Saturday, April 25, 2020

Terra Mystica, Gaia Project & more from Capstone Games!

Release Date: May 2020

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Terra Mystica

$79.99 SRP

In the land of Terra Mystica dwell 14 different peoples in seven landscapes, and each group is bound to its own home environment, so to develop and grow, they must terraform neighboring landscapes into their home environments in competition with the other groups.

Terra Mystica is a full information game without any luck that rewards strategic planning. Each player governs one of the 14 groups. With subtlety and craft, the player must attempt to rule as great an area as possible and to develop that group's skills. There are also four religious cults in which you can progress. To do all that, each group has special skills and abilities.

Taking turns, the players execute their actions on the resources they have at their disposal. Different buildings allow players to develop different resources. Dwellings allow for more workers. Trading houses allow players to make money. Strongholds unlock a group's special ability, and temples allow you to develop religion and your terraforming and seafaring skills. Buildings can be upgraded: Dwellings can be developed into trading houses; trading houses can be developed into strongholds or temples; one temple can be upgraded to become a sanctuary. Each group must also develop its terraforming skill and its skill with boats to use the rivers.

Proximity to other groups is a double-edged sword in Terra Mystica. Being close to other groups gives you extra power, but it also means that expanding is more difficult...


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Gaia Project

$99.99 SRP

As in the original Terra Mystica, fourteen different factions live on seven different kinds of planets, and each faction is bound to their own home planets, so to develop and grow, they must terraform neighboring planets into their home environments in competition with the other groups. In addition, Gaia planets can be used by all factions for colonization, and Transdimensional planets can be changed into Gaia planets.

All factions can improve their skills in six different areas of development — Terraforming, Navigation, Artificial Intelligence, Gaiaforming, Economy, Research — leading to advanced technology and special bonuses. To do all of that, each group has special skills and abilities.

The playing area is made of ten sectors, allowing a variable set-up and thus an even bigger replay value than its predecessor Terra Mystica. A two-player game is hosted on seven sectors.


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Terra Mystica: Fire & Ice

$49.99 SRP

Terra Mystica: Fire & Ice has the original factions brace themselves for new competitors: Yetis – the masters of power, Ice Maidens – who adore their Temples, Acolytes – whose entire life is focused on the cults, and Dragonlords – who use their power to create volcanoes. And as if this wasn't enough, there are two more factions, Shapeshifters and Riverwalkers, who ignore the most basic of rule of one faction, one terrain type. (Inconceivable to the Halflings!)


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Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Seas

$49.99 SRP

The factions of Terra Mystica have opened their doors for business beyond the trading post in Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Seas. More trade flows between the factions with their brand new ships sailing on the rivers. A new large building, the shipyard, upgrades your shipping or range and produces ships with twenty faction board extensions.

Factions that export will receive VP and resources depending on the building they deliver to. Factions importing and receiving an opponent's ship will gain power. Ships will dig and build in adjacent hexes, so watch out! Ships can also be consumed and form new Dwellings. The ship movement and Dwelling actions add a new tactical movement element to the already deep strategy of Terra Mystica while maintaining perfect information.

The factions must also adjust to an entire new set of 12 round scoring tiles, four new Ship related Favors, three new bonus tiles, three additional power actions, town tiles, and two maps: Loon Lakes and Fjords. The maps and most of the round scoring may also used be used with the base game if desired.

The Fire and Ice expansion is not required, but the material for them is provided.


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Terra Mystica: Mini Expansion 1

$9.99 SRP

Terra Mystica: Mini Expansion 1 is a promotional mini-expansion including the previously released Bonus Card Shipping Value and 4 Town Tiles promos as well as a special landscape for every race and a round scoring tile that gives you four points for building a temple.

Friday, April 24, 2020

Star Trek Adventures: Delta Quadrant—New from Modiphius!

Order by Date: May 1, 2020
Release Date: May 2020
All release dates are subject to change



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Star Trek Adventures: Delta Quadrant

$32.99 SRP

The Delta Quadrant Sourcebook provides Gamemasters and Players with a wealth of information to aid in playing characters or running adventures set within the ever-expanding Star Trek universe.

