Historical Background In 618, the Tang Dynasty unified China, which had been in turmoil following the fall of the Sui Dynasty. Unlike the Sui Dynasty, they maintained peace with neighboring states. However, one of the emperor's sons, the ambitious Li Shimin, despite his role in unifying China under the Tang Dynasty, when his father refused to name him heir...
Our Emperor asked for new ways to spread terror through the sectors. He engaged the best scientists in the galaxy to design the definitive weapon to defeat the Rebellion: a massive Orbital Station...the Dark Star. In DSbuilders, six Koenigs have six cycles to build the station while the galaxy is on fire and a riddle of unpredictable events influences the...
Imagine you can control the forces of a noble family, guild, or religious order on a barren planet which is the only source for the most valuable substance in the known universe. Imagine you can rewrite the script for one of the most famous science fiction books of all time. Welcome to the acclaimed 40-year-old board game which allows you to recreate the...
Dungeons of Old is a unique take on a deck-building game for one to four players, in which you take control of your very own ragtag band of adventurers and turn them into a formidable fighting force to take down monsters, snatch up loot and buy new cards on your way to defeat one of FIVE Dungeon Bosses. Players will start with the same ten card deck...
Duplicity is a medium-weight social strategy game where players employ negotiation, bribery, cunning, and foresight to claim the vacant throne of Lunalia. Each player is a Regent, competing within and outside of the stateroom in order to gather Influence. Taking place over four rounds, each Regent spends time gathering resources, making deals, completing...
Do you think that after playing Moral Dilemma you know your friends inside out? Nothing could be more wrong! Thanks to the "Dylematy 2" you will face new moral choices and get to know each other from a completely different angle! Sit in a circle in a group of 4 to 15 people and give each player 2 voting cards ("A" and "B"). Choose a deck to play and who...
Very rare role-playing game of politics, diplomacy and military strength in China. Players take social positions within an agricultural society. The players are: The Emperor; the Official; Gentry/Landholder; Scholar; Silk Peasant; Rice Peasant; Wheat Peasant; and the Warlord. Each Player gets a booklet that describes your function in life. You start your...
In Earth 2053: Tipping Point 1-4 players represent countries that work together to prevent a global climate catastrophe. The main scoring happens on a physical seesaw board where "prevention" tokens are placed on one side and "pollution" tokens on the other. Filling the prevention side lets all players win (with optional placements based on who contributed...
Dinosaurs roam the earth again in the latest twist on Ecologies! ⠀ This new game take things back to bygone eras such as the Cambrian ocean, Cretaceous forest, and the Pleistocene Tundra. You will manage food webs not only across biomes but also across time periods! ⠀ It’s all about building healthy food webs on different biomes. If you create a healthy...
Ecologies: Bizarre Biomes is the second game in the series. It is playable as a stand alone game or used in combination with the original Ecologies card game. Players build and maintain food webs in diverse environments. Healthy ecologies reward you with bonus powers and perks. Watch out though, as others may decide it’s easier to disturb and degrade your...
These business cards are made to work with the first three Ecologies games. They have biome abbreviations, possible trophic levels, point totals, and work within the food webs. The only thing they lack is information on "what eats what." If players want to use these cards in their games they'll have to do their own research and agree on "what eats what."...
Ecologies: Hidden Habitats is the third game in the series, it is playable as a stand alone game or used in combination with the previous two ECOLOGIES card games. Players build and maintain food webs in diverse environments. Healthy ecologies reward you with bonus powers and perks. Watch out though, as others may decide it’s easier to disturb and degrade...