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Anima Tactics: Neutral Faction - Kujaku Hime

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:46:12 -0500

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From the Publisher: Kujaku is one of the princesses of the Asakura clan in Lannet and descendent of the goddess Michirokami. After accidentally releasing one of the Orochi seals, the young princess fled from her House in an attempt to atone for her fault. She wanders distant lands in search of some power which could stop the awakening of the Dark Aeon.

Increase your force and tactical flexibility with heroic character blisters containing a highly detailed metal miniature, a character card, asset card, and all the action counters you need.

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(Ding & Dent) Mwahahaha!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:31:37 -0600

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

Mwahahaha! is a card game of mad scientists and global domination for 2 to 5 players. You assume the role of an evil genius who builds a criminal empire and constructs a doomsday device with which to cow a trembling humanity. But you're not the only one with grand machinations. Other players rival you for absolute mastery. He who completes his device first and collects the highest ransom is declared the winner and ruler of the world!

Game Contents:

10 different mad scientists to portray
36 empire cards, the factories, businesses and institutions that are the unassuming face of your evil empire
40 minion cards, agents and henchmen to pit against your rivals
20 maniacal doomsday devices to build

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(Ding & Dent) Devil's Cauldron

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:16:40 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

Devil's Cauldron

Powerful images of World War II: a frozen GI grimly defending his Ardennes foxhole; infantrymen wading ashore at Normandy; Pattons tanks streaking across summertime France.

Parachutes opening up over Holland in September.

Market-GardenA Bridge Too Farhas become for us one of the defining battles of World War II in the West. Now Devils Cauldron is the first of a new series of games that will recapture these moments on a grand scale. With the color and atmosphere that the great campaigns deserve, the series is also created with exquisite historical detail and a game system that allows the players to see the great Whys and What Ifs as the campaigns unfold.

Should the British Airborne have risked more to drop closer to Arnhem Bridge? Could XXX Corps have gotten to the beleaguered garrison at Arnhem Bridge? These questions are asked to this day and with Devils Cauldron you can arrive at your own answers.

Incorporating the most up-to-date historical information as well as contributions from leading Market Garden-historians, the games details are unmatched. The SS Marching band that was thrown into the early action; Jedburgh teams; captured Dutch Firetrucks; German Police units; and much more are presented. No effort has been spared on the maps, which have extraordinary detail and have been created to allow a true picture of what happened and to explain why it happened.

Extensive historical and game notes are also provided to complete the paper time capsule effect.

But with all this history Devils Cauldron is not just some reference tool. It is also a great game! Using Victory Games popular, playable and accurate Panzer Command system, Devils Cauldron has been updated and carefully designed to offer fast, fun and challenging play. With an easy-to-learn game engine, Devils Cauldron offers plenty of nuance and balance for the grognard and a fun and rewarding game experience lasting from a 90 minute scenario to the 50-hour campaign. Scaled at 500 meters a hex and roughly 2-hour turns, players command company-sized units in a system that rewards planning and careful play. Devils Cauldron covers the Northern half of the Market-Garden campaign, including the action of the British 1st Airborne and the U.S. 82nd All American Division. We intend to release a fully-linkable sister game that covers the Southern half of the campaign.

Get Devils Cauldron and see what this hobby can be when enough blood sweat and tears go into a game.

Please Note: Due to the omission of packing materials in the MMP shipments, a number of their games come to us in ding-n-dent condition. Therefore, we will not be further discounting MMP titles for cosmetic damage.

Game Contents:

64 page rulebook
4 page, full color rulebook
A 64 page Gamers Guide
A 64 page history book
2 sets of complete charts and tables
4 beautifully rendered and massively detailed 22x34 maps
2 close-up inset maps
9 sheets of 5/8th inch counters
1 sheet of 1 activation chits
Several one-map scenarios and campaign game break points
4 ten-sided dice

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(Ding & Dent) Twilight Struggle Second Edition '07 (The Cold War

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:49:21 -0600

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

Please Note: This is the 2007 printing of the Second Edition.

"Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need, not as a call to battle, though embattled we are - but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle..." - John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Speech, January 1961

In 1945, unlikely allies toppled Hitler's war machine, while humanity's most devastating weapons forced the Japanese Empire to its knees in a storm of fire. Where once there stood many great powers, there then stood only two. The world had scant months to sigh its collective relief before a new conflict threatened. Unlike the titanic struggles of the preceding decades, this conflict would be waged not primarily by soldiers and tanks, but by spies and politicians, scientists and intellectuals, artists and traitors.

Twilight Struggle is a two-player game simulating the forty-fiveyear dance of intrigue, prestige, and occasional flares of warfare between the Soviet Union and the United States. The entire world is the stage on which these two titans fight to make the world safe for their own ideologies and ways of life. The game begins amidst the ruins of Europe as the two new "superpowers" scramble over the wreckage of the Second World War, and ends in 1989, when only the United States remained standing.

Twilight Struggle inherits its fundamental systems from the carddriven classics We the People and Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage. It is a quick-playing, low-complexity game in that tradition. The game map is a world map of the period, whereon players move units and exert influence in attempts to gain allies and control for their superpower. As with GMT's other card-driven games, decision-making is a challenge; how to best use one's cards and units given consistently limited resources?

