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Players roll dice to obtain commodities and workers to build up their civilizations. Dice can be rerolled twice unless they come up as a hazard. Players use their workers to build infrastructure to support additional works or to build monuments that are worth points. At the same time commodities are gathered which allow your civilization to develop. Once all monuments or five developments are achieved by a player the game ends at the end of the round, points are counted, and a victor is declared.

It's time to get your 'Mech on. Learn what it is like to be a MechWarrior in this quick and easy format, move and fire, destroy enemy BattleMechs with extreme prejudice. This is designed for people who have never played BattleTech, or have not played for many years. Come one, come all, bring your pop and pretzels, and watch guys in big robots blow up other guys in big robots. :)

Your goal in Brass is to build cotton mills, coal mines, iron works, canals, railways, ports, and shipyards, and to have them be used so that they score points. Your choices will be limited by the cards you draw, but not as much as by the plans you make. Lots of interesting detail in the historical Lancashire setting.

You are an aspiring politician in Tammany Hall's heyday, fighting for influence and votes in the Wards of New York to become Mayor. Manage Campaign Workers, slander your opponents, and curry Political Favor Chips among the immigrants arriving from Ellis Island. Overview of Play: Tammany Hall is played over a period of years (rounds) during which each player takes turns performing actions. An election is held at the end of every fourth year (one Term). After the election, the mayor assigns city offices to the other players which they use to their advantage. The game lasts for a total of four terms and ends immediately after the last election for Mayor.

Try out a fantasy RPG that ISN'T d20! The Burning Wheel system emphasizes characterization (through Beliefs and Instincts), intraparty interaction, and grittiness. Are you prepared to live with the consequences of your actions?

Three months ago, an alpha team from your group found something tropical below the Arctic Circle. Andrew Pau and Jim Decker (the mining engineer)determined that they needed specialized equipment. They intend to go back, and you're going with them. Don't forget your respirator.

Long Shot is YOUR ticket to the track. In this exciting family-friendly horse racing board game, up to 8 players bet, buy horses, and strategize as the race unfolds. Long Shot includes over 100 unique cards allowing players to combine strategies and resources for maximum control of the race. Will you buy a horse or two in the hopes of winning some of the purse, or will you bet it all on the long shot? Whether a novice or a horse racing enthusiast, everyone's a winner in this interactive strategy game where anytime is post time!

It's as easy as comparing "apples to apples"...just open the box, deal the cards, and you're ready to play! Select the card from your hand that you think is best described by a card played by the judge. if the judge picks your card, you win that round. And everyone gets a chance to be the judge! Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people,places, things, and events.

From the craggy hillsides at Edinburgh to the sunlit docks of Constantinople, from the dusty alleys of Pamplona to a windswept station at Berlin, Ticket to Ride: Europe takes you on a new train adventure through the great cities of turn-of-the-century Europe. Will you risk a trip through the dark tunnels of Switzerland? Venture aboard a ferry on the Black Sea? Or erect lavish train stations in the great capitals of the old empires? Your next move might just make you Europe's greatest train magnate!

Come try this popular card drafting/civilization building game. Rules will be taught and it plays quick, so we will have time for 2 or 3 games.

The goal here is to be the founding father with the most renown at the end of the game, which consists of the making of the US constitution. Players have a hand of delegates that represent a state, defend an issue and have a special ability. A different issue of the constitution is considered each round while players use delegates to either help or go against the issue.

In this new edition of the groundbreaking storytelling game, you enter the lands of the Arabian Nights alongside Sindbad, Ali Baba, and the other legendary heroes of the tales. Travel the world encountering imprisoned princesses, powerful 'efreets, evil viziers, and such marvels as the Magnetic Mountain and the fabled Elephant's Graveyard. Choose your actions carefully and the skills you possess will reward you: become beloved, wealthy, mighty - even become sultan of a great land. Choose foolishly, however, and become a beggar, or be cursed with a beast's form or become insane from terror! YOU will bring to life the stories of the inestimable Book of Tales in this vastly replayable board game with over 2002 tales that will challenge, amuse, astound and spellbind you for years to come.

Tannhäuser is the base game in the Tannhäuser series. It features the men and women of the 42nd Marine Special Forces, led by John Mac Neal, and the mysterious and deadly Obscura Korps of the Reich locked in a struggle to recover the Obscura Cardinal Stones.

