Strategy Games

The "shufflebuilding" game Smash Up starts with a simple premise: Take the twenty-card decks of two factions, shuffle them into a forty-card deck, then compete to smash more Bases than your opponents! Each faction brings a different game...

In the most distant reaches of the world, magic still exists, embodied by spirits of the land, of the sky, and of every natural thing. As the great powers of Europe stretch their colonial empires further and further, they will inevitably lay claim to a...

Splendor is a fast-paced and addictive game of chip-collecting and card development. Players are merchants of the Renaissance trying to buy gem mines, means of transportation, shops — all in order to acquire the most prestige points. If you're...

Confront your rival guild in a race for victory. Take Gem and Pearl tokens from the common board, then purchase cards, gather bonuses, royal favours, and prestige. Discover new twists and strategic opportunities derived from Splendor, the original...

Dogs have spots. Dice have spots.  Spots is a game about rolling dice, pushing your luck...and dogs! You’ll roll and reroll, trying to place dice on the matching spots on your dogs. You get to laugh at your friends when they take a big risk and bust. And...

A fun addition to the list of modern classics that players will enjoy for ages.  In Squadro, you move four of your five pieces across the board and back to start. Be careful because blocking your opponent means your piece gets sent back to the side...

Story Time Chess is the only game that can teach chess to children as young as three years old. Story Time Chess is a board game that teaches chess to young children using silly stories, vibrant illustrations, custom chess pieces, and a unique chess...

The original 'capture the flag' game, launched in 1958. This classic strategy game is set in the war between Bluecoats - with Lieutenant Jacques Cavalier at the helm - against the Redcoats. Age: 8+ Game time: 45 minutes Players: 2 The original...

Danger is everywhere… Will you make it back? 2-5 Players  |  30-45 Mins  |  Ages 8+ In Survive the Island, players battle against the elements and their opponents. As soon as their adventurers arrive on the island searching for treasure, the ground...

The Panda and the gardener The players take the role of courtesans of the Nippon emperor. They take care of his Giant Panda by growing a bamboo plantation. Their mission: to farm parcels of land, irrigate them, and have green, yellow or pink bamboo grow...

In the land of Terra Mystica dwell 14 different peoples in seven landscapes, and each group is bound to its own home environment, so to develop and grow, they must terraform neighboring landscapes into their home environments in competition with the...

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...

Players in The Game try to discard all 98 cards in the deck onto four discard piles in order to win, but they need to do so in the right ways. Each player starts with 6-8 cards in their hand depending on the number of players, and four discard pile...

The Game: Face to Face features gameplay similar to The Game with players laying down cards from their hand in ascending and descending piles, but now the game is limited to two players who are competing to get rid of their cards first. You want to win...

Play a card, draw a card — that couldn't be easier, right? Don't be fooled, though, because even though the title claims this game is quick and easy, The Game: Quick & Easy will not be easy to defeat. You can do so only as a real team! In more detail,...

The Mind Extreme functions like The Mind, with players trying to play cards from their hand in ascending order — without consulting one another! — so that they can complete a certain number of levels and win. The higher the level, the more cards you have...

The Wolves is a pack-building strategy game for 2-5 players. It’s survival of the fittest as you compete to build the largest, most dominant pack by claiming territory, recruiting lone wolves, and hunting prey. But be careful not to expand too...

With elegantly simple gameplay, Ticket to Ride can be learned in under 15 minutes. Players collect cards of various types of train cars they then use to claim railway routes in North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional...

Ticket to Ride: Europe takes you on a new train adventure across Europe. From Edinburgh to Constantinople and from Lisbon to Moscow, you'll visit great cities of turn-of-the-century Europe. Like the original Ticket to Ride, the game remains elegantly...

Create your own version of the Paris Métro.  2-4 Players  |  10-20 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Find yourself transported to the glamorous Paris of the roaring twenties. Jump aboard an open platform bus, cruise down Champs-Élysées  Avenue, admire the Eiffel Tower,...

Welcome to the Tokaido, the legendary East Sea Road connecting Kyoto to Edo. Here you will begin an extraordinary journey during which you will discover a thousand marvels for the first time. Move wisely and visit the most places to gather sophisticated...

You were there when the world was new. The very first of your kind. The totem. Your place in Nature is everything. It is not enough to survive. You must thrive.In Totemic, animal spirits vie for their place in the natural world. Using cunning, strength,...

Build the city’s greatest theme park, whatever it takes! Mix your favourite themes, from Pirate, Robot, Vampire, Jungle, Ninja, and Gangster. Build attractions and upgrade them to match blueprints, stack up towering rides, or simply make the most cash. ...

The year is 1913. The steamship SS Atlantica is two days out from port on its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Its unsuspecting passengers fully anticipated a calm journey to Boston, Massachusetts, with nothing out of the ordinary to look forward to...

Unmatched is a highly asymmetrical miniature fighting game for two or four players. Each hero is represented by a unique deck designed to evoke their style and legend. Tactical movement and no-luck combat resolution create a unique play experience that...

The play's the thing, with Shakespeare and his creations fighting in the Globe.  2-4 Players  |  20-40 Mins  |  Ages 9+ Features: Action Points, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management, Line of Sight Description: In...

Wavelength is a party game where two teams compete to read each other’s minds. It’s a thrilling experience of TALKING and THINKING and HIGH FIVING that anyone can play—but it also has some of that deep word game sorcery, where your...

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...

In this first expansion to Wingspan, we increase the scope of the world to include the regal, beautiful, and varied birds of Europe. These birds feature a variety of new abilities, including a number of birds with round end abilities, abilities that...

Compete against each other in a game about dim sum.  2-6 Players | 20-40 Min | Ages 7+ Features: Hand Management, Matching, Push Your Luck, Set Collection Description: Yum Cha is a cute little card game based on everyone's favourite Chinese brunch, also...

Zombie Kidz Evolution is the first "legacy"-style game for kids, with basic gameplay similar to the 2013 title Zombie Kidz — but things will quickly evolve! In the game, the young players are at school when zombies start to attack, infiltrating the...