Modern War #1 - Coming in August from Decision Games!

Red Dragon/Green Crescent is a game covering near-future conflicts around Asia’s periphery from 2013 to 2021. It’s adaptable for two player, multi-player and solitaire play.

Most ground units are brigades. Aircraft are mostly combat-wings. Ship units represent groups of vessels such as SAGs, subrons or individual capital ships.

Turns represent varied amounts of real time, depending on the operation being conducted. An entire match encompasses the first month of the war. Scenarios include partial and two-map games, some centered on Korea, others on the Indo- Pakistan area, and others covering the entire region from the Red Sea to Alaska.

DGMW01 - MSRP $49.99

Infiltration - Coming in April from Fantasy Flight!

Designed by Donald X. Vaccarino (Dominion, Kingdom Builder) and based in the dystopian world of Android, Infiltration is a tense card game of futuristic larceny in which two to six players take the roles of thieves, competing to steal valuable secrets from a highly secured corporate facility.

The most vital information lies deep within the complex, but each step inward takes you farther from escape. Worse yet, corporate mercenaries are closing in! How long will you push your luck as you avoid security patrols, surpass rival thieves, and try to download the most data before the building is locked down?

FFGVA79 - MSRP $34.95

Escape - Coming in July from Queens Games!

Escape is a cooperative game in which players must escape from a temple before the temple collapses, thereby causing everyone to lose.

Escape is played in real-time, with all players rolling dice and taking actions simultaneously.

The real-time aspect is enhanced by a soundtrack to be played during the game.

QUG60903 - MSRP $54.95

EDO - Coming in April from Queens Games!

The players are daimyos developing the region of EDO -today known as Tokyo- by building houses and trading goods. The goal is to increase their influence in the Tokugawa empire.

Players begin each round by simultaneously planning their actions in secret, which are then revealed and played one after the other. Whoever has the best plan wins the game.

QUG60943 - MSRP $59.95

Catan Junior - Coming in April from Mayfair!

A Catan adventure for fledgling swashbucklers.

Explore the Seas! Catan: Junior™ introduces a modified playing style of the classic game giving younger players the opportunity to experience the world of Catan! Designed for players as young as 5 and is a perfect introduction to the Catan series of games for kids and families.

Catan: Junior takes place on a ring of islands where 2 to 4 players build hideouts, and the mysterious Spooky Island, where the Ghost Captain lives. Each island generates a specific resource: wood, goats, rum or swords and players can acquire gold.

Each player starts with two pirate hideouts, then builds ships in order to expand their network. The more hideouts you build, the more resources you may receive. You use your resources to build ships, hideouts or get help from Coco the Parrot. Just watch out for the dreaded Ghost Captain!

Be the first player to control seven pirate hideouts and you win the game!

MFG3025 - MSRP $35.00

Nexus Ops - Now in Stock from Fantasy Flight!

Nexus Ops is a board game of fierce sci-fi battles and fantastic alien creatures in which two to four players control factions of corporate troops and strange life forms on an alien moon. Players deploy troops from their home base to explore the landscape, mine resources, purchase troops, win battles, and fulfill missions, all in an attempt to gather enough power to claim the moon for themselves.

This new edition of the classic title features detailed plastic figures, fantastic new art, a clarified rulebook, and a host of optional rules. But for those looking for alternate ways to enjoy this classic conflict, Nexus Ops includes a range of optional variants, including King of the Hill mode, the deadly Vortex, and even a full set of alternate unit powers!

FFGVA80 - MSRP $59.95

World at War, Issue #22 - The Battle of Minsk 1944 - Coming Soon
from Decision Games!

Minsk '44 -- the second game in Joseph Miranda's new East Front Battles Series, which began with Guards Tank in issue 13 -- covers the crucial exploitation phase of the great Soviet summer offensive against the Germans' Army Group Center, in June of 1944. The game utilizes the classic quad series rules' mechanics and a retreat-emphasizing differential combat system to encourage encirclement tactics, so typical of Soviet armor strategy during World War II.

Minsk is a two-player (Soviet versus German) operational level game. The game includes 228 medium-sized die-cut counters, with the division as the primary maneuver unit, and also includes air units, untried units, blown bridge markers, and headquarters units. The colorful map features the area of the Third Belorussian Front during Operation Bagration, with each hex representing approximately 2 miles across, and includes such prominent locations as Berezina and the transportation center of Minsk.

The rules entail a variety of standard and unique rules, such as Railroad Movement, "What if" Optional Reinforcements, Blowing Bridges, Untried Units, and the full range of historical unit formations, such as 5th Guards Tank Army, and the 505th Heavy Armor unit, etc.

