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Alhambra
designed by Dirk Henn, published by Rio Grande Games / Queen
Alhambra
$32.95    45 - 60 minutes for 2 to 6 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
A palace, fortress, and small city - all-in-one - Alhambra is made up of the world's most beautiful gardens, pavilions, chambers and towers. Build the most splendorous Alhambra to be crowned the winner! more info

Game Expansions and Accessories for Alhambra
Alhambra: the City Gates  $24.95  buy
Alhambra: the Thief's Turn  $24.95  buy
Alhambra: the Treasure Chamber  $24.95  buy
Alhambra: The Vizier's Favor  $24.95  buy

Alhambra - The Dice Game
designed by Dirk Henn, published by Rio Grande / Queen Games
Alhambra - The Dice Game
$32.95    1 hour for 2 to 6 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Alhambra - The Dice Game offers 2 variations for play: The Basic Dice Game and the Alcazaba Variation for Alhambra. The basic dice game is a game in its own right from the Alhambra family and contains everything needed for play. more info

Amyitis
designed by Cyril Demaegd, published by Rio Grande Games / Ystari
Amyitis
$36.95    1 - 2 hours for 2 to 4 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Amyitis the players embody noble Babylonians in quest of prestige. They strive to raise their status by building gardens and their irrigation network, and by trading and recruiting. more info

Aquadukt
designed by Bernhard Weber, published by Uberplay
Aquadukt
$16.79 Special Sale Price    30 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Aquadukt the player who best uses clever tactics – along with a little luck – to place wells and canals at the right time while securing the best building spaces, will outmaneuver their opponents and win the game! more info

Aqua Romana
designed by Martin Schlegel, published by Queen Games / Rio Grande
Aqua Romana
$35.97 Special Sale Price    45 - 60 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Aqua Romana players act as building principals and enlist help to build unique water supply lines: the Roman aqueducts. The longest aqueducts win the greatest praise, so players need to show skilful planning to achieve success and win the game. more info

Architekton
designed by Michael Schacht, published by Rio Grande Games / Queen
Architekton
$17.97 Special Sale Price    30 - 45 minutes for 2 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Architekton players build a town in Ancient Greece in friendly competition with each another. But there is a catch. Each building must be surrounded by the appropriate scenery otherwise points are deducted. more info

Arkadia
designed by Rüdiger Dorn, published by Ravensburger / Rio Grande
Arkadia
$36.95    45 - 60 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In a region with undulating hills and fertile valleys the settlers will found the fantastic city of Arkadia. Players act as architects. They decide on the ground plan and the site of the buildings. more info

Attika
designed by Marcel-André Casasola Merkle, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Glück
Attika
$26.95    60 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Attika the players work to lead their city-states to victory. Starting with a small village, each builds their town into a metropolis with oracles, temples, theaters, towers, and streets. more info

Blue Moon City
designed by Reiner Knizia, published by Fantasy Flight Games
Blue Moon City
$32.95    1 hour for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Complete the blueprints and restore Blue Moon City to its former glory! Guide the peoples of Blue Moon in their efforts to rebuild their home and earn the favor of the elemental dragons. Prove that you have what it takes to be the leader of Blue Moon. more info

California
designed by Michael Schacht, published by Uberplay
California
$19.79 Special Sale Price    45 - 60 minutes for 3 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In the California board game victory will go to the one with the most beautifully renovated house and the largest collection of housewarming gifts. more info

Carcassonne
designed by K.-J. Wrede, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Gluck
Carcassonne
$24.95    30 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Players develop the area around Carcassonne by placing land tiles. This version includes the river expansion. more info

Game Expansions and Accessories for Carcassonne
Carcassonne Abbey & Mayor  $14.95 Out of Stock
Carcassonne Inns & Cathedrals (The Expansion)  $14.95  buy
Carcassonne The Princess & the Dragon  $14.95  buy
Carcassonne Traders & Builders  $14.95  buy
Carcassonne King & Scout  $5.95  buy
Carcassonne The River II  $5.95  buy
the Count of Carcassonne  $5.95  buy
Carcassonne the Tower  $14.95  buy

Carcassonne the Discovery
designed by Leo Colovini & Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Glück
Carcassonne the Discovery
$20.95    30 - 60 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
The people of the Carcassonne region have decided to expand to distant lands. The players explore and discover the geography of the surrounding area, facing the dangers of the sea and the mountains and exploring the vast grasslands. more info

Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers
designed by K.-J. Wrede, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Glück
Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers
$20.95    30 - 45 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers is a standalone game based on Carcassonne. Players play tiles to create a beautiful landscape with pre-historic animals. They populate the landscape with hunters and gatherers and build huts to live in. more info

Carcassonne the Castle
designed by Klaus-Jurgen Wrede / Reiner Knizia, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Glück
Carcassonne the Castle
$20.95    30 - 45 minutes for 2 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Carcassonne the Castle is an exciting tile-laying competition between two players. Inside the castle walls, the city grows as the players place tiles and their followers: knights, heralds and merchants. This is a stand-alone game. more info

Carcassonne the City
designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Glück
Carcassonne the City
$40.95    30 - 45 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Carcassonne the City, players build walls, build towers, found markets, and place followers. At the end, you will all enjoy looking at the beautiful 3-D city you have built! Carcassonne the City comes in a beautiful wooden box. more info

Chang Cheng
designed by Walter Obert, published by Z-Man Games
Chang Cheng
$44.95    1 hour for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Chang Cheng players construct the Great Wall of China and score reputation points for having the majority of walls in a province whose walls are completed. But beware, the Mongols attack at the end. more info

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, published by Days of Wonder
Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
$40.95    1 hour for 3 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Cleopatra and the Society of Architects is a fun and engaging family game unlike any you've played before. Inside this box you will find a three-dimensional palace that you race to build against your fellow players. more info

Desert Bazaar
designed by Brian Yu, published by Mattel
Desert Bazaar
$18.00 Special Sale Price    45 minutes for 3 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Set up shop by building encampments, stitching them together from various merchant tents. Peddle camels, water and other resourcesto expand your trade. The player who takes control of the most encampments gains control of the entire Desert Bazaar. more info

Dos Rios
designed by Franz-Benno Delonge, published by Mayfair Games / Kosmos
Dos Rios
$29.40 Special Sale Price    70 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In the Dos Rios board game, with skillful placement of dams, you can alter the course of the rivers and bring prosperity to your land. The one who best controls the rivers will control the valley. more info

Elasund - The First City
designed by Klaus Teuber, published by Mayfair Games
Elasund - The First City
$39.95    1 - 2 hours for 2 to 4 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Elasund - The First City is a Catan Adventure board game. You are appointed to help the city develop. You heed the call to drive the city’s growth and prosperity. Hire workers and acquire building materials. What will your next build be? more info

Fifth Avenue
designed by Wilko Manz, published by Rio Grande Games / Alea
Fifth Avenue
$22.77 Special Sale Price    60 - 100 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Players always have more to do than they may in this exciting game of building and bidding, 5th Avenue. Players place businesses, acquire building materials, and get bidding cards so they can later bid on the building spaces. more info

The Gardens of the Alhambra
designed by Dirk Henn, published by Queen Games / Rio Grande
The Gardens of the Alhambra
$23.97 Special Sale Price    45 - 60 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Landscape the gardens of the Alhambra by planting orange trees, lemon trees, palm trees and lavender trees in The Gardens of the Alhambra. Plant your trees skilfully so that you surround as many buildings as possible. more info

Hamburgum
designed by Mac Gerdts, published by Rio Grande Games
Hamburgum
$48.95    75 - 90 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Hamburgum is a strategy game without any luck of cards or dice. The players produce beer, sugar and cloth and sell these goods with their ships overseas. They compete over the best sites for their buildings and the best berths for their ships. more info

In the Year of the Dragon
designed by Stefan Feld, published by Rio Grande Games / Alea
In the Year of the Dragon
$36.95    75 - 100 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In the Year of the Dragon has each player taking on the role of a Chinese prince, seeking to maximize the prosperity and prestige of his province in the ancient China of approximately 1,000 A.D. more info

Khronos
designed by Rio Grande Games, published by Ludovic Vialla & Arhaud Urbon
Khronos
$44.95    90 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Khronos, each player incarnates a powerful lord and his faithful sidekick in a quest for dominance throughout time itself. You play simultaneously during three different epocs in a race to cover yourself with glory and wealth. more info

Kingdoms
designed by Reiner Knizia, published by Fantasy Flight Games
Kingdoms
$16.95    20 - 40 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 9 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Kingdoms, players assume the roles of rival kings trying to increase their wealth by establishing castles across the land. Regions may be infested with dragons, trolls, or other hazards that rob your kingdom of riches. more info

