2-5 players. Ages: 10+. Playing time: 240 minutes. User rating: 6.84 (compared with 5.62 for regular Risk)
Risk 2210 A.D. is another entry in the long series of Risk variants. Set in the not-so-distant future, battles are now fought by machines of destruction, known as MODS, for short. Human commanders still lead these mechanized troops, but these commanders each have special powers and abilities. These come into play via the use of Command cards, which add a new dimension to the game. Now, the battle is not just for the continents, but the sea and moon are also battlegrounds.
Although much has been added, the basic flavor of the game is still Risk. One welcome change is the institution of a five-turn game limit, which allows the game to play to completion in about three hours. Further, players must also factor in economics in the form of energy. This energy is used to purchase Command cards, bid for Turn Order, and hire new commanders. There is much more strategy and planning involved in this new version, but it should still appeal to the classic Risk fans
2 players. Ages: 12+. Playing time: 120 minutes. User rating: 7.57
Blood Bowl is a game of Fantasy Football. It is an epic conflict between two teams of quite insane warriors. Players pass, throw, or run with the ball, attempting to get it to the opposing end of the field, the End Zone. This box contains, 1 Handbook, 1 painting guide, 2 reference sheets, 1 team roster pad, 1 Blood Bowl field, 2 Dugouts, 4 Star Player cards, 2 Team cards, 1 Range Ruler, 1 Thrown-in template, 1 Scatter template, 4 plastic footballs, 24 Orc and Human models, and all the counters you need to play the game..
Players beware! This game is highly addictive to game and sports fans everywhere!!
This game is a part of the Blood Bowl Series
2 players. Ages: 10+. Playing time: 60 minutes. User rating: 8.38
A great game to get familiar with Warhammer 40K characters and it only takes around half an hour to an hour to play. Released as the third edition anniversary release by Games Workshop (you can't buy this from Games Workshop any more as it was a limited edition run in September 2009, but we have some in stock), this game is fast-paced and fun - just look at the user rating! Great as a Christmas present!
From the depths of space an ancient vessel drifts slowly towards the Imperium of Mankind - a space hulk. Within its confines, untold thousands of Genestealers slowly emerge from hibernation. The Space Marines must enter the cramped corridors and tomb-like chambers of the ancient ship to defeat this alien menace.
Space Hulk is a board game for two players, recreating the battles fought between the Space Marines and Genestealers. One player commands the Space Marines as they carry out deadly missions in the ancient Space Hulk, and the other commands the horde of Genestealers opposing them. Space Hulk's fast-paced rules simulate the tense atmosphere of a mission deep inside the cramped confines of a derelict space hulk, where split-second decisions are needed for victory
Settlers of Catan Series
  
All games: 3-4 players.
Settlers of Catan: Ages: 8+ Playing time: 90 minutes. User rating: 7.62/10
Cities & Knights: Ages 10+, Playing time: 120 minutes. User rating: 7.58/10.
Seafarers: Ages 10+, Playing time: 90 minutes. User rating: 7.27
Mayfair Games, Inc. re-launched its award winning publication of "The Settlers of Catan®" board game back in September 2007. The two Game Expansions "Catan: Seafarers", "Catan: Cities & Knights" as well as the three corresponding 5 & 6 Player Extensions are also part of this spectacular makeover. It is a game of discovery, settlement and trade.
The game has been awarded with "Game of The Year" honours in Germany, the USA and a host of other countries worldwide - it's an international favourite. Learn to play in about 15 minutes. then enjoy hundreds of hours of fast-paced fun!
As far as appearance, the re-launch features stunning new cover graphics, beautifully rendered tile and card art, and full color rules books.
Several exciting additions were made to the actual game components to improve set-up time, organization, and even board stability during play. First, a two sided interlocking sea frame was added, which cuts in half the time needed to set up the game board. It also insures that the board will stay firmly in place during the entire length of the game. Secondly, a plastic tray was added to hold the all game components in place and keep them organized for your next game. Last but not least, some durable and high quality plastic dice were thrown in.
Settlers of Catan features exquisite high quality plastic dice.
Settlers of Catan, Cities and Kights and Seafarers of Catan each feature a plastic tray designed to hold the basic unit and its
extension.
A great game for kids ages 4 and up (2-4 players). Playing time about 15 minutes.
Help Billy, Jacob and Emily on the island of Catan to help transport wheat, bricks and wood needed to build the houses in their village. With your help they can build much faster! When all the houses are built, you can build a wonderful green-roofed town hall
2-4 players. Best with 3 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players . Ages: 8+. Playing time 30 minutes. User rating: 8.08
GAME OF THE YEAR 2009
In Dominion, each player starts with an identical, very small deck of cards. In the center of the table is a selection of other cards the players can "buy" as they can afford them. Through their selection of cards to buy, and how they play their hands as they draw them, the players construct their deck on the fly, striving for the most efficient path to the precious victory points by game end.