Twilight Struggle's Event cards add detail and flavor to the game. They cover a vast array of historical happenings, from the Arab- Israeli conflicts of 1948 and 1967, to Vietnam and the U.S. peace movement, to the Cuban Missile Crisis and other such incidents that brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation. Subsystems capture the prestige-laden Space Race as well as nuclear tensions, with the possibility of game-ending nuclear war. Can you, as the U.S. President or Soviet Premier, lead your forces to victory? Play Twilight Struggle, and find out.

Game Contents:

1 Countersheet
110 Playing Cards
Deluxe 22 x 34" Cardboard Map
16 Page Rulebook
2 Player Aid Cards

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Monastery

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:07:08 -0500

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"Monastery" is a tile-building game with a twist: players compete to have their Monks work, pray and build, thus earning letters to complete the final words of the Lord's prayer:

LIBERA NOS QUASEUMUS AB OMNIBUS MALIS AMEN

"Monastery" is a subtle and intriguing game for two to four players. Playing time ranges from thirty minutes for the two players through to ninety minutes for four players. The game can also be played in pairs. It has a number of highly original systems and components.

Game Contents:

53 Monastery Tiles
20 Monk Figures
36 Letter Tiles
Letter Grid
20 Blessing Tokens
4 Screens
Cloth Bag
Rules Booklet

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AT-43: UNA Shock Troopers Unit Box

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:33:59 -0500

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Shock Troopers are deployed when close quarter combat is involved or when the opponent deploys powerful close combat units. Armed with their powerpikes, the shock troopers stand like a wall of flesh and steel to protect their brothers in arms! Contains 6 miniatures and 2 reference cards.

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Anima Tactics: Neutral Faction - Damien

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:05:57 -0500

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Like a shadow that crawls through the darkness unseen and unheard, like a dark angel bringing absolute silence, the Inquisitor Damien is an enigma even to the Church. To contain his abilities he has restrained his body in rune covered bindings and sealed his senses. Nevertheless, although blind, his eyes perceive more than any mortal sight has seen, illuminated by the clearness of eternal darkness...

Increase your force and tactical flexibility with heroic character blisters containing a highly detailed metal miniature, a character card, asset card, and all the action counters you need.

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Anima Tactics: Dark Faction - Justina

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:01:23 -0500

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Born with the terrible ability to see the sins hidden in the souls of others, Justian nearly went mad as a child. After being sent to the holy city of Albidion to be trained as a church executioner, she fell into the most absolute desperation, from which she was only able to escape thanks to the love and dedication of Damien, who trained alongside her. Now she is a solitary and terrifyingly efficient Inquisitor, able not only to wield an inhuman martial ability, but also to control the evil inside others and cause it to devour them from within. She finds dark pleasure in the hunt, and nothing makes her feel alive like vanquishing those with interior darkness. Unfortunately, in her damned eyes, very few are innocent.

Increase your force and tactical flexibility with heroic character blisters containing a highly detailed metal miniature, a character card, asset card, and all the action counters you need.

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Texas Glory: 1835-36

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:18:50 -0500

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From the Publisher: The campaigns for Texas Independence were much more than just the Alamo. Texas Glory includes the preliminary 1835 clashes when the Texans under Austin expelled the Mexican garrison from San Antonio de Bejar. It then covers Santa Anna's 1836 surprise late winter campaign that began with his recapture of the Alamo, but ended with Texan victory at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21,1836.

Similar in design to Crusader Rex, this fast-playing game reflects this more balanced struggle between the Mexicans and the Texans. Sam Houston must delay superior Mexican forces until he can gather enough troops to risk a battle. The Mexicans must sweep across Texas with utmost speed because time and supply are their enemies. The significant role of "American Volunteers" in the eventual outcome becomes clear.

Texas Glory was developed as Remember the Alamo.

Game Contents:

56 wooden blocks
Labels
Mapboard (22 x 25.5 inches)
Rules
Cards
4 Dice

Backseat Drawing

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:08:37 -0500

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From the Publisher: The Hysterical Game of Sketchy Directions! Two teams race to identify drawings done by their own team members. But the artists dont know what they are drawingthey can only follow the instructions given by another team member. Laughter erupts as players attempt to follow direction and to guess what is being drawn.

With Backseat Drawing, theres no time to stop and ask directions the fun never stops!

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Nefertiti

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:01:39 -0500

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The Chain Game

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:54:15 -0500

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From the Publisher: The Quick-Thinking Linking Game! Unlock your mind for spontaneous laughter! Race to say a common phrase using one word from the previous phrase. Keep the chain going and you keep your links. If the horn blows, the time is up, and you lose a link. The next player reads a new card and the fun continues!

Fast, fresh, and free-flowing The Chain Game will be the link that brings your friends and family together.

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Galactic Emperor

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:14:11 -0500

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From the Publisher: Galactic Emperor is a fast paced empire-building board game of exploration, conflict and struggle for dominance. The last Galactic Emperor has met with a sudden and quite fatal accident. Now there is a power vacuum in the galaxy, and youre one of the Planetary Dukes who wants to fill it. Each player controls a space sector with a home planet, and for a time, shares the power of the galactic throne. During the fight for control, the central Omega Sun is heading toward collapse a cataclysm that will only accelerate the chaos!

The game plays over several rounds, and within each round, the roles players choose determine what happens next. There are 7 different types of roles: Explorer, Steward, Merchant, Engineer, Warlord, Regent, and Scientist. All players get a turn to act during each role. Players discover planets, gain resources, build ships, and attack space fleets in a desperate effort to grind foes into cosmic dust!