Kingsburg
designed by Andrea Chiarvesio and Luca Iennaco, published by ElfinWerks / Stratelibri
Kingsburg
$48.95    90 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Kingsburg your king has chosen you to take charge of a province on the border: you will manage your province and help defend the realm. To accomplish this, you must obtain gold, wood, stones, and soldiers to expand and defend your lands. more info

King's Gate
designed by Reiner Knizia, published by Fantasy Flight Games
King\'s Gate
$11.97 Special Sale Price    20 - 40 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 9 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
King's Gate is a fast-based board game of strategy and city-building. Players try to surround the most important locations in the capital with shops, barracks, and other city districts under their control. more info

La Citta
designed by Gerd Fenchel, published by Rio Grande Games / Kosmos
La Citta
$32.95    60 - 150 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
La Citta is a renaissance game of city building. Try to provide the best services to attract the most people to your cities. more info

Maharaja
designed by Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling, published by Phalanx Games / Mayfair
Maharaja
$36.95    90+ minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Maharaja players take different roles and travel from city to city in India. Their architects build palaces and houses for the Maharaja. Of course, building a palace is expensive. Therefore it is important to earn enough money in the cities. more info

Manhattan
designed by Andreas Seyfarth, published by Rio Grande Games
Manhattan
$32.95    45 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Manhattan, you compete to build the biggest and best buildings around the world. Players take turns constructing new buildings or adding to existing buildings. You can also steal control of other players' buildings. more info

Masons
designed by Leo Colovini, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Gluck
Masons
$32.95    45 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
At the beginning of the Masons game, the board is empty, but quickly fills with houses, palaces, towers, and walls. The guild cards help guide the masons in their building and the special dice offer them the materials they need. more info

Mexica
designed by M. Kiesling, W. Kramer, published by Rio Grande Games
Mexica
$30.95    60 - 75 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Mexica, players build the ancient Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. They build districts surrounded by canals, build bridges connecting the districts, and build buildings in the districts. more info

Notre Dame
designed by Stefan Feld, published by Rio Grande Games
Notre Dame
$36.95    45 - 75 minutes for 3 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In the Notre Dame board game players take on the roles of the heads of influential families in Paris at the end of the 14th century. In the shadow of the Notre Dame cathedral, the players compete for prosperity and reputation. more info

O Zoo le Mio
designed by Corne van Moorsel, published by Rio Grande Games / Zoch zum Spielen / Gigamic
O Zoo le Mio
$26.95    45 - 60 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 9 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
O Zoo le Mio is a zoo building game otherwise known as ZooSim. The players are zoo directors who create zoos to attract the most visitors with the best enclosures, paths, and green areas. more info

Palazzo
designed by Reiner Knizia, published by Rio Grande Games / Alea
Palazzo
$17.95 Special Sale Price    45 - 60 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In the game of Palazzo, set in the age of the late renaissance, the players slip on the roles of wealthy landowners, who compete against each other to build the most valuable palaces. more info

Patrician
designed by Michael Schacht , published by Mafair Games / Amigo
Patrician
$28.95    50 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
As a master builder of the Patrician Towers, you stand ready to profit from the vanity of the patrician families. You will build their towers, adding floor after floor. And when the towers are complete, you will be there to take the credit! more info

Phoenicia
designed by Tom Lehmann, published by Rio Grande / JKLM Games
Phoenicia
$40.95    1 hour for 2 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Phoenicia is a strategy game of bidding and development. Each player rules a settlement in the middle east more than 3000 years ago. During play, you spend wealth to expand your settlement, adding tiles and tokens to it. more info

The Princes of Florence
designed by Richard Ulrich & Wolfgang Kramer, published by Rio Grande Games
The Princes of Florence
$32.95    75 - 100 minutes for 3 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
The Princes of Florence is a city-building game of patrons, artists, and scholars, taking place in Italy during the Renaissance. more info

Taluva
designed by Marcel-Andre Casasola Merkle, published by Rio Grande Games
Taluva
$24.95    45 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Taluva four groups try to establish themselves on the island. They search the jungle, beaches, and lakes, looking for the best places to build their huts, towers, and temples. They put their fate in the hands of their gods. more info

