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  • Wingspan – Pocket Edition
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    Wingspan – Pocket Edition
    A lighter, swifter version of the award-winning Wingspan. Wingspan – Pocket Edition distils the Wingspan experience down to a lighter, shorter, card-driven game that has each player activate a single row of cards on each of their turns. The cards are all double sided: a food side and a bird side. Bird powers are primarily indicated by icons instead of...
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  • Flamecraft
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    Flamecraft
    In a magical realm a village awakes, and artisan dragons make coffee and cakes!  1-5 Players  |  60 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Modular Board, Worker Placement Theme: Animals, Card Game, City Building, Fantasy Description: Artisan dragons, the smaller and magically talented versions of their larger (and destructive) cousins, are sought by shopkeepers so...
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  • Harry Potter Wizard Chess Set
    Play a game of chess with this officially licensed miniature replica of the life-sized chessboard from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone—perfect for fans of the Wizarding World! Specifications: This deluxe set includes 32 plastic pieces, modelled in detail after the pieces in the film, measuring about 1" to 1-1/2" in height depending on the piece, and a collapsible 8-1/2...
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  • The Lord of the Rings Fate of the Fellowship - A Pandemic System Game
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    The Lord of the Rings Fate of the Fellowship - A Pandemic System Game
    As members of The Fellowship, embark on a journey to save—or doom—Middle-earth. 1-5 Players  |  90 Mins  |  Ages 14+ Features: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers Theme: Fantasy, Novel-based The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship is Matt Leacock's most mechanically-rich Pandemic System design to date. Gather heroes...
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    CATAN (6th Edition) - The Game 5-6 Player Expansion
    Expansion for CATAN. Bring more friends to the island of Catan! 5-6 Players  |  90+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Negotiation Description: Adventures this big deserve to be shared with even more friends. Invite up to two additional players to your CATAN game for even more...
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  • Five Crowns
    Five Crowns
    Send everyone scrambling as you go out first in this 5-suit Rummy-like game! 1-7 Players | 30 Mins | Ages 8+ Features: Hand Management, Set Collection, Card Game Five Crowns is rummy with a five-suited deck and a twist. The set collection aspect of rummy is basically the same, with groups of three cards in either runs or denominations making...
    1-7 players
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  • 7 Wonders Duel
    7 Wonders Duel
    Science? Military? What will you draft to win this head-to-head version of 7 Wonders? 2 Players  |  30 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: End Game Bonuses, Income, Layering, Market, Modular Board Themes: Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization, Economic Description: Experience an intense two-player struggle for supremacy in the ancient world! Choose the Wonders you aim to build and guide your city...
    2 players
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  • Wingspan: Americas Expansion
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    Wingspan: Americas Expansion
    This fourth Wingspan expansion explores the birds of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. This incredibly biodiverse and abundant region is home to more than 3,000 bird species, including the birds with the smallest and largest wingspans in the world (the Bee Hummingbird and Snowy Albatross, respectively). Hummingbirds make up about one-tenth of the bird species in Latin...
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  • Carcassonne Expansion 1 - Inns and Cathedrals (2025 Redesign)
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    Carcassonne Expansion 1 - Inns and Cathedrals (2025 Redesign)
    Expansion for Carcassonne. Build inns and cathedrals to boost your influence and score big with powerful meeples. 2-6 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 7+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement Theme: Expansion for Base-game, City Building, Medieval, Territory Building Description: In this expansion for Carcassonne, you add cozy inns to your roads and majestic cathedrals to your cities. The large...
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  • The Crew 2 Mission Deep Sea
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    The Crew 2 Mission Deep Sea
    The Kennerspiel des Jahres winner, The Crew, now has a sequel! • New underwater narrative but has the ame innovative cooperative twist on the classic trick-taking card game...with a few new surprises! • Work together to win the right tricks at the right time • Communication is essential, but limited when underwater - be quick, creative, and strategic • Difficulty...