The player with the most victory points at the end of the game wins, becoming the ultimate Galactic Emperor!

Game Contents:

1 Full Color Galaxy Board
48 Sculpted Plastic Fighters
66 Victory Chits
24 Sculpted Plastic Crusiers
70 Galactic Marks
12 Huge Plastic Dreadnoughts
94 Wooden Resource Cubes
12 Technology Cards
38 Custome Sector Tiles
1 Direction Card
66 Colorful Empire Tokens
1 Throne Card
6 Home Starbase Tokens
6 Ship Reference Cards
7 Unique Role Cards
6 Storage Facility Cards

Aye, Dark Overlord!

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:00:33 -0500

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Tell lies! Shift the blame! Save yourself from the anger of the Evil Genius!

You are one of a group of evil goblin servants returning to the Tower of Dark Sorcery after the umpteenth failed mission. His Excellency (Rigor Mortis, the Master of all Evils) will certainly be displeased, which can only result in the most awful pain and suffering for his hapless minions. If only there were some way you could convince him that it's not your fault...

Aye, Dark Overlord! is a hilarious party game of lying through your teeth. Convince your Dark Overlord that it was not your fault his evil plan failed, but that of your inept companions! But watch out; they probably have the exact same idea...

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Fishing for Terrorists Version 2.0

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:35:42 -0500

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In this twisted take on Go Fish, you fight against terrorism as the heroic head of a government agency. You must utilize cunning, connections, wire taps and covert ops to hunt down and capture the likes of the Cultists of Invincible Anarchy, the Gun Toting Maniacs and the Militant Satanic Gamers.

Don't worry though, you're not alone. Your "friends" are also trying to capture terrorists. They are the heads of their own agencies. Of course, whoever captures the most terrorists will get a Presidential commendation, a significant budget increase and win the game!

Fishing for Terrorists Version 2.0 has all new color art and more strategic game play!

Good luck, agent! Your country, nay, the world, is counting on you!

Game Contents:

88 Card Deck (Including 40 Unique Terrorists)
6 Reference Cards
Rulebook

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More Kung Fu Fighting

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:27:05 -0500

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More Kung Fu Fighting! adds three exciting new elements to Kung Fu Fighting! You can add any or all of these elements into a game of Kung Fu Fighting!

More Kung Fu Fighting!
Add more damage and more mayhem to Kung Fu Fighting! In addition to new Stances, Weapons, Attacks, and Blocks, you can use Improved cards modify your Weapon and Stance. Now you'll be able to fight with a Demon Possessed Ladder of your Ancestors while in the Panda Stance of the Master. And if that's not enough, Finishing Move cards allow you to kick your opponent Out a Window or Through a Wall!

Archetypes

Tired of being a generic Kung Fu warrior? With Archetype cards, you become a more powerful martial artist with unique powers. Fight with the speed and grace of the Jade Princess, deliver a flurry of blows as The Young Master, or use the unmatched weapon prowess of the Imperial General!

Team Play
Team rules allow you and your friends to face off in teams! Team cards can block attacks meant for your teammates, allow you to toss your weapon to a teammate in need, or combine your Stances for truly impressive damage!

This Product is an Expansion for the card game Kung Fu Fighting! not a stand alone game. A copy of Kung Fu Fighting! is required to play.

Game Contents:

94 Cards
3 Team Chi Mats
Rulebook

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Red Dragon Inn 2, The

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:14:21 -0500

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You and your adventuring companions have spent all day slogging through the Dungeon, killing monsters and taking their stuff. Now you're back in town, healed up, cleaned up, and ready to party at The Red Dragon Inn.

Drink, gamble, and roughhouse with your friends. But don't forget to keep an eye on your Gold. If you run out, you'll have to spend the night in the stables. Oh... and try not to get too beaten up or too drunk. If you black out, your friends will continue the party without you... after they loot your body for Gold of course!

The last conscious adventurer with Gold wins the game!

Take on the role of one of these heroic fantasy adventurers - Eve, Fleck, Dimli, or Gog - and enjoy an evening at The Red Dragon Inn!

The Red Dragon Inn 2 can be combined with The Red Dragon Inn for games with up to 8 players!

Game Contents:

Four Unique 40 Card Player Decks
One 30 Card Drink Deck
Four Player Templates
Four Fortitude Markers
Four Alcohol Content Markers
50 Gold Coin Tokens
Rulebook

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Letter Roll

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:43:38 -0500

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From the Publisher: Everybody's Word Game... Roll the special Letter Roll dice and flip over the timer. Players race to list words containing the three letters shown on the Letter Roll dice. Only words listed by a single player score points so players are rewarded for their speed and creative thinking!

Game Contents:

Seven Letter Roll Dice
An Orange One-Minute Timer
A Blue Two-Minute Timer
Four Letter Roll Pads
Four Pencils
Quick Play Rules

Nutty Cups

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:35:57 -0500

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From the Publisher: The Wacky Stacking Game! Stack the seven cups with Nutty Guys on the bottoms. Keep track of the nutty characters as the cups are stacked and restacked. But can you un-stack the cups to reveal a set with matching characteristics?

This lively game really stacks up! Take the Nutty Challenge!

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NINJA versus NINJA

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:30:50 -0500

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From the Publisher: A Stealthy Game of Swords and Rewards... Your Ninjas must defend the honor of their dojo against a rival dojo. Victory hinges on eliminating Ninjas and skillfully venturing into the opponents dojo. But how far do your Ninjas dare to goand will they return? Every move is critical as you position your Ninjas for defense and ready them for the attack.

