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Concept
" In Concept, your goal is to guess words through the association of icons. A team of two players - neighbors at the table - choose a word or phrase that the other players need to guess. Acting together, this team places pieces judiciously on the available icons on the game board...The first player to discover the word or phrase receives 2 victory points, the team receives points as well, and the player who ends up with the most points wins." --Publisher |
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Fire Tower "Defend your tower and take down your opponents in this fast-paced game of tactical pattern laying and hand management! ...Fire Tower takes minutes to learn and seconds to set up. While the core mechanics are easy to grasp, an ever-shifting environment forces players to switch up their tactics and experiment with different strategies, making each game a new experience." --Container
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Hnefatafl "Fight for your king. The Viking lords have sounded the drums of war. The king prepares his defenses while the enemy flanks him on all sides. When the unyielding blade meets the unbreakable shield, who shall prevail? In the ancient game of Hnefatafl, you will find the answer, and perhaps lead your army to victory. Hnefatafl is one of the oldest games in history, predating chess by hundreds of years. It is a game of strategy and cunning, in which two players pursue distinct goals: the defenders attempt to escort their king off the battlefield, while the attackers seek to capture the king!"--Container
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Nova Luna "A New Moon, a new beginning... Nova Luna is a game of building connections. In every round of this tile-laying game, you must optimize your choice and plan for the future based on the dwindling supply of tiles available on the moon wheel. And with every new moon, you will need to develop a new strategy with what the moon wheel has to offer you. Find your path to building synergies between the tiles, and you will win. Decide wisely!"--Container
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Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu "Beings of ancient and bizarre intelligence, known as Old Ones, are stirring within their vast cosmic prisons. If they awake into the world, it will unleash an age of madness, chaos, and destruction upon the very fabric of reality. Everything you know and love will be destroyed! You are cursed with the knowledge that the 'sleeping masses' cannot bear: that this Evil exists, and that it must be stopped at all costs. You will fend off cultists and terrifying creatures in order to find the clues necessary to ensure those Old Ones do not awaken. As your investigation leads you deeper into chaos and madness, your sanity will stretch your capacities to their limits. On the brink of insanity, you are humanity's last hope!"--Container
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Pendulum "In Pendulum, each player is a powerful noble vying to succeed the Timeless King as the true ruler of Dünya. Each noble in the game is unique. Players command their workers, execute strategems, and expand the provinces in their domain in real time to gain resources and move up the four victory tracks: power, prestige, popularity, and legendary achievement. Use your time wisely, as the player who has shown themselves the most fit to rule during the final Council will be declared the new Timeless Ruler! Pendulum is a turnless real-time strategy game for 1-5 players... The winner will be the player who manages and invests their time most effectively, not the player who acts the quickest."--Container
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Res Arcana "In a high tower, an Alchemist prepares potions, using vials filled with otherworldly fluids. In a sacred grove, a Druid grinds herbs for a mystical ritual. In the catacombs, a Necromancer summons a bone dragon... Welcome to the world of Res Arcana! In it, Life, Death, Elan, Calm, and Gold are the essences that fuel the art of magic. Choose your magic, gather essences, craft unique artifacts, and use them to summon dragons, conquer places of power, and achieve victory!" --Container.
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Scoville "You are a pepper grower who believes that the hottest peppers are the best peppers, and your chance to prove it is here at the Scoville Chili Pepper Festival. The festival includes nailbiting pepper auctions, a huge Farmers' Market, incredible prizes for growers who plant the fieriest peppers, and the world famous Scoville Chili Cookoff, where chefs try to scorch their way to victory with the wildest concoctions. The festival only lasts one day and the grower that can generate the most heat will take home this year's trophy. Are you ready to feel the burn?"--Container.
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Unlock! Timeless Adventures "A cooperative card game inspired by escape rooms. Real life escape rooms challenge you to literally escape a room within 60 minutes. With Unlock! experience the thrills of escape rooms without setting a foot outside! The Noside Show: The Diosen Circus is coming to town but Professor Noside has prepared a great sabotage act! Stop him. The show must go on! Arsène Lupin and the Great White Diamond: Experience a jewel race in the early 20th century Paris and take up the challenge of Arsène Lupin. Lost in the TimeWarp!: Professor Alcibiades Tempus' time machine works erratically. You must return the timeline to normal!"--Container
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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (Dungeons & Dragons)
"Beneath the unyielding night sky, you stand before a towering glacier and recite an ancient rhyme, causing a crack to form in the great wall of ice. Beyond this yawning fissure, the Caves of Hunger await. And past this icy dungeon is a secret so old and terrifying that few dare speak of it. The mad wizards of the Arcane Brotherhood long to possess that which the god of winter's wrath has so coldly preserved--as do you! What fantastic secrets and treasures are entombed in the sunless heart of the glacier, and what will their discovery mean for the denizens of Icewind Dale? Can you save Ten-Towns from the Frostmaiden's everlasting night? Brave the frozen North of Faerun in this Dungeons & Dragons adventure for characters level 1-12." -Publisher |
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Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook v.3.5
"Endless adventure and untold excitement await! Prepare to venture forth with your bold [companions] into a world of heroic fantasy. Within these pages, you'll discover all the tools and options you need to create characters worthy of song and legend for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.The revised Player's Handbook is the definitive rulebook for the Dungeons & Dragons game. It contains complete rules for the newest edition and is an essential purchase for anyone who wants to play the game." -Publisher |
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Pathfinder 2nd Edition Core Rulebook
"This comprehensive guide to the Pathfinder roleplaying game provides everything you need to set out into a world of limitless fantasy adventure! Choose from ancestries like elf, human, and goblin and classes like alchemist, fighter, and sorcerer to create a hero of your own design, destined to become a legend! The new Pathfinder rules are easier to learn and faster to play, and they offer deeper customization than ever before! This indispensable volume contains the core rules for players and Game Masters, and is your first step on a heroic new journey!" -Publisher |
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Pathfinder 2nd Edition Bestiary
"Over 400 of fantasy's fiercest foes burst from the pages of this enormous compendium of the most popular and commonly encountered creatures in the world of Pathfinder! From familiar enemies like orcs, dragons, and vampires to new horrors like the nightmarish nilith and the three-headed mukradi, to suitable servants for summoners of every [alignment], this must-have companion to the Pathfinder Core Rulebook is crawling with creatures to challenge characters of any level." -Publisher. |
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