14 different peoples live in the world of Terra Mystica. Each player has their own people and tries to create the largest possible empire for them. Each nation has unique characteristics. For example, they all want to live on their own type of terrain (for example, witches choose the forest) and they all have their own skills and bonuses. The player who builds the largest possible empire for his people is the winner. You also have quite a bit of interaction with your fellow players. Of course they will get in your way, but you can't do without them either. If there are other players nearby, you get big bonuses! Terra Mystica is highly rated internationally and ranks very high on Board Game Geek's list of the best board games ever! The Games Friends: “ Terra Mystica is a great game and one of our favorite games. Due to the large number of peoples, every game is different and the replayability is enormous. In this game it mainly comes down to tactics and luck plays almost no role. If you like building a good engine, then this is the game for you!”

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Welcome to Crime City: the city where crimes are committed on every street corner. Deadly secrets, sneaky robberies and cold-blooded murders are part of everyday life. The local police can no longer cope and have asked for your help! Micro Macro is a cooperative detective game. Together you solve devious crimes, investigate motives and look for evidence to convict the perpetrators. A sharp eye is at least as important as logical reasoning. This is the real detective work! The Games Friends: " Micro Macro is an extremely original game, with laughably simple rules. If you put your grandmother in front of the card and just say, "Look what the rabbit has experienced today", she can get started right away. That simplicity in combination with the original mechanism and the nice cases, Micro Macro is an absolute must!

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Increase power in your city-state! In ancient Greece, city-states (also called Polis) competed for wealth and power. They drew strength and resources from their Khôra: the surrounding countryside. As the leader of your city-state, you must develop the economy, culture, and your military as you send your army troops out to explore and conquer. Take advantage of your strengths to attract more residents, raise taxes, recruit military troops and gain prestige. But choose wisely! You don't have enough time to develop everything in just 9 rounds. The Games Friends: "Khôra: Rise of an Empire is a great one. As far as we are concerned, the perfect entry-level expert game, just like you also have Tapestry and Anno 1800. Because you are a little dependent on the value of the dice, but still have sufficient options to perform the desired actions, every round is exciting and tactical. Highly recommended!"

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Paladins of the Western Kingdom is set during a turbulent time in the history of Western Franconia, around 900 AD. Despite recent attempts to develop the city, the surrounding villages are still threatened by outsiders. Saracens explore the borders, while Vikings plunder riches and livestock. Even the Byzantines from the east showed their dark side. As noble men and women, players must gather workers from the city to defend themselves against enemies, build fortifications and spread the faith across the land. Fortunately, you are not alone. In his great wisdom, the King has sent his best knights to assist in our efforts. So prepare the horses and sharpen the swords. The Paladins are approaching. The aim of the game is to be the player with the most victory points at the end of the game. You earn points by building outposts and fortifications, appointing monks and entering into confrontations with outsiders. Each round, players enlist the help of a particular Paladin and gather workers to complete tasks. As the game progresses, players will slowly increase their faith, power and influence. These not only influence their final score, but also determine the meaning of their actions. The game concludes at the end of the seventh round. The Games Friends: " Our favorite game in the West Kingdom Trilogy. There are a lot of choices, but the actions still feel logical. We think the strong element is that you cannot focus on everything in one game. This means that you can always do something different. try something else and you will be able to play Paladins for a long time. A great recommendation that will remain one of our favorite games for a while. "

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Take a journey through Cascadia in northwestern North America and create a balanced ecosystem. The turns are simple: choose a combination of habitat tile and animal token and place it in your growing ecosystem. Receive points by satisfying the animal species' wishes. You also receive points for the size of your habitats. With 20 different animal cards, every game of Cascadia is different. Cascadia is a puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. With the performance walking path you can also take on the challenge alone or together to complete certain assignments and become the expert of Cascadia. In this challenge (3 modules) you will find a total of 30 different assignments that you can complete. The Games Friends: Cascadia is a real hit! It has the same ease as Calico, but we still find this game a lot more fun. Due to the different animal cards, there is sufficient variation in the game, which makes it something that is often on the table here. Highly recommended!

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In Ark Nova you plan and design a modern zoo with the ultimate goal of having the most successful zoo. You build enclosures, house animals and support nature conservation projects around the world. Specialists and unique buildings can help you achieve certain objectives during the game. The Games Friends: What a hit Ark Nova is. In our opinion, one of the best games EVER! The enormous amount of cards gives you a high replayability and the different action options also ensure that you can play each game differently. Highly recommended!

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With the new board game Endless Winter you travel back to 10,000 years BC. When you play the game, you take on the role of different tribal leaders leading their tribes through different eras. At the start of Endless Winter you are in charge of a hunter-gatherer group, which you must help develop into a civilized tribal community throughout the game. You do this by exploring, traveling around, expanding your tribe, hunting big game and building megaliths, large stone buildings. In each round of Endless Winter, three different phases are completed: the action phase, the eclipse phase and the new generation phase. The action phase consists of playing different cards and performing actions. Examples of actions are hunting and development. With every action you take, you take your tribe one step further. In the first phase you also prepare for the eclipse phase. In the Stone Age, astronomical events regularly took place that caused major conflict between different tribes. After such events, a new generation took over from the old generation, which happens in the third phase of the game. When these three phases have been completed, a new round starts where you develop your tribe. The points distributed during Endless Winter are awarded in different areas at the end of the game. This includes the collected animal, tribe and culture cards, together with the sacrifice track and the honor track. The one who has collected the most points at the end of the game has managed to lead his tribe to prosperity and has won the game.

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Viscounts of the Western Kingdom is set in a time when the power of the king is declining. The once fearless king chooses peace over prosperity. He offers his enemies gold and land in exchange for laying down their weapons. But this peace is fragile. As poverty continues to grow, many people lose faith in the king and turn away from the monarchy. Everyone is dependent on the king and the future is uncertain. The viscounts must be wise and decisive. They must appear loyal, but the favor of the people is the top priority in case of a change of power. Viscounts of the Western Kingdom is a worker-placement game where you try to increase your influence in the different areas of the kingdom as you travel through the kingdom. Earn victory points by building buildings and writing manuscripts. Viscounts of the Western Kingdom is the third part in the “Western Kingdom” trilogy.

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