Thunderworks Games

In Cartographers, players try to earn the most reputation over four seasons. During each season, players turn over their cards and gain reputation from the queen. The player with the most reputation at the end of winter wins the game. The queen has sent you this way to map out the area north of the kingdom so that it can one day become part of the kingdom of Nalos. But you are not alone in this wilderness... So make sure you draw your lines accurately and become the greatest cartographer in the kingdom! The Games Friends: “ Cartographers is one of our favorite Draw & Write games. Because there are many goals to choose from and the goals are constantly changing, there is a lot of variety in Cartographers. Highly recommended!”

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Roll Player Adventures is a cooperative board game for 1-4 players set in the world of Roll Player. Player characters face challenges, explore new lands, make friends and enemies, solve puzzles, battle monsters, and make important decisions that will shape the story as they progress through 11 core adventures and the replayable Side Quest. Choose from one of many characters or import a favorite Roll Player character and take them on a heroic journey. If you import a character you built in Roll Player, you can still use the expansions, promo cards, and boards that were used in Roll Player Adventures.

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Cartographers Heroes is the sequel to the critically acclaimed map drawing game Cartographers. It includes all-new map sheets, score cards, exploration cards and ambush cards with unique abilities and heroes. Cartographers Heroes can be played on its own or mixed with components from the original game for a greater variety of gameplay possibilities. In Cartographers Heroes, players compete for the highest reputation at the end of four seasons. Each season, players draw on their card sheet and score against unique circumstances at the end of the season. The player with the highest reputation at the end of the year is declared the winner. The Games Friends: A fun variation on the basic game and if you have never played Cartographers it is also a good version to start with. The new cards provide a little more variety and make the game feel fresh again. Highly recommended!

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The Roll Player Adventures expansion Nefras's Judgment contains 41 different backstory quests, one for each Backstory card in Roll Player. These quests are woven into the core story of the campaign and feature encounters for each player to make choices that customize their alignment. This expansion also includes: Massive Backstory Codex (300+ pages), 4 new Backstory Boards to add to each player's Character Sheet, 6 Backstory Markers and 6 Alignment Markers, and 65 new rare cards to discover.

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The Affril: Plane of Knowledge map pack can be played with Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale of Cartographers Heroes. This expansion contains 75 double-sided card sheets and 3 score cards.

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Cold winds howl across the Frozen Expanse, where the Kaiika make their home and fearsome Frost Giants trudge through the snow. Queen Gimnax sent you to this cursed place with the fruits of a previous expedition: the tattered pieces of a map, partially finished by another cartographer who did not survive the journey. Now it's up to you to complete the mapping of the Frozen Expanse with the work of an ill-fated guildfellow to guide your way. 75 double-sided new map sheets with pre-scouted areas and a frozen lake. Two new ambush cards and one new hero card. New gameplay focused on limited terrain placement requirements and a large gold bonus for surrounding a lake to discover an ancient relic lying underwater. This map pack can be played with Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale of Cartographers Heroes.

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The Nebblis: Plane of Flame card pack can be played with Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale of Cartographers Heroes. This expansion contains 75 double-sided map sheets and 3 volcano maps.

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Deep in the barron wasteland lies the famous Saurian market in Hornhelm, where merchants from all over Ulos gather to sell their wares. On display are fine fabrics, aromatic spices and a variety of impressively crafted goods. Of particular interest to you are the merchants who sell specialized equipment that can increase the speed of your work and the accuracy of your maps. Improve your craft by equipping yourself with items from the Wasteland Market. 150 double-sided new map sheets. Each player uses a map sheet to map their territory and a market sheet to track market purchases. Six merchant cards that indicate which items are for sale after each season. Buy items that grant lasting effects. The use of the items is tracked on the journal track, with the player's final score added. This map pack can be played with Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale of Cartographers Heroes.

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The Undercity: Depths of Sabek map pack can be played with Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale of Cartographers Heroes . The expansion contains 75 double-sided card sheets and 3 score cards.

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In the dark corners of Kulbak Prison, far from the prying eyes of the construct guards, prisoners secretly play a game called Goblin Vaults... Goblin Vaults is a strategic card game for 1-5 players, featuring bidding, card placement and scoring patterns. In the game, you deploy cards to gain loot from the central cell block, and then you wisely store that loot in your vault, earning gears based on the position of cards in that vault. You can also earn cogs by scoring objectives that change in each game. With cunning and clever strategies, you will do your best to be feared among your fellow inmates! You'll need both wits and luck to play your cards right as you fill your vault and influence the prison guard in your favor. After nine rounds, whoever has the most cogs wins!

