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Azul Stained Glass of Sintra is a standalone successor to the strategic board game Azul. While in Azul you tried to cover the walls of the Palace of Evora with beautiful tiles, the challenge with Azul Stained Glass of Sintra is to complete the windows of the Palace of Sintra without causing damage or wasting glass. The window panels are double-sided and offer players a dynamic player board with almost infinite variety. Do you know how to make the most beautiful window? The Games Friends: “This sequel to Azul is highly recommended for fans of the first part. Personally, we even like this variant a little more than part one, because you can always build your board differently with the different tiles.”

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WINNER OF THE DUTCH FAMILY GAME PRIZE 2018! Azuleojos (originally white and blue ceramic tiles) are an invention of the Moors. The decoration was appreciated by the Portuguese King Manuel I during his visit to the Alhambra, in the south of Spain. He was so impressed by the fabulous beauty of the Moorish decorations in the interior of the Alhambra that he had his own Evora Palace in Portugal decorated with similar tiles. In the tactical game Azul, it is up to the players to decorate the walls of the royal palace in Evora on behalf of the king. Form patterns, cover the walls of the palace, score the most points and win! The Games Friends: “ Azul is a wonderful game for puzzling. The pieces and artwork are fantastic and the mechanics are simple and clear. Azul is a real winner in the family games category!"

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The Ticket to Ride Europe board game takes you on a new train adventure through the largest cities in Europe. Players try to complete train routes on their destination cards. You do this by claiming connections between cities, which you can build via the right card combinations. Have you collected the most points with your train network at the end of the game? Then you are the winner! Ticket to Ride Europe is a Dutch, stand-alone version of the original board game 'Ticket to Ride' with a map of Europe. This game offers excitement and fun for the whole family! The Games Friends: “ Ticket to Ride Europe is a fantastic board game and, in our opinion, a deserved classic for years. The actions are super simple, but you can still make plenty of tactical choices in the routes you choose and the train cards you take. Every family should have this at home!"

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In Dixit you play with beautifully illustrated, large playing cards. When it is your turn, say something about one of the cards in your hand. You can tell something, sing or rhyme, whatever you want. The other players then choose a card from their hand that best matches what the narrator has said. The chosen cards are shuffled together with the original card. They are then turned face up and the players have to guess which is the original card. This unique game is suitable for the whole family, even for people who don't like games. It won many prizes including the Spiel des Jahres in 2010. The Games Friends: “ Dixit is a wonderful game for the whole family, with beautiful drawings and easy rules. Highly recommended for fans of Mysterium and When I Dream!"

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The latest edition of the well-known trading game Catan. The game now includes miniatures and the artwork has also been completely updated. This way you can immerse yourself even more in the world of Catan! You start with 2 villages on a variable game board with fields, meadows, hills, mountains and forests. On your turn, you roll 2 dice to determine who gets resources. That depends on the position of your villages. You can then trade with the bank or with your fellow players. You don't get all types of raw materials. And you do need them to build new villages, streets and cities. You can also buy development cards to perform special actions. Furthermore, there is a highwayman walking around who robs some landscapes. Villages and cities not only provide resources, but are also worth points. Development cards, the longest continuous route and the largest knight force also earn points. The first person to reach 10 points immediately wins the game! The Games Friends: “ Catan is incredibly popular and we understand that very well. The interaction between players, the game board that you can set up differently each time and the touch of luck with the dice... Catan is a true classic and, partly due to the expansions, you can keep playing endlessly!"

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In this well-known laying game, the players jointly build the French city of Carcassonne with all its roads, towns, monasteries and meadows. By deploying serfs they score points for completed projects. Each turn you place one land tile and you may place one follower on it. Which type it is depends on the tile. There are tiles with road sections, monasteries, city districts and/or meadow sections. In principle, there may not be more than one follower on a project, but if two unfinished parts are built together, it can still happen that more followers end up on them. Whoever has the most followers on a completed project immediately receives points. Different rules apply to the number of points to be received for each type of project. The game ends when all tiles have been placed. Whoever has the most points wins. Carcassonne is loved by both families and experienced players because it has sufficient depth despite the simple rules. The touch of luck gives everyone the opportunity to participate in the win until the end. The Games Friends: “ Carcassonne is of course a classic and we completely understand why. During Carcassonne you can relax and try to create the most beautiful landscape possible, while of course trying to outdo your opponent(s). Due to the many expansions, a game of Carcassonne is never the same and you can make the game as extensive as you want. Indispensable in every games cupboard!"

