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Bier Pioniere

From Oktoberfest to Bierkellers, everyone knows the Germans have always loved their beer. So opening a brewery in Germany in the early 1900s seems like a solid business prospect. In ‘Bier Pioniere’ you’ll take on the role of those early pioneers of beer: placing your staff members on action spaces to make improvements to your

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2024

Arche Nova (Ark Nova)

Modern zoos no longer prioritise their human visitors but rather focus mainly on animal welfare and sustainability. “Ark Nova” allows us to set up and manage a wildlife park based on our own ideas and values. Alongside animal breeding programmes, the construction of enclosures on park grounds and, of course, financing the park through sponsorship,

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2022

Council of Shadows

Which one of us will be admitted to the mysterious galactic Council of Shadows? Players secretly plan their actions by playing cards onto their personal tableaus. More powerful actions cost significantly more energy – the game’s most important resource. Your energy marker needs to catch up with your consumption marker three times to win the

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2023

Gloomhaven: Die Pranken des Löwen (Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion)

Gloomhaven is a monster of a game in which our troop of mercenaries (called the Jaws of the Lion) together stare the widest variety of dangers in the face. In this fantasy setting, that can mean cultists, fearsome monsters or raiders. Each of our characters have special abilities that grow and change over the course

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

Wasserkraft (Barrage)

What would the world look like if the Earth’s fossil fuels had already been used up during the Industrial Revolution? That’s what we will find out in “Barrage”, set in a dystopian version of the 1930s. We take on the role of international construction companies in a highly confrontational, unforgiving race for dams, powerhouses and

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2021

Mombasa

Players compete to turn a profit during the colonial era in Africa. You’ll invest in four chartered companies and use your influence to help them expand across the continent. This will improve the value of your shares in these companies. In this demanding strategy game, players will also trade in bananas, coffee or cotton, work

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2016

Paladine des Westfrankenreichs (Paladins of the West Kingdom)

In “Architekten des Westfrankenreichs” (“Architects of the West Kingdom”, on the “Kennerspiel des Jahres 2019” recommended list), players constructed the capital city. Now they need to protect its surrounding settlements. Warlike powers threaten the kingdom and it is only with the help of the influential paladins that players can overcome the impending challenges. That’s why

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2020

Underwater Cities

There is no more room on the Earth’s surface so mankind has decided to escape to the bottom of the sea. In “Underwater Cities” players build a network of tunnels and settlements on the ocean floor. They can find the resources they need in desalination plants and algae farms, while using laboratories to make advances

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2020

Das tiefe Land

The farmlands on the North Sea coast are supposed to be protected by a dike. But will it be tall enough? It all depends on the unpredictability of nature and on the team spirit of the farmers there. In the strategy game Lowlands, players have to decide how to successfully split their efforts between dike-building

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2019
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