Victory in the game is determined by the accumulation of VP for control of important hexes, as well as evacuating friendly units.

DGWW22 - MSRP $30.00

Zombie Survival 2: There Goes the Neighborhood - Coming in February
from Twilight Creations!

Let's face it, zombies are many things but, graceful is not one of them. Thankfully, you didn't listen when the wife told you to clean the yard. Those lawn gnomes and pink flamingos don't seem to stop them. They do however, slow 'em down. Maybe it will be enough!

Zombie Survival 2 adds:

TLC3801 - MSRP $19.99

Descent: Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition - Coming in March 2012 from Fantasy Flight!

Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition is a narrative board game in which one player takes on the role of the treacherous overlord, and up to four other players take on the roles of courageous heroes. Featuring double-sided modular board pieces, countless hero and skill combinations, and an immersive story-driven campaign, Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition transports heroes to a vibrant fantasy realm where they must stand together against an ancient evil.

This updated version of the classic board game of dungeon-delving adventure features a host of enhancements, including new heroes and monsters, streamlined rules, a class-based hero system, campaign play, and much more!

FFGDJ01 - MSRP $79.95

Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy - Now in Stock from
Fantasy Flight!

Inside abandoned hospitals, secret laboratories, and forgotten cellars, scientists are conducting depraved experiments that will drag humanity to the brink of the abyss. Only a small group of investigators can discover the truth and put an end to these mad plots before it's too late...

Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy provides players with new investigators for the Mansions of Madness base game, as well as new Trauma, Mythos, and Combat cards for use in any story. Forbidden Alchemy also includes three new scenarios, in which investigators will encounter new rooms, monsters, items, clues, locks, and obstacles:

With four new investigators, two monster types, nearly 250 new cards, 40 tokens and markers, and six detailed map tiles, Forbidden Alchemy introduces a host of new enhancements to your Mansions of Madness experience.

FFGMAD06 - MSRP $34.95

Commands & Colors Ancients: Expansion #6 - Now in Stock from GMT!

The Spartan Army expansion features over 20 scenarios, which focus on a period of time from 669 BC to 338 BC. In the early battles of Sparta against Argive, we see the development of Hoplite armies. We then move onto the war with the Persian Empire and take a closer look at the battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC. During the Peloponnesian Wars, Sparta takes a leader position among the Peloponnesian states, which would last for almost two centuries. Finally there is a shift in power away from Sparta during the battles of the Theban Era and the rise of Macedon.

The Spartan Army expansion also provides all the blocks and stickers needed to field a Spartan Army and its allies to oppose the armies from Commands & Colors: Ancients - Expansion #1 - Greek vs Eastern Kingdoms. As well as one sheet of 15 new double sided Terrain Tiles.

Rules-wise, if you are familiar with Commands & Colors: Ancients, you'll have no trouble at all learning the special rules for Hoplite infantry, for the basic game mechanics remain unchanged. Battle dice still resolve combat quickly and the Command cards provide an element of luck that creates a fog of war and presents players with both challenges and opportunities for victory.

GMT1115 - MSRP $55.00

Commands & Colors Napoleonics: Expansion #1 - Now in Stock from GMT!

At the time of the Napoleonic Wars, Spain was only a shadow of its former power. Spanish troops and leaders, as many Napoleonic historians point out, performed badly on a large number of occasions. Yet there are a number of battles, Bailen, Tamames, Alcaniz and San Marcial where the Spaniards fought valiantly and gained victory. Ironically, the point most historians overlook is the fact that the Spanish armies constituted a threat that the French simply could not ignore. As good as Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese field army was, that army faced multiple French armies. They could only defeat one French army at a time. The Spanish Armies and the accompanying guerrilla warfare against French troops tied down the remainder, allowing the Anglo-Portuguese army to ultimately emerge victorious.

In this expansion you will find 18 historical scenarios that focus on Peninsular battles fought by the Spanish army from 1808 to 1813, plus all the new units you'll need to field for these engagements.

GMT1114 - MSRP $50.00

Rattus: Africanus - Now in Stock from Z-Man Games!

Rattus: Africanus, a new expansion for the 2010 release Rattus, introduces a caravan and diplomats to add more strategic possibilities to the game. What's more, with the introduction of region cards, players will have more control on possible outbreaks of the Black Death.

In addition to making Rattus feel like a completely new gaming experience, Rattus Africanus makes it possible to play the game with up to six players.

ZMG7054E2 - MSRP $39.99

Settlers of Catan: Oil Springs - Now in Stock from Mayfair in December!

