Welcome to the Northern Expanse, a place where nature is still unexplored, mystical and dangerous. When the humans first arrived, they thought they found an unspoiled paradise, filled with bountiful forests, lakes swimming with fish and cold freshwater flowing from the mountains. But as their settlements expanded and the surrounding forests grew thinner, nature itself pushed back. Great creatures known as Beasts emerged, and with their fangs, claws and mystical powers, they proved an incredible threat to the humans. In order to protect the settlements, humans enlisted specialised hunters, tasked with tracking and killing the Beasts before too many of their kin perish. The Beast uses a deck of direction cards to move over forests, swamps and caverns, using guile and deceit to hide its track from the hunters. However, whenever a hunter moves over a location where the Beast has previously been, a trail appears. Only when a hunter searches a location or the Beast itself attacks an unsuspecting target is the Beast's actual position revealed. More so, each hunter has but one chance of searching each round, making it a tense and difficult decision. Hunters seldom have full information whether the trail they’re pursuing contains the Beast’s actual location, or if the trail has already gone cold. Each action you perform in this game is done by playing a card from your hand (up to a maximum of two cards per turn). This means that if a player wants to search, attack or move, they need to have a card in their hand that lets them do that. Before each round, both hunters and Beast participate in a draft for the most important cards. All action cards can be used by both Beast and hunters alike. In order to win this game, you either need to cooperate every step of the way if you play as a hunter, or skillfully outmaneuver your opponents if you play as Beast. On their own, hunters are never stronger than the Beast. Only when hunters communicate, strategize and combine their actions can they bring down the Beast before it’s too late. —description from the designer

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The House on the Hill still sits abandoned, and fearless group of explorers has been drawn to the house to discover its dark secrets. Immerse yourself in the narrative gameplay as you take on the role of one of those explorers.The co-operative board game Betrayal at House on the Hill: 3rd Edition includes fifty haunts and dozens of danger-filled rooms that will terrify even the strongest among you. At first you'll work together, but beware...one explorer will betray the others and then the haunt begins.This edition of the popular haunted house traitor game features content and gaming elements that help new players jump right in. So gather friends for a game night of monsters, miniatures, and modular board pieces in this immersive, story-driven hidden traitor game.—description from the publisher

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In the Seventh Age of humankind the ancient Gates of Antares link or isolate worlds across countless galaxies. The evolved panhuman races wage unending war to control the technology of the Gates and the undiscovered systems beyond. The Xilos Horizon is the starter set for Beyond the Gates of Antares and is the perfect introduction for anyone wishing to take up this awesome game or for existing players to start two new factions. This set contains everything you need to start gaming including complete tabletop wargame rules, army lists, battle scenarios and two opposing forces to play with. The Concord and the Ghar Empire. The expanding Universe has been designed by Rick Priestley, who has already been involved with the creation of many other outstanding tabletop games. Also Beyond the Gates of Antares has been developed from the award winning Bolt Action game system and dynamic turn system to provide players with an epic gaming experience every time they play. The set includes two forces of high quality multi-pose plastic models that will be supported by an expanding range of plastic, metal and resin miniature in the future. Let the battle for control of the Gates begin! Set contains: Starter forces for both the Concord and Ghar Empire  Full colour 260-page hardback rulebook. Quick reference sheet. Getting started booklet. 3 multi-pose plastic Ghar Battle Squad walkers. 3 multi pose plastic Ghar Assault Squad walkers. 20 multi-pose plastic Concord Strike Troopers. 4 plastic Concord support drones. 8 plastic spotter drones. Strike Leader Kai Lek Atastrin metal figure. 12 order dice. Ghar distort dice. 13 Polyhedral dice. Launch Edition plastic templates and tokens. 12 red plastic pin markers.

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