Prove yourself to be a worthy master with Ninja versus Ninja!

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Master of Rules

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:27:27 -0500

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Can you imagine playing 5 different rules at the same time, in this jumble card game?

At the same game table, each player independently plays favorite rule. While a player is doing trick-taking variant, another player want to adjust total number of the trick under 24, and the third man plays unique card about color and number. In this dizzying situation of total chaos, you must achieve rules as much as possible!

This game is played with two types of card sets: Numerical cards (1 to 9 by 5 colors) and 5 kinds of Rule cards. A Deal consists from 2 Tricks. At the first Trick, turn player may play a Numerical or Rule card. At the second Trick, turn player must play a card of the type not played at the first trick. Every turn, you must decide carefully which card should play to fulfill the rule you planned.

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Tales of the Arabian Nights

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:20:15 -0500

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This is a true adventure game where your character is swept up in the wondrous tales of the Arabian Nights. You go around the ancient world encountering efreets, wizards, princes, hags, viziers, etc. finding treasures like the Flying Carpet, Magic Lamp, Brass Trumpet, and visit wondrous places like the Cave of Wonders, The Lake of Colors, etc. Each encounter has a special a paragraph which is read and determines your reward - or punishment. And if you have the right skills, the rewards can be great. This truly unique game is a remake of the classic 80s game from West End Games. We have done a graphical facelift, streamlined the rules and added 1000+ paragraphs. Comes with 6 figures, board, Book of Tales, counters, encounter cards, treasure cards, quest cards, rules.

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Shadow Hunters

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:12:27 -0500

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"Shadow Hunters" is a board game where each player competes against each other in the demon world called "Woods infested with demons" while hiding their identities. You assume one of three groups: "Shadow" the monster, "Hunter" the hunters and "Neutral" who came to this village with their own purposes.

You try to achieve your win condition by wandering in the woods, collecting items and info and sometimes challenging who you encounter with. The key to victory is to speculate who is your enemy and who is your ally based on collected info and other player's behavior.

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Warmachine: Cryx Cephalyx Overlords

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:05:01 -0500

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From the Publisher: Surface dwellers know little of the subterranean cephalyx and virtually nothing of their overlords. These sinister beings coordinate the alliance with Lord Toruk and direct their inhuman brethren in the furtherance of the cephalyx's enigmatic goals. The overlords' formidable mental powers bend lesser minds to their will with an excruciatingly painful burst of telepathic domination.

The Cephalyx Overlords are a set of three Cryx models that can be included in mercenary contracts that specify them as eligible participants. The Cephalyx Overlords come in a blister. A player may field one unit of Cephalyx Overlords for each warcaster in his army.

Cephalyx Overlords is featured in WARMACHINE: Legends, the next expansion to WARMACHINE.

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Warmachine: Protectorate Idrian Skirmisher Chieftain & Champion

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:57:29 -0500

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From the Publisher: Experienced and accomplished war leaders, Idrian chieftains earn their rank through combat and can carve out sovereign domains in the borderlands. Using highly skilled guides, these leaders forge the individualistic bands of Idrian skirmishers into unified, well-coordinated forces that set deadly ambushes and execute precise assaults.

The Idrian Skirmisher Chieftain and Guide are Protectorate models that may be included in mercenary contracts that include mercenaries that will work for the Protectorate. The Idrian Skirmisher Chieftain and Guide come in a blister. A player may field one Idrian Skirmisher Chieftain and Guide for each warcaster in his army. A unit of Idrian Skirmishers (PIP 42003) is required to field the Idrian Skirmisher Chieftain and Guide.

Idrian Skirmisher Chieftain and Guide is featured in WARMACHINE: Legends, the next expansion to WARMACHINE.

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Neuroshima Hex 3rd Edition

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:01:19 -0500

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Please Note: This edition includes a special Mad Bomber tile and a Mercenary Force.

Neuroshima Hex is a strategy game placed in a post-apocalyptic world of Neuroshima (a Polish RPG). Each player leads one of four armies: Borgo, Hegemonia (Hegemony), Moloch and Posterunek (Outpost). Each army deck consists of 34 tiles - soldiers, support tiles and special actions. You win when you destroy all enemy H.Q. or your H.Q. is the least damaged one at the end. This is the second edition of the game, released at Essen 2007 with updated graphics and a new, larger board.

Game Contents:

4 Armies
35 Tiles Each
Board
Rulebook

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Number Dwarves (a.k.a. Zahlenzwerge)

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:09:57 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

The imp Hotchpotch has buried precious treasures in the Land of Numbers. The number dwarves immediately set off to search for the mysterious treasure. By counting they approach their target and sometimes the fairy Forget-Me-Not helps them. The cheeky imp however is not far and makes nonsense. Contents 4 dwarves 1 game board 50 cards 1 bag 10 little number cards 24 treasures 1 set of game instructions
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Ghost Hunters (a.k.a. Geisterjager)

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:43:23 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

It is just before midnight and the ghost hunters silently sneak up to the old spooky castle. They can hear mysterious sounds in the distance. Suddenly the steeple clock strikes twelve and a ghost is seen flitting from window to window in the castle. It's the hour of the ghosts! Who will be the ghost hunter to spot the most ghosts tonight?