Eureka! Oil has been discovered on the island of Catan. The great engineers of Catan have learned ways to improve production using this valuable new resource, both by converting it into other materials and enabling the upgrade of cities into metropolises. But oil is scarce and its use does not come without cost. Using oil produces pollution, as well as climate changing emissions, which bring with them the threat of coastal flooding-and absolute disaster. With the discovery of oil on Catan, the Settlers face a new challenge: deciding whether the common good is worth limiting oil usage or whether the pursuit of victory is worth the risk of ruin.

MFG3116 - MSRP $5.00

Carcassonne: Corn Circles, Plague, & Tunnels - Coming from Rio Grande soon!

This medium-sized expansion includes the components from the three earlier published expansions: Crop Circles, Plague, and Tunnels.

Crop Circles: The seventh official mini expansion for Carcassonne, this adds 6 tiles depicting Crop Circles with corn stalks as the new watermark. The Crop Circles allow a player to place a second follower on an already-claimed feature, or remove an already-placed follower back to their supply.

Plague: Carcassonne: Die Pest (The Plague) was released with issue 2010/6 of Spielbox Magazine (both German and English editions). From the German: Pestilence descends upon Carcassonne, spreading under the players' control across the landscape tiles and carrying off any followers unfortunate enough to be located there.

Tunnels: Der Tunnel is another small Carcassonne expansion published in an issue of Spielbox magazine. This one is included with Spielbox 6/2009. Like its predecessor, Carcassonne: Die Katharer, it comprises merely four tiles; however, Der Tunnel also includes two tokens for each player. To summarize the incredibly short rules, in addition to your normal tile and optional follower placement, you may place one of your tunnel chips on any exposed tunnel entrance on the table, regardless of whether it's on the tile you just played. Once both your tunnel chips are out there, they connect the two roads, wherever they might be. For bonus fun, you can even do this to tunnels portrayed on tiles in other expansions.

RGG460 - MSRP $17.50

Jungle Speed: Raving Rabbids - Now in Stock from Asmodee!

Jungle Speed: Rabbids adds a few twists to the basic Jungle Speed game, starting with a "Raving Rabbids" character that sits atop the token. If a player grabs this Rabbid - even when someone grabs the totem by mistake - she can give a card from her face-down stack to the player of her choice. Other cards have players race to create rabbit ears on their head or grab the Rabbid without knocking over the totem. Another special card forces everyone but the active player to close their eyes, while the active player moves the totem to some point on the table within reach of everyone; the other players (with eyes still closed) then race to find the totem first using only their hands. Don't gouge your neighbor too much!

ASMJS03 - MSRP $24.99

2011 Holiday Catalog with some nice information about some current
and upcoming games!

Click [here] to view it. Be sure to contact your sales rep with any questions or requests.

Civilization: Fame and Fortune - Now in Stock from Fantasy Flight!

The Fame and Fortune expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game introduces a wealth of new game experiences with four additional Civilizations, a host of new map tiles and cards, and components for a fifth player.

Great Person cards provide the powerful assistance of great historical figures such as Marco Polo, Hannibal, and others, while investment cards allows players to spend your hardearned coin to reap ongoing benefits. Discover ancient relics, expand your capital city into a metropolis, and bolster your cities with temporary fortifications or trade caravans to edge out your rivals. The time has come to guide your people to greatness!

FFGCI02 - MSRP $34.95

Empires: Age of Discovery Builder Expansion - Now in Stock From Eagle Games!

A NEW SPECIALIST: THE BUILDER
When placed on the colonist dock and sent to the New World it will increase the VP's scored for the region: +2 VP's/ Builder (of any color) for 1st place; +1 VP for second place. When placed in the Capital Building track, the player pays half the normal cost.

20 NEW CAPITAL BUILDINGS
These include some "buildings" that cost zero, but offer a one-time instant effect such as receiving $7, 2 free specialists, or 2 free trade goods. So even if a player is short on cash, a building action is available.

A RULES SHEET with the new Builder Rules, Capital Buildings, and even special rules for a historical start (Each Nation has a special ability and one or two Capital Buildings to start the game).

INCREASES THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS TO 6 by including a complete set of purple colonists.

FDD101309 - MSRP $39.99

Dragon Rampage - Now in Stock From Eagle Games!

"Sure, the treasure around the sleeping dragon looked like it would be easy to get. At least the Rogue was convinced that sneaking in and grabbing an arm load of loot would be a cinch...things were going well until the Barbarian knocked over a stack of golden platters and the Dragon awoke. Needless to say, he was not too happy to see us going through his treasure. The first to run was the Rogue, as usual - hide in the shadows is her motto - but no Paladin runs when a fight is at hand. So I hefted my sword and attacked, expecting to see lots of help, minus the Rogue of course. Instead, as I was bringing down my sword, I saw out of the corner of my eye the Wizard AND the Dwarf edging toward the door...it is going to be one of those days."