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    CATAN (6th Edition) - Seafarers Expansion
    Expansion for CATAN. Expand from the island of Catan into the ocean with boat shipping lanes. 3-4 Players  |  60+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Memory, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Exploration, Negotiation Description: Not everyone’s content with a simple life on the shore. You? Your restless spirit cannot resist the call...
    3-4 players
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  • Flamecraft Duals
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    Flamecraft Duals
    Place dragons, fire up powers and match the most shops!  1-2 Players  |  30-45 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Ever wondered what the dragons of Flamecraft do on their lunch break? Play Flamecraft Duals, of course! Set in the world of Flamecraft, Duals is a two-player travel-friendly game of pattern-making and quick, puzzly fun! You will meet the artisan dragons again with new powers, and this time...
    2 players
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  • Hive Pocket
    Hive Pocket
    Hop, fly, crawl and keep the Hive intact to surround the enemy Queen Bee and win!  2 Players  |  20 Mins  |  Ages 9+ Features: Enclosure, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Pieces as Map, Slide/Push Theme: Abstract Strategy, Animals Description: Hive is a boardless game that builds strategy skills. Hive is a fun game to play, because of its simple rules,...
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  • Carcassonne
    Carcassonne
    Shape the medieval landscape of France, claiming cities, monasteries and farms. 2-5 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 7+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure, Map Addition, Pattern Building, Tile Placement Theme: Medieval, Territory Building Description: Inspired by the medieval fortress in southern France of the same name, Carcassonne is a tile-laying game in which players fill in the countryside around the...
    2–6 players
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  • Catan On The Road
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    Catan On The Road
    The island of Catan is yours to explore! 3-4 Players | 15 Mins | Ages 10+ Features: Chaining, Hand Management, Victory Points Theme: Economic, Negotiation, Travel In Catan – On the Road, gameplay is driven by a deck of 120 cards and builds on well-known Catan mechanics with a fresh variation. Players gather resources by drawing cards, construct developments from...
    3-4 players
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  • Splendor (Refreshed)
    Splendor (Refreshed)
    Splendor is a game of chip-collecting and card development. Players are merchants of the Renaissance trying to buy gem mines, means of transportation, and shops—all in order to acquire the most prestige points. If you're wealthy enough, you might even receive a visit from a noble at some point, which of course will further increase your prestige. On your turn,...
    2–4 players
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  • The Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle-Earth
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    The Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle-Earth
    Play as the Fellowship or Sauron and attempt to determine the fate of Middle-earth. 2 Players | 30+ Mins | Ages 10+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Income, Layering, Market, Modular Board, Multi-Use Cards, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Open Drafting, Point to Point Movement, Race, Relative Movement, Set Collection, Sudden Death Ending, Tags, Take That, Tech Trees / Tech Tracks,...
    2 players
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  • Sequence Premium Edition
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    Sequence Premium Edition
    2-4 Players | Ages 8+ Description: Play a card from your hand, place a chip on a corresponding space on the game board…when you have five in a row, it’s a SEQUENCE. Learn to block your opponents – remove their chips. Watch out for the Jacks – THEY’RE WILD! With a little strategy and a little luck – you’re a...
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    CATAN (6th Edition) - Cities & Knights Expansion
    Expansion for CATAN. Trouble is brewing off the shores of Catan. 3-4 Players  |  90+ Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Memory, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Medieval, Negotiation Description: Though your thriving communities have begun to grow into majestic cities, your success and wealth have caught the attention of marauding invaders.  To...
    3-4 players
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  • Flip 7 Deluxe
    Flip 7 Deluxe
    Greatest card game, made even greater - get your deluxe edition with Foil treated cards!  3+ Players  |  20 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Flip over cards one by one without flipping the same number twice.Sound easy? Think again! This isn't just any deck of cards… In Flip 7™ Deluxe there's only one 1 card, two 2's, three 3’s, etc. plus...
    3+ players
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  • Fourth Wing: Rise of the Wingleader Game
    "Fourth Wing: Rise of the Wingleader Game," inspired by author’s Rebecca Yarros’s bestselling novel. The light strategy board game immerses players in key moments from the series, including the Threshing and the Riders Quadrant’s political intrigue. Featuring exclusive character illustrations developed in collaboration with Yarros’s team, the game is designed for fans of the franchise.
