Today, let's look back at a classic. Who has not dreamed of one day colonize an unknown land and to increase its sphere of influence, until one prevails over the island. All this fulfills the game "Settlers of Catan", with which to "The Settlers of Catan - Cities & Knights" an extension has been developed that "The Settlers of Catan - Seafarers" and that would probably be the most important extension.
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Tags: Catan , Expansion , cosmos
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n the hell is buzzing excitement because the oven has failed and it is cold. Without her usual purgatory but the devil can not fail to meet their jobs and so they gather around in a big cube - explore competition, which contributes to hell with what heating reheating the hellish home.
For devilish barbecue up to 6 devils have gathered, forming a vicious cycle common to the available radiator. Of these, they cover a few less, are present as Devil and distribute dice cup dice included with each other. Now it is as fast as possible to gain high score heating means 10, for example, the 3 points-making the iron grill or in the dice game. The diabolical Players can make their profit from the sum of two cubes. Who can boast the highest number wins the Heizgegenstand. more »
Tags: cosmos , cube
Already more than a year before the start of the first Hobbit film cinema Kosmos has published a Hobbit game. In the game of Rainer Knizia up to four dwarves go along with the hobbit Bilbo Baggins on the quest to defeat the dragon Smaug and snatch him his treasure.
Each player receives a small character panel. On which he marked his experience courage, wisdom and strength. These values he needed later to succeed the adventure in the intermediate stations. Not stored, but is also traveling collectible supplies, which also comes in adventures with the dragon used. Read more »
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The African market it's hot here. As a representative of your tribe are you doing you for the journey to the largest trading center in the middle of the savannah. There is own goods to sell and obtain cheap supplies for your village. But it is not always your purchased goods are also needed. Only he who satisfies the demand in the village perfect reputation with the residents receive, becoming the most successful traders of the tribe.
At the beginning of each game, the players put on each page of the board. There is in each case a small display area for goods and auszuspielenden cards. In the middle of the field there are 4 boats, which are equipped with randomly selected goods. While some goods are designed or concealed visible. The remaining goods are put together with the pieces of gold, representing the currency of the game, on top of the screen. Read more »
Tags: family game , cosmos
In Tuaregs, a game for two players from Andreas Steiger, we look at how the lives of so proceeds in an African desert people. When the two compete Tuareg tribes in an oasis at the best trade routes to gold, commodities and influence. Send the tribes from their Tuaregs (the male Tuareg) to obtain the greatest impact through clever tactics.
The structure of the oasis is always the same, but the contents change. On the table are designed 5 × 5 cards in a frame in a fixed order. The interior is then filled with nine cards randomly drawn from the fields of "resources and influence." The cards have various modes that will bring benefits to the players, if you manage to acquire one of these cards and place them in his play. Read more »
Tags: 2 player , cosmos
The name of the rose is the most famous novel by Umberto Eco. In the story of the monk William of Baskerville and his novice Adso solve a series of murders by uncover the secret of an ancient book. Based on this story, Thomas Fackler developed the game "The Abbey of changing books" and published it in his self-published the Time Stone .
This game was made by hand from noble and authentic materials and is only available in an edition of 200 pieces. For these reasons, the game also has a lover price of 2600 €. Who would like to inform you more precisely, can the report of our colleagues from Cliquenabend view ( along here ). In cooperation with the Kosmos, a variant game was released for all - The Mystery of the Abbey.
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"Everything has an end, only the sausage has two ..." - this famous end comes very quickly in the small but fine dice game, it's designed only for 15 minutes. But all so bad, the faster you can start the next round.
It's not just about the sausage in this game. In addition to four animal figures and animal cubes are also chips in the game. Eventually want quail, bug, wasp, worm, raccoon and weasel players to help many points as possible. Read more »
Tags: cosmos , cube