Kiitos
Publisher: Ludogix
Kiitos is the brainchild of first-time game designer Matthew Thredgold.
It is a fast-tempo, card-based word game with novel, simple rules and deep, emergent game play that has attracted rave reviews.
You are not trying to make a word with the letters in your hand but rather with those letters and the letters that you hope may be in your opponents’ hands.
When a target word is completed, the player who set the target word picks up the cards; each will score one point.
Kiitos means ‘thank you’ in Finnish, so you can say Kiitos when another player finishes your word.
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2-4 players
Age 12+
45 minutes
A Matter of Taste
Self-published by Philippa Heunis
The first party game we've offered, we're delighted to add this New Zealand-designed game to our range.
Each round one player acts as Chef and creates a dish on the board using the ingredient and creation cards.
All players then secretly give it a score. Reveal and compare; anyone with matching scores are rewarded with a slice of pizza for thinking alike!
A highly social game that uses creative flair, imagination, and a little luck-pushing.
Either go with your gut or go with the flow... it's all A MATTER OF TASTE!
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2-8 players
Age 7+
30 minutes
Lindyhop
Publisher: Flat Cap Games
Kiwi first-time designers James Smeal and Mark Kaneko took inspiration from Lindy Hop, a swing dance invented in African American communities in 1920s New York City.
Lindyhop the card game allows two players to dance down the music, attempting to stay in sync to score as many points as they can.
Start by dealing out music cards to create the song which players will dance to. They play tricks in the form of dance moves to progress through the song, picking up points as they go. Some of the cards have powers that only activate on specific parts of the music but players can't reveal which cards they hold. Each dance, try to beat your score, but beware, if you run out of dance cards before the music finishes you'll score nothing!
2 player cooperative game
Age 10+
10-15 minutes
Oaxaca
Publisher: Undine Studios
Played over three rounds and set in Oaxaca (pronounced Wa-ha-ka), a Mexican region known for exquisite handicrafts, players roll dice, gather raw materials, and turn them into works of art to display in their market stalls. Completed works convey bonuses and points for end game scoring. Includes solo mode and an expansion.
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1-4 players
Age 10+
20-40 minutes
Ovation
Publisher: Looking Glass Workshop
Become one of the greatest classical composers of all time! You'll use inspiration, seek fortune and hobnob with aristocrats to perform musical masterpieces and achieve your legacy in this engine building game for 1-4 players. Get inspired by your rivals' performances to create your own works of genius as the game builds to a crescendo.
Each turn, players choose one of four actions: Seek Inspiration, Seek Fortune, Seek Patronage, or Perform. Inspiration is your primary resource and it comes in three tones - Joy, Passion and Sorrow. Seeking inspiration allows you to gain your resource while all of the other actions will have players spend inspiration to acquire cards. Fortune cards help build your engine, which can allow you to gain bonus actions on your turn. Patron cards can also help build your engine or can give you bonus legacy points for end game scoring. Chamber Music and Concert Music cards give you lots of legacy points, but every time you perform, your opponents can attend your performance and gain inspiration. You will not only have a special ability as your specific composer, but you are also the only person who can compose your very own Magnum Opus. Complete specific goals to gain Maestro cards and end the game.
Compose your masterpiece. Secure your legacy.
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1-4 Players
Age 10+
40-60 minutes
AuZtralia and Expansions
Publisher: SchilMil Games, Stronghold Games
AuZtralia is an adventure/exploration board game set in an alternate reality Lovecraftian 1930s. Following the Restorationist war, the northern hemisphere was devastated so intrepid adventurers set out to explore and settle new lands. Little did they know, after the war, the surviving Old Ones and their remaining loyal human armies had made their way to the outback of Australia.
Build a port, construct railways, mine, farm for food, and build your forces but all of these actions cost time, which is one of AuZtralia's most valued resources.
Eventually, the Old Ones wake up and become an active player you must be prepared to fight. They begin to reveal themselves and move, with potentially devastating outcomes.
You’ll need to prepare wisely for the awakening and may have to co-operate with others to defeat the most dangerous Old Ones, including the mighty Cthulhu himself.
Over 640 components!
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1-4 players
Age 13+
30-120 minutes
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The Revenge of the Old Ones expansion enables one player to controlling the forces of the Old Ones. This allows the game to be played by up to five players. As well as being able to decide where to place their forces, the Old One player can also summon terrible creatures from the void to create even more havoc.
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The TaZmania expansion is a dual-map expansion designed specifically for 1-2 players (or three if playing the with Revenge of the Old Ones expansion too.) One side has a fixed map that is surveyed for resources and Old Ones, while the other side is randomized through a set of 66 terrain tiles. A solo campaign mode is included that can be played on the original maps as well as the new TaZmanian maps.
Manifest
Publisher: SchilMil Games
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Manifest is a big box Euro game that was successfully Kickstarted in 2014 and is back in print in its second edition. Set in the Roaring '20s, you are a steamship captain picking up and delivering goods and passengers while evading pirates, storms, and a twitchy stock market. Manifest can be played in two ways: Standard and Expert. The Standard game is the introductory and family game. The Expert game entails a deck-buying and building mechanism replacing the blind card draw, thus adding another level of strategy.
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2-5 players
Age 13+
45 minutes
Komodo
Publisher: SchilMil Games
The original award-winning tile-laying game from SchilMil, in Komodo you are a scientist creating sanctuaries for South Pacific animals imperiled by an incoming asteroid. Snatch bits of four kinds of terrain and save as many species as you can. Bigger animals need more space but are worth more points at the end. Includes a cooperative variation.
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2-4 players
Age 10+
45 minutes
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Games Previously Distributed
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Floating Floors
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Galilean Moons
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Karmaka
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Kenakalan
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Kiwetin
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The Dragon Games
(All are now out of print)
