In Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side, each player takes control of one of five Star Wars characters: Darth Vader, Asajj Ventress, Kylo Ren, Moff Gideon, or General Grievous. Each player has their own villain deck, fate deck, player board, and 3D character. On a turn, the active player moves their character to a different location on their player board, takes one or more of the actions visible on that space (often by playing cards from their hand), then refills their hand to four cards. Cards are allies, items, effects, and other things. You need to use your cards to fulfill your unique win condition. One of the actions allows you to choose another player, draw two cards from that player's fate deck, then play one of them on that player's board, covering two of the four action spaces on one of that player's locations. The fate deck contains heroes, items, and effects from that villain's storyline, and these cards allow other players to mess with that particular villain. Depending on their villain's unique power, players can also use their villain's "ambition" to perform actions that power effects based on the villain's use of the Force, strategic leadership, or sheer luck. The game also incorporates villain-specific missions and rules for iconic ships and transports from all corners of the Star Wars galaxy.

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In Star Wars Villainous: Revenge at Last, players choose to play one of two iconic villains from the Star Wars galaxy: Darth Maul or Captain Phasma. For players who select Captain Phasma, they have to channel the military leader's "Ambition", keeping her best soldiers in play after a "Vanish" action to establish a First Order Stormtrooper Officer at each location. As the ruthless commander, players can even sacrifice allies to promote others with the effect "Forged in Battle". Players taking on the role of Darth Maul within the game will need to take revenge on the Jedi by recruiting a hero as their apprentice, building up their strength, and manipulating them to beat another hero at the top of the sector. Darth Maul will use his allies not to vanquish heroes, but to weaken them. When players take a "Vanquish" action, they do not discard the hero, but instead give them a -1 strength token. This standalone game also incorporates villain-specific missions and rules for iconic ships and transports from all corners of the Star Wars galaxy. Villains in Star Wars Villainous: Revenge at Last can also be mixed with those in Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side or Star Wars Villainous: Scum and Villainy.

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In Star Wars Villainous: Scum and Villainy, players choose to play one of three iconic villains from the Star Wars galaxy, including Boba Fett. Depending on their villain's unique power, players will use their villain's "ambition" to perform actions that power effects based on the villain's use of the Force, strategic leadership, or sheer luck. The game also incorporates villain-specific missions and rules for iconic ships and transports from all corners of the Star Wars galaxy. Villains in Star Wars Villainous: Scum and Villainy can be mixed with those in Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side or used on their own in this game.

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In Villainous: Treacherous Tides, each player takes control of one of two Disney characters, each a villain in a different Disney movie, specifically Davy Jones (The Pirates of the Caribbean) and Tamatoa (Moana). Each player has their own villain deck, fate deck, player board, and 3D character. On a turn, the active player moves their character to a different location on their player board, takes one or more of the actions visible on that space (often by playing cards from their hand), then refills their hand to four cards. Cards are allies, items, effects, and conditions. You need to use your cards to fulfill your unique win condition. One of the actions allows you to choose another player, draw two cards from that player's fate deck, then play one of them on that player's board, covering two of the four action spaces on one of that player's locations. The fate deck contains heroes, items, and effects from that villain's movie, and these cards allow other players to mess with that particular villain. Villainous: Treacherous Tides is playable on its own, and its characters can also face off against those in the other Disney Villainous games.

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In Villainous: Sugar and Spite, each player takes control of one of two Disney characters, each a villain in a different Disney movie, specifically King Candy (Wreck-It Ralph) and Shere Khan (The Jungle Book). Each player has their own villain deck, fate deck, player board, and 3D character. On a turn, the active player moves their character to a different location on their player board, takes one or more of the actions visible on that space (often by playing cards from their hand), then refills their hand to four cards. Cards are allies, items, effects, and conditions. You need to use your cards to fulfill your unique win condition. One of the actions allows you to choose another player, draw two cards from that player's fate deck, then play one of them on that player's board, covering two of the four action spaces on one of that player's locations. The fate deck contains heroes, items, and effects from that villain's movie, and these cards allow other players to mess with that particular villain. Villainous: Sugar and Spite is playable on its own, and its characters can also face off against those in the other Disney Villainous games.