    1-5 players
    By Rebecca Yarros
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  • The Crew the Quest for Planet Nine
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    The Crew the Quest for Planet Nine
    In the co-operative trick-taking game The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine, the players set out as astronauts on an uncertain space adventure. What about the rumors about the unknown planet about? The eventful journey through space extends over 50 exciting missions. But this game can only be defeated by meeting common individual tasks of each player. In order to meet...
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  • Heat Pedal to the Metal
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    Heat Pedal to the Metal
    Manage your race car's speed to keep from overheating. 1–6 Players  |  30–60 Min  |  Age: 10+ Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross the finish line first, while managing their car's speed if they don't want to overheat. Selecting the right upgrades for...
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  • Rivals for Catan
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    Rivals for Catan
    The Rivals for Catan is a reimplementation of the Catan Card Game. The Rivals for Catan was released in German in September 2010, on the 15th anniversary of the original card game. An English edition followed in the fourth quarter of 2010. Klaus Teuber, the designer of the game, completely reworked many of the original card game's mechanics to make...
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  • Heat - Legends Expansion
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    Heat - Legends Expansion
    The stakes are higher, the corners sharper. 1-6 Players  |  30-60 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Heat: Legends is the newest expansion for Heat: Pedal to the Metal, the runaway racing game. This expansion lets players bring six new cars (from previous and future expansions) to life as Legend automated drivers, perfect for solo play or to add extra competition in...
    1+ players
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  • Slay the Spire The Board Game
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    Slay the Spire The Board Game
    Craft a unique deck, discover powerful relics, and Slay the Spire together!  1-4 Players  |  30-150 Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Cooperative Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game Theme: Adventure, Card Game, Fantasy, Video Game Theme Slay the Spire: The Board Game is a co-operative deck-building adventure. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre...
    1–4 players
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  • Carcassonne Expansion 2 - Traders and Builders (2025 Redesign)
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    Carcassonne Expansion 2 - Traders and Builders (2025 Redesign)
    Expansion for Carcassonne. Trade goods to gain riches and use builders to speed up your plans. 2-6 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 7+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement Theme: Expansion for Base-game, City Building, Medieval, Territory Building Description: In this expansion for Carcassonne, traders and builders arrive in the cities. Collect goods and send your pig to the fields...
    2–6 players
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  • AZUL
    AZUL
    Artfully embellish the walls of your palace by drafting the most beautiful tiles.  2-4 Players  |  30-45 Mins  | Ages 8+ Features: End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement, Turn Order: Claim Action Themes: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Renaissance Description: Introduced by the Moors, azulejos (originally white and blue ceramic tiles) were fully embraced by the Portuguese when their king Manuel I, on...
    2–4 players
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  • Kasparov Wooden Chess Set
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    Kasparov Wooden Chess Set
    Garry Kasparov was undisputed world chess champion and #1 ranked player for over eighteen years. Kasparov was intimately involved in the design of these chess sets, to ensure a great chess experience for those who play with it. The set includes redesigned and rethought chessmen following Kasparov’s concept of having the size of the pieces reflect their playing value. Each...
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  • Wyrmspan Dragon Academy Expansion
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    Wyrmspan Dragon Academy Expansion
    Expansion for Wyrmspan Open an academy for fledgling dragons to achieve their full potential! 1-5 Players | 90 Mins | Ages 14+ Features: End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Open Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game, Track Movement, Turn Order: Progressive Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Animals, Card Game, Fantasy Description: As a budding dracologist, you open an academy for fledgling...
    1–4 players
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  • Catan Junior
    Catan Junior
    Explore the seas! Catan: Junior introduces a modified playing style of the classic Settlers of Catan, offering players as young as five a perfect introduction to the Catan series of games. Catan: Junior takes place on a ring of islands where 2 to 4 players build hideouts and encounter the mysterious Spooky Island, where the Ghost Captain lives. Each island generates a specific...