From the back of the box: "You are a monarch, like your parents before you, a ruler of a small pleasant kingdom of rivers and evergreens. Unlike your parents, however, you have hopes and dreams! You want a bigger and more pleasant kingdom, with more rivers and a wider variety of trees. You want a Dominion! In all directions lie fiefs, freeholds, and feodums. All are small bits of land, controlled by petty lords and verging on anarchy. You will bring civilization to these people, uniting them under your banner."
"But wait! It must be something in the air; several other monarchs have had the exact same idea. You must race to get as much of the unclaimed land as possible, fending them off along the way. To do this you will hire minions, construct buildings, spruce up your castle, and fill the coffers of your treasury. Your parents wouldn't be proud, but your grandparents would be delighted."
Dominion is not a CCG, but the play of the game is similar to the construction and play of a CCG deck. The game comes with 500 cards. You select 10 of the 25 Kingdom card types to include in any given play -- leading to immense variety.
Get ready to Battle this Holiday Season.
BattleLore™ from Days of Wonder — Epic Fantasy Adventures
Dawn breaks cold and damp on the western edge
of an ancient European forest as old as history itself. It's the late Middle Ages… and last night,your advance scouts stumbled upon the remains of a hastily departed Goblin camp. Sure enough,
this morning their Crescent banners are
silhouetted against the horizon, joined by a
colorful sea of English battle pennants flying high above armored noblemen on their war mounts and legions of archers - their longbows ready.
Will the forthcoming battle unfold as planned? Are your Dwarven mercenaries worth their costly wages? Is your Lore Master worthy of the challenge that awaits? If you've chosen wisely, your place in
history seems assured. If not… surely your heirs will pay the ransom… won’t they?
In a world that bridges history and fantasy — BattleLore™ puts you in
command of a vast array of miniature troops on the fantasy battlefields
of Medieval Europe. BattleLore is a card-driven miniature gaming
system for two players or teams. Game play takes place on a largescale
hex board with armies, terrain and battle objectives defined by a
series of Adventures.
2 players. Ages: 10+. Playing time: 60 minutes. User rating: 7.70
3-5 Players (best with 4). Ages: 12+. Playing time: 240 minutes. User rating: 7.34
Britannia is a historical board game that broadly depicts the millennia-long struggle for control of England, Scotland, and Wales. The game begins with the Roman invasion of 43 A.D., continues through the many struggles between Angles, Saxons, Picts, Norsemen, Scots, Irish, and other tribes, and ends with the Norman invasion of 1066. Britannia allows players to re-create this epic history, re-enacting important battles in some cases, altering the course of history in others. The game rules discourage players from making historically unrealistic moves, but also give players the freedom to alter Great Britain’s history in important ways, creating countless interesting “what if?” scenarios. What if Boudicca’s Revolt against the Romans had been more successful? What if the Romans and the Romano-British had repelled the Saxon invasions of the 5th and 6th centuries? What if William the Conqueror had died during the Norman invasion of 1066? In Britannia, the players will determine the destiny of a kingdom.
2 players. Ages 10+. Playing time: 120 minutes. User Rating: 7.07
A sweeping conflict in the South Pacific where naval might leads to air superiority. Axis and Allies: Guadalcanal challenges you to control sea zones and island groups while managing troop and supply transport and directing land, sea, and air forces in one of the decisive campaigns of the Second World War's Pacific Theater.
- Created by Larry Harris, designer of the Axis and Allies board game.
- Incorporates crucial elements that were key factors in the historical campaign, such as air strip construction, troop and supply transport, and furious land, sea, and air battles.
- Introduces the Cruiser unit as well as mechanics for land, sea and air combat in the South Pacific using a randomized casualties system.
- Provides fans with the historical counterpoint to the World War II experience offered by Axis and Allies: Battle of the Bulge.
2 players. Ages 12+. Playing time: 180 minutes. User Rating: 6.95
German tanks thunder into the snow-covered Ardennes forest, opposed only by a few unsuspecting divisions of exhausted American troops. As Axis forces plunge into the countryside, Allied troops must struggle to hold the front line in order to repel the all-out offensive. Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge challenges you to control territory and contend with supply shortages, while directing infantry, artillery, tanks, and aircraft in one of the most decisive conflicts of World War II.
Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge features detailed game components including a new truck piece, a hex-based game board with new original artwork, and original artwork commissioned exclusively for the Battle of the Bulge game box. Other elements of this new Axis & Allies variant include crucial elements that were key factors in the historical battle, such as supply shortages and late-battle air support, mechanics for overland vs. road movement and randomized casualties of war
Axis & Allies depicts Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhein), the German code name for this counteroffensive that took place toward the end of World War II. The objective: to capture the port city of Antwerp. It was expected that the capture of Antwerp would cause a great disruption in the flow of Allied supplies, and also have the effect of breaking apart the great Anglo-American alliance.
