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Les Poilus

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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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2017

Deus

Ancient Rome is the backdrop for the civilisation game “Deus,” which crowns players as leaders of an emerging empire. Cities grow with various buildings, resources are mined and legions march through the land to surround barbarian villages. Players play building cards from their hand onto their tableau and can in this way improve their empires

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2015

Auf den Spuren von Marco Polo

Starting in Venice, players retrace “The Voyages of Marco Polo.” The shrewd navigators travel towards the east by camel, establish trading posts, gain goods and privileges, fulfil assignments and pursue their own personal goals. To control the action, every player rolls their own set of dice at the beginning of a round. The number of

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2015

Arler Erde

Did you know, Arle is a village in East Friesland, north-west Germany. It is here that both players attempt to run their own farm over nine half-years, between summer and winter. Players cut peat, rear cows and sheep, build dykes, harvest crops but also sew clothes, build carts and travel through the region between Dollart

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2015

Russian Railroads

As railway moguls, players are given the task of building tracks from Moscow to Vladivostok, Kiev and Saint Petersburg. You’ll place workers in order to lay rails, build engines, hire engineers or construct factories on your own game board. This strategy game with extraordinarily well-written rules has a multitude of possibilities but each action can

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2014

Guildhall

The life of a craftsperson in the middle ages was one thing above all else: Gilded. If you wanted to make something of yourself in your profession, you had to join the local guild. This is also true for the players in “Guildhall” – a tactical card game in a small box. You’ll collect representatives

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel 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

Amerigo

If you want to re-enact Amerigo Vespucci’s voyage of discovery, you’ll need one thing above all else: A big table! That’s because this huge box is full of components, first of all a variable game board with land that we’ll discover with our ships before settling and cultivating. We’ll trade goods and protect ourselves from

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2014

Tzolk’in – Der Maya-Kalender

The Mayan Calender captivates the players. Gearwheels connect five action sites on the board where Mayan cultures are developing. Due to the various sizes of the gearwheels, the workers placed upon them progress with different speeds. The further the workers rotate, the more valuable they become. However, the players would like to be involved with

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| Recommendation list Kennerspiel des Jahres | 2013
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