    2–4 players
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  • Pandemic
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    Pandemic
    Your team of experts must prevent the world from succumbing to a viral pandemic.  2-4 Players  |  45 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection Theme: Medical Description: In Pandemic, several virulent diseases have broken out simultaneously all over the world! The players are disease-fighting specialists whose mission is to...
    2–4 players
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  • Wyrmspan
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    Wyrmspan
    You are an amateur dracologist in the world of Wyrmspan, a place where dragons of all shapes, sizes, and colours roam the skies. Excavate a hidden labyrinth you recently unearthed on your land and entice these beautiful creatures to roost in the sanctuary of your caves. During a game of Wyrmspan, you will build a sanctuary for dragons of all...
    1–4 players
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  • Wingspan
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    Wingspan
    Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. You are bird enthusiasts, researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors, seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth: Gain...
    1–4 players
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  • Ticket To Ride Northern Lights
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    Ticket To Ride Northern Lights
    Build railways to connect destinations across the northern side of Europe. 2-5 Player  |  30-60 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Connections, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Open Drafting, Push Your Luck, Set Collection Theme: Trains Welcome to the Nordic Countries!As you travel through Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, you’ll visit their most beautiful places. Explore their...
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  • SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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    SETI Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
    Search for signs of alien life by launching probes and analyzing distant signals.  1-4 Players  |  40-160 Mins  |  Ages 13+ Features: End Game Bonuses, Income, Multi-Use Cards, Resource to Move, Solo / Solitaire Game Theme: Science Fiction, Space Exploration Description: In SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, a eurogame for 1–4 players, you lead a scientific institution tasked with searching for...
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  • Carcassonne Expansion 3 - Dragon and Fairy (2025 Redesign)
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    Carcassonne Expansion 3 - Dragon and Fairy (2025 Redesign)
    Expansion for Carcassonne. Outwit the dragon, call the fairy, and reclaim your lands with magical portals. 2-6 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 7+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement Theme: Expansion for Base-game, City Building, Fantasy, Medieval, Territory Building Description: In this expansion for Carcassonne, a hungry dragon roams the countryside. Plan ahead to stay clear of the dragon’s path,...
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  • Hot Streak
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    Hot Streak
    Which mascot will cross the finish line first? Who will be disqualified? 2-9+ Players | 20 Mins | Ages 6+ Features: Betting and Bluffing, Simultaneous Action Selection, Take That, Card Drafting Theme: Racing, Humour Hot Streak is a game about betting, racing, and SCREAMING! You’re all hard-luck gamblers betting on the world’s most off-brand mascots. Unlike most racing games, the...
    2+ players
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  • Karma
    Karma
    In Karma, each player is dealt three face-down cards that they cannot look at and that remain on the table in front of them. They are also dealt six more cards, from which they choose three for their hand and place the remaining three face-up onto their table cards in three separate stacks. One player begins by placing a card...
    2–6 players
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  • Brandon Sanderson's Shards of Creation Base Game
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    Brandon Sanderson's Shards of Creation Base Game
    Brotherwise Games is thrilled to announce Shards of Creation, an asymmetric trick-taking game set in the worlds of Brandon Sanderson! Players: 2-4 |  30+ Mins  |  Age: 12+ Harness the primal forces of Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere in Shards of Creation! This innovative trick-taking game is designed for players of all skill levels. Every Shard is an aspect of divinity: Autonomy,...
    2–4 players
    By Brandon Sanderson
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  • The Gang - High Stakes Deluxe Edition
    All the fun and challenge of The Gang, now with deluxe game materials and bonus expansions! Round up your gang and get ready to pull off a series of bank heists using the power of poker. The Gang is an innovative, cooperative version of a poker game in which players bet on how good they think their hand of cards...
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  • Traditional Draughts
    Draughts / checkers is a strategy board game for two players. 2 Players  |  Ages 5+ The object of the game is to capture all of your opponent's pieces or block them so they cannot be moved. Made in New Zealand by Holdson.
