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The original Czech game Codenames by Vlaada Chvátil has been enjoying success around the world – winner of the most prestigious international award Spiel des Jahres 2016, best party game in history according to the global game database www.boardgamegeek.com. A word association game for two teams of secret agents. Krycí jména: Zpátky do Bradavic is the first competitive Codenames game inspired...

Climb the social ladder — or kick it over. The trick-taking game Tax the Rich features a deck depicting characters of various social ranks from the Poor to the President. Each round begins with a simple bidding phase to determine both the trump color and the number of tricks required to score bonus points. The winner of the bid must then acquire the required number of tricks,...

An expansion for The Vale of Eternity, which introduces curse cards to the game.

Explore the wilds in a 2-player tile-laying simple strategic game. The closer you camp to the unexplored wilderness, the higher you'll score.

Take Time is a cooperative game where players either win or lose together. To succeed, you must strategically play 12 cards facedown around a Clock, following specific rules for each Test. You can work together through a series of games to pass all 40 Tests available in the game.

The Trojan War has begun, and both sides of the conflict pursue every advantage they can possibly gain. Two opposing heroes — Hector of the Trojans and Achilles of the Greeks — seek the favor of the gods to lend them support and tip the scales of fate. Only one side will emerge victorious, its hero becoming the legend of the Iliad.

Nippon: Zaibatsu is a new edition of Nippon, a fast-paced, area-majority economic game. Players control "zaibatsu": massive conglomerates of interconnected companies driving Japan's economy in the Industrial Revolution era.

Unmatched is a highly asymmetrical miniature fighting game for two or four players. Each hero is represented by a unique deck designed to evoke their style and legend. Tactical movement and no-luck combat resolution create a unique play experience that rewards expertise, but just when you've mastered one set, new heroes arrive to provide all new match-ups.

Step into the heat of the action with Flash Point: Legacy of Flame, an immersive narrative-driven co-operative board game in which every decision counts and time is of the essence!

Amp up your gaming experience with this high quality mat. Made from neoprene its meant to withstand the most exciting of gameplay. When laid out the playmat measures 11 x 29.5" - the perfect amount of space for two players to go head to head.

Posviť si is a co-operative hidden object game in which you and your friends search with your trusty flashlight for wacky characters and items hidden in dark places brimming with absurd things. Your goal is to find as many as possible to advance your pawns on the track and cross the finish line, without any player being reached by the Moon pawn that is chasing you.

Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game is a dungeon-crawler that offers a cooperative rogue-lite experience inspired by the Metroidvania genre, playable with 1-4 players, and with a gameplay of around 45 minutes. Explore the ever-changing island of Dead Cells in this ruthless dungeon crawler. Explore. Kill. Die. Mutate. Repeat.

We send the original English version abroad. In the game House of Fado, players have to manage their restaurant, attract customers, and contract and promote fadistas and musicians, thus gaining prestige for their fado house. Managers will move their staff members to different places to perform some actions, using the same bump action as in The Gallerist.

It takes two to tango, but only one dancer will stand tall in this trick-taking game for two players! In Tango, players play cards (both from their hand and from their face-up display), in order to perform the best possible dance steps. Plan ahead as best you can, but remember your opponent knows some of the steps you will take! Will you be named lord or lady of the dance?

Control your legions, assault key locations, manage your troops' morale, and seize the initiative to capture precious banners. Bruno Cathala and Charles Chevallier are back, this time accompanied by Johannes Goupy, to offer us this two-player game set in the universe of the cult classic Abyss!

In “Thiefdom,” take on the of a cunning master thief and orchestrate the ultimate heist in the medieval city of Bacharach. This immersive board game, designed for 1-4 players, invites you to lead a daring guild of thieves, mastering the art of deception while outsmarting the vigilant city guards. Navigate through a complex network of city streets, competing against rival guilds to prove your...

"TRND" is a card game played with nine types of cards, each showing one of three shapes and one of three colors. On your turn, you swap cards in and out of your hand, aiming to finish with a hand made up entirely of identical cards, same shape and same color. The more matching cards you collect, the more points you earn, so it can be tempting to hold out a little longer instead of going out...

A mysterious wanderer has arrived in Magoria, and with him, the rules of illusion are changing. The Arcanist’s power grants new ways to perform, with supernatural workers aiding magicians and Enchantments transforming tricks into something far beyond mere sleight of hand. Arcane Shards provide an untapped source of power, while the Arcanist’s shifting influence brings dynamic challenges each...

This is an expansion for Kingdom Legacy. It offers 5 rounds of play, and 30 new cards to explore. After purging most of your permanent cards, Ambitions offers a plethora of new ones. Each round, discover 4 new cards but destroy one of them. Many cards offer a choice between fame and production.  

Includes 116 wooden double-sided silkscreened tokens in six denominations ($1s, $5s, $10s, $50s, $100s, and $300s) as upgrades to the punchboard currency in Speakeasy.

Whodunnit? In Alibis, a suspicious lineup of supervillains lies before you and your team, and you’re tasked with finding the true criminal.  

Zářihvozd (Wispwood) is a family tile-laying game exploring a magical forest of bright-colored wisps. They each have their wishes and reward you for fulfilling them. Can you place your wisps the best and illuminate the brightest forest for your cat? Light up a magical forest and lure in a curious cat with glowing wisps. Choose from a display of wisp tiles with different spatial goals...