Game Contents:

1 3D Castle
1 Castle Park (=Bottom Part of the Game Box and Game Board)
5 Wooden Figures
5 Guessing Disks
12 Ghosts (=Red Round Cards)
12 Ghost warrants (=Red Square Cards)
1 Ghost Master Magnet
1 Little Bag
Set of Game Instructions
The following material will only be needed for the more difficult variation:

12 Ghosts (=Blue Round Cards)
12 Ghost Warrants (=Blue Square Cards)

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Capt'n Look (a.k.a. Kapt'n Kuck)

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:20:05 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

Treasures ahoy! Once more Captn Look has discovered treasure! His pirates come rushing toward the rail and through their long glasses spot gold, jewels and rum. They have to memorize carefully what they see so that the booty will become theirs. A treasure hunt for 2-4 sharp-eyed pirates.

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Truffle Snuffle (a.k.a Truffel-Schnuffel)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:55:04 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

All agog, Bob Boar runs snuffling through the dense woods. He sticks his nose into everything hoping to find precious truffles*. Suddenly he stops running and grunting: He has found the golden truffle! Carefully he takes the rare mushroom and runs across the woods. Will he be in time to deliver the truffle thus winning the Truffle Snuffle Competition?

Game Contents:

* A truffle is a rare mushroom growing in the earth. Often, special "truffle hogs" are used to search for this valuable mushroom. The truffle has a scent similar to a female pig and guides the truffle hog as he searches.

Sleepy Princess and the Pea

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:36:05 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

As eager little helpers, you prepare the bed for the little princess. You have to be careful and skillful as she sleeps on a tall and very wobbly pile of mattresses. Includes the fairytale to read over and over again.

Game Content:

1 Princess
1 Pea
4 Bed-Sets (Each with One Mattress, Blanket and Cushion)
1 Game Board (Printed on Both Sides)
1 Bed (Consisting of Four Parts)
1 Die
1 Set of Game Instructions

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Quak

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:22:20 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

The frogs meet at the water lily pond on a nice summer evening to perform their daily croak-concert. When the frogs have croaked, they say good-bye and jump into the water. Whose frogs have disappeared first? A dice game for 2 - 4 players.

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Code Crackers, The (a.k.a. Die Codeknacker)

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:15:33 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

Treasure town is haunted by fear. Master thief Burt Burglar is lurking about and has already stolen lots of jewelry and other precious items. The police feel helpless, so they decide to hire the best detectives of the whole treasure land. The criminal chase begins! The detectives are already close on Burt's heels. But only the one who knows the secret code will catch him in the end!

Game Contents:

1 Game Board Consisting of 4 Parts
1 Master Thief
4 Detectives
27 Code Tiles
60 Cards

28 Cards with Symbols
28 Cards with Number Codes
3 Safe Cards
1 Detective Card

4 Chips
1 Hour-Glass
1 Die
1 Set of Game Instructions

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Catch Me! (a.k.a. Pounce or Hasch Mich!)

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:02:34 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

The mice sit cosily together and squeak merrily. But then the cat creeps up to them... Contents 6 wooden mice with cords 1 wooden cup 1 coloured dice 1 dice with dots 1 game instruction
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Fiery Dragons (a.k.a. Drachenstark)

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:44:52 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

Dragons like to play with fire! Boisterously they dance and jump around the crater of the fire spitting volcano. They are even brave enough to organize a fiery dragon competition. And off they zip as everyone wants to be the quickest. Lets see for which dragon things will become too hot!

Game Contents:

4 Dragons
4 Caves
8 Volcano Cards
16 Dragon Cards
1 Set of Game Instructions

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Treasure, Ready, Go! (a.k.a. Auf die Schatze, fertig, los!)

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:28:05 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

Do you want to know why the tough treasure hunters are gathered on the treasure island? It's obvious; they are all after the treasure of Mad Roger Sword. However, Mad Sword has lots of crazy ideas about how to make the treasure hunt not quite so easy. Who will win this hurly-burly competition?

In each round a different player takes on the role of the tough treasure hunter and has to solve adventurous problems within a limited amount of time. He can choose to stop the treasure hunt at any moment or can decide to carry on and take the risk of solving more problems within the given time. If he succeeds the corresponding gold is his. If not, he has to return any of the gold collected during his turn. Whoever has collected the most gold after three turbulent rounds, wins the game.

Game Contents:

1 Game Board
4 Animals (Giraffe, Crocodile, Rhino, Zebra)
6 Colored Building Blocks (2 Red, 2 Blue, 2 Yellow)
120 Cards
8 Treasures (Cardboard Disks)
1 Die with Symbols
1 Sand Timer
Set of Game Instructions

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Murdero: The Murder Mystery Card Game

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:46:30 -0500

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The Murder Mystery Card Game

EASY TO PLAY

Complete sets of crime scene, victim, evidence, suspect and murder weapon cards to win points.

UNPREDICTABLE

Play cards that interfere with your opponents turns and give you the edge.

EXPANDABLE!

Put two decks together for 8 player fun or build your own combination to suit a quicker or higher scoring game.

Murdero is the murder mystery themed card game of case building and crime solving.

One pack allows up to four players to compete individually or in teams scoring points until a winner is declared.

