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Matagot, Aporta Games, Starling, Joking Hazard, Chilifox, and many more."
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Take a chance by purchasing a Mystery Box - ESSEN 2024 !
50€
for €100 to €200 worth of games!
All games in the box are in English and limited to one copy.
• EARLY ACCESS •
For any order that includes pre-release games,
they will be shipped from September 27, 2024.
- Corentin Lebrat
- Antoine Bauza
- Alexandre Roux
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 6+
- EN
- 20 min.
- 3760267991202
- Matagot
- Takenoko
- 230 x 160 x 55 mm
- 0.666 kg
- 10.0
- 30.00 x 34.00 x 25.00 cm
- paper and pencil
- Open drafting
- Nature & Animals
- 95049080
Takenokolor EN
In Takenokolor, you make your debut as a gardener. You must develop your bamboo grove, create watering places, and attract fish and ladybugs to make your garden a little piece of paradise resplendent with color.
Who will finish their bamboo grove first? Who will be the best gardener?
- Out-of-Stock
- Out-of-Stock
- J. J. Gunnell
- 2
- 12+
- EN
- 10 min.
- 0198168036075
- IncrediQuest Games
- Classified Information
- 190 x 150 x 30 mm
- 0.455 kg
- 6.0
- Police and investigation
Classified Information Clamshell EN
Your job, if you are to accept it, is to protect your secret code by cleverly deploying card abilities, by seeking help from the Guards, Assassins, and Sentinels at the local tech-noir guilds, and by encrypting information when you can. But espionage is a two-way street. While trying to deny your opponent information about your secret code, you must try to crack theirs.
Will you be able to access your opponent’s Classified Information?
- Out-of-Stock
- J. J. Gunnell
- 2
- 12+
- EN
- 10 min.
- 0197644783014
- IncrediQuest Games
- Classified Information
- 304 x 101 x 76 mm
- 0.455 kg
- 0.0
- Police and investigation
Classified Information Deluxe EN
Your job, if you are to accept it, is to protect your secret code by cleverly deploying card abilities, by seeking help from the Guards, Assassins, and Sentinels at the local tech-noir guilds, and by encrypting information when you can. But espionage is a two-way street. While trying to deny your opponent information about your secret code, you must try to crack theirs.
Will you be able to access your opponent’s Classified Information?
- Out-of-Stock
• SPECIAL OFFERS •
- Out-of-Stock
- EN
- 0 min.
- 810116280452
- Trick or Treat Studios
- Gold West
- 315 x 315 x 60 mm
- 1.550 kg
- 6.0
- 39.50 x 34.00 x 35.00 cm
- CN
- in February 2024
- Area Majority / Influence
- Plateau modulaire
- City Building
Gold West EN
In Gold West, players compete as prospectors building their mining empires while vying over the precious metals of the frontier. In a delicate balance of resource management and area control, players must plan their building strategies while carefully managing their supply tracks to refine the right resources at the most opportune times. Stay a step ahead of the competition and you could lead the West into the Golden Age.
- Roberta Taylor
- Shawna J.C. Tenney
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 8+
- DE
- 45 min.
- 3760372231606
- Matagot
- Maple Valley
- 2023-09-29
- 215 x 295 x 62 mm
- 1.400 kg
- 6.0
- 32.00 x 45.00 x 21.50 cm
Maple Valley DE
On the day when the last snowflake of winter has melted away, all of the critters emerge from their cozy homes to celebrate...and that day is today! Maple Valley's annual Spring Festival is a gathering of friends welcoming the warm months ahead, and you don't have a lot of time to prepare!
While the adults get the village into shape, the youngest (and swiftest) forest animals from each den are sent scrambling through the blossoming woods, completing the last-second tasks that will make the Festival a success. The trails aren't always clear; you'll need to climb, swim, and dig your way to the most bountiful groves, forage for fresh spring ingredients to help villagers complete their errands, and unearth curiosities that will attract skillful scouts to your growing team. The sun will set before you know it; will it be your hard work that makes this year's Festival the best one ever?
Set in the delightful world of Creature Comforts, Maple Valley is a game of traveling trails, finding friends, and celebrating new beginnings for 1-5 critters.
—description from the publisher
• KICKSTARTER •
- 7
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 14+
- EN
- 45-90 min.
- 8606111636163
- GLAMA GAMES
- Forest of Radgost
- 2022-11-30
- 4.311 kg
- Co-op
- Deck Building
- Mythology
- adventure
- exploration
Forest of Radgost : Divine EN
Few of your people ever ignored this warning. The survivors spoke of terrifying crossroad encounters with strange spirits, demons and mythical beings.