Dragon Rampage is a strategic dice game for 3 to 5 players. Each player takes the role of one of the adventurers (all with different abilities) and the goal is to score the most points at the end of the game by fighting against, or running from (or some combination of the two) the dragon you just woke up, and tallying up the treasure and gold you obtain in the dungeon. Players roll 6 specially designed dice, and can choose whether to focus on grabbing treasure (from the dragon or from another player), fighting the dragon, protecting themselves and their treasure, or running for the exit. Try not to draw the dragon's attention as you make your way, and note that your fellow adventurers may hinder (or aid) you in your strategy and that the final scoring changes depending on how the game ends, so watch your step!

FDD101300 - MSRP $59.99

Palenque - Now in Stock from Z-Man Games!

Pacal, king of the Maya city Palenque, is trying to control all of the Yucatan's resources. As kings of other cities, his opponents have their own ideas. By using your influence to control resources in Kingdoms across the Yucatan, you can establish yourself as the greatest king of the Maya. Build Temples. Alter borders. Control resources.

During the game, players represent the kings who oppose Pacal and use the ten different resource cards and spend action points to expand their empires, dominate the 14 Yucatan kingdoms through their control markers, exchange the opponents control markers, reserve control markers and/or build Temples, scoring every time a Score Card is played by any player.

The player who has amassed the greatest amount of control over the Yucatan Peninsula in each of the scoring rounds is the winner.

ZMG7074 - MSRP $55.99

Power Grid: The Robots - Now in Stock from Rio Grande!

You finally have a new opponent for your Power Grid games: a robot that acts as an additional player. Thanks to his different actions and special abilities he is a strong opponent. You will manage the robot's "decisions" and can use him to act against the other opponent(s).

With this expansion, Power Grid is an exciting and fun experience for two (and more) players! Power Grid: The Robots is designed especially for two players, but you can use a robot with up to five human players, too. You can even use more than one robot in a game.

The robot consists of five tiles, one tile with rules for each phase (except phase 1 »Determine Player Order« and phase 5 »bureaucracy«) plus a special ability, which the robot uses during the game.

With a total of 30 tiles - six different tiles for each phase - your Power Grid games will never be the same again!

RGG462 - MSRP $9.95

Power Grid: The First Sparks - Now in Stock from Rio Grande!

As clan leader you are responsible for the well-being of your clan during the Stone Age. You need to develop new hunting technologies and get new knowledge, to successfully hunt food or to learn to control fire. With help of these skills you will harvest enough food to feed your clan and to spread it far enough to reach new hunting areas.

In this game you are always confronted with manifold decisions: which technology cards offer you the biggest advantages, when it is the right time to spread your clan on the game board, which hunting areas will grant the most food? Reaching new hunting areas or trying to secure parts of the game board for your own clan are important factors for your strategy. Empty spaces are cheaper for your clan to settle in compared to spaces, where other clans already settled earlier. If you are the first to increase your clan size to 13 clan members you will win The First Sparks.

RGG461 - MSRP $44.95

Cyclades: Hades - Coming in November from Asmodee!

The Cyclades are currently at peace, but the sound of furious battles still echoes in our memories. Is this a long lasting peace or nothing but a short truce?

There are whispers that Hades will soon return, bringing his undead phalanxes and ghost ships. Every city-state will need to demonstrate their skills at recruiting powerful heroes and gaining the favors of all the gods of Olympus, even terrifying Hades, to extend its supremacy over his opponents.

This box contains several modules which can be incorporated one by one into the basic game, according to the desires and experience levels of the players.

ASMCYC02 - MSRP $44.99

Merchant of Venus - Coming Q1 2012 from Fantasy Flight!

Fantasy Flight Games is delighted to announce the upcoming release of Merchant of Venus, a fantastic new edition of a classic 1980's board game of space traders and alien riches. Two to four players race through the galaxy on a wild dash for cash, locating and establishing vital trade lines to transport goods from the planets where they're common, to the planets where they can sell for maximum profit. The trader with the most wealth wins.

FFGVA85 - MSRP $59.95

Eclipse - Now in Stock from Asmodee!

A game of Eclipse places you in control of vast interstellar civilizations, competing for success. You will explore new star systems, research technologies and build spaceships to wage war with. There are many potential paths to victory, so you need to plan your strategy according to the strengths and weaknesses of your species while paying attention to the other civilizations' endeavors.

In the core of Eclipse, there are innovative resource management and action selection mechanisms. Even though you explore space and take over new sectors on the common game board, all the production and resource management is done conveniently on your own player board. The upkeep cost of your civilization rises rapidly as you take more actions and the area you control increases. This creates an interesting balancing problem and restrains the exponential growth of the civilizations.

