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61) Azul: a game
Author
Publisher
Plan B Games Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
"Azul was designed by the world famous, award winning game author Michael Riesling. Azul captures the beautiful aesthetics of Moorish art in a contemporary board game. Players compete as artisans decorating the walls of the royal Palace of Dvora. By carefully drafting the correct Quantity and style of tiles, the most clever of artisans plan ahead to maximize the beauty of their work (not to mention their scores!) while ensuring they wasted no supplies...
62) Mice and mystics
Publisher
Plaid Hat Games
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Mice & Mystics is a cooperative adventure game in which the players work together to save an imperiled kingdom. In Mice & Mystics players take on the roles of those still loyal to the king-- to escape the clutches of Vanestra, they have been turned into mice! Play as cunning field mice who must race through a castle now twenty times larger than before. The castle would be a dangerous place with Vanestra' minions in control, but now countless other...
Publisher
NSKN Games
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
"Travel back in time to the greatest city in Mesoamerica, and become part of its history. Witness the glory and the twilight of the powerful pre-Columbian civilization. Gain wealth and resources, guide your workers, secure the favour of the gods, and become the builder of the magnificent Pyramid of the Sun." -- container.
Publisher
Hasbro
Language
English
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Description
Chutes and Ladders is simple and easy to play, even for those who can't read. Going up the ladders and down the chutes, a child will learn (by the pictures) the rewards of good deeds and the consequences of naughty ones. Featuring the delightful artwork of the popular 1970's edition of the game, this classic edition of Chutes & Ladders will bring back fond memories and help create new ones! The first player to reach the number 100 space is the winner!...
65) Ark nova
Author
Publisher
Capstone Games
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo. With the ultimate goal of owning the most successful zoological establishment, you will build enclosures, accommodate animals, and support conservation projects all over the world. Specialists and unique buildings will help you in achieving this goal. At the heart of Ark Nova are 255 cards featuring animals, specialists, unique enclosures, and conservation projects, each...
67) Jumanji
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Description
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
Publisher
Floodgate Games
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
From majestic Maples to ancestral Oaks, players nurture their trees aiming to thrive over the course of a year in a beautiful National Park. In the spring, players carefully grow their trees, scoring as hikers enjoy traveling the trails in summer. When autumn comes, leaves fall in the ever-changing direction of the wind, guided to cover the terrain and other players' leaves. Points are awarded in winter for the most coverage of each region in the...
69) Royals
Publisher
Arcane Wonders
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Royals is a strategy game of intrigue and power for 2-5 aspiring Nobles. The game is easy to learn, and turns are fast. It has engrossing strategy that will keep all players on the edge of their seat and engaged throughout. Plan your moves carefully, but watch out for your backstabbing opponents.
70) Chess
Publisher
Wood Expressions, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"History of the game--Chess is one of the world's most popular and beloved games with over 600 million players worldwide. The theory and composition of chess reflects both art and science, and playing it is known to increase brain power. Because of the educational benefits, chess is a required curriculum around the world. Early forms of chess are thought to have originated in India or Afghanistan sometime prior to 600 A.D. Today's chessmen were given...
71) Maracaibo
Publisher
Game's Up
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"The Caribbean in the 17th Century: You are seafarers and adventurers, trying to increase your reputation with various nations, establish strong alliances, and obtain wealth and fame. You must go all out to win -- your opponents do not rest. Only if you manage to successfully implement your plans, victory shall be yours! This can be achieved through different strategies, upgrading your ship to a mighty vessel, engaging in combat, working as a privateer,...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Board games have been with us longer than even the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification? In It's All a Game, British journalist and renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of board games. He traces the evolution of the game across cultures, time periods, and continents, from...
74) The gauntlet
Author
Series
Gauntlet volume 1
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
When twelve-year-old Farah and her two best friends get sucked into a mechanical board game called The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand, a puzzle game akin to a large Rubik's cube, they know it is up to them to defeat the game's diabolical architect in order to save themselves and those who are trapped inside, including her baby brother Ahmed.
75) Dinosaur World
Author
Publisher
Pandasaurus Games
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The 90s are over ... and the dream of dinosaur parks was interrupted after waves of class action lawsuits pushed parks like Dinosaur Island into foreclosure. But our collective memory is short, and now the world is ready for a new set of upstart entrepreneurs. These companies are eager to bring dinosaurs back to the world once again. It's up to you, our new park leaders, to create a world so toxically fun and enticing, the entire world will line up...
76) Free ride
Author
Publisher
Rio Grande Games
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
In Free Ride, you are one of several people in charge of building railway lines, connecting the cities in Europe, and carrying passengers to those cities. The game board shows 45 cities connected by a network of potential routes, and all railway lines built will be one of three types: lines owned by you, lines owned by fellow players, and state-owned lines. When you travel along railway lines, you pay nothing to travel on your lines and state-owned...
Author
Publisher
Sutherland House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Board games are among our most ancient and beloved art forms. During the rise of digital media, they fell from prominence for a decade or two but today they are in a new golden age. They're ingeniously designed, beautiful to look at, and exhilarating to play. Games are reclaiming their place in our culture, as entertainment, social activity, and intellectual workout equipment. Alone among all art forms, games require their audience (called "players")...
Publisher
[Alternative Comics]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Chainmail Bikini is an anthology of comics by and about female gamers! Forty cartoonists have contributed comics about the games they're passionate about -- from video games to tabletop role-playing to collectible card games. The comics in Chainmail Bikini explore the real-life impact of entering a fantasy world, and how games can connect us with each other and teach us about ourselves. Alliances are forged, dice get rolled, and dragons get slain!...
79) The isle of cats
Author
Publisher
The City of Games
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"The Isle of Cats is a competitive, card-drafting polyomino cat-placement board game for 1-4 players. It supports solo and family play, while offering a challenge to the most experienced gamer. You are a citizen of Squall's End on a rescue mission to the Isle of Cats and must save as many cats as possible before the evil Lord Vesh arrives. Each cat is represented by a unique tile and belongs to a family, you must find a way to make them all fit on...
Publisher
University Games Corporation
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Seek and Find: Richard Scarry Busytown Seek and Find Game is fun for 2-4 players. Race around Busytown to seek and find their items on the 40-inch long Busytown game board. Be the first to ring the bell and win the card. Collect 5 seek and find cards to win the game!" --
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