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 Ablaze[MFG 4403]The forest is ablaze, the smoke is thick, and the flames are spreading! The only inhabitants of this inferno seem to be a few courageous firefighters, their supporting planes, and a horde of fleeing animals. Ablaze consists of three complete, distinct games that revolve around a forest fire - Wild Fire, Volcano, and On the Run. |
 Nuns on the Run[MFG 4117]Fréderic Moyersoen presents a new take on the us-versus-them genre with Nuns on the Run, published by Mayfair Games. Most of the players are novices who are eager to secretly explore the grand abbey at night in order to fulfill their “secret wish.” They sneak through corridors searching for keys and treasures. (What treasures could a novice be searching for? Forbidden cookies? A soft mattress?) While sneaking through the abbey, they must remain watchful for the abbess or prioress who are on patrol to ensure that pure novices remain that way. These characters are controlled by other players who want to nab the novices before they can make it back into bed. Nuns on the Run is a like a reverse of Scotland Yard. Players play either as a novice, or as the Abbess or Prioress. The Novices move in secret and avoid being seen or heard by the Abbess or Prioress. The goal is to make it to the location on the board where the novice can get her "secret wish" and return to their room without being detected. All of the novices move in secret by marking their movement and locations on hidden sheets. The Abbess and Prioress move on regulated paths around the board, but can diverge and chase down novices that they see or hear. The player or players who complete their secret wishes and return to their rooms win, or the Abbess and Prioress win if they catch a certain number of novices. |
 Catan: Settlers of America[MFG 3203]Catan is off the island and in America. Fans of Catan are eagerly anticipating the next release in the Catan Histories line. The 19th Century has arrived and Americans are heading west. Wagon trains are forming up and heading out to settle new lands and build new cities. These new cities will need railroad lines to bring in new people and necessary goods. Some head west for the adventure, some to start a new life, still others to find work. Look west to make your fortune. As the population grows, resources will dwindle and the smart money seeks new sources and new markets. Finance your settlers as they head west to build the cities of tomorrow. Link these cities with rails of steel and operate your railroad to supply the townsfolk with goods. To the west lie lands to settle and fortunes to be made! Settlers of America: Trails to Rails utilizes the familiar Catan hex-tile grid to present a map of the United States. Players collect and trade resources, in order to purchase, migrate and build settlements, forge railroads and acquire locomotives. Railroads are used to distribute goods to the interconnected cities. As westward locations are settled, old sources of resources deplete. The addition of gold adds to the depth of play and increases options for the players. |
 Conflict of Heroes Storms of Steel[MFG AYG5002]After their stinging defeat at Stalingrad, the Germans mass their best forces for an all-out attack against the growing Soviet bulge at Kursk. The Soviets' network of master spies has caught wind of the German plans, and they are prepared to trap and decimate the best panzer forces the Germans can muster! |
 Atlantis[MFG ASI5753]More than 2,000 years ago Plato told the myth of the splendid city of Atlantis, which was sunk in the sea. In this family game the players, by skillful placing of cards and the building of bridges, try to leave the city of Atlantis in order to reach the solid ground with as much treasures as possible. The city of Atlantis and the solid ground are interconnected by land tiles. The players receive cards with several drawings, land tiles with those drawings, all pawns of a color as well as a bridge. In your turn you can discard a card with any drawing and go with one of your pawns to the next tile with the same card drawing. At the end of your turn, you can take the tile left behind and put it in your hand as victory points. The player puts a water tile into the gap created and draws a card from the deck the pile. So every turn there are more water tiles and it's harder to overcome the gaps, players can go forward using their bridges or paying victory points with your collected tiles. When all players have saved his three pawns safe ground there are a recount. Who reaches safe ground with most victory points wins. |
 Le Boomb[MFG 73101-S]A single die game/activity akin to LCR or Dreidel. Roll the die: the Boomb either stays put, changes owners, or explodes. Last person in wins. (From the publisher's webpage) Le Boomb is a casual, social game for 2-16+ players ages 6 and older. You can play in about 5-15 minutes. Here's all you need for a portable game party: 1 custom die that tucks into your special "boomb"! Le Boomb!, a quick brilliant silly little game based entirely on luck, that Each copy of Le Boomb contains: Each display of Le Boomb contains 12 games: |
