During the 15th and 16th centuries, the great royal houses of Europe sent explorers and conquerors all over the world, hoping to discover and secure new areas of influence and sources of wealth. Without the right naval vessels, these voyages would have been impossible. But even the incredible wealth of the royal houses could not sustain these expeditions for long. So they were happy that private entrepreneurs were ready to finance these expensive journeys. Now your king has come to offer you the opportunity to invest in the great voyages of the famous explorers like Columbus and Magellan. You will need to purchase a fleet of ships, and assign them to the most successful expeditions. Of course, you will need a lot of money! To earn money you must fulfill trade contracts. Can you balance the needs of trade with the demands of the great explorers? It is time to seek wealth and glory in the Age of Discovery!

Contains:
• 50 ship cards
• 12 expedition cards
• 24 trade contract cards
• 12 special mission cards
• 12 action cards
• 88 wooden tokens
• 1 victory point chart
• 60 coins
• 1 rules booklet

Ages 10+
For 2-4 Players
Playing Time 45+ minutes
Designer: Alfred Victor Schultz

In Alexander the Great: Birth of an Empire, the players follow in the path of Macedon's famous king. With his army they move all the way to Persia and found important cities and temples. The players gain points for the occupation of provinces and for the founding of temples and cities. He who amasses the most points at game's end is the winner and may proclaim himself Alexander the Great!

A fleet of commerce ships lies aside the quays, waiting to be loaded with valuable goods. An assortment of goods will fill the captain's bill, as his crew readies the ship for the sea.

You are a prominent merchant trying to fill your warehouse with the goods these captains need to fill their holds. A ship's captain will only accept goods from one merchant, so quickly collecting the right combination of goods is the key to victory. Fill your warehouse with care and spend your guilders with prudence!

Tary not, and let not a moment pass before you load your goods, for the fleet will leave the harbor with the whim of the winds! If you wait too long, your precious goods may spoil before you fill a captain's hold!

Can you keep your merchant empire running Before the Wind? Or will the winds of Fortune blow ill upon you?

GAME COMPONENTS
* 120 action cards (40x purchase, 40x storage, 40x shipment/income)
* 60 goods cards (15x apples, 15x spices, 15x silk, 15x cheese)
* 60 Guilders cards (24x 1s, 12x 2s, 12x 5s, 12x 10s)
* 46 ship cards (20x small ships, 26x large ships)
* 4 warehouses
* 1 starting player token
* 1 rules booklet

Ages 10+
For 2-4 Players
Playing Time 75+ minutes

Before the arrival of the white man, the area now known as Idaho was home to the Nez Perce. Living off nature's bounty, these brave hunters would follow the great herds of bison, gathering supplies to survive the brutal winters. When the salmon appeared in the mighty Snake, Salmon, and Columbia rivers, they were there, ready to catch the river's bounty.

In Bison, you become the leader of a band of brave hunters, setting forth to lay claim to the most plentiful hunting grounds. Your hunters will gather bison, salmon, and wildfowl each season. But competition for the best lands will be fierce! You will need to use your hunters to build canoes and tents, staking your claim in the best areas, before your rivals can!

But your supplies are limited. You will need to feed your hunters to give them the strength to fulfill the tasks you ask of them. And if you need a larger canoe, you will need to trade your hard-earned foodstuffs at the market.

The player who can most effectively marshal their hunters and manage their supplies will control the best hunting grounds and deliver the largest amount of food to the tribe for the coming winter. Can you prove yourself to be a great warrior and powerful spirit of your tribe?

Bison contains:
21 Land Tiles
32 Hunters
12 Scoring Cubes
24 Teepees
24 Canoes
4 Player Boards
16 Action Markers
1 Totem Pole
FullColor Rulebook

Players: 2-4
� Ages: 10+
� Playing Time: 90 min
� Designer: Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling

Around 1600, a Golden Age started in the Northern provinces of the Low Countries. In 1602, the United East-Indian Company (VOC) was founded, the first ever company with shares. A maritime trade and transport network to the Far East was established, with fortified trade posts along the way.

