmic Odyssey brings loads of aliens, variants, and a brand-new campaign mode to the table. It has more of everything Cosmic Encounter has to offer, and lots of things that have never been seen in the game before. It’s a never-ending odyssey, and one that no Cosmic fan will want to miss!

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The forces in the Cosmos have grown. New aliens have appeared, and with their arrival, the tensions between all races have never been higher. Who will reign in this crowded Cosmos? Only time will tell. Cosmic Dominion is the fifth expansion for Cosmic Encounter… an expansion that goes further than ever before to acknowledge the game’s debt to its enthusiastic and imaginative community of fans! Designed for the fans and by the fans, Cosmic Dominion is a must-have for anyone hoping to explore all that the game’s cosmos has to offer! Thirty new aliens blast their way onto your tabletop. Four new variants allow you to modify the classic Cosmic Encounter experience, and new ship markers allow players to create their very own variants. Chock full of fan-favorite aliens, wacky new powers and flares, and a brand-new reward deck, Cosmic Dominion will have you and your friends competing to determine once and for all who rules the galaxy. Cosmic Dominion includes: 30 Alien Sheets 32 Reward Cards 30 Flare Cards 13 Game Tokens 8 Ship Markers

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Over the years, alien empires have risen and fallen. The Vacuum has failed to eliminate the Zombie, the Virus has spread far and wide, and the Loser has turned defeat into victory. 50 different species have tried to conquer the galaxy, and each have made their mark on the universe. Their warring has not gone unnoticed. In Cosmic Incursion, the exciting expansion for Cosmic Encounter, 20 new alien races explode onto the galaxy! Players will face the sticky terror of the Fungus, scratch their heads at the perplexing Magician, and shudder in fear as the Locust consumes their planets in one gulp. Cosmic Incursion also makes the Cosmos even bigger, adding a 6th player to the game. Finally, as if that wasn’t enough, Cosmic Incursion introduces a new variant to the game – the reward deck, which offers exciting new cards such as kickers and rifts to those aliens who ally with the defense.

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In Rising Sun by award-winning designer Eric M. Lang, you enter a fantastical version of Feudal Japan and control different Clans with unique abilities. With the introduction of the Dynasty Invasion expansion, the Clans of Rising Sun must contend with new challengers: the Dynasty Clans and their Seven Lucky Gods. Players have the choice of two new Clans – Moon and Sun – and their Lucky Gods that they use in place of the other Clan’s Monsters. The addition of these new Clans allows up to 6 players at the same time! New Season cards are also added and can be used any time. With new Clans, Monsters, and Seasons, you will experience Rising Sun like never before. This is an expansion. The Rising Sun core box is required to play.

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The galaxy was stretched out before you, and the vastness of space was yours to conquer. But other races sought to fill the cosmos with their colonies, and they used their strange and dangerous powers to aid them. Nevertheless, you ventured into the cold wastes to do battle. Now, turmoil has spread, and a new group of aliens hope to take advantage of it. How will these rulers attempt to seize power? Which will become your allies, and which your mortal foes? Who will survive this cosmic conflict? Only time will tell... In Cosmic Conflict, the expansion for Cosmic Encounter, 20 new alien races explode onto the galaxy! Players will now shudder at the insidious kindness of the Empath, blink in confusion at the antics of the Lunatic, and howl in outrage as their planets are stolen away by the Claw! Cosmic Conflict also makes the Cosmos even bigger, adding another player (and attractive black components) to the game. Cosmic Quakes will shake things up, ensuring that no player’s hand is truly safe. And as if that wasn’t enough, Cosmic Conflict introduces a new variant to the game – the hazard deck, which confronts the players with dangerous and amusing events that can crop up at any time!

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In Sheriff of Nottingham 2nd Edition, players take turns playing the Sheriff, looking for contraband goods, and the Merchants trying to stock their Stall with the best goods. The Sheriff can inspect any bag they want, but they must be careful, as they’ll have to pay a penalty if they find the Merchants were telling the truth. This new edition includes updated rules, as well as expansions such as the 6th Merchant, Black Market, and Sheriff’s Deputies. The game box contains 110 Gold Coins, 216 Goods cards, 6 Deputy cards, 6 Black Market cards, 2 Deputy standees, 6 Merchant stands, 6 Merchant bags, a Sheriff standee, a Booty tile, and a rulebook

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Cosmic Alliance is the third expansion for Cosmic Encounter, and it brings 20 alien races, both original and classic, exploding onto your tabletop. Players will now stand petrified by the hideous Gorgon, be baffled by the puzzle of the Schizoid, and feel obsolete before the bionics of the Cyborg. Cosmic Alliance also makes the Cosmos even bigger, adding another player as well as rules for large eight-player games (if you own all three expansions). Finally, Cosmic Alliance introduces a new variant – team rules, which allow steadfast allies to dominate the Cosmos together! Cosmic Alliance includes: 20 Alien Sheets 54 Cards, including 1 Player Colony Marker 5 Player Planets 20 Plastic Ships 38 Horde Tokens

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The galaxy is trembling in Cosmic Storm, the newest expansion for Cosmic Encounter. With twenty-five new aliens and thirty-five new cards, Cosmic Storm adds more variety than ever. The addition of space stations, each with unique abilities, shakes up the game even more, with the Space Station Conquest variant introducing a new win condition. One thing’s for sure - after Cosmic Storm, the universe will never be the same. Cosmic Storm includes: Twenty-five new aliens Thirty-five cards, including twenty-five flare cards and ten space station cards Ten space station markers Eight tokens

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The tiny hamlet of Millers Hollow is beset by monstrous enemies hidden in their midst! Werewolves of Millers Hollow is a social game of deduction and suspicion for eight to eighteen players. Some of you are innocent villagers, tasked with organizing the townsfolk and uncovering the evil in disguise, so you can kill the beasts before they claim the entire town. But if you're a werewolf, band with your fellow monsters to pick off the frightened townsfolk one by one, spreading distrust and suspicion until the town belongs to you alone!

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The galaxy continues to grow with Cosmic Eons, the sixth expansion for the beloved game Cosmic Encounter. Cosmic Eons features a Hidden Alliances in which players decide their alliances secretly and reveal them simultaneously, adding suspense, bluffing and possibly even backstabbing to the Alliance Phase. Thirty new aliens enter the game, including several who begin the game with essence cards that enable players to help, fine, traumatize, and even give bad dreams to their opponents.

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The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow: The Pact consists of The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow base game as well as the three existing expansions for that game as of 2014: New Moon, Characters, and The Village.

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Welcome to the Village! As in the original game of The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow, players assume characters in the charming village, with some players secretly being werewolves who tear apart one of the human citizens each night. However, in Village, players will also assume a trade/profession.Note that The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow: Village is both a standalone game and an expansion for the original game, although the card sizes in Village differ from those in the original game.

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Under a new moon, new threats arise. New Moon is an expansion for Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow. It adds new characters, event cards, and new gameplay variants. The new variants include: Moonlight (play outdoors), Community of Hamlets (up to 200 players at the same time), Harvest Festival (putting new twists on familiar abilities), Double You (the villagers have dual identities), and also The Writing’s on the Wall, The Black Death, Lycanthropic Trance…

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Under a new moon, new threats arise. New Moon is an expansion for Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow. It adds new characters, event cards, and new gameplay variants. The new variants include: Moonlight (play outdoors), Community of Hamlets (up to 200 players at the same time), Harvest Festival (putting new twists on familiar abilities), Double You (the villagers have dual identities), and also The Writing’s on the Wall, The Black Death, Lycanthropic Trance…

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