Arkane Wunder

A small strategic card game for two players. As a general you must divide your army into three places: in the air, on land or at sea. If you manage to control two of those spots, you win the current battle. But winning just one battle is not enough to win the game. In fact, sometimes it's smart to surrender in the small battles so that you can win more in the next fight. At the start of each battle you are dealt six cards. You won't draw more cards, so you have to determine your complete strategy with those cards. On your turn, you play one card until all cards have been played or a player surrenders. The order in which you play the cards is very important. You can play a card face up or face down. Open cards give you special powers, but must be played in the correct battle (for example, 'air' cards can only be played in an air battle). Closed cards are a bit easier and you can play anywhere, but they do not provide special powers. At the end of the battle, the winner receives points based on the number of cards he or she has left in his or her hand. The fewer cards you have left, the more points you win. This makes longer battles more important, because you can win more points there. Sometimes surrendering is the best option, because then you give your opponent few points. Can you win this epic battle?

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How do you take the perfect photo of a group of people when you only have one try? Each character has different wishes. Some want to be at the front of the photo; some want to stand next to another; and some don't want to be next to that one person in any way. Do your best to make everyone happy - even if you don't know all the characters' preferences... In Picture Perfect you have to arrange fourteen characters to take the perfect photo. Each of them has three specific wishes that you want to fulfill. Unfortunately, these desires are hidden in envelopes. During the game, players try to take a look inside these envelopes to figure out how to place the characters correctly. To do this, they trade their information with others - or perhaps try to hide it... Whoever earns the most points at the end of the game has fulfilled the most wishes and becomes the master photographer. The Games Friends: We played this game for the first time on Spiel and we were immediately enthusiastic: this is such a funny idea. On the one hand it is a deduction game because you have to put all the people in the right place and on the other hand it is also just a fun gimmick. Thematically it is great and the artwork is also beautiful. Recommended!

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The Aquatica: Cold Waters expansion consists of several modules. It contains all the necessary components for the fifth player, which can be used with the base game, but also brings a new type of locations, new cards of Ocean's creatures and an alternative mechanic, which replaces the goal track in the base game.

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Standalone - Just play with the 3 new theaters: Intelligence, Diplomacy, Economics Mix with the base game - Play with any combination of 3 theaters from both boxes: e.g. Intelligence, Air, Land Epic Mode - Play with any combination of 5 theaters from both boxes: e.g. Intelligence, Diplomacy, Economy, Land, Sea

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Furnace expands into the 1920s and 1930s – the interwar period known as the interwar period. In this expansion you'll find new Company cards and Capitalists, new skills, Manager tokens, variable Capital Tokens, a set of parts for a fifth player, and new Agents for two-player and one-player games. All this is located in beautiful industrial buildings and structures from the era of Art Deco, Constructivism and Bauhaus. Interbellum is designed for players who are already familiar with Furnace. The expansion is best played when all the elements are added to the base game, but if you're not ready yet, you can learn it bit by bit.

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Unlike most puzzle games and escape rooms, Mother of Frankenstein is designed to be as fun for newcomers as it is for experts. Mother of Frankenstein combines the narrative complexity of a good novel with the interactivity of immersive theater, the brain-bending challenge of a puzzle-filled escape room with the accessibility and broad appeal of the best board games. Throw in a few clue-strewn jigsaw puzzles and our game truly has something for everyone! Part 1 is about Mary's teenage years. We learn about her education and complete three assignments on the subjects she loved most as a student - poetry, music and astronomy - each presented in the form of a puzzle. At the same time, Mary begins a love affair with the dashing (but married) poet Percy Shelley. The story of their courtship is spread across 15 love letters - complete with original poetry, beautiful drawings and some heavy flirting - but be warned, in Mother of Frankenstein there are always secrets hidden in the spaces between the words, for those who know how. to look...

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The Mundo expansion for World Wonders features new monuments (Stonehenge, Great Sphinx of Giza, Himeji Castle, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Gate of All Nations, Arch of Ctesiphon, Colossus of Rhodes, Olmec Colossal Heads, Terracotta Army) as well as the all-new Mundo game mode that adds new ways to score points with your monuments!