The Low Countries developed steadily in many areas. The Seven Provinces were led to glory by Johan de Witt, an astute statesman who built an effective, modern navy led by superior admirals. Rich entrepreneurs were influential from many European ports to the Far East and the West Indies. William of Orange, murdered in 1584, lived on in the hearts of his people as the Father of the Fatherland. Meanwhile, success also loomed in other fields. In science, the philologist Lipsius, the naturalist Leeuwenhoek, the philosopher Spinoza and, last but not least, the father of the “law of nations”, Hugo Grotius all advanced their expertise considerably. In arts, the “Flemish School” with Rubens and Van Dyck and the “Dutch School” with Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Vermeer, and Rembrandt became famous.

In The Dutch Golden Age the players try to amass victory points in a variety of fields (culture, trade, arts etc.). The first player who accumulates 33 points is the overall winner.

The Dutch Golden Age contains:
1 large game board
110 playing cards (27 culture, 22 arts, 21 investment, 21 spices, 19 colony cards)
20 movement tokens in four colors
24 influence markers
1 king pawn
60 guilders coins in three denominations
2 dice
1 rules booklet

Ages 10+
For 3-4 Players
Playing Time 60 minutes
Designer: Leo Colovini & Guiseppe Baù
Art: M. Menzel

Winner of the 1st place prize at the 16th Game Authors Competition of the Hippodice Spieleclub e.V.!

As a wealthy desert sheikh, you have many needs. Perhaps you need a wise advisor, or a talented cook, or maybe a well-organized housekeeper? Or, maybe you seek the romance of a beautiful companion?

But are you attractive enough to convince the princess to join your house and provide you with the skills you need to achieve your secret goals? Only a lucky or resourceful sheikh can hope to welcome an Emira into his palace. Because in this distant desert land, it is the princess who chooses which palace she will join!

As a desert sheikh, you will need to invest in the lucrative spice trade to furnish yourelf with the wealth to improve your appearance, enlarge your palace, and expand your status in the kingdom so that the princesses will choose you instead of another sheik. But you will have to mind your funds carefully: these independent and self-confident princesses will not stay if you cannot provide them with the life of comfort that they have come to expect!

Emira is a satirical, historically themed game about desert nobles trying to attract princesses to join their household. While we neither glorify nor recommend setting up a harem, it sure is fun to watch those sheiks try to win over the self-confident and emancipated princesses!

Emira contains:
Game Board
5 Player Boards
15 Wooden Discs
First Player Marker
16 Goal Cards
54 Event Cards
28 Emira Cards
22 Status Cards
23 Camels
20 Palace Sections
39 "Appearance" Counters
"Gold" Coins
24 Wooden Caravan Tokens
Cloth Bag
Full-Color Rulebook

Players: 3-5
Ages: 12+
Playing Time: 100 min

Designer: Liesbeth Vanzeir and Paul Van Hove

Card Holders for Board Game Europe Divided.

Metal Coins Set for Board Game Europe Divided.

You are the leader of a team of field agents. Your aim is to collar as many criminals as you can. Your superior and the media spotlight has you in the pressure cooker to perform above and beyond the call of duty. But, of course, no one is perfect... and so, from time to time, innocent bystanders get thrown in the slammer. You better free them as soon as possible, otherwise you score negative points. To win you need to bag the FBI's Most Wanted. To achieve this, you need a quick and sharp mind, nerves of steel, and tactical prowness. Oh, and a little bit of luck doesn't hurt either.

Players: 2-5 aged 10 and up
Length: 30 minutes
Author: Wolfgang Kramer & Horst-Rainer Rösner

In the late 18th Century, the fast growing population of the emerging United States of America showed the increasing interest in the Wild West. Millions of poor immigrants were arriving from Europe, and the population of cities on the East coast swelled enormously. Endless plains and huge mountain ranges - thinly populated by Native Americans and rich in game, farmland and minerals - started luring large numbers of them. Settlers traveled in wagon trains, and established themselves even further west until they finally reached California and the Pacific coast. The players represent shrewd business men who benefit from passing wagon trains, continuously moving westward across the North American continent. It is divided into huge regions of land: New England, the East Coast, the Great Plains, the Mid West, the West and finally California. For 2-4 players, ages 10 and up. Designed by Leo Colovini

Sun of Macedon is is an expansion to Mark Simonitch`s HANNIBAL & HAMILCAR Rome vs. Carthage.

It contains Philip V of Macedon - new Carthage leader miniature and leader card for HANNIBAL, plus new strategy cards: Desert March and Hidden Cove.