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Once a year, the best miracle doctors and proselytizers come together in Kakelenburg to brew drinks against sweaty feet, homesickness, hiccups and heartbreak. However, every quack cooks his own soup here. Each player draws ingredients from his own supply bag, composed during the course of the game, until he thinks his drink is perfect. But be careful: a few popping peas and the whole drink will explode. So it is better to stop in time and cook a smaller portion and use the proceeds to purchase valuable ingredients. In this way, the supply bag fills with more and more useful ingredients, which may make the next drink even better and earn more points. In this game with more than 2000 combination options, the proven deckbuilding system is combined with the popular “push your luck” mechanism. The Games Friends: “ The Kwakzalvers van Kakelenburg is a fantastic game, where you have to make many tactical choices and need a little bit of luck. Normally we would find that element of luck a shame, but because at Kwakzalvers you have plenty of options to avoid it, it doesn't bother us at all. Kwakzalvers is really great!"

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A bird game full of tactics and excitement As a bird lover, you try to create the best living conditions for the birds in your sanctuary. Each bird expands a chain of powerful combinations in one of its habitats. These habitats focus on different growth factors: grabbing food, laying eggs and drawing new bird cards. Who will build the best action motor and score the most points with their birds at the end of the game? Each turn you play a bird, after which you can perform all actions in the relevant habitat. This way you can take food from a “real” birdhouse, place egg miniatures in nests or collect new birds. All options earn points in different ways. The Games Friends: “ Wingspan is absolutely fantastic! The artwork is beautiful, the game mechanics are very good and the rules are simple. As far as we are concerned, Wingspan should not be missing in any games cabinet. Really and truly! ”

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Robbers of the North Sea is set in the era of the Vikings. The players are warriors who try to impress the chieftain by raiding unsuspecting settlements. There is glory to be won in battle, even if you fall into the hands of the Valkyries! Assemble a crew, stock up on supplies and travel north to plunder settlements. Capture gold, iron and cattle. Gather your warriors, it's time to start plundering! The Games Friends: “Rovers of the North Sea gives a very fun twist to the well-known worker placement mechanism. Because you can only place one worker and only take one, you have to constantly weigh your choices. This makes Rovers of the North Sea one of our favorite worker placement games! Oh and did we mention it looks beautiful too?"

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Renewed edition of the exciting board game Pandemic! This release offers two new roles to play as well as new artwork. Players are members of an elite team battling four particularly deadly diseases. Your team travels around the world to stem the tide of infections and gain knowledge and resources to develop medicines. Will you be able to discover the medicines in time? The fate of all humanity is in your hands! The Games Friends: “ Pandemic is a true cooperative classic and indispensable in every games cabinet. The rules are simple, but it is still quite a challenge to win every game. Due to the many expansions, no two games of Pandemic are the same!"

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You are the mayor of a small town in the forest, where the smaller creatures of the forest have created a society hidden from predators. This new country is small and resources are scarce – you take what you can get and never say no to resources. Plan smartly and build a thriving city, but don't fill it up with unused resources! The Games Friends: “ Tiny Towns is a simple board game that is fun to play. In this game you can really upset each other and you have to be careful that you distribute resources properly. Highly recommended for a snack!”

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Throw Throw Burrito is a hilarious party game from the makers of Exploding Kittens. It is a combination of a card game and dodgeball. The game is suitable for the whole family and is all about collecting cards, earning points and throwing soft burritos at each other... Score points by finding sets of three of the same cards. But as soon as the Burrito card is played, a battle ensues where you have to avoid the burritos. Steal points from your opponents by hitting them with the squeezable foam burritos and win! The Games Friends: "Everyone will love this brilliant party game! The rules are easy and quick to explain. And you get to laugh for free!"

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Taverns of the Old Town is a deckbuilding game about competing taverns, where drinking brothers and noblemen drink their beers and drinks. The players are valuable in their own establishment and try to make their pub the best in the old city through the right investments. As an innkeeper, you attract new customers and occasionally a nobleman, who promotes fame. You will also have to invest in tables, recruit staff and find suppliers of the golden liquid. Each round, players roll and choose dice and pass them to their neighbor. The dice determine which beers you tap and pour. Do you serve your regulars at the bar again or do you choose that rich stinker in the corner? The Games Friends: “ The Taverns of the Old Town fit together very well and have an extremely high replayability due to the four different modules. But the real power of this game lies in the theme, which is very original and perfectly implemented in the available actions. A winner!"