The Delta Quadrant Sourcebook contains:

  • Detailed information about the post-war Federation and U.S.S. Voyager’s monumental mission, bringing the Star Trek Adventures timeline up to 2379.
  • Information on many of the species inhabiting the quadrant, including the Kazon Collective, the Vidiian Sodality, the Malon, the Voth, and more.
  • Extensive content on the Borg Collective, including their history, hierarchy, locations, processes, and technology.
  • A dozen new species to choose from during character creation, including Ankari, Ocampa, Talaxians, and even Liberated Borg!
  • A selection of alien starships, including Kazon raiders, Voth city-ships, Hirogen warships, and a devastating collection of new Borg vessels.
  • Guidance to aid the Gamemaster in running missions and continuing voyages in the Delta Quadrant, with a selection of adventure seeds and Non-Player Characters.

This book requires the Star Trek Adventures Core Rulebook to use.

Fiasco: Boxed Game—New from Bully Pulpit Games!

Order by Date: May 1, 2020Release Date: June 2020

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Fiasco: Boxed Game

$30.00 SRP
SDI

FIASCO is an award-winning story-telling game inspired by cinematic tales of small-time capers gone disastrously wrong. You’ll tell a story about ordinary people with powerful ambition and poor impulse control! Lives and reputations will be lost, painful wisdom will be gained, and if you are really lucky, you just might end up back where you started. You probably won’t be lucky.

This new edition of Fiasco incorporates everything we’ve learned about stupid disasters, poorly-timed plans, and precious things on fire into a new, accessible format that is very beginner-friendly. Everything you need to get started is in the box!

3-5 players
Ages 14+
2 hour play time

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Smartphone Inc. & Update 1.1 Expansion—New from Arcane Wonders!

Order by Date: May 1, 2020
Release Date: June 2020
Release date is subject to change



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Smartphone Inc.

$59.99 SRP
SDI

In Smartphone Inc., you become a CEO of one of the largest smartphone-producing companies in the time when smartphones were only beginning to conquer the world. Research technologies, develop your factory, build your worldwide office network, and outprice your competitors.

1-5 players
60-90 minute play time


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Smartphone Inc. Update 1.1 Expansion

$27.99 SRP
SDI

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Deadly Doodles 2 & Munchkin Tails—New from Steve Jackson Games!

Order by Date: May 1, 2020
Release Date: June 2020
All release dates are subject to change



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Deadly Doodles 2

$24.95 SRP
SDI

Following closely behind the hit Deadly Doodles, this all-new expansion, Deadly Doodles 2, includes new dungeons to delve, traps to avoid, and treasures to collect. With a new custom d6, players will open magic doors and collect cursed treasure that could be worth a fortune – or something much, much worse!

For 1 to 4 doodlers. Not a stand-alone game. A copy of Deadly Doodles is required to play


Order by Date: June 1, 2020
Release Date: June 2020
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Munchkin Tails

$24.95 SRP
SDI

Munchkin has gone to the dogs... plus foxes, mice, and ponies!

Anthropomorphic animals have always been popular, from the animal-headed gods of Egypt to Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny today. Now, Munchkin fans can add to the legend with Munchkin Tails, a new set designed by Andrew Hackard and illustrated by Katie Cook. It has four familiar Munchkin Classes (Bard, Thief, Warrior, Wizard) so existing players can start playing immediately – but this set is also perfect for new players.

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Now Carrying—Hexy Studio!


Order by Date: April 28, 2020
Release Date: May 2020
All release dates are subject to change



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Hard City

$74.90 SRP
$39.32 NPI

Hard City is a "one vs All" tactical adventure miniature game in a "classic 1980s movie" setting. One player takes the role of the evil mastermind Doctor Zero, while all the other players become brave Officers of the Hard City Police Department. The neonlit streets are crowded with hordes of mutants, controlled by the evil Doctor Zero. In order to get out of this clash, players will have to work together to rescue as many citizens as possible, aiming to upset Doctor Zero’s wicked plans. They will be using the unique abilities of their characters to counter the bloodthirsty mutants’ attacks.