The year is 3058. The War for Terra began when the Word of Blake invaded and captured Terra from ComStar, Terra's protector since the fall of the Star League three centuries ago. Three months have passed and ComStar is initiating Case White, the liberation of Humanity's homeworld. In this series of games, ComStar and Word of Blake BattleMechs and other combat forces will vie for control of the homeworld of mankind. Fight amongst the pyramids of Egypt, the mosques of Arabia, the ancient castles of Europe, or liberate or defeat the large Star League Castles Brian scattered over Terra. The War for Terra is on. :)

Whoop, whoop! Battle stations! The galaxy is under surprise attack by Zebulon Space Pirates. All Naval ships converge on the Omega Sector for immediate combat. This is not a drill. As a member of the Imperial Galactic Navy, you must intercept and destroy the intruders before they mount an effective assault. As a dastardly Space Pirate, it’s time to blast the Imperial Navy into Imperial space junk. Andromeda Wars is a fast, very fierce game of spaceship combat. You must decide whether to put energy into your shields or your weapons; when to put the hammer down and when to hit the brakes. This space battle is a galactic fur ball with ships streaking everywhere. Say goodbye to your Mom because in Andromeda Wars there are few survivors.

The Board Game is an exciting game of mistrust, intrigue, and the struggle for survival which places each player in the role of one of ten of their favorite characters from the show. Each playable character has their own abilities and weaknesses, and all must work together in order for humanity to have any hope of survival. However, one or more players in every game is secretly a Cylon, and wants the humans to perish.

This TIDE OF IRON base game focuses on the American and German armies in Northern Europe in the years 1944 and 1945. Each game is played as a single scenario, either chosen from the included scenario guide or created by the players themselves, over a map constructed from modular, double-sided game boards and terrain overlays. The game play is fast-paced, smooth, and surprisingly deep, as players must take and hold vital objectives on the game board and decide how best to use each and every unit under their command.

Bring your own 520 pt army with all applicable dice and markers needed for your army. More details for this event will be at Heroscapers.com

Back again is the Internationally Famous BrikWars. Gather your minifigs (or borrow ours) and draw your swords! Fight with an army of the fiercest 10 minifigs (4 archers 6 melee) to win the Grand Prize!

The year is 3058. The War for Terra began when the Word of Blake invaded and captured Terra from ComStar, Terra's protector since the fall of the Star League three centuries ago. Three months have passed and ComStar is initiating Case White, the liberation of Humanity's homeworld. In this series of games, ComStar and Word of Blake BattleMechs and other combat forces will vie for control of the homeworld of mankind. Fight amongst the pyramids of Egypt, the mosques of Arabia, the ancient castles of Europe, or liberate or defeat the large Star League Castles Brian scattered over Terra. The War for Terra is on. :)

If you cannot fly, 3000 feet straight up is a bad place to be. That's where you are. Your crew, one gigantic airship in need of exploring and flying monsters - what could possibly go wrong. (Don't Drop your ranged weapon....)

The Holy Roman Empire is massing a navy to invade Italia and conquer Roma. Can the Crew of the Santa Francisca de Paola stop the mercenary crew of Omegas that will be leading the invasion, and thus prevent it? Pulp-style superheroes in an alternate Renaissance.

Draft Tournament Sign-up until 5:30pm, actual event starting at 5:30pm Boosters will be provided. Players will draft cards and construct a deck from the cards they've drafted. There will be at least 4 swiss rounds, cutting to a single-elimination top 4, 8, or 16 (based on attendance). Regular prizes will be awarded, along with additional Games By James gift certificates based on attendance.

Do you have what it takes to colonize a new world? Alien Frontiers is a game of strategy and luck where your roll determines which orbital facilities you can access each turn. The player who makes best use of their spaceships will win!

The object of Power Grid is to supply the most cities with power when someone’s network gains a predetermined size. In this edition, players mark pre-existing routes between cities for connection, and then vie against other players to purchase the power plants that you use to supply the power. However, as plants are purchased, newer more efficient plants become available so you’re potentially allowing others to access to superior equipment merely by purchasing at all. Additionally, players must acquire the raw materials, like coal, oil, garbage, or uranium, to power said plants(except for the highly valuable ’renewable energy’ wind/solar plants),making it a constant struggle to upgrade your plants for maximum efficiency while still retaining enough wealth to quickly expand your network to get the cheapest routes.

Players are attempting to score the most points by building up influence in the districts of Venice, Italy via their artistocrats. The game uses a card distribution mechanic whereby (in the case of a four-player game) two players draw cards and divide them up into two piles each, the other two players pick one group and the remaining groups go to the players who formed the groups. The action cards allow players to place and remove aristocrats, erect and move bridges, and score individual regions. The entire game lasts three Passages and each Passage may contain several turns.