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Azul Summer Pavilion is the third part of the successful Azul game series by Michael Kiesling (with illustrations by Chris Quilliams). In Azul Summer Pavilion, players return to Portugal to tile floors of King Manuel's Summer Pavilion - a building intended to honor prestigious members of the Portuguese royal family. In the game you take diamond-shaped tiles from the supply on the table and try to score the most points by tactically placing the tiles on your player board. By making smart choices you can take advantage of the bonuses and win the game! This game features new scoring mechanics, new diamond-shaped pieces, and beautiful player and scoreboards. Azul Summer Pavilion is a feast for the eyes! The Games Friends: "We think Azul Summer Pavilion is the best in the series of Azul games. You have even more tactical choices to make and the fact that you need more tiles for many squares to be able to place it is a nice addition. As far as we are concerned, Azul Summer Pavilion is the perfect family game and indispensable for Azul enthusiasts!"

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The Isle of Cats is a fun board game for the whole family. In The Isle of Cats the idea is to choose the right cards so that you can buy the perfect tile for your ship. The tiles have cute drawings of all different cats. With those tiles you have to try to fill as many spaces as possible. But cats are picky, so cats of the same breed like to be placed together. Can you fill your boat as far as possible and collect the most victory points? Then you are the winner of The Isle of Cats! The following things have changed in this revised edition. The back of the box has been rewritten to be clearer and better emphasize the family game, without hiding the standard game. The rulebook has been updated to make the family rules more visible. The depth of the box has been reduced by 3 cm. There are no changes to the gameplay or components. The Games Friends: " The Isle of Cats is a super fun game for fans of Odin and Patchwork. Here too you try to place tiles on your board as best as possible, but there are many more elements that make this game interesting You also have to try to get the right cards and you can play objectives to score extra victory points. "

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You have 60 minutes to get out of your Escape Room. Puzzle your way through the clues and the special decoder will indicate whether your solution is correct.

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Homebrewers is an engine-building game that works with dice. With dice you can perform actions, such as buying ingredients, participating in events and of course brewing beer! You make your own unique beer in four different categories (Ale, Porter, Stout, and IPA). Each time you brew a specific recipe, your skill in that area increases. Ultimately, you earn reputation, for example by moving up the tracks in the four categories and by brewing specific recipes. The player with the best reputation wins the game!

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Throw Throw Avocado is a party game and casual sequel to Throw Throw Burrito! In this dodgeball card game, you collect cards and battle your opponents while throwing squishy, ​​cute avocados in the air and trying to dodge them. Take part in brand new battles including the Avocado Freeze War and Avocado Legs Duel. This game is super fun and easy to learn. It's a fast-paced party game for the whole family and perfect for the ultimate gaming night. Includes a BONUS combo pack of 36 cards that can be combined with your Throw Throw Burrito cards for an ultimate, epic combo game! And of course with hilarious illustrations by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal.

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Shipwrights of the North Sea is set in the early years of the Viking Age, circa 900 AD. As Viking shipbuilders, players compete to build the largest fleet in the North Sea. Players must collect oak, wool and iron and get other craftsmen on board to help. Gold is a precious commodity and should be spent wisely. As you might expect, the township is filled with an array of characters, bad and worse. Just hope they're on your side!

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Robbers of the North Sea is set in the era of the Vikings. The players are warriors who try to impress the chieftain by raiding unsuspecting settlements. There is glory to be won in battle, even if you fall into the hands of the Valkyries! Assemble a crew, stock up on supplies and travel north to plunder settlements. Capture gold, iron and cattle. Gather your warriors, it's time to start plundering! The Games Friends: “Rovers of the North Sea gives a very fun twist to the well-known worker placement mechanism. Because you can only place one worker and only take one, you have to constantly weigh your choices. This makes Rovers of the North Sea one of our favorite worker placement games! Oh and did we mention it looks beautiful too?"

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In Raiders of the North Sea: Fields of Fame, enemy jarls have joined forces to help defend against the attacks on their settlements. But despite their threats, glory awaits those who seek to kill or subjugate them. Encountering a jarl will certainly cause some damage, but now is not the time for the faint of heart. On to the battlefield! In addition to extra player components, Fields of Fame also includes the new township board, enemy jarl tokens and cards, fame, damage, and new townspeople.

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Many centuries ago, the Greek, Persian, and Assyrian empires controlled vast amounts of land and wealth. But despite their fortifications and imposing armies, rumors began to spread about a formidable enemy in the lands above the Black Sea. They came on horseback. Fierce warriors, both male and female. Skilled with sword, ax and bow. But they were not mindless savages. Their craftsmen were known for their ability to create detailed trinkets from gold. They made leather armor and other weapons. They trained eagles for hunting and war. Some even believe they were the inspiration for the Greek stories of the Amazons. But they were more than a legend or fable. They were the Robbers of Scythia. The aim of Rovers of Scythia is to be the player with the most Victory Points (VP) at the end of the game. VP are obtained by raiding settlements, taking plunder and completing missions. Players must assemble a crew, train animals and collect supplies. The game ends when there are only 2 unraided settlements or 2 missions left on the main board.