After you've mastered Murdero with a single deck, why not try making your own Murdero variants by purchasing additional decks and picking your own 60! Head over to the Create Your Own section to get you started&

Game Contents:

Each 60 card deck contains the following cards:

15 Actions (these change the rules of the game to hinder opponents or aid you)
15 Crime Scenes (the starting card for any case)
12 Victims (the unfortunate victims)
9 Evidence (evidence to tie things together)
6 Suspects (whodunit!)
3 Murder Weapons (the final piece of the puzzle)

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World Cup Game, The: Expansion 3

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:23:22 -0500

]]>p>Expansion set 3: Covers the 1950, 1986 & 1990 World Cup tournaments and the bonus Euro 2008 game.

The components are:-

3 boards: Each board is double-sided A3 and matt laminated. They have one fold so that they fit neatly into your World Cup Game box.

The first board has the complete 1950 World Cup held in Brazil; a unique World Cup in which 13 teams in unequal groups battle for a top place in their group so that they can compete in the 'Final Pool'. No Final, no 3rd place, it's decided on a group system!! The reverse side of Board 1 is the Knock-out stages of the 1986 and 1990.
Board 2 has the first 4 groups of 1986 on one side and 1990 on the other.
Board 3 has groups E and F from both the 1986 and 1990 World Cup. This side of the board is used in conjunction with the relevant side of Board 2. The reverse side of Board 3 is the Euro2008 group stage. Despite each team being ranked in advance of the tournament, the players have the option to renak the teams themselves.

A single A4 sheet of rules to cover these particular World Cup tournaments where they differ from the main rules
3 double-sided score sheets, one for 1950 and Euro2008; one for 1986 and one for 1990.

In 1950 it was fortunate, perhaps that the final match to be played was between the two contenders, the highly fancied home nation, Brazil and their local rivals Uruguay. Uruguay upset the home fans by beating Brazil 2-1 to take their 2nd title.

1986 held in Mexico and 1990 in Italy were two of three tournaments whereby 4 of the third place teams progressed to the 2nd round. It was a complex mechanism to decide which teams played against each other in the Round of 16 in order to keep teams apart for the rest of the tournament who had played in the same group. Both Finals were contested by West Germany and Argentina - one win each!

The Euro 2008 bonus game will allow players to choose their own rankings. There will be guidelines with a ranking system in place. It will be interesting to see how accurate the guideline rankings are by the time we get to the final on 29 June 2008!

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World Cup Game, The: Expansion 2

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:17:37 -0500

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Expansion set 2: Covers the World Cup tournaments of 1934, 1938 & 2006.

The components are:-

2 boards: Each board is double-sided A3 and matt laminated. They have one fold so that they fit neatly into your World Cup Game box. The first board has the first 4 groups of the 2006 World Cup on one side and both the 1934 and 1938 World Cup tournaments on the other. The other board has the last 4 groups of the 2006 World Cup on one side and the knock-out stages of the 2006 World Cup on the other side
A single A4 sheet of rules to cover these particular World Cup tournaments where they differ from the main rules. I have added a new rule in a 2nd edition whereby the 1934 and 1938 World Cup tournaments should be played without the multi-goal cards
2 double-sided score sheets, one for 2006 and one for 1934/1938

Italy hosted the 1934 World Cup and also won the tournament beating Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the final.

France hosted the 1938 World Cup with only 15 teams. Sweden got a bye into the quarter-finals as their opponents were due to be Austria which was now part of Germany! Italy retained the World Cup beating Hungary 4-2 in the final.

Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup. Italy beat France on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time.

The 1934 and 1938 games are very quick -- they take around 40 minutes to complete. The 2006 game is the same as 2002, so anything from 2 - 3 hours.

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World Cup Game, The: Expansion 1

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:17:26 -0500

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Expansion set 1: Covers the World Cup tournaments of 1958, 1962 & 1966. Also contains all the remaining flag tiles for every World Cup tournament ever staged.

The components are:-

2 boards: Each board is double-sided A3 and matt laminated. They have one fold so that they fit neatly into your World Cup Game box. The first board has 1958 and 1962 back to back, the other has 1966 and the knock-out stages for all three tournaments back to back
A complete double set of flag tiles for ALL World Cup tournaments that have not been covered in the basic set. Once you have these you can play any World Cup. Of course 2010 may introduce new nations, but I can deal with that if and when it arises!
A double sided A4 sheet of rules to cover these particular World Cup tournaments where they differ from the main rules
3 double-sided score sheets, one for each tournament

The 1958 World Cup was held in Sweden. This was the only time that all four "Home" nations (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales) competed. Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 in the final to become the first nation to win a World Cup outside their own continent.

The 1962 World Cup was held in Chile. An unusual World Cup as the two teams that made it to the final -- Brazil and Czechoslovakia started in the same group. Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final to become the second team to win back to back titles.

1966 was, of course, held in England who also won the tournament for the one and only time. Famous for the appearance of North Korea, who got to the Quarter-Finals. England beat West Germany 4-2 in the final with Geoff Hurst scoring a hat-trick!

Each game takes about an hour or so to play in this expansion.

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World Cup Game, The

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:04:20 -0500

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THE WORLD CUP GAME recreates the fascination and excitement of the Football World Cup tournament. Can you guide one of the European teams to victory after crossing thousands of miles of ocean to Uruguay in 1930? Or, can you repeat the triumph of Brazil in the Far East in 2002?

This is the boldest concept for a World Cup board game ever devised. You can play the very first World Cup tournament which took place back in 1930, or you can play the more recent World Cup tournament in 2002.