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Take on the role of the great leaders of the past to build your own Ancient City. Each player uses their gold each round to build tiles that grow their city's economy. A city that produces more food and trades creates more residents. Grow your city! There are 5 types of buildings, and each of them provides a type of resource that will allow your city to evolve from a simple settlement to the largest city in the world. If your buildings are completely enclosed from all sides, you have created a very well-planned city block. This will earn you a lot of points. To place new buildings in your city, you also need a lot of roads. Adjacent roads allow you to place buildings further on the map. This gives you access to natural resources, which, in addition to other benefits, also provide victory points. Just as important as the buildings are the monuments and wonder tokens. These give you a lot of victory points, but use up all your gold. Be wise in choosing where and when you place them. Each monument requires buildings, roads, natural resources, or even water nearby to place it. It won't be easy to place them in your city, but the benefits are great. If you run out of gold, your turn is over. Once all players have spent their gold, a new round begins and new buildings and roads are available to everyone. Ultimately, once a player reaches the maximum population limit, the leader of the best city in the ancient world will be the winner of World Wonders!

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This expansion contains material for a 5th and 6th player. Includes new screens and special trading cards designed specifically for multiple players.

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A great addition to your Furnace Game. Unfurl the true industrial market offering with this elegant playmat designed to make every game of Furnace an exquisite experience!

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There were some exciting guests at your party: all movie stars. Of course your guests want to take pictures with the stars and the crowds will be big. Fulfill your guests' wishes without irritating the stars and capture the perfect moment. The expansion contains enough character cards for up to 6 players, with new wishes for the movie stars as well. To play with 5-6 players, you need the 5-6 player expansion in addition to the basic game.

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Coral Reefs is an expansion to the base game Aquatica that introduces the Southern Tribes, more underwater creatures, new characters, and Manta Ray encounters that can completely change the rules of the game! In Aquatica, an engine-building strategy board game, players compete to become the most powerful Sea King. They play cards from their hands, activate powerful combos, conquer locations, recruit creatures, and more—all to accumulate the most Victory Points by the end of the game. Coral Reefs perfectly complements the base game and the other Cold Waters expansion. It comes with several new modules with additional goals and mechanics, along with new components such as coral reef miniatures and transparent reef cards.

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Welcome to Floresta, a competitive board game set in Central Portugal. Immerse yourself in the fascinating domain of forest management, where players strive to make the best use of the Mediterranean forest while battling recurring wildfires. Plant trees, score points in different locations, promote tourism, care for local trees, harvest wood, and bring the lynx back to its habitat. Build lookout towers to control fires, and plant trees strategically near them. With every decision that shapes the fate of the forest, will you rise above the competition and emerge as the ultimate protector of this precious ecosystem? Floresta is played on several game boards, each representing mountains, forests or paths through nature. Each turn, players choose a card from their hand and apply its effect by placing a tree on one of the boards. They must strategically plant trees to create a sustainable ecosystem, while also taking measures to prevent and combat forest fires.

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90s; the explosion of the 16-bit video game era in the world. A time when the biggest dream of childhood was to become the Video Game Champion! Video Game Champion takes players back to the nostalgic setting of the early 90s, where they step into the shoes of kids who have to balance multiple activities such as earning an allowance, studying and immersing themselves in the enchanting world of 16-BIT gaming. From browsing through video game magazines to renting games, asking your parents for gifts and pressing buttons for hours, the game captures the essence of that era. Mechanically, players navigate the game by strategically selecting tokens from an Action Grid, with each token activating a corresponding action result from its column or row. The challenge lies in managing resources such as money, button tokens, and "I Owe You One" tokens, adding depth to the decision-making as players attempt to maximize their points by completing games with Poker-style token combinations, exploring new releases, and completing various mission objectives unique to each play session.

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Despite the fact that the North American auto industry developed later than in Europe, innovations in mass production of vehicles and the immense internal market made the American auto industry the largest and most powerful in the world. In Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering, you will drive the development of new engines and bodies to bring the best possible range of vehicles to the market. You will also have the chance to demonstrate the power of your engines in the first Grand Prix held on American soil. Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering reintroduces Matthias Cramer's original design with improvements and simplifications that reduce the luck factor. Let the roar of the engines resound, let the design of the new models attract buyers from all corners of the world, and gain the prestige necessary to become the most famous car manufacturer.

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In Foundations of Metropolis, players compete over three rounds to become the city's greatest architect by purchasing deeds to empty lots and constructing new buildings on them. More complex buildings require more lots, but will earn you even more prestige. The player with the most prestige is named Grand Architect! The gameplay is the same in this standalone game as in Foundations of Rome, but with polyomino pieces and an entirely new theme.

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