Eclipse is an epic empire building game that even with full player count can be played under three hours. Euro-type game mechanisms offer a smooth gameplay and minimize the downtime. Nevertheless, Eclipse has a lot of details and theme woven seamlessly into the game. For example, you may design your own starships: each player has four ship types that they can build and design as they will. The technology tree also has a new, non-linear system.

Eclipse has seven different species for you to choose from. Each player can either play as Terrans (ie. humans) or one of the unique alien species. Each species has different characteristics and abilities. The modular board and the dynamic technology tree ensure that each session of Eclipse is unique!

ASMECLI01 - MSRP $99.99

Ghost Stories: Black Secret - Now in Stock from Asmodee!

The cooperative game Ghost Stories often has players on the edge of their seats with uncertainty over whether their monks will be able to protect a village against the many aspects of Wu-Feng that threaten it. With Ghost Stories: Black Secret, the players will face an even more powerful dilemma: Wu-Feng himself.

Yes, the player count for Black Secret is 2-5 (instead of 1-4) as one player will take on the role of Wu-Feng and harass the monks in a more direct manner than they've experienced previously. Wu-Feng now chooses where the incoming ghosts will be placed on the individual monk boards. Instead of placing the ghost on the board, Wu-Feng can use that ghost to power colored spells matching the color of the ghost or to bring new figures in play that scour the catacombs underneath the village; these figures are searching for the remains of Wu-Feng by digging in the dirt located there, and should they find the three icons required, the shadow of Wu-Feng descends on the village to fight directly with the monks.

To aid the monks in their fight against this more devious incarnation of Wu-Feng, they have access to blood mantras, special abilities that come in different levels to adjust for the difficulty of play. With the level 2 mantra, for example, when a monk loses a life, the Qi token is placed on the mantra. When two tokens are on the mantra, one monk of the players' choice gains a Qi. With the level 4 mantra, all tiles will be de-haunted when it triggers.

ASMGHOMU03 - MSRP $46.99

Outpost 20th Anniversary Edition - Now in Stock from Stronghold Games!

Players compete to build the best outpost. They must build and staff factories to produce resources which are then used to build more factories and purchase any of 13 outpost improvements which give different advantages (ranging from production technologies, resource storage, and increased population maximums to resource producing stations). Improvements are purchased through auctions, and each player may only win 1 per round. There are 3 phases in the game, and with each phase after the first a new set of improvements are available to purchase. Each staffed factory and improvement are worth a certain number of victory points (ranging from 1 pt for an ore factory to 20 points for a moon base) and the first player to reach 75 points wins.

SG2003 - MSRP $59.95

Stone Age: Style is the Goal - Coming in November from Rio Grande!

They build their huts and hunt for food during the day. In the evening, our Stone Age inhabitants sit by the fire and share stories of their days. But one notice that something is new and whispers: "Why do you have a tooth hanging there?"
The answer, "It is a decoration!"
"I want something like that to wear, too!"

In Stone Age: style is the goal, a new item emerges: decoration. And with decorations cometraders. The players can now trade their resources for decorations. Now, there is a new workplace in the village, new cards, and new huts to expand the world of Stone Age, with room for a 5th player!

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RGG463 - MSRP $34.95

Metal Gear Solid Risk - Now in Stock from USAopoly!

War has changed.

Private Military Companies have taken the place of state armies as the world's primary war machines. As the fires of war continue to spread, take command and wage the ultimate battle for supremacy. Hire one of eight legendary bosses to lead your soldiers, including Solid Snake, Raiden and Liquid Ocelot. Coordinate with arms dealers to gain tactical advantages over those who would oppose you.

The age of deterrence is now the age of control. He who controls the battlefield, controls history.

USORI069304 - MSRP $40.00

Kingdom Builder - Now in Stock from Queen Games!

The latest release from the designer of Dominion!

In Kingdom Builder, the players create their own kingdoms by skillfully building their settlements, aiming to earn the most gold at the end of the game.

Build an engine to control more tiles, which give access to more abilities -- which help you earn more gold!

Each game, players will use a random set of Kingdom Builder cards (3 of the total of 10 cards), special actions (4 of possible 8), and terrain sectors to build the map (4 of 8 tiles), ensuring you won't play the same game twice!

QUG60833 - MSRP $59.95

Dr. Shark - Coming in October from Asmodee!

The evil Dr. Shark is holding a cocktail party on his private island. Spies will try to gather clues hidden in the pool in order to build a case against Dr. Shark.