Players will control the destinies of the national teams, taking them through the group stages into the knock-out stages and hopefully to the greatest prize itself -- The World Cup!

THE WORLD CUP GAME has a subtle mix of luck and skill. Through the play of cards each player will score goals, press attacks and shore up defences; but fouls, offsides and penalties can thwart your strategy. All matches in each round are resolved simultaneously, so a complete World Cup tournament can be played from 1 to 3 hours.

Revel in the nostalgia of the 1930 World Cup, or the thrills and "tears" of the penalty shoot-out to decide the fate of teams in 2002.

It's all in THE WORLD CUP GAME -- the whistle has gone, let play begin!

...and now you can replay the World Cup tournaments from 1934, 1938, 1958, 1962, 1966 and 2006 with the first two Expansion sets. The Expansion sets includes the boards for all three of these World Cup tournaments plus ALL the National flag tiles for every nation that took part in any World Cup in Expansion set 1.

Expansion set 3 adds three more World Cup tournaments- 1950, 1986 & 1990 - this expansion also includes a bonus Euro2008 game whereby you can rank the teams yourself!!

Game Contents:

2 Playing Boards
87 Action Cards
182 Action Tiles
74 National Flag Tiles
36 "Plastic" Footballs
2 White "Blob" Dice
2 Natural "Blob" Dice
3 Score Sheets
1 Rules Booklet

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Rapscallion

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:41:07 -0500

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As a sophisticated Victorian era card player, you'll stop at nothing in order to obtain a decisive advantage over your adversaries, even if it means using methods that are...well, less than respectable.

Use a simple, engaging bidding process to obtain cards, timing the use of your Rapscallions just right in order to guarantee the most critical playing cards. Create the best possible poker hand, all the while preventing your opponents from doing the same.

Rapscallion can be learned in minutes and plays fast with absolutely no downtime, while providing continuous compelling strategic decision making opportunities for every type of gamer.

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Ultimate Werewolf Deluxe Edition

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:33:47 -0500

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Ultimate Werewolf is a group game/activity where each of the players take on secret roles in a village that's being terrorized by werewolves. Some of the players are werewolves, many are plain, simple villagers, but many players have special abilities, such as being able to tell who is a werewolf and who isn't, and the Magician, who can save or kill any other player instantly. Each night the werewolves eat a villager. Each day, the village convenes and attempts to lynch one of their own, trying to find the werewolves that are secretly living among them. Check out the BoardGameGeek page for Ultimate Werewolf.

The Ultimate Werewolf package from Bezier Games makes this game easier to play than ever before, and supports up to 31 players! Ultimate Werewolf includes a number of components to make your games faster, more intriguing, and more fun than ever before:

Getting Started with Ultimate Werewolf Guide: This handy guide provides information and advice about everything related to setting up and moderating an Ultimate Werewolf game, from how to set up the chairs for the players to how to keep the game moving along. Download a PDF of the Getting Started Guide here.

The Amulet of Protection: One player secretly has an Amulet of Protection that will prevent him from dying one time. At night he may pass the Amulet to another player. Any role may have the Amulet, which is a smaller card that is inserted between the role card and the sliding insert.

Name Card Tents: Included are 32 name card tents so all players can address each other by name; great for large groups, visitors, and team-building events.

Player Reference Sheets: 10 full-size reference sheets with a complete role listing and explanation on one side, and a detailed walkthrough of the gameplay on the other. Download a PDF of the player reference sheet here.

Moderator Reference Sheet: A reference sheet for the Moderator with a detailed walkthrough (including what to say at each step of the game) on one side, and role identity charts to fill out during the first night on the other side - never get confused over who is the hunter or any other role! Download a PDF of the Moderator sheet here!

31 Sleeved Player Cards: These lavishly illustrated full-color cards contain the name of the role and a short description of that role's abilities. There's no confusion as to what each card is and what that role does. Each player card comes in a plastic sleeve with a sliding insert that covers the card face. There's no chance of accidentally flipped, dropped, or otherwise revealed cards.

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(Ding & Dent) Settlers of Catan (Fourth Edition)

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:38:01 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

Players are recent immigrants to the newly populated island of Catan. Expand your colony through the building of settlements, roads, and villages by harvesting commodities from the land around you. Trade sheep, lumber, bricks and grain for a settlement, bricks and wood for a road, or try to complete other combinations for more advanced buildings, services and specials.

Trade with other players, or at local seaports to get resources you might lack. The first player to achieve 10 points from a combination of roads, settlements, and special cards wins.

New card art, new tiles, and a full-color rule book! Winner of Games Magazine 100 Best Games of 1996, 1997, and 1998! In Settlers of Catan, players control a group of settlers exploring and taming the uncharted lands of Catan. Build settlements, roads, and villages by taking commodities from the land around you! This revised edition also includes a game tray designed to hold the 5-6 player extension components.

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(Ding & Dent) Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #2

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:53:39 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

Production Note:MMP is in the process of reprinting ASL Starter Kit #2. It will be sent to the printer soon, but there is no firm release date at this time (Feb. 2008).

ASL Starter Kit #2 is a self-contained module which will let players start playing Advanced Squad Leader almost immediately. A liberally-illustrated rulebook teaches gamers ASL using a conversational style to teach the concepts of ASL. If you own and play ASL Starter Kit #1 you will be plesantly surprised to find how easy it is to spot the new rules ASLSK#2 adds - we've highlighted the new rules so that you can skip rereading what you've learned in ASLSK#1 and get right to the new rules!