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In Star Wars Villainous: Cold Tactics, players choose to play one of two iconic villains from the Star Wars galaxy: Grand Admiral Thrawn or Count Dooku. If you play as Grand Admiral Thrawn, you must be efficient and unforgiving in your pursuit of taking over and controlling planets in the name of the Empire. To win, you must operate strategically in Thrawn's sector and occupy each location by collecting artifacts, deploying the 7th Fleet, and using ambition to flip the location over. As Count Dooku, you need to lead the Separatist Movement and bring an end to the Galactic Republic and Jedi. Count Dooku needs to convince an organization just how powerful he can be by defeating the Jedi to intimidate neutral organizations into active organizations at each location to fulfill his objective and stand alongside Darth Sidious as the true power of the galaxy! Villains in Star Wars Villainous: Cold Tactics can also be mixed with those in Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side, Star Wars Villainous: Scum and Villainy, and Star Wars Villainous: Revenge at Last.

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In The Quest for El Dorado, players take the roles of expedition leaders who have embarked on a search for the legendary land of gold in the dense jungles of South America. Each player assembles and equips their own team, hiring various helpers from the scout to the scientist to the aborigine. All of them have one goal in mind: Reaching the golden border first and winning all of the riches for themselves. Whoever chooses the best tactics will be rewarded!

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In JAWS, one player takes on the role of the killer shark off Amity Island, while the other 1-3 players take on the roles of Brody, Hooper and Quint to hunt the shark. Character and event cards define player abilities and create game actions for humans and the shark. Gameplay is divided into two acts — Amity Island and The Orca — played on a double-sided board to replicate the film's story: In the Amity Island phase, the shark menaces swimmers and avoids capture. Other players attempt to pinpoint the shark's location and save swimmers from shark attacks. In the Orca phase, played on the reverse side of the game board, Brody, Hooper and Quint are aboard the sinking ship engaging in a climactic battle against the shark, while using additional action and strategy cards to defend the Orca from targeted shark attacks. If humans kill the shark, they win; if the shark attack on the Orca succeeds, the great white shark wins.

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Chronicles of Crime is a cooperative game of crime investigation, mixing an app, a board game and a touch of Virtual Reality. With the same physical components (board, locations, characters and items), players will be able to play plenty of different scenarios and solve as many different crime stories. Players start the app, choose the scenario they want to play, and follow the story. The goal being to catch the killer of the current case in the shortest time possible. Using the Scan&Play technology, each component (locations, characters, items, etc.) has a unique QR code, which, depending on the scenario selected, will activate and trigger different clues and stories. That means players will be able to get new stories way after the game is released simply by downloading the app's updates, without any shipping of new physical components involved. The VR experience only requires a mobile phone. Players simply put the VR glasses (optional buy) onto their mobile device, and put the VR glasses on their nose, holding their mobile device in front of their eyes, to immerse themselves in the game's universe and search for clues in a virtual world. The game comes with 1 tutorial and 5 scenarios, but more can be downloaded directly inside the app!Each session last around 1h to 1h30 minutes and many scenarios are connected to each others in order to tell a much bigger story. —description from the publisher

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The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth – Allies features various characters from J.R.R. Tolkien's universe who will come to the aid of either the Fellowship or Sauron. Collect power tokens in each chapter and use them to call upon your allies and benefit from their effects

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The heat is on! Ramen connoisseurs take turns rolling and re-rolling dice to purchase ingredients to compete for the best bowls of ramen! Players also put the heat on their opponents by raising their spice levels which decreases their points. EXCITING GAMEPLAY: Dive into a fast-paced, flavorful challenge as you and up to 4 friends compete to craft the perfect bowl of ramen. Roll dice to collect ingredients and strategically raise the heat on your competitors.FAMILY FUN: Suitable for players aged 8 and up, Ramen Extreme offers a spicy twist to family game night with an easy setup and engaging play that takes 15-20 minutes per game.CREATIVE STRATEGY GAME: Utilize unique card combinations and time your moves wisely to maximize your points and sabotage your opponents with clever use of the spice level mechanic.PERFECT FOR RAMEN LOVERS: Embrace the ramen-making frenzy that not only tests your luck but also your strategy and foresight, making each game a new adventure.ENHANCED COMPONENTS: The game includes 5 dice, 14 Ramen Bowl cards, 48 ingredient tokens, 5 Chopsticks tokens, 5 Chili Heat cards, and 5 Chili Pepper tokens, providing everything you need for an immersive playing experience

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In Reiner Knizia's High Society, players bid against each other to acquire the various trappings of wealth (positive-number and multiplier cards) while avoiding its pitfalls (negative number and divisor cards). While bidding, though, keep an eye on your remaining cash - at the end of the game, even though all those positive-number cards might add up to a win, the player with the least money isn't even considered for victory

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