Modern zoos no longer prioritise their human visitors but rather focus mainly on animal welfare and sustainability. “Ark Nova” allows us to set up and manage a wildlife park based on our own ideas and values. Alongside animal breeding programmes, the construction of enclosures on park grounds and, of course, financing the park through sponsorship,
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Gloomhaven is a monster of a game in which our troop of mercenaries (called the Jaws of the Lion) together stare the widest variety of dangers in the face. In this fantasy setting, that can mean cultists, fearsome monsters or raiders. Each of our characters have special abilities that grow and change over the course
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What would the world look like if the Earth’s fossil fuels had already been used up during the Industrial Revolution? That’s what we will find out in “Barrage”, set in a dystopian version of the 1930s. We take on the role of international construction companies in a highly confrontational, unforgiving race for dams, powerhouses and
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Players compete to turn a profit during the colonial era in Africa. You’ll invest in four chartered companies and use your influence to help them expand across the continent. This will improve the value of your shares in these companies. In this demanding strategy game, players will also trade in bananas, coffee or cotton, work
In “Architekten des Westfrankenreichs” (“Architects of the West Kingdom”, on the “Kennerspiel des Jahres 2019” recommended list), players constructed the capital city. Now they need to protect its surrounding settlements. Warlike powers threaten the kingdom and it is only with the help of the influential paladins that players can overcome the impending challenges. That’s why
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There is no more room on the Earth’s surface so mankind has decided to escape to the bottom of the sea. In “Underwater Cities” players build a network of tunnels and settlements on the ocean floor. They can find the resources they need in desalination plants and algae farms, while using laboratories to make advances
The farmlands on the North Sea coast are supposed to be protected by a dike. But will it be tall enough? It all depends on the unpredictability of nature and on the team spirit of the farmers there. In the strategy game Lowlands, players have to decide how to successfully split their efforts between dike-building
In the footsteps of the great inventor, players in Newton take on the guise of ambitious scientists. They take research trips, complete courses of study and create their own libraries. A clever card mechanics means that each action is made stronger the more times it is used in a round. Over the course of a
Wer wird Nachfolgerin von Mondpriesterin Luna? Das entscheidet der Orden mit dem größten Einfluss. Diesen mehren die Spieler, indem sie Novizen zur Arbeit auf Inseln und im Tempel einteilen. Dabei den Überblick zu behalten, ist nicht leicht. In diesem anspruchsvollen Strategiespiel sind die vielen Aktionsmöglichkeiten eng miteinander verflochten und müssen gut vorbereitet werden. Kultstätten etwa