But everything changed when two children fell asleep in the small boat while playing hide and seek. The current carried them away as they drifted off far into the forest depths.
Žrec, the tribe’s sorcerer, chose you to join the search party to find and rescue the lost children.
Now you have no choice, you must trespass into the…FOREST OF RADGOST
- Marie Wong
- Pauline Kong
- Haymen Lee
- Grace Tjahyadi
- Tim Cheng
- YDX Art
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 8+
- EN
- 0 min.
- 787416304570
- HOT BANANA GAMES
- Steam Up
- 2023-02-25
- 80 x 300 x 300 mm
- 2.244 kg
- Variable Player Powers
- variable setup
- Set Collection
- cooking
- Food
Steam Up! Deluxe Edition EN
It was the first restaurant of its kind to achieve the three Gold Ingot status. According to the Gold Ingot Guide, Steam Up was best known for its top 5 most popular Dim Sum: juicy shrimp dumpling, tender meat dumpling, soft and fluffy BBQ meat bun, flavorful sticky rice, and exotic phoenix claw. These heavenly tastes drew food enthusiasts and gourmets from all over the world!
Come join us on a feast of Dim Sum. You are invited!
Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum is a competitive 2-5 player light-medium weight Dim Sum set collection and action management game offering a delicious cultural experience.
At the beginning of the game, steamers, filled with different types of Dim Sum, are stacked and placed on a Turntable. Each player takes turns performing 2 different actions each round. Actions include gaining and spending food tokens to purchase Dim Sum in Steamers within their Feast Zone. Players may also play Fortune cards to benefit themselves or affect their opponents. Starting the 2nd round, a Fate card is revealed each round to trigger an event that may affect all players.
The game ends when a specific number of Steamers is purchased or the Fate deck is emptied. Final scoring is then calculated. The player with the most Hearty Points wins and leaves the table with the fullest stomach!
- Roberta Taylor
- Shawna J.C. Tenney
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 8+
- EN
- 45
- 7821506473722
- Kids Table BG
- Creature Comforts
- 2023-01-31
- 1.530 kg
- 0.0
- CN
- Draft
- Dices
- Solo
- collection
- Nature & Animals
Creature Comforts (KS Edition) EN
- Out-of-Stock
- 0
- EN
- 0 min.
- 0653753438202
- Kids Table BG
- Power Plants
- 1.200 kg
- 0.0
- Tile Placement
- puzzle
- Nature & Animals
- Territory Building
Power Plants KS edition EN
- Garrett Lively, Jeff Lee, Jimmy Chang, Thomas Yungerberg
- Jared Yamahata
- 9
- 10
- 5
- 7
- 8
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 14+
- EN
- 20-45 min.
- 787790921196
- Rough Draft Games
- All Rise
- 225 x 225 x 50 mm
- 0.836 kg
- narrative
- voting
- humor
- Police and investigation
All Rise (KS) EN
All Rise is a courtroom based party game where players take on the roles of two Attorneys, a Judge, and multiple Jury Members and Surprise Witnesses.
The Evidence, Witnesses, and Court Cases used each game are dealt out of decks of cards, asking Attorneys to adapt and craft stories around the supplied elements in order to win over the Judge and Jury.
To start, Attorneys will draw Evidence Cards, Jury Members will draw Surprise Witness cards, and the Judge will draw Case Cards. The game is then played in five rounds over which the two Attorneys debate and argue the case chosen by the Judge by playing pieces of Evidence from their hand and calling Witnesses to the testify. Each piece of Evidence and each Surprise Witness is determined by a card, but it is up to the individual players to decide how they fit into the narrative by continuing to tell a story around the card being played.
Jury members will align themselves with one of the attorneys, and, at the end of the 5th round, the Judge will call for a vote. The winning side is determined by the Judge and Jury.
- Duncan Drury
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 6+
- EN
- 0 min.
- 0745110308003
- Sovereign Hart Games
- Recipe for Disaster
- 171 x 139 x 139 mm
- 0.898 kg
- CN
- collection
- cooking
Recipe for Disaster EN
Recipe for Disaster is a new set collection card game with a twist where you will be collecting the necessary ingredients for a dish by any means necessary - Even a hectic, timed dumpster dive!
Once all your ingredients are collected and the bell its rung, its time to get your snake oil pitch on, as each player takes turns to describe which ingredients they've used and why their dish is better than everyone else's!
