approx. 30 minutes

Potato Man

The hunt for big potato sacks is a little out of the ordinary because in this trick-taking card game, players don’t follow suit as usual. No, you have to play a suit that’s not already in the trick! This can get a bit chaotic, as the values of the cards in each suit are also

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2014

Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!

This old house is haunted by ghosts. Nevertheless, four courageous treasure hunters dare to enter. After all, eight precious jewels are hidden there. Only those blessed with skill, luck and team spirit will get them. In this exciting co-ope rative game, players have to work together. Almost every move on the game board summons new

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| Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2014

Blood Bound

Two rival vampire clans are struggling for power. The winner will be whoever finds and defeats the leader of the opposite side. In this game for larger groups we start off knowing very little – actually just which clan we belong to ourselves. We have to pay close attention: Whenever a player around the table

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2014

Augustus

Bingo in ancient Rome: players gain control of Roman provinces and senators by amassing legions on their objective cards. Small cardboard tokens, displaying a number of symbols such as chariots or daggers, are pulled out of a bag. If a symbol matches one of one’s own cards, a legion may be placed on the card.

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2013

Hanabi

The word Hanabi is Japanese and means something like fire flower or fireworks. In this case, Hanabi is an unusual cooperative and communicative card game. Cards with fireworks images must be laid down in rows ordered by colours and numbers. The only problem: The players take up their cards the wrong way around. Unlike in

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| Spiel des Jahres | 2013

Divinare

It’s the late 19th century in London: Soothsayers and diviners meet to crown the best in their profession. The task is this: How many cards in each of the four colours are in the game? At the beginning, each participant knows only his hand of cards, as well as the maximum number possible per colour.

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| Recommendation list Spiel des Jahres | 2013

Madagascar Catan Junior

Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, Alex the Lion and Melman the Giraffe rove around the country as competitors, each with their own traveling circus. Where does it best pay to pitch the circus tent? Do fields or meadows or forest or desert bring advantages? By cleverly choosing the best places, one can steadily expand

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| Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2013

Spinnengift und Krötenschleim

A mischievous goblin has mixed up all the ingredients in the witches’ kitchen. Where’s the toad slime now? The spider venom? The mouse droppings? Face-down ingredients cards are dispersed across the game board. Now the task is to reveal and remember which ingredient is in which location so that you can find them later to

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| Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2012

Die verbotene Insel

The Forbidden Island is sinking. Some of the 24 tiles are already under water at the beginning of the game and the rest of the island is slowly going under. The adventurers have to hurry to find the four artefacts before the island disappears for good. They need team work and planning to do this,

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| Nominated for Spiel des Jahres | 2011