One player controls Germany, whose massive build up of forces have gone undetected by the Allies and are poised to unleash all their fury on the Allies. The other player controls the forces of the United Kingdom and the United States and they must stem the tide of German armor and hold their positions until reinforcements arrive.
Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge is designed for two players and can be played in three to four hours. Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge is the fourth Axis & Allies variant, following the successful Axis & Allies D-Day, Axis & Allies Europe and Axis & Allies Pacific versions.
3-6 players. Ages: 10+ (manufacturer); 14+ (user survey). Playing time: 180 minutes. User Rating: 7.90
After the Cylon attack on the Colonies, the battered remnants of the human race are on the run, constantly searching for the next signpost on the road to Earth. They face the threat of Cylon attack from without, and treachery and crisis from within. Humanity must work together if they are to have any hope of survival…but how can they, when any of them may, in fact, be a Cylon agent?
Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is an exciting game of mistrust, intrigue, and the struggle for survival. Based on the epic and widely-acclaimed new Sci Fi Channel series, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game puts players in the role of one of ten of their favorite characters from the show. Each playable character has their own abilities and weaknesses, and must all work together in order for humanity to have any hope of survival. However, one or more players in every game secretly side with the Cylons. Players must attempt to expose the traitor while fuel shortages, food contaminations, and political unrest threatens to tear the fleet apart.
Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is a semi-cooperative game for 3-6 players ages 10 and up that can be played in 2-3 hours.
Expanded by:
- Battlestar Galactica: Pegasus Expansion
2-5 Players. Ages: 10+. Playing time: 240 minutes User Rating: 7.57
Descent: Journeys in the Dark is a semi-cooperative game in which two to five players will take on the antagonistic roles of heroes and Overlord. Up to four players will choose characters with a wide assortment of skills and innate abilities to be the heroes who will explore dungeons in search of treasure and adventure. One player will take on the role of the Overlord and will control the dungeon's many traps, puzzles, and monsters.
The heroes' goal will be to cooperatively conquer the dungeon, seize its many treasures, and achieve other objectives as set by the scenario. If the heroes cooperate and achieve their goals, they will all win. The Overlord's objective is simply to use all the means at his or her disposal - from deadly traps and ferocious monsters - to kill the heroes. Each hero has a certain Conquest Point value to the party and if too many Conquest Points are lost through hero death, the party loses and the Overlord wins.
2-4 Players. Ages: 12+. Playing time: 120 minutes User Rating: 7.54
This comes in a BIG box!!
Tide of Iron is a game of World War II tactical conflict for two to four players. The components in this base game allow players to simulate the dramatic struggle that took place between American and German forces in Northern Europe during the years 1944 and 1945.
Tide of Iron is a Scenario-based game, with the available forces, objectives, map, and victory conditions being set by each given scenario. It features loads of plastic figures, including soldiers, equipment, heavy weapons, and combat vehicles, cards, dice, cardboard markers, and modular game boards that will represent the customizable terrain of this scenario-based wargame.
The twelve double-sided map tiles, plus the dozens of included terrain hexes, allow for limitless potential combinations, and each scenario can be enhanced by special rules, objective markers, troop allotments, and other variations. The only limiting factor is your imagination!
Expanded by:
- Days of the Fox
- Normandy
- Designer Series Vol. 1
- Map Expansion Pack One
2 Players. Ages: 8+. Playing time: 30 minutes User Rating: 7.23
Lost Cities is a card game from the Kosmos two-player series. The object is to mount profitable expeditions to one or more of the five different lost cities. Card play is quite straightforward, with a few agonizing moments sprinkled through what is mostly a fast-moving game. If you start a given expedition, you'd better make some progress in it, or it'll score you negative points. If you can make a lot of progress, you'll score quite well. After three rounds, the highest total score takes the day.
Rules are included for a four-player team game that requires two copies to play.
3-5 Players. Ages: 12+. Playing time: 90 minutes User Rating: 8.32
The players are plantation owners in Puerto Rico in the days when ships had sails. Growing up to five different kind of crops: Corn, Indigo, Coffee, Sugar and Tobacco, they must try to run their business more efficiently than their close competitors; growing crops and storing them efficiently, developing San Juan with useful buildings, deploying their colonists to best effect, selling crops at the right time, and most importantly, shipping their goods back to Europe for maximum benefit.
The game system lets players choose the order of the phases in each turn by allowing each player to choose a role from those remaining when it is their turn. No role can be selected twice in the same round. The player who selects the best roles to advance their position during the game will win |