 Steam Barons Expansion[MFG 4552]Steam Barons is the first expansion for Mayfair's Steam. Steam Barons(tm)...is the first release using the real Steam brand trade mark and expands Steam trade mark in many ways. Most importantly there is a whole new way to play Steam, instead of players only running a single company they now compete for ownership of the various companies with the primary shareholder in each company deciding the actions of that company each turn. As the game progresses the fortunes of the various companies will fluctuate. There are two new maps designed with six player games in mind and additional track tiles to ensure that the supply is unlikely to run out. The two maps are of the North of England and the majority of the USA East of the Rocky Mountains. This game also contains wooden train markers that can be used to mark track ownership instead of the disks in the Base and Standard Steam game. Steam Barons contains: . 1 double-sided game board . 6 Company displays . 38 Railway track tiles . 32 money tokens . 1 first player marker . 16 black goods cubes . 144 wooden train track ownership markers . 1 Stock-market game card . 1 full-color rules |
 Steam Locomotive Set[MFG 45512]Introducing the SteamTM Locomotive Set! This fine supplemental product provides players the option of replacing their wooden marker disks with wooden train engines the appropriate color and a purple turn marker pawn. All packaged in a fine translucent plastic storage box with a snap closure. SteamTM Locomotive Set contains: 144 wooden train tokens (6 colors for 6 players), 1 pawn (in a color different from the player colors), 1 plastic storage container |
 Glen's Gallery[MFG 4108]It's not easy working for Glen Willibin, the most notorious art dealer in town. Still, Glen's all about one thing: his bottom line. Fail, and you'll find yourself stripped of your responsibilities. Succeed, and you'll still have a job in the morning. |
 The Pillars of the Earth Builders Duel Expansion[MFG 4119]England in the 12th Century. Prior Philip wants to build the most beautiful cathedral in England, while Bishop Waleran is planning his own project, a mighty fortress. As competing builders, players, supported by friends and powerful allies, must obtain raw resources and convert them into building materials, all the while opposed by dangerous foes. Can you overcome the many obstacles set before you and build your monument first? --- For players not satisfied with the possibility of playing Pillars of the Earth with two, there now is a card game on the subject solely for two players - maybe this exclusivity helps them to accept a superb game; yes, again on a successful book. One player tries to erect a cathedral, while the other is in charge of building a fortress, an element that also seems to be part of the book; the one who succeeds first in erecting his building has won the game. Each of the two buildings consists of three sections/cards; each of those sections require a different combination of materials. Action cards enable players to get to construction materials; other action cards upgrade these materials, such as iron into bells, sand into cement or wool into cloth. |
 1853 India[MFG 1853]1853 is a railway building game using the 18XX game system, set in imperial India. It was originally published in 1989 by Hartland Trefoil. Contrary to many other 18XX games, 1853 does not require aggressive stock trading, but skills in engineering the best possible routes. 1853 is a game that takes several hours to play. Even players familiar with the rules should require at least four hours. |
 World Without End[MFG 4118]The game is inspired by the book of the same name by Ken Follett. The book shares the Kingsbridge location of his earlier novel, The Pillars of the Earth, but occurs 200 years later. As citizens of Kingsbridge, players need to take care of the following areas: Building, Trading, Religion, Feeding, and Medical Knowledge. Each turn an event card is flipped that defines available player actions. Victory points can be won in numerous ways, e.g. by creating buildings or taking care of sick people. |
 Rise of Empires[MFG 6029]Don't just make history-guide it! Take the reins of a developing civilization, choosing the resources and development paths that will lead to the fastest expansion, as you claim and defend territory on a map forging an empire that eventually encompasses whole continents. Rise of Empires play is divided into three eras. Choices made early in the era are repeated late, so your decisions must have both short-term and long-term benefits to be successful. This process requires tough decision-making and promotes an atmosphere with nail-biting suspense. Victory points are rewarded for building cities, having an empire, for progress in science, and for trading goods. Rise of Empires breathes new life into the civilization games genre! Balance gold and food, war and agriculture, territory and technology to forge an empire that is destined to rise above all other nations! Each copy of Rise of Empires contains: . 1 large game board . 1 tiles display . 40 resource discs . 150 player cubes in 5 colors . 45 action discs in 5 colors . 8 empire tiles . 40 territory tiles . 48 progress tiles . 36 city tiles . 104 gold markers . 5 alliance pieces . 5 player aid cards . 1 rules booklet with illustrated example of play. |