Once all dishes have been presented, players rate their opponents dishes 1-5 stars, and whoever has the most points is awarded the coveted Golden Turnip Award!
The first player to collect 3 Golden Turnips Wins!
- Daryl Chow, Josh Cappel
- Dominik Mayer
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 12+
- EN
- 60 min.
- 7821506472664
- Burnt Island Games
- In Too Deep
- 1.960 kg
- Push Your Luck
- pick-up and deliver
In Too Deep (KS) EN
In Too Deep is a unique, narrative that thrusts you into the future in a tense, strategic board game for 1-4 players. Draft characters and spend actions to complete objectives and collect sets. What side of the law will you end up on?
In the year 2087, central governments have fallen. What remains are fragmented citystates like New Dawn City, struggling to keep chaos at bay. The sinister Syndicate targets these weakened cities for domination by usurping, organizing, and enhancing the existing criminal elements. In the world of In Too Deep, you are part of a secret agency dedicated to stopping the Syndicate at all costs.
Cybernetic implants give Syndicate operatives a technological advantage, but you have found a way to exploit that power. By infiltrating their cerebral upgrades, you can gain control of these criminals. Going deep undercover into the minds of your targets, you’ll coordinate crimes of escalating seriousness to get your hands on the critical evidence needed to foil the Syndicate’s looming plot.
Each turn, you can hook into a new criminal and manipulate their activities throughout the city, accessing powerful skills and increased stamina as you grow familiar with their minds. Your physical body is in a secret lab far from the actual action, but you are by no means safe. Entering the mind of criminals takes its toll on your morality.
Orchestrate crimes, strive to put the information you gather to the best use, wrestle with dangerously corrupting dilemmas, and try to hold yourself together. It will take everything you’ve got to avoid going In Too Deep.
PLANETARIUM EN
In Planetarium a new and unique solar system will be forged from the swirling mass of matter that orbits its star. Players will take part in this creation, moving tokens to simulate gravity and the accretion of matter, crashing it onto planets that have begun to form. Cards will be played that evolve each planet in significant and varied ways; from scorching one into a barren waste to transforming another into a potential nursery for life. Planets also migrate in their orbits, and each game ends with a completely unique system.
- Out-of-Stock
- Out-of-Stock
- (Uncredited), Mario Pietro Brioschi
- (Uncredited)
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 6+
- EN
- 15 min.
- 5060896520001
- Mario Pietro Brioschi
- Pets And Pirates
- 0.270 kg
- Push Your Luck
- events
- hot potato
- Pirates
Pets And Pirates EN
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 14+
- EN
- 60 min.
- 7350148610016
- Nordic Pirates AB
- Lying Pirates
- 300 x 300 x 70 mm
- 2.750 kg
- 6.0
- Bluff
- Dice Rolling
- race
- Pirates
Lying Pirates : Deluxe Edition EN
- Out-of-Stock
- EN
- 0 min.
- 5060896520018
- Mario Pietro Brioschi
- Pets And Pirates
- 0.042 kg
- CN
- Push Your Luck
- events
- hot potato
- Pirates
Pets And Pirates Expansion EN
Harrow County EN
A witch named Hester was hung, burned, and buried under a tree. Some time later, the family of Hester come to Harrow County to destroy it, but standing in their way is eighteen-year-old Emmy who mysteriously has powers of her own.
In the asymmetric combat game Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict, players can play as one of the Protectors, trying to rescue townsfolk, or as one of the family, trying to destroy Harrow County. You can instead play as a third faction that originates from the surprise return of Emmy's twin sister, Kammi, who wants to rule Harrow County. Players activate mason jars to move their haints (undead creatures) around the hex-based board as they try to accomplish their missions. Combat is resolved using a never-before-seen cube tower that's built into the actual box.
Finally, a third player can enter the game: Hester, the dead witch buried under the tree. She controls the roots of the tree and using the cube tower, Hester can infect haints on her roots, which causes a snake to be placed into its ear. That player can still control this haint, but now so can Hester. If Hester comes back to life, then she needs to eat the other legends to gain all her power back to win.
In short, Harrow County is a thematic, tactical game of territory control and enemy elimination to determine the fate of Harrow County.
- 1
- 2
- 10+
- EN
- 0 min.
- 5070000690209
- Prometheus
- Micro Dojo
- 0.150 kg
- Area Movement
- Worker Placement
- Abstract
- japan
Micro Dojo EN
In Micro Dojo, you represent one of two Daimyos who have been tasked by the Shogun to bring prosperity to a small town. Carefully use the town’s retainers to complete the Shogun’s tasks and win favour. The most prosperous Daimyo will be granted the title to the town.
