Viticulture is a worker-placement game set in Tuscany. Players try to develop Italy's most successful winery by creating buildings, producing wine and fulfilling orders. This Essential Edition contains 6 large meeple tokens, 11 revised visitor cards and thicker play mats The Games Friends: “This game has been very high in the lists of the best board games ever for years and we understand that very well. The rules at Viticulture are very simple and that makes the game fun to play. You really get the feeling that you are going through the process of making wine and that is not as boring as it may sound. Viticulture is indispensable for lovers of good worker placement!"

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The Loire Valley in the 15th century. As influential nobles, players grow their holdings through strategic trade and commerce. Cards that serve as "dice" show possible actions, but the players make the final decisions. Do you want to trade or buy livestock, build buildings in the city or invest in scientific progress? There are many paths to prosperity and prestige! The winner is the player with the most victory points at the end of the game. French and English rules available.

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Increase power in your city-state! In ancient Greece, city-states (also called Polis) competed for wealth and power. They drew strength and resources from their Khôra: the surrounding countryside. As the leader of your city-state, you must develop the economy, culture, and your military as you send your army troops out to explore and conquer. Take advantage of your strengths to attract more residents, raise taxes, recruit military troops and gain prestige. But choose wisely! You don't have enough time to develop everything in just 9 rounds. The Games Friends: "Khôra: Rise of an Empire is a great one. As far as we are concerned, the perfect entry-level expert game, just like you also have Tapestry and Anno 1800. Because you are a little dependent on the value of the dice, but still have sufficient options to perform the desired actions, every round is exciting and tactical. Highly recommended!"

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Every 100 years, witches and wizards come together to compete for the title of Master of the Witch's Stone. Whoever holds the Witch's Stone will be rewarded with prestige and honor, not to mention the stone's immense powers. But who will be the best magician this time? In Witchstone you have to collect points by performing actions. These actions come in different types. For example, you have actions to connect locations on the playing field with energy lines, actions to deploy your personal witch army at the same locations and actions to collect crystals for bonuses. All these different actions are initiated in the same way. You do this by placing a tile with action symbols on a cauldron tableau. If your current tile with its action symbols connects to previously placed tiles with the same symbols, the relevant action is triggered multiple times. By playing smart you can cause enormous chain reactions of magic!

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In Rats of Wistar you play the role of 1 of the 4 rats that escaped from the famous Wistar Institute. You manage your rat family to prove that you are best suited to lead the entire colony. Your extraordinary skills will allow you to explore the farm until you reach the pantry to get that coveted cheese. With objects you find at the edge of the forest you make new inventions and expand your lair under the trees by digging new rooms and building extra beds. You will meet native mice that you will immediately welcome into your family and you can visit the Alchemist mouse for additional benefits. The game lasts 5 rounds and you can get victory points by: • build beds • dig rooms • Complete missions within the farm • welcome guest mice • make new inventions • claim objectives At the end of the game, the player with the most victory points wins. Rats of Wistar is not affiliated with, associated with, authorized by, or in any way officially connected with The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology. Recommended sleeves + token trays: Basic invention cards (100 pieces), advanced invention cards (80 pieces), hero cards (5 pieces), goal cards (13 pieces) + all cards for the solo game (20 pieces). Non-glare: 5 packs of Board Game Sleeves 'Non-Glare Large' 59 x 92 mm (50PCS) Plain: 3 packs of Board Game Sleeves 'Large' 59 x 92 mm (100PCS) House mission cards (6 pieces) + basement mission cards (4 pieces). Non-glare: 1 pack of Board Game Sleeves 'Non-Glare Extra Large' 65 x 100 mm (50PCS) Plain: 1 pack of Board Game Sleeves 'Extra Large' 65 x 100 mm (100PCS) Token trays: 1 pack (2 pieces) Geekbox Double for 18 wood (tokens), 18 metal (tokens), 12 multiplication tokens, 12 joker tokens and 20 movement tokens. 1 pack (5 pieces, only 1 needed) Geekbox Slim for 12 1x tokens, 4 electricity tokens, 1 pin and 5 skill tokens (single game). We stored the rest in the ziplock bags.

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