    2 players
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  • Snapbox Test Match
    Snapbox Test Match
    Snapbox Test Match offers an authentic cricket experience with a compact card and dice game. Engage in thrilling gameplay as you take turns batting, bowling, and rolling to score the most runs across two quick innings. Designed to be fun and easy to play, this game provides just the right balance of strategy and surprise, making it a delightful choice...
    2 players
    $1999
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  • Ticket to Ride Japan / Italy
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    Ticket to Ride Japan / Italy
    Zoom across Japan in a bullet train admiring Mount Fuji through the mist or take the Tokyo subway to your final destination. On this map, you face a dilemma between investing in the Bullet Train network, routes that can be used by all players to complete Destination Tickets, or focusing on your individual tracks. Weigh your options carefully because the...
    2–4 players
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  • 7 Wonders Duel - Agora Expansion
    7 Wonders Duel - Agora Expansion
    Expansion for 7 Wonders Duel. Claim victory by ruling the senate in this political expansion for 7 Wonders Duel! 2 Players  |  30+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Take That Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization Description: 7 Wonders Duel: Agora features a new board called the Senate, comprising six separate chambers that provide players with benefits once...
    2 players
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    CATAN (6th Edition) - Cities & Knights Expansion 5-6 Player Expansion
    Expansion for CATAN. Gather more knights to defend the island of Catan! 5-6 Players  |  90+ Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Memory, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Medieval, Negotiation Description: When barbarians gather on the shores, you need even more friends to help. Invite up to two additional players to your CATAN...
    5+ players
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  • Rummikub Mini Pouch
    Rummikub Mini Pouch
    The Rummikub Mini Pouch comes with a practical carrying handle, making it perfect for playing during travels. Size: 230 x 80 x 65 mm
    2–4 players
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  • Heat - Tunnel Vision Expansion
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    Heat - Tunnel Vision Expansion
    Expansion for Heat: Pedal to the Metal. Chicanes and tunnels, front wing upgrades, and maps for Spain and Netherlands. 1+ Players  |  60 Mins  |  Ages 10+ The roar of powerful engines bursts from the dark mouth of the Pyrenean tunnel just moments before gleaming cars streak past. One mistake could mean certain destruction, but the lure of the Spanish...
    1+ players
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  • Heat - Rocky Roads Expansion
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    Heat - Rocky Roads Expansion
    Gravel sprays out from under your tires and your car gives a sickening lurch as it begins to spin out. 1–7 Players  |  30-60 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Clutch. Shift. Gas. Your engine roars and your car leaps into the next turn on a perfect line; you’re still in the race but you’ll have to watch for loose gravel on the...
    1-7 players
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  • Azul Mini
    Azul Mini
    The best selling Azul game we all love, in a travel edition! 2-4 Players  |  30-40 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Travel size, Abstract Strategy Puzzle, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement Description: This smaller version of one of our most popular games fits into a bag, making it available to play anywhere from restaurants to airports...
    2–4 players
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  • Earthborne Rangers Core Set
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    Earthborne Rangers Core Set
    Explore the wilderness of the far future as rangers of a wondrous mountain valley. 1-4 Players  |  60-240 Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Card Play Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Game, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Move Through Deck, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Role Playing, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Storytelling, Variable Set-up Theme: Adventure, Card Game, Environmental,...
    1–4 players
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  • Gloomhaven (Second Edition)
    Gloomhaven (Second Edition)
    Vanquish monsters with strategic cardplay in an updated edition of Gloomhaven.  1-4 Players  |  60-120 Mins  |  Ages 14+ Features: Action Queue, Action Retrieval, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Critical Hits and Failures, Deck Construction, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Legacy Game, Modular Board, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Role Playing, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simultaneous Action Selection, Solo / Solitaire GameTags, Variable Player Powers Theme: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures Description: Gloomhaven: Second...