Micro Dojo is a 20 min tactical euro game for two players, intended to fit comfortably in a pocket or purse. In Micro Dojo, players take control of the Ninja, Samurai, Sumo and Geisha meeples to generate resources, develop the town, and score points by achieving the Shogun’s tasks.
Each turn players move one of the four meeples to an adjacent space and take the action there - either gathering resources, taking a building, or activating a scoring objective. The catch? You can't move the last meeple either you or your opponent moved. The games end when the last objective is triggered, or a player reaches 7 points.
Movement is tight, requiring you to second guess your opponents plan. Timing is crucial, triggering objective scoring only when it benefits you. Like a sparring match, every move should be chosen with precision and efficiency, or your opponent will strike.
- Andrew Nerger, Jeff Chin
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 14+
- EN
- 25 min.
- 850030414045
- R2I Road To Infamy Games
- Don't Go In There
- 0.640 kg
- Draft
- Dice Rolling
- Push Your Luck
- Horror
Don't Go In There Deluxe EN
Puzzle Strike II Card sleeves INT
Stores & protects cards
Clear side is matte
Acide free/no PVC
Covetous dragons use gemmed sleeves
- David Sirlin
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 12+
- EN
- 20 min.
- 853183002589
- SIRLIN GAMES
- Puzzle Strike 2
- 2022-09-15
- 101 x 324 x 324 mm
- 2.434 kg
- Variable Player Powers
- Deck Building
- Fantasy
- video game
Puzzle Strike 2 EN
A deckbuilder full of miracle turns, magical gems,
and a Scepter of Power that tests your greed.
- Chip Cole
- Chip Cole
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 12+
- EN
- 30-60 min.
- 195983790357
- Squatchy Games
- Cryptid
- 300 x 300 x 63 mm
- 1.514 kg
- in September 2024
- Contracts
- Worker Placement
- Fantasy
Cryptid Cafe - Deluxe EN
You are a lead server at the Cryptid Cafe, a Sasquatch-owned restaurant packed with legendary creatures from all over the world. Gather food. Fill orders. Earn the most tips and be crowned, dare we say, the most "legendary" server. Strategically dispatch your team of Sasquatch servers to the different food stations, gathering the much-needed items to complete your customers' orders. As you serve the customers they will give you tips based on their satisfaction level. However, with each passing round, the Cryptids get more and more frustrated waiting for their food and will leave smaller tips. Eventually, they’ll leave the restaurant if they are not served fast enough. If that happens, plan on giving the owner some of your tips at the end of the night, he doesn't like to lose customers. Sounds simple, right? Not so fast, because you’re not the only lead server working tonight. You'll be competing with other players who are trying to serve their customers as well. Spaces are limited. Food stations are breaking. The orders are piling up. Customers are getting angry! It may be wise to share some of your tips with the chef, so you get the food you need first. If all goes well, at the end of the night you'll be the player crowned the most legendary server.
- Vasilis Patroulias
- Nicolas Jamme
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 14+
- EN
- 0 min.
- 3760251090805
- The Red Joker Games
- Altar
- 180 x 180 x 48 mm
- 0.570 kg
Altar EN
Thousands of years ago, when the human mind was still primitive, the gods ruled the world.
Men were only creatures al neir service who Wied to gain more and more power through their blind Faith.
However, their arrogance and incessant fighting precipitated the decline of humanity. The survivors hid in oblivion, walling for the right moment to reappear. Some tine later, man's thirst for knowledge triggered the awakening of the ancient gods.The age of the gods has returned, more brutal than ever, and gods and followers are ghing to see who among them will rise to supreme power.
ALTAR: Realms of the gods is a card game for 2 to 5 players, whose fast and strategic games will appeal to your tactical sense and allow you to make your cult prevail.
- 1
- 2
- 14+
- EN
- 40 min.
- 3760251090065
- The Red Joker Games
- Fortresses & Clans
- 0.510 kg
- Draft
- action queue
- medieval
Fortresses & Clans EN
Alors que l’ancien empire sombre dans le chaos et la ruine, ses armées gigantesques se sont dissoutes en d’innombrables compagnies de mercenaires. Craignant pour leur sécurité, les seigneurs et les chefs déclarent leur indépendance et fortifient leurs possessions.