Tower of Babel
designed by Reiner Knizia, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Glück
Tower of Babel
$20.97 Special Sale Price    45 minutes for 3 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
When should the pyramid be finished? How many building pieces are needed to complete the temple of Artemis? Should I play a trade card or not? In Tower of Babel the players must answer these and other questions turn by turn. more info

Way Out West
designed by Martin Wallace, published by Warfrog
Way Out West
$29.95 Special Sale Price    90 - 120 minutes for 3 to 5 players ages 13 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Way Out West, players build Western towns, herd cattle, hire cowboys, and engage in gunfights. This is a Wild West game with city building elements, a tile-placement game with plenty of action. more info

Zooloretto
designed by Michael Schacht, published by Rio Grande Games
Zooloretto
$36.95    45 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 8 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Zooloretto each player uses small, large, wild and exotic animals and their young to try and attract as many visitors as possible to their zoo. But be careful - the zoo must be carefully planned. Before you know it, you have too many animals. more info

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Key Harvest
designed by Richard Breese, published by Rio Grande / R&D Games
Key Harvest
$40.95    90 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Key Harvest each player attempts to assemble the largest groups of connected field tiles. Players select tiles from the registry and place these into their stores, together with a bid made up of crop counters. more info

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Cuba
designed by Michael Rieneck & Stefan Stadler, published by Rio Grande Games / Eggertspiele
Cuba
$48.95    75 - 120 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Cuba prior to the revolution, where under turbulent circumstances, the villages of the island strive for independent wealth and influence. Who can buy and sell his products and goods on the domestic market profitably or take in the most on the ships? more info

Hacienda
designed by Wolfgang Kramer, published by Rio Grande Games / Hans im Glück
Hacienda
$32.95    60 - 90 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 10 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In the Hacienda board game, players develop their haciendas, increase their herds and land holdings, open new markets, and worry about water supplies and harvests. Also, players must watch their competitors at all times. more info

Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean
designed by Jason Hawkins and Andrew Parks, published by Z-Man Games
Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean
$40.95    2-3 hours for 3 to 6 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean immerses you in an exciting, competitive world filled with aggressive trading, perilous voyages, and the construction of grand monuments. Parthenon is a game of commerce for 3-6 players set in the islands of the Aegean Sea. more info

Puerto Rico
designed by Andreas Seyfarth, published by Rio Grande Games
Puerto Rico
$36.95    90 - 150 minutes for 3 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Puerto Rico, players raise crops and sell them to Europe. To do this they must obtain plantations, production facilities and colonists. Players choose the order of the phases in each turn. more info

Game Expansions and Accessories for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Expansion  $4.95 Out of Stock

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Nautilus
designed by Brigitte and Wolfgang Ditt, published by Mayfair Games / Kosmos
Nautilus
$39.95    90-120 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 12 to adult Add Game to Shopping Cart
In Nautilus players build a fantastic underwater city, and explore the ocean floor for lost treasures, scientific sensations, and the remains of a lost civilization. Balancing both goals is the key. Discover fortunes on the ocean floor! more info

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Caylus
designed by William Attia, published by Ystari Games / Rio Grande
Caylus
$44.95    60 - 150 minutes for 2 to 5 players ages 12 to adult Out of Stock
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In Caylus the players embody master builders. By building the King’s castle and developing the city around it, they earn prestige points and gain the King’s favor. When the castle is finished, the player who has the most prestige wins the game. more info

Java
designed by M. Kiesling / W. Kramer, published by Rio Grande Games
Java
$30.95    90 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 12 to adult Out of Stock
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The players irrigate the land and cultivate new rice fields. They found villages, build palaces to create cities from the villages, and arrange festivals in the palaces. more info

The Pillars of the Earth
designed by Michael Rieneck & Stefan Stadler, published by Mayfair Games
The Pillars of the Earth
$39.95    90 - 120 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 12 to adult Out of Stock
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The Pillars of the Earth is based on Ken Follett's best-selling novel. Players join together to help build Kingsbridge Cathedral. Using your workmen and resources, you must wisely deploy assets to overcome unexpected difficulties and shortages. more info

Torres
designed by W. Kramer, M. Kiesling, published by Rio Grande Games
Torres
$36.95    60 minutes for 2 to 4 players ages 12 to adult Out of Stock
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Torres is an award-winning game of castle building and knights, that plays like an abstract strategy game. more info



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