    1–4 players
    $31700
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  • Heat - Heavy Rain Expansion
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    Heat - Heavy Rain Expansion
    EXPANSION FOR: HEAT: PEDAL TO THE METAL Wet conditions, a variant cooldown, and maps for Japan and Mexico.  This expansion introduces: One new driver w/ all essential player specific components in orange (now allows up to 7 racers) Two new maps (Japan & Mexico) New upgrade cards (introducing the purple drop - a different cooldown that allows the player to...
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    $5100
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  • Finspan
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    Finspan
    Dive into the watery depths to find and observe a vast array of aquatic life.  1-5 Players  |  45-60 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Solo / Solitaire Game Theme: Animals, Card Game Description: The World of Wingspan just got a lot bigger with the addition of Finspan! Elizabeth Hargrave helped designers David Gordon and...
    1-5 players
    $8900
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  • 7 Wonders (New Edition)
    7 Wonders (New Edition)
    Draft cards to develop your ancient civilization and build its Wonder of the World. 3-7 Players  |  30+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Closed Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers Theme: Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization, Economic Description: Make the right decisions to lead your civilization to prosperity! Lead one of the seven greatest...
    2–8 players
    $8700
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  • Wingspan Asia Expansion
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    Wingspan Asia Expansion
    In this third expansion to Wingspan, we welcome new species to our habitats by exploring the vibrant, intriguing, and magnificent birds of Asia. These birds were chosen from the over 2,800 species that live in Asia. This is both a stand-alone game for 1 player or 2 players with the Duet mode that can be used with any bird/bonus cards....
    2+ players
    $6600
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  • Ticket to Ride Legacy - Legends of the West
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    Ticket to Ride Legacy - Legends of the West
    An Immersive Railway Adventure, where you build your company success, game after game. 2-5 Players  |  20-90 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Learn as you play for a new experience: add new rules as you unlock content and discover surprises. An exclusive Ticket to Ride story: embark on a journey against rival players and Mama O’Connell, the evil railroad Baroness! A...
    2–4 players
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  • Carcassonne Expansion 4 - Towers and Thieves (2025 Redesign)
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    Carcassonne Expansion 4 - Towers and Thieves (2025 Redesign)
    Expansion for Carcassonne. Spot hidden thieves and use towering watchmen to control the land. 2-6 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 7+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement Theme: Expansion for Base-game, City Building, Medieval, Territory Building Description: In this expansion for Carcassonne, you build towers and place watchmen to protect your lands. The towers are contested, but if your watchmen...
    2–6 players
    $2800
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  • Root
    Root
    Find adventure in a marvellous asymmetric game. Root provides limitless replay value as you and your friends explore the unique factions, all wanting to rule a fantastic forest kingdom. Play as the: Marquise de Cat: Dominate the woods, extracting its riches and policing its inhabitants. Woodland Alliance: Gather supporters and coordinate revolts against the ruling regime. Eyrie Dynasties: Regain control...
    2–6 players
    $10600
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  • Timeline
    Timeline
    Can you place history’s greatest hits in the right order before time runs out? 2-6 Players | 15 Mins | Ages 8+ Features: Cooperative Play, Hand Management, Card Placement, Memory Theme: Card Game, Educational, Family, Trivia, History Description: You don't have to be a history buff to play! In this refreshed edition, players team up, communicate, and coordinate to find...
    2–6 players
    $2499
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  • Traditional Ludo
    Ludo is a strategy board game which can be played with two, three or four players. 2-4 Players  |  Ages 5+ The object of the game is to race your four tokens around the board as quickly as possible according to the dice rolls. Made in New Zealand by Holdson.
    2–4 players
    $2399
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  • Betrayal at House on the Hill Third Edition
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    Betrayal at House on the Hill Third Edition
    The House on the Hill still sits abandoned, and fearless group of explorers has been drawn to the house to discover its dark secrets. Immerse yourself in the narrative gameplay as you take on the role of one of those explorers. The Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd Edition cooperative board game includes 50 chilling haunts and dozens of...
    3-6 players
    $9300
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  • Arcs Leaders & Lore Pack
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    Arcs Leaders & Lore Pack
    Expansion for Arcs, Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion. Expand your galaxy with bold new leaders and unpredictable narrative twists in Arcs. 2-4 Players  |  60-120 Mins  |  Ages 14+ Features: Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution, Hand Management, Negotiation, Trick-taking, Turn Order: Claim Action, Variable Player Powers Theme:...