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Dense fog creeps over the fields, swallows up entire farms and reaches the city walls. Even the bravest knights shudder and their armor rattles when they hear the nuns' stories: “The mist awakens the restless souls of the Cathars, hunted during the Crusades. And they are coming for justice now!” To restore peace to Carcassonne, the players must work together to put the wandering ghosts to rest. Carcassonne: The Mist is the first version of Carcassonne that can be played cooperatively. By working together, enough points must be collected. You lose as a group if all the tiles are gone or if too many ghosts have ended up on the playing field. With each new tile that features fog, new ghosts come into play. Only by completely closing off a mist field with tiles can the spirits be put to rest. But be careful! The number of tiles is limited and a minimum number of points must be achieved. Carcassonne: The Mist has 6 different levels, with each level introducing new, challenging game elements. The game also contains the rules for the “Ghosts, Castles and Graveyards” variant. Using these rules, Carcassonne: The Mist can be used as a normal extension to the basic game. Plenty of variety for both Carcassonne fans and new players!

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Have you always wanted to play an escape room in the world of Cluedo? This is possible with Clue Escape: Betrayal in Swaenesteyn Castle. In this adventure you find yourself on the water and you have to try to solve the riddles as quickly as possible. The material that is included is beautifully made and ensures that you are immediately immersed in the setting of the game. Can you solve everything?

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It should have been simple: you're hired to steal six precious items from the museum and then go out and get paid. But someone in your crew is a traitor! One of you has already stolen an item and replaced it with a replica - and they've called security. You must get out before the guards find you, and find out who betrayed you, what they stole and where they hid it.

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Spend the afternoon on your roof or backyard. Relax while you enjoy this artistic game about fruits, vegetables and plants. Wheelbarrows, boots, suitcases: use whatever you can to grow delicious food! Do you create the most delicious garden? During a game of Delicious, players fill their respective gardens with fruits and vegetables by sketching them based on cards and tokens revealed in the center of the table. Earn the most points by planting fruits and vegetables in your makeshift containers and planters. A game lasts 12 rounds. Each round, 2 vegetable cards are turned over (1 from each pile) and a fruit/tool ​​token is placed on each card. Each player then decides to use one or both cards (and their counters), subject to certain restrictions. When you use a card and a token you try to get different combinations of fruits and vegetables.

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The first expansion for Throw Throw Burrito and Throw Throw Avocado. Practice your defense! Block Block Burrito introduces Tortilla Shields that add a whole new dynamic to the game. Players can now defend themselves against flying Burritos and Avocados! Features 6 new battles!

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In Gift of Tulips, tulip lovers explore Amsterdam's tulip festival to create colorful bouquets, give tulips to others and manipulate the value of the market. The card deck contains tulips in four colors, with values ​​2-4. Lay out four festival cards based on the number of players, with these cards showing the number of points scored. Draw two cards of different suits and place them among the festival cards in first and second place according to their value. Deal each player two cards; place one card face up in front of you and place the other face down on the "secret festival" pile. When the deck runs out, shuffle the cards into the Secret Festival, draw five at random and add them face-up to the Festival, adjusting the ranking as necessary. (If there are fewer than five cards in the Secret Festival, add all of those cards to the Festival.) For the three highest ranked suits in the Festival, whoever has the most and second most cards in those suits scores points as stated on the festival maps. In the event of a tie for the number of cards, the player with the highest value of a suit wins that tie. Whoever has the most points wins.

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You work for the small flower shop in the heart of the village. To attract customers, you need to put the most beautiful display of flowers in the shop window. The Little Flower Shop is a light but strategic collecting game with beautiful works of art by artist Sarah Wry. Mechanically, the game uses a familiar card-laying system: you pick a card and pass the rest. The cards are then used according to their suit. Vase cards are placed in a player's display window. Flower cards are placed under the vases, provided they meet the requirements of the vase. Basket cards may be hung at the top of a player's window, but only if they can purchase the baskets first. Paycheck cards provide free income. Selling cards allow players to sell flowers to put extra money into their registry. At the end of the game, players score points for the best display of flowers in their windows.