Macedonia joined the Second Punic War as an ally of Carthage. Philip V of Macedon built a fleet of 200 lemboi ships, and was ready to sail to Italy, following in the footsteps of Pyrrhus. This didn`t happen, as Rome reacted quickly with a sea blockade and inciting war in Greece, binding Philip`s hands. But this provided an opportunity for serious reinforcements for Hannibal in Italy.

Price of Failure is an expansion to Mark Simonitch`s HANNIBAL & HAMILCAR Rome vs. Carthage.

It contains Publius Claudius Pulcher - new Roman leader miniature and leader card for HAMILCAR, plus new strategy cards: Bad Omen and Price of Failure.

Claudius Pulcher was a Roman consul who, after ignoring a bad omen, was responsible for the defeat at the Battle of Drepana (249 BC), in which 93 ships with their crews were lost. When the sacred chickens refused to eat, Claudius threw them into the sea, saying `Since they do not wish to eat, let them drink!` He didn`t listen to the Gods, and was punished by them seriously.

Heart of Africa is a meaty trading game where the players each lead a trading company which tries to make profits in Africa.

Although Africa had been circumnavigated by the start of the 19th century, the continent remained largely undiscovered. One of the great mysteries was the source of the Nile, and explorers like Burton, Speke, Baker and Livingstone became immortal in their attempts to find it.

Initially, the players only have limited resources. A bidding structure decides who may conduct each next turn. Although bidding is costly, rewards may be rich As each turn ends, players evaluate their score. Will they have enough victory points to win?

Author: Andreas Steding; Players: 2-5 aged 10 and up; Length: 60 minutes

The Trojan War is a colorful, exciting and fast playing cardgame for 2 players in the times chanted by Homer. One player leads the Trojan army, the other the Achaean army. In a series of battles the players try to beat their opponent. Famous heroes of the Iliad are helping them achieving their aim. Hector and Achilles: includes 108 playing cards (96 army cards, 12 hero cards), 2 gameboards, 19 game pieces (6 divine favor markers, 6 shame markers, 6 fate tiles, 1 attacker marker), and 1 rules booklet.

Author: Leo Colovini, Players: 2 aged 10 and up Length: 30 minutes,

Eleven Centuries of Conquest
Italia takes us on a journey through 1500 years of Italian history, where this Mediterranean peninsula was invaded countless times by different tribes and peoples . Italia contains two games: - Italia I is a 3 player game, which centers around the history of classical Rome BC. - Italia II is a 4 player game and encompasses the history of Italy from 390 AD to 1100. In both games players lead different nations, and with them, pursue their specific goals until they are themselves conquered and usually vanish from face of the earth.

Ages 12+
3-4 players
Playing Time - 180 minutes
Designer: Andreas Steading

Try these cards in your next Game of Mesopotamia! The Mesopotamia Expansion cards contain seven cards and four new designs: Piety, Thunderstorms, Epidemic, Reflection.

Designer: Klaus-Jürgen Wrede

Naval Battles: The World War II naval combat cardgame by Dan Verssen is a fast and furious game of naval combat in World War II. Each player commands a fleet of World War II ships. His goal is to launch attacks from his ships and sink the ships of the opposing players.

The game includes surface vessels and submarines of six different nations – France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United States.

Naval Battles contains two types of cards: 102 Action cards and 78 Ship cards. At the start of the game a player chooses a fleet of ship cards. These ship cards are used to launch attacks. In addition, a player receives action cards to play out of his hand.

• Players: 2-6
• Ages: 10+
• Playing Time: 30 minutes
• Designer: Dan Verssen

It is 69 A.D., Nero, the last of the Julio-Claudian Roman Emperors, is dead. In the latter years of his regime he acted as a true despot, ordering the murder of his wife Octavia to be able to marry Poppaea Sabina. When Rome was burning in 64 A.D. he accused the Jews and the Christian population with the crime, starting the first persecution of these innocent people. In the space of one year, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian, four Roman generals vied for the throne, each of them gaining their objective only, for three, to lose it as quickly as they gained it.

Author: Alexander S. Berg, Players: 3-4 aged 12 and up; Length: 100 minutes

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"The Best Game Ewe Ever Herd!"
Ah, do ewe long for the life of a sheep? Bright summer days filled with games of tag and attempts to flock closer to Roger, the Heartthrob Ram? But Watch Out! The shearer wants to drag you away from all the fun and games!

In Shear Panic, ewe maneuver your ewes to score points, playing tag, standing close to Roger, or trying to avoid the shearing scissors! Will your brave sheep score the most points, or will it be "Off with the wool" for ewe?

