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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

Gold am Orinoko

On the banks of the South American Orinoco River, precious treasures are hidden in ancient ruins. Already, prospector teams are making their way there. Unfortunately however, the gold lies on the other side of the raging torrent. To reach the other shore and collect the most valuable coins in the dense jungle, one must bravely

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| Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2013

Carpe Diem

We are developing city districts in ancient Rome, creating farmed landscapes and buildings which produce wares or enable other advancements. How you organise your own buildings on your own district map is determined by your own individual requirements. The availability of building tiles, however, is limited by a rondel, where each player moves with their

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2019

Detective

A golden watch, looted in Poland during the Second World War, appears over 70 years later in an American auction house. The players, as detectives from the newly-founded Antares Investigation Agency, have to work together to find out how this has happened. But that’s just the start of a multi-faceted and intricate crime case, stretching

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| Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2019

Architekten des Westfrankenreichs

Who would have thought it? Teamwork really does make the dream work. In this case the dream of constructing landmarks and impressing the king. In the worker placement game Architects of the West Kingdom, players’ actions are stronger the more workers they have on that particular space. One figure produces one unit of wood, a

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel 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

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

Die Legende des Wendigo

It can be terrifying sitting around the campfire late at night telling scary stories. 32 scouts have come together, fat and thin, boys and girls, with a hat or a cap. They all look very different and somehow very similar. What they don’t know: the evil Wendigo is already among them, looks like them and

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| Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2018