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Ideal space saver while playing Roll Player or Roll Player Adventures. The Dice Tower comes flat and requires no glue to assemble. Can be assembled and disassembled as needed.

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Everyone in Kulbak has heard rumors of secret passageways running beneath the prison. Centuries ago, the catacombs carved into these mountains were used to house fallen heroes. Queen Gimnax built a prison on this sacred site during World War I, locking those spirits and their treasure behind its walls. Some say the catacombs lead to the tomb of Khathandor, the greatest of the Dragul warriors. Others swear that the real treasure in the tunnels beneath Kulbak is a crack in the prison's outer wall. To find the truth, you must send your seeker out to explore the crumbling catacombs. New opportunities also await you above ground as you exert your influence on the legendary characters who live in the prison. Make a deal with Warden Mercy. Negotiate a truce with Masik and his Starlit Door cultists. Communicate with the spirit of Khathandor. Win their favor as you explore Kulbak's hidden history in search of gold and freedom. In Lockup: Breakout, players can earn reputation stars in new ways by sending their searchers to explore the catacombs beneath the prison and deploying the crew to influence the legendary residents of Kulbak. Get the most reputation stars in six rounds by crafting items, recruiting goons, influencing legends, and exploring the catacombs - all while avoiding the guards. Just like in the basic game, the player with the most reputation stars wins!

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Dungeon crafting is an ancient Minotaur art that you have studied for a decade under Master Hortgully. To prove your skill, you must carve your own dangerous labyrinth at the Stonespine Mountains. Stonespine Architects is a card-choosing game for 1-5 players where you compete to build the most dangerous labyrinth. Players simultaneously draft and play cards to expand their dungeons, one room at a time. Follow a unique blueprint and different scoring challenges. Choose to draw a path through your underground passages, place important elements in your rooms, or find additional treasures. Spend gold between rounds to customize your labyrinth with monsters, traps, treasures and secret passageways. At the end of four years, the player with the most dangerous labyrinth will earn the title of Master Architect!

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Lockup: A Roll Player Tale is a competitive worker allocation for one to five players. In the game, players manage groups of minions - gnolls, kobolds, bugbears, goblins or insectoids - who are imprisoned in Kulbak Prison. Each round, players try to keep their suspicions of the guards in check while assigning their crew to different locations within Kulbak. The player with the strongest crew in each location at the end of each round gets the most resources, hires the most powerful crew and builds the most powerful items, increasing their reputation. The player with the highest reputation at the end of six rounds wins the game.

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Embark on a heroic journey as you join the Heroes Guild, which will take you on an epic adventure into Ulos' past! Two thousand years before the events of Roll Player Adventures, Queen Gimnax founds the nation of Nalos to unite Ulos under one banner. Others join forces and form the Dragul Alliance to oppose the Gnomic Queen. Meanwhile, Ulos's greatest inventor, Gulpax the Craftsman, builds a mysterious device of immense power deep within the Frozen Plain. The peace that reigns over Ulos is in danger of being disturbed. With war coming, it's a dangerous time to be a hero. You will make allies and enemies, use your unique skills to unravel the mystery of the artisan and determine the future of Ulos. Who will prevail in the coming great war? Roll Player Adventures: Gulpax's Secret is a new seven-adventure campaign for the critically acclaimed cooperative narrative board game for 1-4 players. Players take on the role of fantasy heroes to take on new challenges, explore new environments, meet new characters in the World of Ulos, and make meaningful decisions that change the story. Gulpax's Secret requires the Roll Player Adventures base game to play. Embark on a heroic journey with your hero! Choose from one of eighteen pre-made characters or a host of additional characters - either from thirty-six pre-made characters from Adventures or a completed character from Roll Player.

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In Cape May, players traverse the city streets as entrepreneurs, developing properties as they build wealth over four seasons to earn prestige. Build cottages, develop them into Victorian homes and upgrade them into historical monuments. Establish stores and grow them into profitable businesses. Move carefully through the city and use activity cards strategically. Complete bonus objectives and then take some time to relax and spot wildlife in the best birdwatching spot in the Northeastern United States. Those who best balance their income, development, exercise and personal goals will go down in history as Cape May's most successful developer!

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