In turn, the players move their spy towards a free space at the bottom of the pool. They then gather clues by searching bare-handed in a bag, by following various directives. They could end up searching by only paying attention to the shapes or textures of the clues, search by the handful, or actually look into the bag to get the clue of their choice. The search ends if they find a shark or if the timer runs out.

They must then sort out the clues to work out the proof (the clues earned must correspond to the images shown on the tokens placed next to the game board). The game lasts a variable number of turns depending on the number of players. The spy with the most points when the game ends wins.

ASMDRS02 - MSRP $49.99

Giza - Now in Stock from Mayfair!

"If you would build something solid, start with something you know is stable. yourself." Ancient Egyptian Proverb

Pharaoh is worried! His tomb at Giza is behind schedule and he fears it will not be done in time for his funeral. He is offering great rewards to the faction that contributes the most work on his pyramid in the next 10 years. If your people work the hardest and work the smartest you shall earn Pharaoh's favor!

In Giza, the Great PyramidT you are the leader of one of four factions vying for Pharaoh's favor. You have 10 years to outperform the other factions and contribute the most to his great pyramid, earning eternal gratitude and glory. You shall need to balance your labor! Farm and fish to feed your people. Sweat and struggle with the back-breaking labor of moving the giant stone blocks into place. Task your folk with the creation of exquisite artworks to beautify Pharaoh's eternal rest.

Are you smart enough, organized enough and diligent enough to lead your people and earn Pharaoh's favor?

MFG4122 - MSRP $35.00

Puerto Rico: Die Jubiläumsausgabe - Now in Stock from Rio Grande!

Puerto Rico: Die Jubiläumsausgabe is a tenth anniversary edition of Andreas Seyfarth's Puerto Rico, which debuted at Spiel 2011 with a production-ready copy that met mass acclaim.

Game play is the same as the original Puerto Rico game: The players are plantation owners in the days when ships had sails. By growing up to five different kind of crops - corn, indigo, sugar, tobacco, and coffee - they try to run their business more efficiently than their close competitors: growing crops and storing them efficiently, developing San Juan with useful buildings, deploying their colonists to best effect, selling crops at the right time, and, most importantly, shipping their goods back to Europe for maximum benefit.

The game system lets players choose the order of the phases in each turn by allowing each player to choose a role from those remaining when it is his turn. No role can be selected twice in the same round. The player who ends up with the most victory points - achieved by shipping goods and building - wins the game.

Puerto Rico: Die Jubiläumsausgabe includes two expansions that were released separately: New buildings that first appeared in 2002 in Spielbox magazine and were later published by alea and Rio Grande Games, and the Nobles expansion from alea's Schatzkiste collection of game expansions.

The game has completely redesigned components and artwork: The cardboard doubloons are now sixty metal coins, while the fifty octagonal resources have been replaced with colored wooden crates. The building tiles are now illustrated, and the cardboard for those tiles and other components are nearly 3 mm thick to give the bits more heft. The individual player boards, the VP tokens, the ships and other components have also been redesigned.

RGG456 - MSRP $100.00

Takenoko - Now in Stock from the creator of 7 Wonders & Ghost Stories!

A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden.

In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.

ASMTAK01 - MSRP $44.99

Claustrophobia de Profundis - Now in Stock from Asmodee!

1635. Humans and infernal creatures confront each other for many months in the underground tunnels of New Jerusalem. These countless fierce battles eventually leave the warriors on both sides completely battered. Who can save the day?

With De Produndis, the Siccaria, powerful warriors, reinforce the human army, and terrible rabid hounds join the camp of the Underworld. New rooms with new effects and twelve Machiavellian scenarios await you in a hellfish expansion!

ASMCLAU02 - MSRP $49.99

A Few Acres of Snow - Now in Stock from Mayfair Games!

A war fought at the edge of two mighty empires. For over one hundred and fifty years Britain and France were locked in a struggle for domination of North America. Thousands of miles from their homes, settlers and soldiers were faced with impenetrable forests, unpredictable American tribes, and formidable distances. Despite these obstacles they were able to engage in bitter warfare, with the British ultimately taking the prize of Quebec. A Few Acres of Snow is a two-player game that allows you to recreate this contest. You can change the course of history by your decisions.

A Few Acres of Snow takes an innovative approach to the subject, using cards to represent locations and manpower. As the game progresses you add to your selection of cards, increasing the range of actions available to you. There are many strategies to be explored. How quickly should you build up your forces, do you employ Native Americans, what energy should be expended on your economy?

The game is about more than just fighting - you must successfully colonize the land to have a chance.

TRG4003 - MSRP $55.00

Grave Business - Now in Stock from Minion Games!