Aujourd’hui, les terres impériales sont à nouveau déchirées car chacun de ces royaumes naissants se bat pour avoir la priorité sur son voisin.
Poussé par une envie de richesse, d’influence ou de pouvoir, vous prendrez la tête d’un de ces clans, engagerez de vastes armées de mercenaires et prendrez d’assaut les murs des forteresses de vos ennemis !
- 1
- 2
- 14+
- EN
- 45 min.
- 3760251090638
- The Red Joker Games
- Okko Chronicles
- 2023-02-28
- 1.100 kg
- Cards
- fight
- co-op
OKKO : Legendary Journey EN
Ils devront collecter un maximum d’indices afin de démasquer les créatures maléfiques qui se cachent au sein de la cour de l’empereur !
- 1
- 2
- 14+
- EN
- 45 min.
- 3760251090690
- The Red Joker Games
- Okko Chronicles
- 2023-02-28
- 0.060 kg
- 14.0
- 32.00 x 33.00 x 29.00 cm
- Co-op
- Solo
- fight
- comic
OKKO : Lgendary Journey - Oni Court EN
- Rusty Scioscia
- Sol Azpiroz
- 5
- 7
- 8
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 10+
- EN
- 15 min.
- 197644971275
- Turn Sideways Games
- Words of a Feather
- 295 x 57 x 360 mm
- 1.270 kg
- 4.0
- 31.50 x 38.50 x 26.50 cm
- paper and pencil
Words of a Feather EN
Words of a Feather is the word game to make your evening memorable through fun conversation and just a touch of competition. Players provide clues and score points when they match their guessed word. Feeling confident about your guess? Risk up to two points to double your money if you match a guessed word with any other player. Elevate your game night with Words of a Feather.
- Glen Dresser
- Glen Dresser
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 12+
- EN
- 75 min.
- 627987651119
- Wheelhouse Games
- Transcontinental
- 325 x 105 x 200 mm
- 1.820 kg
- 6.0
- 31.50 x 41.00 x 34.00 cm
- Area Majority / Influence
- Worker Placement
- pick-up and deliver
- Industry
- train
The Transcontinental EN
The Transcontinental is an Featuring award-winning gameplay, including linear worker placement, shared pickup and deliver mechanics, simultaneous bidding and more.
This is a game with high replay value. Variable setups give you a different play experience every game. Historical details permeate every element of the game. Ally cards represent a diverse collection of characters involved in the story of the railway. Includes a solo-mode, and in addition to the standard 2-player mode, an additional two-player variant for a less combative experience.
- Christian Martinez
- Tano Bonfanti
- 0
- EN
- 0 min.
- 3760372233181
- Matagot
- Galatic Renaissance
- 3.600 kg
- 4.0
- 38.50 x 43.50 x 32.00 cm
- Area Majority / Influence
- Deck Building
- Plateau modulaire
- action drafting
- adventure
- SciFi
- 95049080
Galactic Renaissance - KS edition ( include...
- Out-of-Stock
- Madeleine Adams
- Joseph N Adams
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Utagawa Hiroshige
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 14+
- EN
- 45 min.
- 0604565514554
- Philosophia Games (Cogito ergo Meeple)
- Philosophia
- 295 x 295 x 95 mm
- 2.600 kg
- CN
- auction
- Solo
- adventure
- Ancient
Philosophia: Floating World (KS) EN
Set in feudal Japan, Philosophia: Floating World is a fully simultaneous deck-builder in which you can build majestic pagodas and Shinto shrines, learn ancient eastern wisdom, explore the world, or fight ancient monsters — or all of the above. This is a sandbox-style game, and how you play is up to you!
Philosophia: Floating World contains over 200 tarot-sized cards and 12 intricate miniatures and is filled with beautiful Ukiyo-e style Japanese art, all digitally remastered to regain the original vibrance of the era. Welcome to the Floating World!
Kickstarter Exclusive Components :
-Wood Builder tokens
-Wood Festival Token
-Bigger metal pot
- P. O. Barome
- Pascal Bernard
- Sylvain Guinebaud
- Frédérick Condette
- Igor Polouchine
- 2
- 12+
- EN
- 30 min.
- 3760251090003
- The Red Joker Games
- Tara Wolf
- 180 x 180 x 50 mm
- 0.460 kg
Tara Wolf in Valley of the Kings EN
While playing La Vallée des Rois, they will be surrounded by good companions who might help them avoid deadly traps and withstand the wrath of the gods of Egypt, but in this quest, only one adventurer can reap fame and wealth...
- Out-of-Stock