What does ASLSK#2 add? GUNS! Artillery pieces. Anti-tank guns. The famous and deadly German "88". Mortars and bazookas! ASLSK#2 adds the "to hit" procedure to the foundation you learned in ASLSK#1. And if you didn't get ASLSK#1? There are two "infantry only" scenarios to get you up to speed!

This answers the inevitable question we get with the Starter Kit concept. Do I need ASLSK#2 if I have ASLSK#1? The Starter Kits are self contained. Each has everything you need to play what's in the box, with the higher numbers adding to the ASL knowledge you'll have from playing previous Starter Kits. We do not anticipate changing what you've learned from prior Starter Kits (for example, ASLSK#2 adds about 4 pages of rules to the base built by ASLSK#1). A better question would be "Do I need ASLSK#1 if I buy ASLSK#2?". The short answer is a resounding no! You can dive right in with ASLSK#2. But if you do, and you like the game, ASLSK#1 adds more boards and scenarios (infantry only) for you to enjoy. We know it's a little confusing, we hope this clears it up a bit.

Game Contents:

Two 8x22 geomorphic maps (w and x) for the ASL system
1 full countersheet of 1/2" counters
1 half countersheet of 5/8" counters
8 scenarios printed on 4 individual cardstock sheets
2 quick reference charts printed on cardstock sheet
1 20-page rules booklet (about 17 pages are rules) with plentiful color illustrations
2 dice

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Chicken Squabble (a.k.a. Zoff im Huhnerhof)

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:04:23 -0500

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Please Note: HABA games are very high quality games produced in Germany and include English rules.

As Farmer Fred feeds the chickens, from behind the fence comes loud cackles and wild flapping! With a sweeping gesture he throws the grains into the chicken wants to catch the most grains for themselves. Then, as the fox appears around the corner, they quickly dash back to the coop. A game of skill for 2 - 4 players.

Game Contents:

1 Bottom Part of Game Box (= Chicken Run with Coop and Moveable Raven-Fox Counter)
1 Farmer
4 Chickens
45 Grains
4 Chicken Cards
1 Set of Game Instructions

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Power and Weakness (a.k.a. Macht und Ohnmacht)

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:29:40 -0500

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England in the 5th century; a time of great changes and the start of a new era. The Romans have abandoned England and the Saxons are conquering the island. Christianity is still weak and struggles against the old Celtic religion. "Power and Weakness" takes place in this time of uncertainty.

The players try to increase their influence and gain power in the provinces so as to finally win control over England. They use both conventional fighting and also magic. Knights and magicians in their service are sent to the provinces to overthrow their opponents. Naturally, the methods of magicians and knights are very different: whilst the knights turn to their swords and must slog overland from province to province, the magicians are not subject to the laws of time and space. They use their secret magical places and thus appear by surprise in a region which the opponent believes to be already secured for himself. And so the struggle surges to and fro until one side attains power.

The challenge in "Power & Weakness" is to keep abreast of the two very different stages of play: Magic and Sword, each with its own rules and specific tactics. Each player must decide whether to concentrate on the military or the magical field - or to try to be equally good in both - in order to attain power and gloat over the weakness of the opponent.

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Rock

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:33:24 -0500

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From the Publisher The Game Thats Faster Than It Sounds!

Sharpen your skills with Rock! A fast and furious version of an old favorite. Using the traditional rules of Rock, Paper, Scissors, players flip over cards and race to name the winning card. Each card is different so it takes a sharp eye and quick wit.

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D-Day: The Great Crusade - June 6 Expansion

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:17:15 -0500

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From the Publisher: D-DAY The Great Crusade Expansion Pack provides new counters, rules and scenarios for a detailed invasion sequence! Designer Danny Holte made another trip to Normandy in 2007 to get this right and it is a must-have for owners of the game.

This expansion game is for owners of D-Day: The Great Crusade. This is not a complete game; the original is required for use. Its purpose is to add a more detailed invasion sequence to the original game, and includes a detailed setup to reflect unit positions of the German defenders on the morning of 6 June, 1944. This replaces the 6 June sequence from the original game, and the 7 June turn is now treated as a normal turn.

Game Contents:

2 new June 6 scenarios printed on their own cards
120 die cut counters
Landing Beach Cards to trim out for each beach, including Pointe du Hoc
4 page expansion rulebook with detailed landing example of play
New Charts & Table card for DD Tank survival, paradrop scatter, and other new tables and charts
A snazzy ziploc bag to keep it all in

D-Day: The Great Crusade 2nd Edition

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:16:34 -0500

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From the Publisher: Moments in History - D-DAYThe Great Crusade, by designer Danny Holte, portrays the invasion of France by Allied forces during World War II. Suitable for solo and team play, the game covers Operation Overlord from June 6th and depicts the action in Normandy until July 6, 1944.

Turns represent one day each. A hex represents 1.5 km and unit size ranges from company to brigade, with most units depicted as battalions and regiments.

Game Contents:

480 color die-cut counters depicting the military formations that saw action in the Normandy Campaign
Two large linking map sheets depicting the Normandy peninsula on heavyweight stock
Two Play Aid Cards
Complete rulebook with historical notes and designer's commentary
One ten-sided die
2-part box
This 2008 edition includes 120 additional die cut counters, detailed beach landing depiction, detailed paradrop, new play aids and expansion rulebook.