You are a Necromancer. In fact, you are a particularly dangerous one, as you are a Necromancer with a business plan. Your zombies will dig up and loot valuables from graves, and while they're there, they can also grab fresh body parts so you can make MORE zombies to dig up MORE graves. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately, it's so good that other Necromancers are now competing with you for the choice cemeteries!

Players start with zombies of varying values. They take turns placing zombies in specific location to "dig" up graves, steal from opposing laboratories and vaults, and to attack other player's zombies to try and prevent them from digging or stealing (and possibly dismember the opposing zombie beyond further use).

Once all the zombies have been placed, zombies still in position will steal body parts or treasure from opponents, and those set to dig will dig the row, column, or specific space of the graveyard they are assigned to. If you are competing for spaces in the graveyard (which is the norm), players compare the combined brainpower of their digging zombies, and the higher value gets to the contents of the grave first.

Then you may use your new-found corpse pieces and equipment to assemble new zombies to do your bidding!

The goal is to have the highest total in treasure and unused body parts at the end of the game.

MNIGB100 - MSRP $44.99

The Legend of Drizzt - Now in Stock from Wizards of the Coast!

The adventures of Drizzt Do'Urden, as told in the New York Times best-selling Forgotten Realms® novels by R.A. Salvatore, come to life in this thrilling board game. Take on the role of the legendary drow ranger or one of his famous adventuring companions, battle fearsome foes, and win treasure and glory.

Designed for 1-5 players, this board game features multiple scenarios, challenging quests, and cooperative game play. The contents of this game can also be combined with other D&D® Adventure System Cooperative Play board games, including Castle RavenloftT and Wrath of AshardalonT, to create an even more exciting experience.

WOC35594 - MSRP $64.99

Jungle Speed has a new box and a TV Ad Campaign!

The Jungle speed TV campaign started on september 5th and will run non-stop for 3 months on Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Nicktoons & Cartoon networks. You can view it [here].

ASMJS01P - MSRP $19.99

Little Dead Riding Hood - Now in Stock from Twilight Creations!

Little Red Riding Hood checked the action of her 9mm and put it back into the shoulder holster under her cloak. Things had certainly changed since the "Big Bad" wolves started rising from the dead and giving all of the Little Riding Hood sisters such a hard time! In Little Dead Riding Hood, players assume the role of one of the Riding Hood sisters trying desperately to get supplies to their beloved grandmother. Simple really... except for those pesky zombie wolves!

TLC3900 - MSRP $34.99

War of the Ring 2nd Edition - Now in Stock from Ares Games!

The War of the Ring has begun...

The WAR OF THE RING is a grand strategy board game that allows its players to immerse themselves in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS and experience its epic action, dramatic conflict, and memorable characters.

As the Free Peoples player you command the proud hosts of the most important kingdoms of the Third Age. From the horse-lords of Rohan to the soldiers of Gondor and the Elven lords of Rivendell, you lead the defense of the last free realms of Middle-earth.

Face the evil minions of Sauron on the field of battle in a desperate attempt to delay their onslaught, while you lead the Fellowship of the Ring in the Quest for Mount Doom.

As the Shadow player you lead the hordes of the Dark Lord and his most powerful minions as they try to bring darkness to Middle-earth. Legions of Orcs, Trolls, Wolfriders and the dreadful Ringwraiths await your command. Hunt the Ring-bearer and bring the precious Ring to his Master, or crush your enemies with your unstoppable armies.

This is your chance to forge the destiny of an age...

Quest: A Time of Heroes - Now in Stock from Z-Man Games!

With the new hero-game "Quest" players experience exciting adventures at the gaming table, that unfold just like a cinematic tale.

In a chain of exciting quests, most players take on the role of heroes while another player is their antagonist - the Questmaster. He controls all the challenges that the other players cooperatively have to master with the clever use of their skills and abilities.

Each of the quests build up on the previous ones and through the course of the campaign both the Questmaster and the players become stronger and therefore the gaming-experience more intense.

The personal development of the heroes through the course of several games will be continued with further expansions, that will add new heroes, more quests, more abilities and new dire enemies.

ZMG4076 - MSRP $39.99

Stomple - Now in Stock from Spin Master!

Outwit your opponents by stomping their marbles before they stomp yours! Outmaneuver by leaving their "stomper" trapped with no escape.OUTSTOMP the competition and you win! Each player has a "stomper" piece with a marble of a different color attached to the top. On a player's turn, he or she may stomp any marble (by putting it on top of it, knocking it underneath the board), not in the outside ring. On the following turn, the player can stomp any adjacent marbles of the same color, or stomp a marble matching the color of his/her "stomper" piece.

SMI6456 - MSRP $34.99

Discworld - Ankh-Mopork - Now in Stock From Mayfair Games!