In Cargo Noir players represent "families" that traffic in smuggled goods in a 1950s noir setting. Each turn, you'll set sail to various ports where cargo is known to get "lost" for the right price – Hong Kong, Bombay, Rotterdam, New York and more – and you'll make an offer for the goods on display. If another family then offers more in that port, you'll need to up your bid or take your money and slink away to look for goods elsewhere. Stand alone in a port, though, and you'll be able to discretely move the goods from the dock to your personal warehouse.

The year is 3058. The War for Terra began when the Word of Blake invaded and captured Terra from ComStar, Terra's protector since the fall of the Star League three centuries ago. Three months have passed and ComStar is initiating Case White, the liberation of Humanity's homeworld. In this series of games, ComStar and Word of Blake BattleMechs and other combat forces will vie for control of the homeworld of mankind. Fight amongst the pyramids of Egypt, the mosques of Arabia, the ancient castles of Europe, or liberate or defeat the large Star League Castles Brian scattered over Terra. The War for Terra is on. :)

In Descent: Journeys in the Dark, heroes explore the corridors, chambers, and caverns that exist below the surface of the world, gathering equipment and treasure, battling monsters, and working together as a team to complete their quest. Can you survive the dark?

Simple? Fluxx has but one rule: "Draw one card and then play one card." What cards could you play? Well you could play Time, or War or perhaps Love. I shall play Chocolate - its fine to have Chocolate. You payed the "Play 2", well then play a second card. The rules are this "Draw one card and then play two cards" Perfectly simple...The goal of the game? Sorry no one has played one yet!!!!

"Whip the Beast!! Whip the Beast!!" the crowd chants. Your chariot is careening towards the first turn and you are already at your maximum speed. Wait, there's that loser who stabbed you with his trident a moment ago. Can you slam into his chariot and still make the corner? If you whip your beast you risk the dreaded beast "frenzy" and you will surely hit the corner wall with untold amounts of damage. You may be tossed onto the track! Beast Bait!! Enjoy a "friendly race" with the spectacle of the giant colosseum, the gaudy chariots, the rampage of the beasts, the road kill... Circus Imperium in large scale. Feeling lucky? Then take the reins!

Back again is the Internationally Famous BrikWars. Gather your minifigs (or borrow ours) and draw your swords! Fight with an army of the fiercest 10 minifigs (4 archers 6 melee) to win the Grand Prize!

It's a game about the great Canal building era of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that captures the feel of the period and gives players plenty of decision making in their attempts to complete some of the most famous British canals. Players will engage brilliant engineers such as James Brindley and Thomas Telford in their efforts to create canals linking emerging manufacturing centres, providing the waterways that supplied the goods generated by the Industrial Revolution.

Homesteaders is an Auction and Resource Management game in which players bid on the opportunity to build certain types of buildings, then spend resource cubes to build one of several buildings of that type. The buildings confer abilities, income, and points; some automatically and some requiring a Worker.

In Ad Astra ("To the Stars"), you will guide one of the five factions of future humanity in its exploration of the galaxy. Wield powerful technology; reshape newly discovered planets to give a new home to man; and explore the mysterious relics of a long-lost alien civilization...

Horrific monsters and spectral presences lurk in manors, crypts, schools, monasteries, and derelict buildings near Arkham, Massachusetts. Some spin dark conspiracies while others wait for hapless victims to devour or drive insane. It’s up to a handful of brave investigators to explore these cursed places and uncover the truth about the living nightmares within.

Hunt The Wumpus is a game nearing production that is a simple to learn party game where you takes turns laying traps to catch the elusive Wumpus. The fun part starts when you realize you have to destroy and steal your traps from the other players to succeed!

You and your hideous troll-friends have decided that it’s time for a career change. You are tired of guarding bridges and shaking down weary travelers all for the sake of a few clinking coins! Tolls are down, bandits are up, and besides, living under your bridge is damp and uncomfortable— and breathing all that crumbling bridge mortar is taking a toll on your lungs…. It’s time to venture forth and find some fresh sea air! In TROLLHALLA, you join forces with your fellow trolls to sail the seas in search of islands filled with pillage and plunder. Crunchy livestock, nervous monks, panicked princesses, piles of gold, and casks of grog await you! But watch out for Billy Goats—if you’re not careful they will knock parts of your precious stolen cargo out of your boat! With so many goodies lying about on these islands, it feels like you’ve died and gone to troll heaven, or perhaps someplace even better—TROLLHALLA!