Created by Marek Raczyn´ski and Adam Kwapin´ski (designer of Nemesis and Lords of Hellas), Hard City is a boardgame that offers the players an action and cinematic game experience, with high quality components and exciting gameplay as well as with fully cooperative and solo rules available.

1-5 players
Ages 12+
60 minute play time

Contents:
  • 26 mutant miniatures
  • 4 Police Officer miniatures
  • 18 cutscene cards
  • 5 episode sheets
  • 3 custom engraved dice
  • 3 double-sided game board pieces
  • 24 skill cards
  • 72 chaos cards
  • 36 equipment cards
  • 5 car and truck tokens
  • 18 other cards and sheets
  • Over 100 other cardboard components


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Slyville

$34.90 SRP
$18.32 NPI

Slyville is a game of bluffing and deceit for 3-5 players, in which your resource management matters just as much as your poker face, and your ability to figure out the opponents’ strategies. Try to predict which Goods your adversaries might need, and do your best to upset their plans... but above all, secure the most valuable Deals for yourself!

As head of a guild operating in one of the world's major trade and cultural centers in the Middle Ages, you will be sending your trusted henchmen to various districts to find trade bargains, make deals, and provide your organization with more power and wealth — maybe not always in a way that is completely legal, but the end justifies the means, doesn’t it?

Players use Action cards to acquire Goods available in various Districts and spend them on Deal tiles. The goal of the game is to score at least 100 Influence Points through completing Deals.

3-5 players
Ages 10+
45 minute play time

Contents:
  • 6 city board pieces
  • 35 action cards
  • 12 Prince’s decree cards
  • 30 deal tiles
  • 5 guild sheets
  • Over 80 tokens and markers

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Slyville: Jester's Gambit

$14.90 SRP
$7.82 NPI

Jester’s Gambit, the first expansion for Slyville, introduces two new types of cards: Events and Hidden Agendas, to spice up the struggle of the guild leaders in the slyest of all medieval cities! In fact, medieval cities were home to very different types of people, not only pious monks, humble scholars, and trustworthy merchants, but also those who are mischievous, cunning, and dishonest. In the city of Slyville, you can become one of the latter type! As head of a guild operating in one of the world's major trade and cultural centers in the Middle Ages, you will be sending your trusted henchmen to various districts to find trade bargains, make deals, and provide your organization with more power and wealth, maybe not always in a way that is completely legal, but the end justifies the means, doesn’t it?

Select your secret goals to pursue, and experience most unusual events and see what happens!

Contents:
  • 36 event cards
  • 19 hidden agenda cards
  • The Book of Slyville Chronicles

Monday, April 20, 2020

Detective: Dig Deeper & Million Dollar Script—New from Portal Games!

Order by Date: April 27, 2020
Street Date: June 4, 2020


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Detective: Dig Deeper


$15.00 SRP

Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game - the highly acclaimed cooperative game - is getting its first case in the Signature Series.

Written by Rob Daviau, Dig Deeper will transport players to an American town in the '70s, where players goal will be to solve the mysterious death of a local politician. The case is full of surprises and is dripping with theme. Just like the base game, it is for 1-5 players, and uses modern tools to enhance the investigation, which now includes an all new interactive interrogation mechanism!


Order by Date: June 4, 2020
Release Date: August 2020
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Million Dollar Script

$20.00 SRP

It is the time of year when the big Hollywood studios are greenlighting new screenplays to become the next summer blockbusters. Screenwriters - often working in teams - are desperately trying to get in the room with powerful executives to pitch their ideas. If they are hired, the job can earn them millions.

This game takes place in a Hollywood boardroom. Through marketing research, the studio has identified a specific hero/villain combination it is set on making its next movie about. Beyond that, the big wigs are not taking any chances: the story structure will be a tried-and-true archetype. It’s the same one followed by modern classics like STAR WARS, THE LION KING, TITANIC, and about every other blockbuster over the last 40 years.

3-10 players
Ages 14+
45 minute play time