Welcome to Ankh-Morpork - the oldest, greatest, and most odorous city on Terry Pratchett's Discworld, a place where trouble is always in the cards...

Be one of seven personalities vying for ultimate control of this proud and pestilent city, using your cunning and guile to complete your secret agenda. Along the way you'll encounter wizards, assassins, watchmen and thieves... all of whom will affect your fortunes and continually change the fate of this mercantile metropolis.

Each visit to Ankh-Morpork promises a unique player experience, combining rich visual styling's and multifaceted gameplay. A finely detailed map and over one hundred individually illustrated cards depicting the city's most beloved and infamous characters, locations, and organizations immerse the player in Discworld's most unruly city. Use your cards to enlist minions, inhume the competition, and extort money from fellow players, but beware of random magic and nefarious actions dealt by your opponents that threaten your rise to the top!

Discworld Ankh-Morpork blends the distinctive humor of Terry Pratchett's best-selling novels with strategic challenge and a dose of mayhem into one devilishly addictive Discworld adventure for two to four players. Suitable for all the family, you don't have to be a Discworld fan to play this game, but you might end up as one!

Discworld Ankh-Morpork was devised by internationally renowned games designer Martin Wallace and a dedicated team of artists overseen by the Discworld Emporium.

MFG3305 - MSRP $49.00

1830 - Now in Stock From Mayfair Games!

1830. It is the dawn of the "Age of Railroading" in America. You're a wealthy investor and speculator betting that the new technology will revolutionize transport. Commerce will no longer depend on rutted roads and slow canals. Instead, it will ride the rails on swift, powerful "Iron Horses."

1830 is an acclaimed railroad investment and building game covering the years 1830 to present. You and your fellow players become the stockholders of America's first railroad corporations. Since the largest shareholder becomes president, you compete for control of the strongest fi rms.

As president, generate revenue by building track and buying and operating trains-regardless of shareholders' needs. Meanwhile, you pay heed to the volatile stock market. You strive to invest in flourishing companies in order to earn healthy dividends. You try to buy stock in corporations that are rising in value, collect strong, and sell before the stock values drop.

1830 contains rules and components for Francis Tresham's original classic design, as well as a host of exciting new variants. The 2-sided map lets you develop the Eastern U.S. using different art. So, get ready to be a railroad baron. Start investing and building.

MFG1830 - MSRP $70.00

Talisman: The Dragon - Now in Stock From Fantasy Flight!

Playing with The Dragon expansion for Talisman, players will encounter even more choices and strategic challenges, including a new, dual-sided Inner Region for their heroes to conquer. The alternate sides allow players to face familiar terrain along a path that requires all new tactics, or to venture into the Dragon Tower, where a hero's every step meets opposition by the Dragon King's minions and leads him ever closer to an ultimate confrontation with the Dragon King, himself.

The Dragon brings to life six new characters to confront the draconic challenges that lie ahead. Over 300 new tokens and cards expand the Draconic Lords' influence over the land of Talisman and weave each Draconic Lord's story. New rules pace the increase of the draconic threat, and the heroes' quests become more and more dangerous as the dragons grow stronger. Now, for those brave adventurers who seek the Crown of Command, the quest means more than power and influence. It is a race to save the land from the Dragon King''s tyrannical rule. Any hero who dares confront the Dragon King must be prepared for an epic battle!

FFGTM08 - MSRP $39.95

Castle Panic: The Wizard's Tower - Now in Stock From Fireside Games!

Your Castle has been rebuilt, and a friendly Wizard has joined your forces. As long as his Tower stands, you and your friends have access to powerful magic spells.

And you'll need them, for the Monsters have returned stronger, faster, and smarter than before and with new abilities to threaten the Castle. You'll fight against magical Imps, evasive flying creatures, and more. Make your stand against six new, dangerous Mega Boss Monsters, including the Dragon and Necromancer. Use fire to attack the Monsters, but beware, your Walls and Towers can be burned down as well!

The challenge is high but so is the adventure. Can you survive more panic and defend the Wizard's Tower?

The Big Bang Theory Party Game - Coming From Cryptozoic in December!

Bazinga!

CAS01200 - MSRP $29.99

Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan - Now in Stock from Alderac!

Ninja is a hidden-movement game for 2-4 players, designed by veteran game designer Fréderic Moyersoen and set in the award-winning world of Legend of the Five Rings. Players take the role of the guards protecting a castle, or a ninja and traitor trying to sneak in, wreak havoc, and escape. Tactical cards give each side unique abilities, and miniature figures dramatically enhance this tense game of cat and mouse.

AEG5401 - MSRP $49.99