Explore, build, and thrive in Boonlake! Settle new lands, raise cattle, and automate processes in this expert strategy game with a unique action mechanism
This expansion adds:
2 more double-sided map/setup cards
1 new deity tile (that optionally replaces one of the 4 core deity tiles). The deity is Lugh, God of Mischief, and he lets you reposition the non-player enemy units on the board which can allow for some interesting strategies.
3 new special enemy clans that each comes with their own set of units, cards, and tokens. They include some new token types you don’t see in the base game, such as permanent influence tokens (gotta try to prevent those from appearing before they stick forever), bonus scoring tokens (for whoever controls the space), and portal tokens (these are particularly nasty for letting the enemy overrun a region).
The battle of Moytura has begun. As a leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann, spread your influence across the land to succeed in your quest to become High Ruler of Ireland, invoking the powerful deities of the Tuatha Dé Danann to aid you in your cause with their command of water, travel, war, and creation — but the road will not be easy for in your path to legend stand the sinister Fomorians and other mythical beings hungry for battle, not to mention a rival clan with ambitions of their own. Steel yourself and prepare for a legendary struggle. Rewrite the myths of Ireland, chieftain, and take your place as the true High King!
In Moytura, you and your opponent command competing factions of the Tuatha Dé Danann, but you are not the only ones struggling for control of ancient Ireland. Three enemy clans act together as a third opponent faction that competes with the players and scores points. Points are gained by having the most influence across Ancient Ireland at the end of each era. Within each of the eleven regions, the faction with the most or second most units across all the spaces of a region will score the indicated points. After two eras, the faction with the most points wins.
Each round, the two players and the enemy faction each take a turn. On their turn, a player selects a deity tile (possibly spending worship tokens to reach it), then performs that deity's actions. When used, a deity tile resets to the most expensive position in the track. Deity tiles let players expand their influence and battle enemies according to the deity's unique abilities On the enemy faction's turn, an activation card is revealed from the deck that expands one of the three clans. Some activation cards are stronger than others, and players must carefully track which clans are most likely to attack and where. Only the player who cleverly outmaneuvers their opponent while carefully keeping the enemy faction in check will be able to secure the victory.
Moytura features seven map set-ups for any combination of clans. The game also includes three special enemy clans that replace 1-3 of the standard Fomorian clans. These special clans introduce more challenging foes with asymmetric abilities: the Ellén Trechends (three-headed beasts) expand in all directions, the Oilliphéist (sea serpents) expand rapidly along the coast, and the Banshees invade targeted regions instead of spreading out from their largest group.
You can also enjoy a solo / cooperative variant if you prefer playing that way! Thanks to the intuitive enemy faction system built into the main game, Moytura lends itself easily to these optional variants.
With the onset of dangerous invaders blighting the lands, the spirits must grow and change in unexpected ways. Ancient powers awaken to defend their island home.
The abbey at Iona is famed for its illustrious manuscripts, replete with gold leaf and remarkable calligraphy. In fact, through talent and discipline, you have joined their ranks as a master illuminator!In Inkwell, each player will either take supplies from a shared mat, or choose to score and move on to a new page of their own codex. Supplies include colored ink cubes, gold leaf, and technique cards with special powers and effects. Everything you take must fit on your manuscript card, and if you empty the last inkwell of a certain type, the abbot ticks down the game time towards ending the game.If you choose to turn the page, you score for all your completed work, and collect your ability cards on the side to benefit you the rest of the game, building an engine of learned skills. You also get a reward of gold leaf and a chance to pick your next page to work on. Just beware that if the abbot becomes upset, he may force you to move forward before you are finished.A strategic and tactical game with few rules and lots of choices, Inkwell is designed to celebrate beautiful historical manuscripts and surprisingly tricky gameplay for groups or even solo play.Publisher: DVC GamesPlaying time: 30-40 minAge: 10+Language: English
The epic Egyptian game Kemet is reborn with a new revised edition!
With Kemet: Blood and Sand, immerse yourself in a more realistic Ancient Egypt. Here, Gods are powerful, masters of both the desert and the Nile delta. They challenge each other in violent battles and show no mercy. Get ready to become an Egyptian God, open the gates of your city, and let your troops sing the song of war to please you and claim your dominance as master of Ancient Egypt.
Kemet: Blood and Sand features new art and upgraded gameplay with new approachable rules that go beyond the 1.5 version of Kemet developed with the help of the BGG community. Free from the constraints of existing components, designers Jacques Bariot and Guillaume Montiage go even further in fine-tuning the Kemet experience.
The game also features a redesigned map with a twist, bigger and more detailed figurines, and other surprises.
Enhance your Dune: Imperium play with the Rise of Ix Dreadnought Upgrade Pack!
This cosmetic expansion upgrades the components of the Rise of Ix expansion for a more immersive experience. The contents include eight Dreadnought miniatures (2 in each player color) which fit in the Deluxe Upgrade Pack.
Dispatch Dreadnoughts into combat for a strategic edge. Rule locations in impeccable style. The Dune imperium - Rise of Ix Dreadnought Upgrade Pack is the perfect way to round out your collection.
Includes
8 Dreadnought miniatures, 2 in each player color.
Explore a 60 minute game of Land vs Sea with 24 new tiles with new shapes, new artwork and 3 new scoring mechanisms. This expansion takes the modular Land vs Sea game from light to medium weight.
Menhirs - Score the bonus points on tiles in 'ley lines' you form between distant Menhirs. Can you triangulate Menhirs to score more?
Cities - Connect City tiles to land and sea areas to double the bonus point values in them, and the end game scoring value of trade routes connected to them. All the more reason to complete rivals' areas!
Bandits and Pirates - Score by raiding trade routes (pirates raid ships bandits raid caravans) throughout the game. Do you lower your risk by making a variety of smaller trade routes, or push trade routes longer to increase their risk and rewards?
Start scoring immediately with 1 of 4 large starting tile faces pre-filled with different scoring elements.
Round up your gang and get ready to pull off a series of bank heists using the power of poker!
In The Gang, a co-operative version of Texas Hold'em, players bet on how good they think their hand of cards will be relative to the other players, then try to make their predictions a reality.
Early in a round, without talking to each other, each player chooses a chip indicating how good they think their hand is. Then they begin dealing cards into the middle of the table and have a chance to reassess their hands as more cards are revealed. At the end of the round, players see whether they correctly evaluated their hand. If all players did, you get to open one of the bank vaults! If not, you trip the alarm! If you manage to open three vaults before you trip the alarm three times, your gang wins!
Fairy Tales come to life in this deluxe version of the beloved trick-taking game.
Use special abilities to change the trump suit, lead even after losing a trick, and more. Aim for the majority of tricks each hand, but don’t get greedy! If you win too many, you will fall like the villain in so many fairy tales.
This deluxe edition includes three all-new modules: special cards, goal cards, and poison cards! Features new illustrations, foil stamping, and acrylic tokens.
