Next week's new releases, available from Monday 3rd April!
MONUMENTAL
No. of players: 1-4 | Playing time: 90-120 minutes | Age: 14+
In Monumental, each player will control a civilization that will evolve through their city: a grid of 3x3 cards (coming out from the player's starting civilization deck) that can each be activated to gather various resources such as Science, Military, Production, Culture, and Gold that will allow them to trigger many actions. But there’s a trick: one cannot activate all their cards at once, which means that tough choices will have to be made each turn in order to select the cards that are the most needed.
A modular board, at the center of the table, holds each civilization's army. The board is made of Provinces to be conquered. Unoccupied Province's inhabitants are barbarians who will provide resources to the player who defeats them. Holding a conquered province also brings victory points.
The player with the most impressive civilization at the end of the game will be remembered for all time (and they also win the game!).
TAKE YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
ALEPH NULL
No. of players: 1 | Playing time: 15-30 minutes | Age: 10+
As a successful Magician, you have been able to fund a lifetime of research by delivering to the petty demands of liars, philanderers, gluttons and the least of Humanity.
However, do not expect this matter to proceed without interference from the Church and/or from Hell itself: the best-laid plans do not always go the way expected.
Inspired by the Black Easter novellas by James Blish, the aim of Aleph Null is to successfully summon the demonic Prince Baphomet who, when he appears, expects there to be no cards in your hand, the main deck and the discard pile. However, ‘not losing’ in this way doesn’t mean that you have won: any cards still in play also count against you – too many and you shall lose also. The sooner you ‘win’, the better your chance of surviving any due punishment!
POKEMON CCG: SCARLET AND VIOLET
Begin a new adventure with Pokémon ex! Set out for a journey in the Paldea region! Meet first partners Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, and explore the power of the Legendary Pokémon Koraidon and Miraidon as Pokémon ex. Other Pokémon ex evolve their way into battle—including Arcanine and Gyarados—with a dazzling new look. Even more Pokémon appear as illustration rare cards with amazing artwork—discover them all in the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet expansion!
CATCH 'EM ALL IN STORE!
MOBILE MARKETS
No. of players: 1-4 | Playing time: 40-80 minutes | Age: 14+
Congratulations! You are the CEO of a multinational consumer electronics company ready for the new mobile technologies generation. Compete with other smartphone manufacturers for selling as many goods as possible by planning technology researches, marketing campaigns, production and sales for the whole year. Gain advantages while resolving your plans for victory!
Mobile Markets is a standalone game in the line of Smartphone Inc. providing a similar game experience, but it offers players new mechanisms, more complexity, and strategic planning, interaction, and competition. Join the race to satisfy the various demands of different types of customers all around the world!
TAKE CONTROL OF THE MARKET! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
REBUILDING SEATTLE
No. of players: 1-5 | Playing time: 60-120 minutes | Age: 12+
The great fire of 1889 has burned down most of downtown Seattle, and you are the city planner tasked with rebuilding it. Manage economic resources to improve neighborhoods, erect new buildings and iconic landmarks, and address the needs of an ever-growing population to make Seattle better than ever!
In Rebuilding Seattle, you’re responsible for managing the zoning and expansion of a major neighborhood! Each round your population grows, and you can either build a new building, expand into a new suburb, activate an event, or build a landmark, before earning profit based on your neighborhood’s commerce.
Triggering citywide events can change the tide of the game, offering points, money, and expansions for the players ready for it. You can even enact laws to give yourself the advantage! At the end of the game, whoever’s neighborhood has earned the most points for the winner!
TIME TO REBUILD! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
ROLLING HEIGHTS
No. of players: 1-4 | Playing time: 45-60 minutes | Age: 14+
Roll Your Meeples, Build the City. It's the 1920's and your career as a general contractor is about to take off. You have just started your business in a rapidly expanding city.
In Rolling Heights, players roll workers in the form of meeples. Standing meeples work hard that day and provide special actions and building materials, while face-down meeples provide nothing. You can always push your luck for better rolls, but you might lose valuable materials you need to construct new buildings. Completing buildings gains you prestige, as well as new workers to help you construct even larger buildings, including skyscrapers. Will you construct the next famous landmark?
THIS CITY WON'T BUILD ITSELF! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
POWER PLANTS
No. of players: 1-5 | Playing time: 30 minutes | Age: 8+
In Power Plants, you are a wizard growing a shared garden of magical plants with your rivals. Each turn, you choose one of the patch tiles from your hand and add it to the growing garden. You can activate the added tile for its dynamic "plant" power or activate all the tiles it touches for their slightly weaker (but still very cool) "grow" powers. As the fields expand, you strategically deploy your sprites to gain control of more and more of the fantastic flora. Will your magical horticulture skills pay off?
Manipulate the garden's growth, gather magical gems, and deploy your team of loyal sprites to repel your competition and be in control of the most valuable fields when the garden is complete!
SORCEROUS SALAD! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
Check out the deluxe edition HERE!
TWILIGHT STRUGGLE: RED SEA - CONFLICT IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
No. of players: 2 | Playing time: 35-75 minutes | Age: 12+
Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa is a two-player card driven game that builds on the award winning Twilight Struggle.
The year is 1974, and the Soviet Union and the United States have been locked in a life-or-death struggle across the globe. Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, a bedrock U.S. ally in Africa, had grown old and increasingly dictatorial. When he was overthrown in 1974, a Marxist coalition took the reins of power.
With a more limited scope and much shorter playtime, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea is the perfect way to introduce new players to the Twilight Struggle system. The cards from Twilight Struggle can be used in TS: Red Sea and vice versa.
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
BRAZEN BEASTS: A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE MINIATURES GAME
A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game is a competitive miniatures game for two or more players. Each player controls one of the Great Houses of Westeros, commanding battlefield units, recruiting legendary Heroes, and manipulating the political stage, in the attempt to claim the greatest prize of all: The Iron Throne.
CLAIM THE THRONE! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
DOMINION 2ND EDITION UPDATE PACKS
No. of players: 2-4 | Playing time: 30 minutes | Age: 13+
Monday brings with it update packs for Dominion, as well as the Prosperity, Hinterlands, and Seaside expansions. Upgrade your game from 1st to 2nd Edition, this coming monday!
A NEW LICK OF PAINT? CHECK THEM OUT HERE!
MONSTER OF THE WEEK HARDCOVER
Most people don’t believe in monsters, but you know the truth. They’re real, and it’s your task to bring them down. This hardcover edition of Monster of the Week brings that adventure to life.
Monster of the Week is a standalone action-horror RPG for 3-5 people. Hunt high school beasties a la Buffy the Vampire Slayer, travel the country to bring down unnatural creatures like the Supernatural Winchester brothers, or head up the government investigation like Mulder and Scully. This book contains everything you need to tackle Bigfoot, collar a chupacabra, and drive away demons.
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