The year is 3058. The War for Terra began when the Word of Blake invaded and captured Terra from ComStar, Terra's protector since the fall of the Star League three centuries ago. Three months have passed and ComStar is initiating Case White, the liberation of Humanity's homeworld. In this series of games, ComStar and Word of Blake BattleMechs and other combat forces will vie for control of the homeworld of mankind. Fight amongst the pyramids of Egypt, the mosques of Arabia, the ancient castles of Europe, or liberate or defeat the large Star League Castles Brian scattered over Terra. The War for Terra is on. :)

Starting a civilization composed of a single, humble city lacking even the most rudimentary of inventions, each player tries to advance their people by building new cities and improving them, researching new technologies, increasing their civilizations culture, and harvesting valuable resources. All to become the greatest civilization!

The mines of Rag Mountain have been abandoned for decades, but now there is new activity there and the locals are worried. Dwarves have been disappearing from the area, and there have been rumors that cave trolls have returned. You have been selected for what may be a suicide mission: Find out what's going on in the mines, free the dwarves, and stop the nefarious plans of Salazar the Sorcerer! Tunnels & Trolls was the first RPG published after D&D. It is a very sound and simple system that emphasizes the values of teamwork and individual heroism. It is still going strong after 36 years, with minimal changes to the mechanics. Combat encounters are fast and fun, and even low-level wizards pack a powerful punch. Come roll it up old-school in Rag Mountain!

Browne Chronometric Engineering, Inc., actualizes solutions for disadvantageous retrocontinuities prefore they deactualize past-present-future opportunities. Reengineering disfavored chronoconsequences is a highly rewarding opportunity, and BCE employs only the finest chronoengineers [starting pay: $8.35/hr, historical immunizations provided, no experience necessary, cosmic insignificance required]. Time & Temp is a game of time travel and underemployment—but, hey, it’s better than being unemployed.

You and your companions are highly skilled members of a disease-fighting team wagin a battle against four deadly diseases. Your team will travel across the globe, stemming the tide of infection and developing the resources you'll need to discover the cures. You must work together, using your indvidual strengths to destroy the diseases before they overtake the world. The clock is ticking as outbreaks and epidemics accelerate the spread of the plague. Will you find the cures in time? The fate of humanity is in your hands!

Puzzle Strike is a card game played with cardboard chips instead of cards that simulates a puzzle video game called puzzle fighter that, in-turn, simulates the fighting game street fighter that is emulated in puzzle fighter. Shuffling cards takes too long and is boring, so in Puzzle Strike you just put your cardboard tokens in a bag and shake them up to shuffle! Plus, it’s pretty ballin’ to play a game with chips. Play it on your yacht, impress potential mates, etc.

Do you ever dream of making movies? You have now become a world-famous movie producer who has just acquired the rights to produce three new screenplays. Your goal is to produce the most valuable movies, by hiring the most talented and desirable crew. Produce the most popular movies and win the game. A bidding game from the master Reiner Knizia.

(This game continues from Con of the North. You did not have to play in that one to play and enjoy this one.) We were hired to get a name of some foul Imp who was going to steal our employer's unborn grandchild. We got the name of the Imp....&*&&&*%^% something Junior. We got the information to the Merchant to save his daughter and grandchild. We got sent to Hell to find out we just got taken by our employer... And we did it WILLINGLY... When we get back, we're gonna raise a little hell of our own!!! Play a Pregen or bring your own character Max 17th Lvl. Rolepalying Prizes provided by Lady Dragon's Treasures.

Summoner Wars is a fast-playing, action-packed 2-4 player card game. Players take on the role of Summoners: powerful beings who harness the power of mysterious Summoning Stones to lead their race to conquest on the war-torn planet of Itharia. These Summoners wield terrible magic on the battlefield, freezing their foes in place, draining their enemies of power, and even bringing rains of fire down from the heavens. But most notoriously, they summon their great race’s hordes of warriors to the battlefield, to clash in the never-ending struggle for supremacy. A Summoner is both mage and general, and must combine their wizardly might with clever tactics to defeat the enemy Summoner on the opposite side of the battle.

Come and play a fast-paced dungeon crawl using the original AD&D rules. The dungeon and its contents will all be generated in real time using the random dungeon creator in the first edition Dungeon Master's Guide. Pre-generated characters will be provided.

Players will select heroes, gather allies, acquire artifacts, and coordinate their efforts to face Middle-earth’s most dangerous fiends. By cooperating to overcome the obstacles drawn from the encounter deck, you will complete the quest before you and claim victory!