    2–4 players
    $2700
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  • Ticket to Ride Express London
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    Ticket to Ride Express London
    Ride a London double decker bus when low on time with this 15 minute express version.  2-4 Players  |  10-15 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Open Drafting, Set Collection Description: Ticket to Ride: London features the familiar gameplay from the Ticket to Ride game series — collect cards, claim routes, draw tickets — but on a scaled-down...
    2–4 players
    $4200
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  • Carcassonne Expansion 8 - Castles and Bridges (2025 Redesign)
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    Carcassonne Expansion 8 - Castles and Bridges (2025 Redesign)
    Expansion for Carcassonne. Build bridges, charm knights, and reap rewards from barns beyond the city walls. 2-6 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 7+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement Theme: Expansion for Base-game, City Building, Medieval, Territory Building Description: In this expansion for Carcassonne, your roads are improved by cleverly placed bridges. Knights are courted by maidens in castles and...
    2–6 players
    $2800
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  • 7 Wonders - Cities Expansion (New Edition)
    7 Wonders - Cities Expansion (New Edition)
    Expansion for 7 Wonders. Cities become part of building one of the seven wonders of the world. 3-7 Players  |  40+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Hand Management, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization Description: In the dark alleys of your city, gold changes hands,...
    2–8 players
    $4995
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  • Parks - 2nd Edition
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    Parks - 2nd Edition
    Roam every landscape, capture every moment, and experience the splendour of the U.S. National Parks in Parks – 2nd Edition! Keymaster's 2nd edition now features all 63 national parks, right out of the box! This 2nd edition features all-new art and artists; all artwork and components have been rebuilt from the ground up with the gameplay in mind. The gameplay...
    1–4 players
    $9800
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  • The Isle of Cats
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    The Isle of Cats
    The Isle of Cats is a competitive, medium-weight, card-drafting, polyomino cat-placement board game for 1-4 players (6 with expansions). You are citizens of Squalls End on a rescue mission to The Isle of Cats and must rescue as many cats as possible before the evil Lord Vesh arrives. Each cat is represented by a unique tile and belongs to a...
    1–4 players
    $8500
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  • Rebirth
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    Rebirth
    A new tile-laying game from Reiner Knizia set in a lush and hopeful future. Rebirth revitalises this classic genre with streamlined mechanisms that are combined with a signature Mighty Boards evocative vision — one of a lush, cosy, and hopeful future. Following a series of calamities that left civilisation in shambles, societies around the world are being rebuilt anew in...
    2–4 players
    $10600
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  • Cascadia Junior
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    Cascadia Junior
    Match habitats and wildlife to build the most harmonious ecosystem!  2-4 Players  |  15-30 Mins  |  Ages 6+ Features: Hexagon Grid, Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement Theme: Animals, Children's Game, Environmental, Puzzle Description: What will you see on your adventure in Cascadia? On your turn, build out your map and match animals and habitats to add sightings to your panorama...
    2–4 players
    $5900
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  • Battle Sheep
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    Battle Sheep
    Move and spread your flock to claim pastures while you block. 2-4 Players | 15 Mins | Ages 7+ Features: Enclosure, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board Theme: Abstract Strategy, Animals Opposing sheep herds go head to fluffy head in this quick moving strategy game. The goal is to have your sheep occupy the most pastures. On each turn, players...
    2–4 players
    $2800
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  • Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Mayhem - Battle for Baldurs Gate Expansion Pack
    Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Mayhem - Battle for Baldurs Gate Expansion Pack
    In this expansion for the action-packed Dungeons & Dragons card game, you win by being the last adventurer standing. Battle for Baldur's Gate is the first expansion for the wildly popular, easy-to-learn, family-friendly card game Dungeon Mayhem. This expansion unleashes two brand new characters from Baldur's Gate: the beloved ranger Minsc with his miniature giant space hamster, Boo, and the...
