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Mindbug

Ten cards per player. That’s all it takes to fight epic battles with gigantic creatures in this head-to-head card game. As a magical monster summoner you will decide each round to either send a creature onto the battlefield or use a creature already there to attack your opponent. Thanks to special abilities like poison, even

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2023

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

Botanicus

Spring is coming. In ‘Botanicus’ players are creating their own botanical garden and want to meet their visitors’ very specific demands regarding the plants they want to see there. That’s why they pay for their gardener to travel all around the garden, planting and watering plants in adjacent spaces. The choice of actions is a

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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

Mischwald (Forest Shuffle)

The centre of the table becomes a forest clearing and players all build their own unique forest around it. Eight species of tree can grow here: from maple to birch, pine to chestnut. Players can place animal cards on each of these trees, as long as they can pay the cost. The interesting part is

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2024

Khôra

Olympia vs. Sparta, Corinth vs. Thebes: In “Khôra: Rise of an Empire”, seven ancient city states go head to head in military and cultural competition. In the struggle for power and glory, each nation has its own individual strengths that need to be used skilfully. What’s unique is the almost simultaneous play: at the beginning

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2022

Ritual

Humans need rituals. They give us support, remind us that we’re not alone and create a feeling of solidarity, especially in times of difficulty. ‘Ritual’ transforms this experience into a game. Players swap coloured runes with each other to try and fulfil their own personal collection goal. This doesn’t sound too difficult at first, if

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2024

Witchstone

Not a lot of people know that witches and warlocks can lose their supernatural powers. In “Witchstone”, players have to try and stop this by proving their abilities in various magical disciplines, renewing the energy field of the legendary Witschstone. Players compete to make the best chain of actions in their witches’ cauldron. If you’re

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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