Terraforming Mars

Jacob Fryxelius | Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2017

Corporations want to transform Mars into a planet resembling Earth. To do that, they’ll need to raise the temperature, increase oxygen levels in the atmosphere and create oceans. Increasing one of these parameters will also increase not only your Terraform Rating and therefore your victory points but also your income. You’ll need this money to

Panic Tower!

Andrew Lawson, Jack Lawson | Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2010

The aim of the game is to build towers on the game board’s nine coloured spaces. To help you do this there are action cards and three sizes of wooden building blocks. A player draws a card and must then place two or three blocks on the space corresponding to the colour on the card.

Camel Up

Steffen Bogen | Spiel des Jahres | 2014

This camel race is completely crazy: When the hump-backed animals land on a space they have to piggyback on top of one another – and the one on the bottom brings the others along for the ride! What’s going to happen? That’s for the players to work out: They’ll be betting on the outcome of

7 Wonders: Duel

Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2016

This ancient competition between two powerful city states is all about absolute dominance, however it is achieved: military supremacy, technological enlightenment or overall performance. Players take it in turns to choose a card from the central structure, using it to strengthen their power and improve their economic situation. They expand their cities with Stone Pits

Captain Sonar

Roberto Fraga, Yohan Lemonnier | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2017

“Captain Sonar” is a team game offering real-time underwater battles: two submarine crews are on a mission to locate the enemy and blow them out of the water. The most important thing a team needs is quick and focussed communication. Each crew has four roles: the captain announces the course and decides whether to lay

Great Western Trail

Alexander Pfister | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2017

As ranchers in the Wild West, players are continuously herding their cattle from Texas to Kansas City. The forks in the path of the “Great Western Trail” open up a great number of strategic options, options which increase with every new cattle drive. Workers help by building buildings, giving you the choice of even more

Das Grimoire des Wahnsinns

Maxime Rambourg | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2017

You are magic students at the Elementary College. Your professor has told you about the “Grimoire des Wahnsinns”, a powerful tome of mystical sorcery. He also warned you against ever opening this book. But – magic students being magic students – this is exactly what you did at the first opportunity. Now there are terrible

Mein Schatz

Oliver Igelhaut | Recommendation list Kinderspiel des Jahres | 2016

Sparkling diamonds, glittering gold, polished pearls and sharp swords: it all lies hidden deep in the orc’s dark cave. This atmospheric card game sees two to four brave dwarves on their way to lifting the treasure. Card by card, they stack their loot onto four different piles. Whoever strikes first has the choice and decides

Les Poilus

Fabien Riffaud, Juan Rodriguez | Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2017

The anti-war game “Les Poilus” transports players back to the First World War. Soldiers are being worn down by trench warfare at the front. Together they are combating a constant loss of morale. Time and again, new threats and setbacks endanger their missions. Soldiers alternate between hope and despair. Encouraging words and the support of

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