 Witch of Salem[MFG 3309]Step back to early 20th Century New England. Here, the horrible "Great Old Ones" mysterious inhabitants of a dark, unfathomable void-seek entry into our world. One of their imprisoned overlords gathers them, just as his worldly servants open portals throughout Arkham for the coming onslaught. Only Salem's master witch, Robert Craven, holds the key to safeguarding mankind. He plans to gather a team of intrepid scholars to find the hidden portals and close them with powerful magic seals. The noble witch's elite team must battle the threat of madness, duel the dark servants, tackle mystical challenges, and face their ultimate nemesis: an unidentified Great Old One with an unknown and incalculable strength. In "Witch of Salem," you step into the terrifying world of renowned storyteller Wolfgang Hohlbein, a mythos inspired by the tales of H. P. Lovecraft. You play one of the witch's scholarly allies. Working cooperatively with your cohorts, uncover the secrets of the Necronomicon, combat creeping insanity, defeat the coming Evil, and bar the Great Old Ones from exiting the inter-dimensional abyss. Contains: 1 game board, 4 game figures, 1 witch figure 1 Necron Stone, 1 battle die, 26 creature cards, 6 Great Old One cards, 12 event cards, 6 overview/turn cards, 32 minor location cards, 4 player boards, 34 item markers, 4 sanity markers, 6 artifact markers, 8 portal tiles, 1 cloth bag, game rules, brief history |
 Catan Dice Game: Deluxe Edition[MFG 3109]Discover, explore, and settle Catan anywhere and anytime!...even solo! The Catan Dice Game" is a fast, fun way to experience Catan on-the-go. Play it in only 15-30 minutes! It's a great casual introduction to the world of Catan. With 6 colorful, high quality, embossed plastic dice, a generous pad of full color double-sided score sheets featuring two maps for alternate play, and an exquisite lidded leather dice cup. the dice cup will hold dice, rules and score pad. Roll your way to victory. So get ready to toss! Challenge the odds and discover a fresh way to master Catan! Psssst! - Dice, rules and score sheets will store inside the dice cup, secured safely by the lid for ultimate transportability. Perfect for a quick portable, Catan adventure! Game Contents: * 6 High Quality, Embossed Plastic Dice, Each with 6 Colored Images * Embossed Black, Leatherette Dice Cup with Lid * Pad of 2-Sided, Full-Color Catan Maps with Score Tracks, so you can play 2 different scenarios (you'll still need a pen or pencil) * Game Rules |
 Martian Rails[MFG 4601]Discover the curious civilizations and wild lore of the wondrous, neighboring red planet Mars. Celebrate one of the mankinds most vital and enduring passions: railroads. Use your initial investment to build track. Then pick up commodities where they are grown, mined, or manufactured and deliver them to a lucrative place of demand. Complete a delivery and make the money you need to buy larger, faster trains, and expand your railroad empire. Win the game by building and operating Mars most effective railroad empire!With over a million variations, Martian RailsT never grows old. You decide where to lay your tracks. Your only obstacles are rival tracks and Mars great mountains, canals, deserts, and jungles. So, dominate a whole new planet. Capture the pioneering spirit on the sands of Mars and learn to build an empire. Whether you share Martian Rails as an evening with friends or as a rainy day activity with your family, youll always find it captivating! |
 Catan Card Game: Artisans & Benefactors Expansion Set[MFG 48722]Welcome to the 7th expansion to Klaus Teubers Catan Card Game! Here youll find 36 new cards that can help you enhance the "happiness" of your principalitys residents. After all, happy, contented citizens have higher morale and often work harder. This allows you to constructively expand with less fear from your twin foes of randomness and luck.Like all Catan Card Game Theme Sets, you need a copy of the basic game to use Artisans & Benefactors. |
 EuroRails 4th Edition[MFG 4507]iscover a modern European classic.Celebrate one of the worlds most vital and enduring passions: railroads. Use your initial investment to build track. Then pick up commodities where they are grown, mined, or manufactured and deliver them to a lucrative place of demand. Complete a delivery and make the money you need to buy larger, faster trains, and expand your railroad empire. Win the game by building the most effective railroad empire! With over a million variations, EuroRails never grows old. You decide where to lay your tracks. Your only obstacles are rival tracks and Europes great mountains, channels, and rivers. So, ignore the borders. Capture the industrial spirit of Europe and learn to build an empire. Whether you share EuroRails as an evening with friends or as a rainy day activity with your family, youll always find it captivating! After enjoying this great game, you can explore one of the many other award-winning Empire Builder games, including titles as diverse as China Rails, Australian Rails, and Martian Rails. Eurorails is geographically accurate. The game depicts Europes rivers, plains, and mountains, as well as its natural resources. Its a great way to learn about the geography, business, shipping, and transportation of Europe while having loads of fun with friends or family! |
 Pack & Stack[MFG 3308]Its moving day! You have lots of boxes to load, and a truck to load them into - but how are they going to fit? Can you packem, stackem, and rackem with the best? |
 Catan Geographies Germany (SA)[MFG 3251]Catan Geographies: GermanyA Game of Discovery, Geography, and History in the land of Poets and Thinkers. Explore and settle the storied land of Germany using the elegant, award-winning game design from The Settlers of Catan |