Shear Panic includes:
9 sheep figures, 1 Roger figure, 1 Shearer figure, 4 player boards, 1 scoring board, 1 sheep panic die, 1 "return to flock" die, 5 track markers, 48 "mutton buttons" (12 each in four colors) Rules sheet.

Players: 3-4
� Ages: 10+
� Playing Time: 45 minutes
� Designer: The Lamont Brothers

The California Gold Rush of 1849

Miners first discovered gold in California at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma. Their discovery sparked the Gold Rush!

In this game the players experience the sudden rise and decline of the California town of Coloma during the famous gold rush of 1849. The players first build up the town, bring new citizens into it, and, last but not least, dig gold.

However, when it is time and the gold veins are almost spent, they better take their belongings and get the heck out of Coloma! Timing and judging the overall situation on the game board are crucial for success in Sutter´s Mill. Mechanically pretty simple, this is a game which can be enjoyed by the family and the serious game player alike!

Contains:
• 1 large game board
• 20 prospector gaming pieces
• 52 influence cards
• 8 “certificate” cards
• 1 “adventurer” card
• 84 gold counters
• 4 rules overviews
• 1 rules booklet

Ages 10+
For 2-4 Players
Playing Time 60+ minutes
Designer: Marco Teubner
Art: Harald Lieske

Amazing immersive gaming experience!

U-BOOT: The Board Game is a fully cooperative, real-time tabletop game of WW2 submarine warfare, designed by Iron Wolf Studio. It allows 1 to 4 players to assume the roles of the Captain, the First Officer, the Navigator, and the Chief Engineer on board of a type VIIC U-boat. The game is driven by a companion app, allowing for an unprecedented level of realism, as well as a challenging enemy A.I. which will push your skills to the limit. The action unfolds both on the strategic and the tactical scale, always demanding teamwork, efficient crew management, and quick situation assessment.

Each of the four roles entails unique responsibilities, encouraging the players to develop an efficient communication scheme and use genuine navy terminology. The Captain oversees the completion of mission objectives, supervises action point costs, and is responsible for the crew's morale. The First Officer operates the companion app, manages the flow of information, and takes care of the crew's health. The Navigator steers the submarine by setting its course and depth, but also updates all the essential information on the strategic, and the tactical map. Last, but not least, is the Chief Engineer, who is responsible for the engines, repairs, as well as other mechanical implements on board of the U-boat (such as the ballast tanks, weapon systems, etc.). At the same time, each of the four officers commands his own group of crew members by issuing orders within a worker placement system.

The idea behind the companion app is to deliver a real-time, realistic gameplay experience. To that end, the app features the most essential instruments of the u-boat (such as the periscope, the hydrophone, and the Enigma, among others). Rest assured, however, that the vast majority of gameplay traditionally takes place on the game board, with the instruments revealing otherwise hidden information, and the app requiring only certain data (such as the U-boat's course, speed, etc.) in order to generate an adequate A.I. response of the enemy force. It is also responsible for all the ambient sound effects, thus immersing the players even deeper into the claustrophobic interiors of the type VII C. But fear not! With open & play being a design priority, you will be launching torpedoes in no time, thanks to streamlined rules, video tutorials, and variable difficulty levels for each player.

From quick skirmishes, through full combat missions, to an all-out campaign, UBOOT: TBG will let you conduct submarine operations in all major naval theatres of the 2nd World War. Success of these missions hinges on the completion of various tasks delegated to the crew by the Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine (German Navy HQ), which include patrol duty, ambushing convoys, laying mines in enemy waters, and many more! Each mission will require the players to adopt various strategies and different play styles in order to successfully complete it, and the companion app will generate a detailed report at the end of each game session (evaluating player efforts, and possibly awarding decorations, promotions, etc.). That is, if the U-boat makes it back home...

The stage is set and the crew is awaiting your orders. Do you have what it takes to command the Kriegsmarine's finest? Hunt or be hunted, as you brave the stormy seas of the greatest conflict in history!

1–4 Players
30–120 Min
Age: 12+

Just as I was winning, the ass appeared! Now I am stuck with a hand full of cards again! The aim of the game is it to get rid of your cards as fast as possible. Once done, all other players score negative points. However, beware of the ass... and do not feel sorry if it sticks on you!

Author: Wolfgang Kramer, Players: 3-12 aged 8 and upLength: 30 minutes