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Fish Tank is a tableau-building game in which all players collect fish for their aquarium. Each species of fish has different scoring criteria; some prefer the edges of the tank, some like to sit in the middle, some like to congregate and some don't like having their own kind around them. The players draw their fish in 2 phases of the game, each consisting of 8 rounds. At the end of the game, each player has a 4 x 4 board with multi-colored fish in front of them. The player whose aquarium generates the most points is then declared the winner.

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Will you be able to bake a dream cake? Or is it in danger of becoming a misfire? Don't panic, because a little farmer's bluff can go a long way... collect the right ingredients and keep an eye on the competing bakers! The jury is inexorable!

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In the tactical card game Bull Seeks Beer 2.0, the bulls look for a cozy pub. The players are pub owners and pour a lot of beer that attracts the thirsty bulls. But who has purchased beer the smartest? Warning: enjoy, but play with sizes!Upgrade with several advantages. Bull Seeks Beer has been a very popular card game for over 10 years. In fact, its popularity continues to increase every year! With the 4th print run coming out in spring 2023, The Game Master thought it was time to make some improvements . In this latest edition of Stier searches Beer 2.0 you will find: 1) Improved game rules: shorter, clearer, more dynamic and simpler; 2) Smart pub rules: the beer manager determines how the beer is distributed; 3) Two bonus cards: for the games Decorating Bulls and Balls with Bulls. Bull seeks Beer 2.0 contains simple rules, is very quick to get on the table and doesn't take too long. The game is flavored with a number of fun dilemmas. Which beer do I buy? Do I want to have the most drafts or do I buy tactically and store beer in my cellar for the next round? Do I choose beer cards that I need myself, or do I try to thwart my "colleague pub owner"? Which bull(s) do I want in my pub? Which bull do I serve my beer to get the most points? Do I go for Taurus on Taurus or not? How do I limit my drinking (washing down draft beer)? In short: a game to consume quickly!

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There is activity on the market square of Kakelenburg. The players take on the role of 2 quacks, who compete for the spectators with a lot of fanfare and shouting. Extreme concentration is required on both sides, as every action is closely observed by the competitor. Both players try to lure the undecided patients to their stall, because every patient a player treats gives him more respect in the quack guildhouse. Which of you will be the next guild master of the Kwakzalvers van Kakelenburg? This version of the well-known board game “De Kwakzalvers van Kakelenburg” is only suitable for 2 players, but offers more interaction and mutual battle than the basic game. So anyone who likes to try their luck, thwart their opponent and try out different tactics will definitely get their money's worth in this game. The players try to attract patients from the park to their market stall. Both have a bottle with room for several chips and a bag with chips. On your turn, you draw chips until you voluntarily stop or your bottle explodes. Depending on the result, you may move the patient or even your market stall. If the patient reaches your market stall, you can treat him and the next patient leaves. After completing their drink, players may purchase new chips. Each token has certain properties, which are activated either immediately or later in a round. Once a player has treated his sixth patient, he immediately wins. The game also ends after round 7. Then the player who has treated the most patients wins.

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You are an amateur dracologist in the world of Wyrmspan, a place where dragons of all shapes, sizes and colors fly through the sky. Dig out a hidden labyrinth that you recently found on your estate and lure those beautiful creatures to settle in your caves. In Wyrmspan you build a sanctuary for dragons. Your shrine starts with a carmine lair, golden cavern and amethyst gorge. Over the course of the game you dig out additional fields and lure dragons to live there. Here's how to combine the powerful skills of your dragons and earn the favor of the dragon guild! Wyrmspan is a challenging board game for people who like to build up their motor skills during a game and like great variety. The game is based on the well-known bird game Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave, who also contributed to this game. If you are a fan of Wingspan and are looking for even more of a challenge, you can find it in Wyrmspan. The large number of dragons and associated descriptions also make the game very attractive for fantasy enthusiasts! In Wyrmspan you build a sanctuary for dragons. Your shrine starts with 3 excavated spaces, the 3 leftmost spaces of your carmine lair, golden cavern and amethyst gorge respectively. Over the course of the game you expand these 3 caves from left to right, first excavating empty spaces and then playing dragons on the excavated spaces. Wyrmspan consists of 4 rounds. Each round, players perform 1 action clockwise. The players continue to perform actions until they decide to pass; this usually happens when a player has used all his coins or has no more dragons in his hand that he wants or can play. The players who have not passed continue playing until all players have passed. Then the round is over. On your turn, you choose 1 action (dig, lure or explore) and place your adventurer there. You pay the cost in coins and/or eggs and perform the action. The winner of Wyrmspan is the player with the most victory points. You can earn these in various ways, including the value of played dragons, eggs, hidden cards, public objectives and the dragon guild.

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