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In Rats of Wistar you play the role of 1 of the 4 rats that escaped from the famous Wistar Institute. You manage your rat family to prove that you are best suited to lead the entire colony. Your extraordinary skills will allow you to explore the farm until you reach the pantry to get that coveted cheese. With objects you find at the edge of the forest you make new inventions and expand your lair under the trees by digging new rooms and building extra beds. You will meet native mice that you will immediately welcome into your family and you can visit the Alchemist mouse for additional benefits. The game lasts 5 rounds and you can get victory points by: • build beds • dig rooms • Complete missions within the farm • welcome guest mice • make new inventions • claim objectives At the end of the game, the player with the most victory points wins. Rats of Wistar is not affiliated with, associated with, authorized by, or in any way officially connected with The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology. Recommended sleeves + token trays: Basic invention cards (100 pieces), advanced invention cards (80 pieces), hero cards (5 pieces), goal cards (13 pieces) + all cards for the solo game (20 pieces). Non-glare: 5 packs of Board Game Sleeves 'Non-Glare Large' 59 x 92 mm (50PCS) Plain: 3 packs of Board Game Sleeves 'Large' 59 x 92 mm (100PCS) House mission cards (6 pieces) + basement mission cards (4 pieces). Non-glare: 1 pack of Board Game Sleeves 'Non-Glare Extra Large' 65 x 100 mm (50PCS) Plain: 1 pack of Board Game Sleeves 'Extra Large' 65 x 100 mm (100PCS) Token trays: 1 pack (2 pieces) Geekbox Double for 18 wood (tokens), 18 metal (tokens), 12 multiplication tokens, 12 joker tokens and 20 movement tokens. 1 pack (5 pieces, only 1 needed) Geekbox Slim for 12 1x tokens, 4 electricity tokens, 1 pin and 5 skill tokens (single game). We stored the rest in the ziplock bags.

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Dune: Imperium is a game with elements and characters from the Dune universe, both from the film and the books by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. In Dune: Imperium you are the leader of one of the houses. War is approaching and at the center of the conflict is Arrakis – Dune, a desert planet. Dune: Imperium combines deck-building with secret information and worker placement. Try to defeat your opponents in battle and collect important cards to emerge victorious. The Games Friends: " Dune Imperium is very well put together. The actions are perfectly coordinated and the many cards provide good replayability. You score few points during the game, so that sometimes takes some getting used to, but otherwise it is a great experience. topper that will remain high on the lists of the best board games ever for years to come. "

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In the board game Scythe, each player tries to make his faction the richest and most powerful in Eastern Europe. Players explore and conquer territories, recruit recruits, produce goods and workers, build buildings, and deploy monstrous robots. Players start in Scythe by building their infrastructure and exploring the world. As their factions slowly grow stronger, there is one big question: will you coexist peacefully or will you go into battle? Will you manage to seize power? The Games Friends: “ Scythe combines a fantastic appearance (beautiful artwork and detailed miniatures) with wonderful gameplay. The actions are not very complicated, but there is still a lot of depth in this beautiful board game. This topper should not be missing in any games cabinet! ”

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In the heart of Viennese modernism, cafés compete for customers. Inspiring artists, important politicians and tourists from all over the world populate Vienna and need a hotel room. This is your chance to transform your small café into a world-famous hotel. Hire staff, fulfill your guests' wishes and win the Emperor's favor. Only then will your café become the Grand Austria Hotel. The starting player rolls the dice, sorts them by the number rolled and places them on the corresponding action spaces. On a turn, a player chooses one of six actions and carries it out. The number of dice available in the corresponding action spaces determines how much the player gets from the action. The player then removes one of the dice and can perform additional actions. With the different actions a player can obtain the necessary drinks and dishes, prepare the rooms or hire staff. But no hotel can grow without guests. Smartly choosing which guests to attract and completing their orders brings important bonus promotions. The staff cards also have several advantages, but the game ends after seven rounds and no player can do everything they want. Therefore, the one who makes the right decisions and finds the best way to create bonus promotions wins. With 116 different cards and a new setup in each game, Grand Austria Hotel offers tremendous replayability. Each game stands alone and requires new tactics and strategies.

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Age of Innovation is a standalone game set in the world of Terra Mystica. Twelve factions, each with unique characteristics, populate this world of different terrain types. In this world you will compete to erect buildings and merge them into cities. Each game allows you to create new combinations of factions and abilities, so every game is different. You control one of these factions and will terraform the terrain to your favorite surface so that you can erect your buildings there. Proximity to other factions may limit your expansion, but it also gives you significant advantages in the game. This tension adds to the appeal of the Terra Mystica series. Upgrade your buildings to gain valuable resources such as tools, scholars, money and power. Build schools to progress in different sciences and collect books that you can use to create innovations. Build your palace to gain a powerful new skill or build workshops, guilds and universities to complete your culture.

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In Tiletum, you and your fellow players take on the role of wealthy merchants traveling through Europe, from Flanders to Venice, during the Golden Age of the Renaissance. You travel to various cities to acquire trade contracts for wool and iron, as well as a collection of their coats of arms. You must gather the necessary resources to fulfill contracts, invest in the construction of monumental cathedrals, and participate in important fairs. You will also avail the services of remarkable people who will be welcomed into your homes. This way you gain prestige that will make you the most famous merchant of the Renaissance. Tiletum is a dice management game in which dice have a dual function: obtaining resources and performing actions. A certain number of dice are rolled each round. On your turn, choose a die to get the number of corresponding resources equal to the value of the die, then perform the corresponding action. The power of the action has to do with the value of the die: the fewer resources you win, the more powerful the actions you take and vice versa.

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