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Res Arcana

As powerful alchemists, players enter into an arcane competition. With mysterious artefacts and fantastic creatures, they must try and win control of coveted places of power before their opponents. The elementary essences are rare, however, and have to be used with care: should you use the philosophers’ stone to produce gold? Or can a sea

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2020

Werwörter

What’s the secret word that will allow the villagers to chase away the werewolves from their village? The mayor knows it. Everyone else has to ask him yes or no questions: “Can you eat it?” or “Can you buy it?” Players only have a few minutes to find the solution. This is actually a well-known

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2019

Krazy Wordz

Neologism is the term for a newly-coined word. “Krazy Wordz” is an abundant source of such creative new terminology. Each round, players receive a spoonful of alphabet soup with vowels and consonants – as well as a secret task. In the family edition this is innocent: “A name for the tooth fairy” or “A river

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2016

Flügelschlag

Over 900 species of birds are native to North America and just under a fifth of these take flight in designer Elizabeth Hargrave’s optimisation game Wingspan; from the red-bellied woodpecker to the purple gallinule. Attracting a bird to your aviary means you can play the corresponding card to the correct habitat area for that bird.

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| Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2019

Imhotep – Das Duell

In ancient Egypt Queen Nefertiti and King Akhenaten are competing for building resources to build their monuments. They place workers in the nine spaces of the harbour grid in order to get new wares. As soon as at least two figures are present in a row or column, the corresponding ship may be unloaded. The

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2019

Die Paläste von Carrara

As princes in 16th century Italy, the players construct magnificent palaces in order to score points and win the favour of the king. However, not every building material can be used in each of the six cities. The necessary stones need to be bought on the market, which is designed as a rotating turntable. Of

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2013

Paper Tales

In the tactical card game Paper Tales, players construct kingdoms whose subjects will age and, as a rule, only survive two of the four total rounds. Is that not a bit merciless? No, it results in a dynamic and changing game that will take several plays to discover fully. Players may play four cards, later

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2019

Splendor

As a merchant with a penchant for gems, the players in “Splendor” have joined the precious stone business. You’ll purchase mines, establish transport routes, employ skillful polishers and open jewellery boutiques in the shopping alleys of the Renaissance. And by positioning yourself particularly cleverly, you can win the favour of one of the prominent noblemen

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2014

Brügge

In the medieval town of Bruges, the burghers build houses and canals, try to exert influence in the town hall and fear losses arising from threats of intrigue or from the black death. Fortunately, they can lever the virtues and assets of their allied citizens: at the start of the game each player has five

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2013
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