    2–4 players
    $1499
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  • Flamecraft - Dragons and Dragons Expansion
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    Flamecraft - Dragons and Dragons Expansion
    New dragons are coming to town in this Flamecraft expansion! The gates have opened and MORE dragons have arrived! This expansion brings a variety of modules that you can add to Flamecraft to mix up gameplay. Introduce hybrid dragons with fiery powers, new artisans, shops, companions and more! Requires base game to play Components: 6 Artisan Dragon cards 15 Hydragon cards 1 Fancy card...
    2–6 players
    $4700
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  • Scythe Invaders from Afar
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    Scythe Invaders from Afar
    While empires rise and fall in Eastern Europa, the rest of the world takes notice. Two distant factions, Albion and Togawa, send emissaries to scout the land and employ their own distinct styles of conquering.This expansion to Scythe adds 2 new factions, each with 5 miniatures, 31 custom wooden tokens, and 1 faction mat. It also includes new cardboard tokens,...
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  • 7 Wonders - Leaders Expansion (New Edition)
    7 Wonders - Leaders Expansion (New Edition)
    Expansion for 7 Wonders. Leaders become part of building one of the seven wonders of the world. 3-7 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Hand Management, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization Description: At the heart of your city, exceptional men and women inspire your...
    2–8 players
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  • 7 Wonders Architects
    7 Wonders Architects
    Race against others to assemble your wonder, but speed won't guarantee victory. 2-7 Players  |  30+ Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Neighbor Scope, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers Theme: Ancient Description: We all aspire to leave our mark. As one of the great ancient architects, your goal is to create a wonder to amazing that it, as well as you,...
    2–8 players
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  • Terraforming Mars
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    Terraforming Mars
    In the 2400s, mankind begins to terraform the planet Mars. Giant corporations, sponsored by the World Government on Earth, initiate huge projects to raise the temperature, the oxygen level, and the ocean coverage until the environment is habitable. In Terraforming Mars, you play one of those corporations and work together in the terraforming process, but compete for getting victory points...
    1–4 players
    $11700
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  • Here to Slay Berserkers & Necromancers Expansion
    Expansion for Here to Slay. Berserkers & Necromancers join the battle! Slay your foes with fury or dark magic! 2-6 Players | 30-60 Mins | Ages 10+ Features: Action Points, Critical Hits and Failures, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Interrupts, Role Playing, Set Collection, Take That, Turn Order: Progressive, Variable Player Powers Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Animals, Card Game, Fantasy Description:...
    2–6 players
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  • Even Deeper Regrets Expansion
    Expansion for: Deep Regrets Gameplay in Even Deeper Regrets is the same as in the base game with one major exception: you can now choose to start each day Inland in addition to Sea and Port! Inland, you can fish from three River shoals or one Loch shoal, both of which have a higher risk/reward ratio than the Sea. 74...
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  • The Isle of Cats Kittens and Beasts Expansion
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    The Isle of Cats Kittens and Beasts Expansion
    Kittens + Beasts An expansion for The Isle of Cats We have just received word from Yanna Stormtree that many of her ancient friends had travelled to the Isle of Cats seeking refuge, and now they are in danger. It is time to return to the island and experience three brand new modules that can be played in any combination....
    1–4 players
    $5700
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Strategy Board Games

Put your planning, tactics, and long-term thinking to the test with our curated range of strategy board games at Book Hero. These are games where every decision matters, rewarding clever moves, careful resource management, and well-timed plays.

From modern strategy classics to deep, immersive experiences for experienced players, this collection is ideal for those who enjoy thoughtful gameplay, meaningful choices, and high replay value. Whether you are competing head-to-head or navigating complex systems with a group, strategy board games offer engaging challenges that unfold differently every time you play.

All titles are carefully selected and held in stock, with fast, reliable shipping across New Zealand from our Auckland warehouse. Whether you are building your collection or searching for your next favourite game night centrepiece, Book Hero makes it easy to get great strategy games delivered quickly to your door.