You are part of an elite Special Forces Unit tasked with rescuing scientists from a secret government lab. But you're too late, everyone is missing. Or worse! Your new orders are to fall back to the exit point for extraction. But the hive is alerted to your presence, aliens are everywhere! Do you have what it takes to work as a team? Can you cross the lab to the exit in one piece? This ain't your momma's 'Aliens Game' fanboy! You gotta have nerves of steel, be cool under pressure and above all else, be able to lay down massive cover fire while you run like hell! The lab and playing surface are 5'x8', miniatures are 8" tall, and I won't lie to ya, the odds aren't good! Beware of the Queen! Lock and load! "Marines, we are leaving!"-Cpl. Hicks.

The Game World of Solaris hosts 'Mech on 'Mech combat in its arenas that thrills citizens on the thousand and more worlds of the Inner Sphere and beyond, and a great performance there can set you up for life. In this Grand Melee, MechWarrior Stables will vie for the Championship of Solaris, and by extension the universe, in a single large battle, one BattleMech, one MechWarrior at a time, until the greatest Stable, the greatest MechWarriors, are left standing. Will YOU rule Solaris?

The howls of wolves resound throughout the keep. Stalking up the stairs, Van Helsing draws the stake from under his cloak. He has tracked the vile fiend from Bordeaux to Saragrossa to Madrid to Lisbon, and now, for the moment at least, the beast is at bay. Outside, thunder crashes, and the relentless hunter flinches. In that instant, his quarry strikes!

The Board Game is an exciting game of mistrust, intrigue, and the struggle for survival which places each player in the role of one of ten of their favorite characters from the show. Each playable character has their own abilities and weaknesses, and all must work together in order for humanity to have any hope of survival. However, one or more players in every game is secretly a Cylon, and wants the humans to perish.

Come and play a fast-paced dungeon crawl using the original AD&D rules. The dungeon and its contents will all be generated in real time using the random dungeon creator in the first edition Dungeon Master's Guide. Pre-generated characters will be provided.

London lies devastated after the Great Fire of 1666. This is your opportunity to build a new city on the ashes of the old. It is up to you how you employ the talents of the people of London to this end. Will you favour the business classes, who will earn you money? Or would you prefer to spend more money than you can rightly afford on grand monuments and sumptuous palaces? You must also deal with the problem of rising poverty and how to employ the many paupers of the city. Throughout the game you will be forced to make tough decisions. To achieve one aim you must sacrifice another, which may open an opportunity for a competitor.

In Steam you build railroads and deliver goods along an ever changing network of tracks and stations. You build the tracks, upgrade towns, improve your train, and grab the right goods to make the longest, most profitable deliveries. Score your deliveries and add to your income or victory points, balancing your need to invest against your quest to win the game.

Playing in other people's dreams is dangerous work--getting lost and never waking up is the least of your dangers. Now you have to go deeper than you've ever gone before, in order to change the target's beliefs--with violent consequences from your "employer" if you should fail. Diceless, numberless horror; bring your steady hand.

In Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, you are unlikely heroes in a grim world of perilous adventure. You venture into the dark corners of the Empire and deal with the threats that others cannot or will not face. You'll probably die alone in some festering hellhole, but maybe, just maybe, you'll survive foul Mutants, horrible diseases, insidious plots, and sanity-blasting rituals to reap Fate's rewards.

Dust Tactics is a tactical miniatures board game for 2-4 players. In an alternate 1940s reality, alien technology fuels gigantic machines of war as the forces of the Axis and Allies clash over rare mineral deposits that could inevitably decide the outcome of the war.

First Train to Nuremberg is a revised edition of Last Train to Wensleydale. You take the role of a railway promoter, backed by the investments of hundreds of local landowners. Your aim is to build lines that can make a profit from the transport of passengers and goods. However, money is not the only resource you require. Many locals will oppose your schemes and only with influence in the government will you be able to build over their land. Your company is far too small to be able to have its own engine works, so contacts with the major operators will help you acquire second-hand trains and rolling stock. You will also need to be on good terms with the two local railway companies. Without their support you will not be able to link to their networks, nor will you be able to negotiate the sale of your lines when they become unprofitable (as they surely will).

As in Dawn of the Dead, zombies are invading the mall. Each player controls 3 characters: a blond girl, a big guy and a dude with a gun. They must escape the zombies by locking themselves in the stores. But be careful: there is not always enough room in the stores for everybody, you might get trapped in the hallway, amongst the living dead. Please don't sign up to play this game if you have thin skin, dislike games like Diplomacy and think gameshows like Survivor are evil. Why? Because you will be betrayed, you will be ganged up on, and your characters will be voted to be thrown to the zombies and eaten.